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Meet Cute
by Helena Hunting
Published by: Forever
April 9th, 2019
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Format: Paperback
Source: Purchased (Book Box Subscription)
Rating: 3.5 Stars

     Kailyn Flowers was always calm, rational, and controlled--until she ended up sprawled all over Daxton Hughes, the former actor she totally crushed on as a teenager. Then she did the unthinkable: She became a mortifying fangirl in five seconds flat, which may or may not have included professing her undying love. And oddly, he didn't run away. In fact, their meet cute led to a friendship she never saw coming. Of course, she never saw his betrayal coming, either...
     Now Dax needs her help. As guardian to his thirteen-year-old sister, he's in way over his head. And though Kailyn hasn't forgiven Dax, she isn't heartless enough to make him fend for himself, either. Soon their friendly meetings turn into flirty dinner dates, and Kailyn can feel their chemistry is as explosive as ever. But how can she possibly let down her guard again to a guy who has heartbreak written all over him?


     What I can say about this book is that it was as the title suggested, it was a cute read. I found myself laughing and/or smiling at almost every chapter. It was like watching life pass. You had awkward moments that make you feel sorry for the person going thru them and wishing you could help them but at the same time wanting to laugh out loud because you are that horrible human being (shhh I'm guilty too).

     It was a well written book with a touching story thrown in (I have never read a story like Dax and Emme's (I've read stories of the aftermath of such a situation but not as it was happening) and I liked how Kaitlyn was all about helping young kids not go thru what she did.

     What I didn't like much about this book was that it was way too predictable for me and also I was lead to believe this was a seriously hot book but the scenes with this characters (which don't start after more than 50% into the book) to me where more "fade to black" than anything else so I was kind of disappointed.

     Other than that it was a good read if you want something light-hearted and with a little more story that the main romance.
May 27, 2019 No comments
The Men with the Golden Cuffs
by Lexi Blake
Series: Masters and Mercenaries (#2)
Published by: DLZ Entertainment
May 29th, 2012
Genre: Erotic Romance
Format: Paperback
Source: Giveaway Win
Rating: 3.5 Stars

     A woman in danger…
     Serena Brooks is a bestselling author of erotic fiction. She knows how to write a happy ending but hasn’t managed to find one of her own. Divorced and alone, she has no one to turn to when a stalker begins to threaten her life. The cops don’t believe her. Her ex-husband thinks she’s making the whole story up. She has no one left to turn to except a pair of hired bodyguards. They promise to guard her body, but no one can protect her heart.
     Two men in search of love…
     Adam Miles and Jacob Dean are halves of a whole. They’ve spent their entire adult lives searching for the one woman who can handle them both. Adam is the playful, indulgent lover, while Jacob is the possessive, loving Dom. When Serena comes into their lives, Adam is certain that she’s the one. But Jacob’s past comes back to haunt them all. He is suspicious of Serena’s story, and his concerns are driving a wedge between him and Adam. But when the stalker strikes, they will have to come together or lose each other forever… 


     I have to say that although I enjoyed this story I was a bit disappointed.

     Adam and Jake have been partners for a very long time. So long that they don't even need to say words to communicate what they need from the other, just a few looks and gestures say a lot. I liked this brotherly connection since their families are kind of assholes.

     Serena as with many a beginning for series like this is curious about the lifestyle and has some strong desires that no one understands until she meets these two men. She needs protection from a stalker and the security firm that is hired assigns them to her.

     I have to say it was a very entertaining read and although I kind of figured out who her stalker was (there was a twist in there that I did not expect) I enjoyed and I can't wait to read some of the other characters stories, especially Ian's and Alex/Eve.

     What disappointed me was that there was not a lot of the lifestyle included. You have some BDSM aspects and some menage but I wanted more. I needed more! Aside from that, I can't wait to read the next book and see what is in store for these characters next.
March 31, 2019 No comments
The Dysasters
by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
Series: The Dysasters (#1)
Published by: Wednesday Books
February 26th, 2019
Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal
Format: eARC
Source: Publisher (NetGalley)
Rating: 3.5 Stars


     Foster Stewart knows she's different. Her life has never been "normal." Talking to plants and controlling cloud formations aren't things most seventeen-year-olds are into. Tate "Nighthawk" Taylor is perfect. Star quarterback and all around dreamy boy next door he never thought about his "extra" abilities. What quarterback wouldn't want night vision? That's not weird, right? It's cool! 
     But on the night of their first meeting, a deadly tornado brings them together and awakens their true abilities - the power to control the element air. Unbeknown to Tate and Foster, they are the first in a group of teens that were genetically manipulated before birth to bond with the elements. Which truly sucks for Foster, as she has to face the fact that Dr. Rick Stewart, her beloved scientist father, betrayed her and now wants to use her and the others for his own nefarious world domination plot. 
     Foster and Tate must stop Dr. Stewart and his minions before he destroys their lives and the world.


     I requested this book because I remembered enjoying the HoN series by this mother-daughter duo.

     Although I did enjoy the story and the images throughout the book I didn't feel that attraction to reading the hell out of this book like I did the HoN.

     I will say that the premiss of the story and what is going on with the characters powers and abilities is interesting. Maybe is the first book syndrome or it might just be that I wasn't in the mood to read a book like this at the moment so I will be watching for the next book in the series and see how that goes.

     I did buy myself a copy of the book because like I said it has some interesting images that go with the story and I really liked that.

Disclaimer:

This copy was provided by the publisher via NetGalley for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of it or the content of my review.
March 08, 2019 No comments
To Have and To Harley
by Regina Cole
Series: Bikers & Brides (#1)
Published by: Sourcebooks Casablanca
August 7th, 2018
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: eARC
Source: Publisher (via NetGalley)
Rating: 3.5 Stars

     You may now kiss the biker 
     Bethany Jernigan owes her bestie. Big time. So when wedding planning overburdens the bride-to-be, Bethany steps in to handle the nitty-gritty. But the guy in charge isn't anything like she imagined. He's gruff, tattooed, and 100% male. His staff is even rougher around the edges, and it's not long before she feels as if she's stepped into some kind of crazy alternate reality. 
     Are those...bikers? Arguing about wedding favors? 
     Trey Harding never wanted this to get so out of hand. One little lie somehow snowballed into a world of dresses and flowers and food and holy-hell-he's-in-over-his-head. But it's not like he can confess he's not the wedding planner he's pretending to be--especially now that he's falling for the maid of honor! His charade is becoming a farce, and as engines rev and ribbons fly, Trey's running out of time to figure out how to tell the truth without losing his new family, his crew...or the woman of his dreams.


     I adored this story and the biker characters so much.

     Bethany's best friend is getting married and she just quit her job and while she is looking for a new one her friend enlists her help with the planning of her wedding so she can concentrate on finals. Meanwhile, her "mother" (her BFF's mother and the woman who took her in after the death of her dad) just found her missing son.

     Trey Harding is a biker who was abandoned in the bathroom of a gas station and raised by the foster system. He skirts the law with his gang but not in the way one would think but by trying to have drugs and other "bad" things out of the streets.

     I liked how different from other MC books this story was and I found the premiss of the bikers-turned-wedding-planners to be entertaining and for the most part I enjoyed it but I think the author needed to either make this a RomCom or a touching contemporary story.

     I found myself laughing at the antics of the MC guys one moment and the next Trey or Bethany revealed something about their past that was touching and I didn't know if I should be annoyed or sad. I will be looking for the next book in the series because I am interested to see the HEA of some of the other characters.

Disclaimer:

This copy was provided by the publisher via NetGalley for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of it or the content of my review.
March 05, 2019 No comments
The Whole Package
by Marie Harte
Series: Movin' On (#1)
Published by: Sourcebooks Casablanca
January 29th, 2019
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: eARC
Source: Publisher (NetGalley)
Rating: 3.5 Stars

     Always the caretaker, former Marine Reid Griffith wants to help his brother adjust to civilian life…and help other former servicemen. What better way to utilize their brawn, discipline, and charm than a moving company that hires veterans? But although Reid prides himself on being strategic, he certainly doesn’t plan to fall in the spotlight of one brilliant—and beautiful—PR whiz… 
     PR expert Naomi Starr is determined to bring Vets on the Go! into the spotlight. But when she meets Reid, it might mean breaking her rule to never mix business with pleasure. Especially once she discovers that underneath Reid’s sexy rough-and-tumble exterior is a vulnerable man who just might need what she’s got to give.


     Vets on the Go! it's a small fledgling moving company founded by two brothers and a cousin that only hires veterans.

     Reid Griffith is the youngest of the two brothers and the one that is in charge with the administrative side of things. You could even say that Vets on the Go! it's Reid's brainchild as he wanted to help his brother sustain a job.

     When Reid's brother and another employee stop a burglar and are featured on the news, Naomi Starr, a PR expert decides to offer her services to take Vets on the Go! to the next level.

     I loved the story behind the moving company, I loved the characters (although sometimes the main characters were a little bit awkward together) and I loved the diversity of the characters.

     There were some elements of the story that I didn't like too, like the "villain" (the story could have done without that little "trouble" in my opinion), and her constant obsession of not getting involved with a "coworker".

     Aside from that, I think that it was a really cute story and I'll definitely read the next book in the series.
January 28, 2019 No comments
Him
by Sarina Bowen, Elle Kennedy
Series: Him (#1)
Published by: Rennie Road Books
July 28th, 2015
Genre: Contemporary Romance, GLBTQ
Format: eBook
Source: Borrowed
Rating: 3.5 Stars

     They don’t play for the same team. Or do they? 
     Jamie Canning has never been able to figure out how he lost his closest friend. Four years ago, his tattooed, wise-cracking, rule-breaking roommate cut him off without an explanation. So what if things got a little weird on the last night of hockey camp the summer they were eighteen? It was just a little drunken foolishness. Nobody died. 
     Ryan Wesley’s biggest regret is coaxing his very straight friend into a bet that pushed the boundaries of their relationship. Now, with their college teams set to face off at the national championship, he’ll finally get a chance to apologize. But all it takes is one look at his longtime crush, and the ache is stronger than ever. 
     Jamie has waited a long time for answers, but walks away with only more questions—can one night of sex ruin a friendship? If not, how about six more weeks of it? When Wesley turns up to coach alongside Jamie for one more hot summer at camp, Jamie has a few things to discover about his old friend... and a big one to learn about himself.


     This book starts with Jamie and Ryan having to compete against each other for a championship before they graduate from college. They were best friends but something happened the summer before they start college and Wesley stopped talking to Canning.

     On this tournament, Wes and Jamie reconnect and their story starts to develop. The reader learns why Wes stopped communicating with his best friend and slowly their relationship starts developing into something more.

     I liked the story and the development of the characters but a lot of times there were some things that annoyed me and didn't let me enjoy the story. Also, although the book is told from both Jamie and Ryan's point of view, they are both told in first person and I lot of the time I got confused as to whom was I reading for.

     The story continues with Us, but I think this book stands on its own and it is not necessary to read the other stories (unless you fell in love with this couple and want to continue their story).
January 25, 2019 No comments
Merry and Bright
by Debbie Macomber
Published by: Ballentine Books
October 3rd, 2017
Genre: Women's Fiction
Format: eBook
Source: Loan
Rating: 3.5 Stars

     Merry Knight is pretty busy these days. She’s taking care of her family, baking cookies, decorating for the holidays, and hoping to stay out of the crosshairs of her stressed and by-the-book boss at the consulting firm where she temps. Her own social life is the last thing she has in mind, much less a man. Without her knowledge, Merry’s well-meaning mom and brother create an online dating profile for her—minus her photo—and the matches start rolling in. Initially, Merry is incredulous, but she reluctantly decides to give it a whirl. 
     Soon Merry finds herself chatting with a charming stranger, a man with similar interests and an unmistakably kind soul. Their online exchanges become the brightest part of her day. But meeting face-to-face is altogether different, and her special friend is the last person Merry expects—or desires. Still, sometimes hearts can see what our eyes cannot. In this satisfying seasonal tale, unanticipated love is only a click away.


     OMG, what a great read!

     I have been wanting to read Debbie Macomber for a long time but I haven't been able to so far. A co-worker had just finished reading this book and she recommended it to me knowing how much I like romance and I ended up borrowing it from her.

     From the first moment that you meet Merry and her family, you cannot help but fall in love with them. Especially her brother Patrick.

     Jayson for his part is a dichotomy of a hard-ass boss and sweet thoughtful male.

     There were a couple of things that bother me about this book. One of them is that although the book expands about a month by the time they meet in person it feels like insta-love.

     But this does not take away from how much I enjoyed the book it is just a couple of quirks that are my own.

     I really recommend this book if you want a light sweet quick read since I finished the book in about a day.
January 16, 2019 No comments
Paper Princess 
by Erin Watt
Series: The Royal Series (#1)
Published by: Timeout LLC
April 3, 2016
Genre: Young Adult
Format: eBook
Source: Purchased
Rating: 3.5 Stars

     From strip clubs and truck stops to southern coast mansions and prep schools, one girl tries to stay true to herself.
     These Royals will ruin you…
     Ella Harper is a survivor—a pragmatic optimist. She’s spent her whole life moving from town to town with her flighty mother, struggling to make ends meet and believing that someday she’ll climb out of the gutter. After her mother’s death, Ella is truly alone.
     Until Callum Royal appears, plucking Ella out of poverty and tossing her into his posh mansion among his five sons who all hate her. Each Royal boy is more magnetic than the last, but none as captivating as Reed Royal, the boy who is determined to send her back to the slums she came from.
     Reed doesn’t want her. He says she doesn’t belong with the Royals.
     He might be right.
     Wealth. Excess. Deception. It’s like nothing Ella has ever experienced, and if she’s going to survive her time in the Royal palace, she’ll need to learn to issue her own Royal decrees.


     I saw this book by chance in one of the profiles of my friends at Goodreads. Curious as always, I read the introduction and it caught my attention. While reading this book I returned to Amazon to verify that I had read young adult somewhere. It seemed more erotic to me than anything.

     Let's start with Ella Harper, she's 17 and works as a stripper, come on, that was one of the things that caught my attention. And out of nowhere appears this benefactor who is very rich. It seemed sweet to me and at the same time, I thought I wanted to have something with the protagonist. She seemed to me to have been raised in the "streets" lack of will. The truth is that the author puts her as the adult between her mother and her. However, the way that sometimes acts seems to be quite the opposite.

     Reed, oh Reed, the author describes him as someone snobbish and who controls the school they attend. It seems to me that between her brothers and her father, Ella has a lot of testosterone in her life.

     There were parts that left me in complete shock because neither Megan Maxwell brings out as many erotic scenes in her novels as this author expounded. Talking about Megan she is Spanish author and I freaking love her. There were other parts that bored me a little. The truth is that despite everything, I finished it. And the only reason I started the second novel and why I give it 3.5 stars is by its end. I finish as I like it, I leave with curiosity, and as I mentioned, I am very curious. I'll tell you if I liked that and if I left it in my half. If you are interested in reading it, I will leave the link down below so you can purchase it.


October 26, 2018 No comments
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