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KULTI BY MARIANA ZAPATA

4/26/2021

After reading Kulti I finally have a firm understanding why everyone says Zapata is the queen of slow burn romance. This romance builds extremely slowly but comes out as a beautiful love story.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: March 20, 2015
Genre: Forbidden (coach/player) Romance. Sports.
Series: None.
Pages: 549 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

“Trust me, I’ve wanted to punch you in the face a time or five.”

When the man you worshipped as a kid becomes your coach, it’s supposed to be the greatest thing in the world. Keywords: supposed to.

It didn’t take a week for twenty-seven-year-old Sal Casillas to wonder what she’d seen in the international soccer icon—why she’d ever had his posters on her wall, or ever envisioned marrying him and having super-playing soccer babies.

Sal had long ago gotten over the worst non-break-up in the history of imaginary relationships with a man that hadn’t known she’d existed. So she isn’t prepared for this version of Reiner Kulti who shows up to her team’s season: a quiet, reclusive shadow of the explosive, passionate man he’d once been.

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FILTHY LITTLE PRETTIES BY TRILINA PUCCI

4/21/2021

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If you enjoy a grittier young adult romance with it's fair share of angst and debauchery then this is your book. While it wasn't a favorite of mine I do recommend it despite my average rating.

Rating: ★★★
Release Date: March 25, 2020
Genre: Young Adult/New Adult Romance (High School)
Series: Hillcrest Prep #1 (can stand alone)
Pages: 376 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Purchased.

"If Gossip Girl and Cruel Intentions had a baby, Filthy little Pretties would be it!"

Grey McCallister is a brooding hero that plays a helluva villain when he so chooses. Liam Brooks is a charmer with puppy dog eyes you can't say "no" to.
They're the kind of guys that make time stand still when they walk by. And when their childhood best friend, Donovan Kennedy, comes back to New York, friendships get tested. Choices are made they can't take back. And one boy gets a taste of what it's like to want someone so bad that you'd burn down the city to have her.

Donovan Kennedy is the girl dreams are made of.

Five years ago, she was our best friend.
Our moral compass.
The girl that held our hands every where we went.

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MURDER ON BIRCHLEAD DRIVE BY STEVEN B. EPSTEIN

4/20/2021

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I'm an unapologetic true crime junkie! These are some of my favorite types of books to read and I also love watching true crime TV shows. If you're a fan or interested in trying them I recommend picking this one up! You can read with kindle unlimited.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: June 1, 2019
Genre: True Crime
Series: None.
Pages: 272 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Kindle Unlimited

Was Jason the monster who bludgeoned his beautiful wife to death, leaving his toddler alone for hours to walk through her blood? If so—would he get away with it?

To the outside world, Jason and Michelle Young lived a storybook life—an attractive couple with great jobs, a beautiful home, a precocious two-year-old daughter, and a baby boy on the way.

Soon after the 29-year-old pregnant mother’s brutally beaten body was discovered on their bedroom floor, a very different
picture emerged. Of a marriage crumbling at its foundation. Of a meddlesome New York mother-in-law whose running
critique left Jason frustrated and angry. Of a 32-year-old man who behaved like a frat boy rebelling against adult responsibilities.

MURDER ON BIRCHLEAF DRIVE documents the gripping tale of a family’s marathon quest for justice, confounding crime scene evidence, persistence of law enforcement officers, and riveting courtroom combat.

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EARN YOUR EXTRA CREDIT BY MEGHAN QUINN

4/14/2021

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Earn Your Extra Credit by Meghan Quinn is live! If you're a romantic comedy lover like myself then you won't want to miss this one! I highly recommend it.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: April 15, 2021
Genre: Enemies to Lovers | Fake Relationship
Series: The Teacher books (this is #2)
Pages: 427 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Author (thank you!).

"She went home with someone else that night?"

Hearing the disbelief from my best friend's mouth makes the events of my failed date sting that much more.

I would like to make it known, I have a lot more swagger than what it seems. I don't normally ask a girl out, have her fail to recognize it's a date, and then give me a high five--as if I'm her wingman--and take off with someone else.

No. Normally I'm the one taking the girl home but with Stella, it's been one failed attempt after another and frankly, I'm done trying.

But thanks to my best friend getting married in Hawaii right before the school year starts, I'm stuck on a tropical island, watching Stella parade around in what she claims is a bathing suit.

Unfortunately, that's not the worst of it, just the tip of the iceberg.

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A VERY FRIENDLY VALENTINE'S DAY BY KAYLEY LORING

4/12/2021

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Kayley Loring writes some of the best romantic comedies around! If you pick up one of her books your sure to get a good chuckle! So I highly recommend this one (and her others)!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: January 14, 2021
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Series: None.
Pages: 294 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Kindle Unlimited

EDDIE: Cancel your dinky little roomette on the train. I’m booking us two of the big bedroom suites.

BIRDIE: I’ll cancel it AFTER you’ve booked the other sleeper rooms. And reimburse you.

EDDIE: Don’t worry about it. Just cancel your tickets. I got this. Round trip. I’m on the Amtrak website right now.

BIRDIE: You don’t have to leave NYC when I do! You’ll hardly be able to spend any time with your Instagram girlfriend that you've never met!

EDDIE: It’s fine. She’ll be fine with it. Cancel your tickets.

BIRDIE: You aren’t going to stop texting me until I’ve canceled them, are you?

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BADLY BEHAVED BY MEAGAN BRANDY

4/6/2021

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Meagan Brandy is back with another angsty and addicting romance! You guys are not going to want to miss Ransom and Jameson's turbulent love story!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: April 7, 2021
Genre: Young Adult Romance (upper YA/NA)
Series: None.
Pages: 362 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Author (thank you!).

I’m a Monet.
A chameleon.

I’m whatever I must be.

And what I must be is a flawless daughter, a skilled socialite, and the perfect prize to the man who signed along the dotted line.

Not that I’m complaining.

I’m all for a contractual agreement, a quick and clean catapult into the next phase of rich girl life. One that takes little thought, less effort, and zero devotion.

It’s exactly what I want.
An impassive life.
A calculated future.

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KULTI BY MARIANA ZAPATA

FILTHY LITTLE PRETTIES BY TRILINA PUCCI

MURDER ON BIRCHLEAD DRIVE BY STEVEN B. EPSTEIN

EARN YOUR EXTRA CREDIT BY MEGHAN QUINN

A VERY FRIENDLY VALENTINE'S DAY BY KAYLEY LORING

BADLY BEHAVED BY MEAGAN BRANDY

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