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BENEATH THE STARS BY EMILY MCINTIRE

5/29/2021

Emily McIntire is a new to me author and I’m glad I started reading her. Beneath the Stars is the epitome of a southern romance and I loved the characters twang and the authenticity in regard to the true south!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: September 1, 2020
Genre: Second Chance | Small Town | Southern Romance
Series: Sugarlake series#1 (can standalone)
Pages: 406 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Kindle Unlimited.

Alina
I was eleven when I met Chase Adams. I loved him before I knew what lovin' was.
I pulled, he pushed.
I gave, he took.
I loved... I lost.
Now he's back. All grown up and sexy as sin.
But things changed while he was gone. So, he can show those dimples and flex those muscles all he wants. It won't change a thing.
Chase Adams is nothin' but a lost memory. I'll do everything I can to keep him that way.

Chase
Growing up, there were only two women I ever loved.

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ONE POISON PIE BY LYNN CAHOON

5/24/2021

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Lynn Cahoon knows what us cozy mystery readers want! This is the PERFECT start to a brand new paranormal cozy mystery series! I can’t wait for the next one!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: January 26, 2021
Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery
Series: Kitchen Witch Mystery series #1
Pages: 274 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

In the first in New York Times bestselling author Lynn Cahoon’s Kitchen Witch series, Mia Malone is starting over in Magic Springs, Idaho—where murder is on the menu . . .

What’s a kitchen witch to do when her almost-fiancé leaves her suddenly single and unemployed? For Mia Malone, the answer’s simple: move to her grandmother’s quirky Idaho hometown, where magic is an open secret and witches and warlocks are (mostly) welcome. With a new gourmet dinner delivery business—and a touch of magic in her recipes—Mia’s hopes are high. Even when her ex’s little sister, Christina, arrives looking for a place to stay, Mia takes it in stride.

But her first catering job takes a distasteful turn when her client’s body is found, stabbed and stuffed under the head table. Mia’s shocked to learn that she’s a suspect—and even more so when she realizes she’s next on a killer’s list. With Christina, along with Mia’s meddling grandma, in the mix, she’ll have to find out which of the town’s eccentric residents has an appetite for murder…before this fresh start comes to a sticky end. . . .

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SOMEBODY TO LOVE BY SHARON SALA

5/20/2021

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Sharon Sala writes the most incredibly UPLIFTING romances! This book was exactly what I needed, and I fell in love with the story just as fast as these characters fell in love with each other.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: February 23, 2021
Genre: Second Chance Romance
Series: Blessings, Georgia #11 (can standalone)
Pages: 303 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

Welcome to Blessings, Georgia! Whether you've lived here your whole life, you're returning after years of being away, or you're new in town, you're sure to find the love in a small town happy ending you're looking for.

Fifteen years ago, a family member stole the money Hunt Knox had saved for college, while three of his siblings and his father hid the truth and told him to get over it. Betrayed by their lies and thievery, Hunt joined the army and wound up flying Apache helicopters in Iraq. Now, he's a chopper pilot for an oil company in Houston, Texas, his father has been dead for six years, and he's finally returning home to Blessings at his mother's dying request.

Ava Ridley, the little girl Hunt's mother used to babysit, has grown up and is a nurse at his mother's bedside when he arrives. Ava is overjoyed to see him. She had a huge crush on him when she was

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TEQUILA ROSE BY WILLOW WINTERS

5/16/2021

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I really wanted to love Tequila Rose, but it fell really flat for me. The book is too rushed for such an angsty plot.

Rating: ★★
Release Date: February 23, 2021
Genre: Second Chance | One Night Stand
Series: Tequila Rose #1 (Ends in Cliffhanger)
Pages: 242 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Purchased.

He tasted like tequila and the fake name I gave him was Rose.

Four years ago, I decided to get over one man, by getting under another. A single night and nothing more.

I found my handsome stranger with a shot glass and charming but devilish smile at the end of the bar. The desire that hit his eyes the second they landed on me ignited a spark inside me, instant and hot. He was perfect and everything I didn’t know I needed. That one night may have ended, but I left with much more than a memory.

Four years later, and with a three-year-old in tow, the man I still dream about is staring at me from across the street in the town I grew up in. I don’t miss the flash of recognition, or the heat in his gaze.

The chemistry is still there, even after all these years.

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THE OUTSIDER BY STEPHEN KING

5/12/2021

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This book reminds me of the old Stephen King books I used to love; chilling, twisty, and dark! I devoured this one and couldn’t put it down!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: May 22, 2018
Genre: Crime. Horror. Supernatural.
Series: None. Complete Standalone.
Pages: 577 pages
Format: Hardcover. Source: Purchased.

Evil has many faces…maybe even yours in this #1 New York Times bestseller from master storyteller Stephen King.

An eleven-year-old boy’s violated corpse is discovered in a town park. Eyewitnesses and fingerprints point unmistakably to one of Flint City’s most popular citizens—Terry Maitland, Little League coach, English teacher, husband, and father of two girls. Detective Ralph Anderson, whose son Maitland once coached, orders a quick and very public arrest. Maitland has an alibi, but Anderson and the district attorney soon have DNA evidence to go with the fingerprints and witnesses. Their case seems ironclad.

As the investigation expands and horrifying details begin to emerge, King’s story kicks into high gear, generating strong tension and almost unbearable suspense. Terry Maitland seems like a nice guy, but is he wearing another face? When the answer comes, it will shock you as only Stephen King can.

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CLUTCH PLAYER BY NIKKI ASH

5/7/2021

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I absolutely loved EVERYTHING about this book. It’s an easy read without ANY unnecessary drama, and it grabs a hold of the heart right from the start. I highly recommend it.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: May 17, 2020
Genre: Second Chance Romance
Series: A Hero Club Novel #2 (complete standalone)
Pages: 323 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Kindle Unlimited.

Harper
I fell in love when I was sixteen. Landon was my entire world and I thought he would be my forever. But I was young and dumb, and with one error in judgement, I destroyed any chance of a future we could’ve had together, along with our hearts.

Twelve years later and I’m going through the motions of life, but not actually living. Which is why I let my friends, Bridget and Simon, set me up on a blind date. Turns out, it’s not so blind after all. Because the man sitting in front of me is the same man who’s held onto my heart all these years.

Landon
They call me a Clutch Player because I’m good under pressure and quick on my feet. I was also quick to fall in love. The first time it was with baseball, the second was with Harper. And for a short time I had them both.

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SOUTHERN HEART BY NATASHA MADISON

5/1/2021

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While Southern Heart isn't my favorite book of the series I did enjoy reading it. I just wished it wasn't as "quick". A little more depth would have gone a long way!

Rating: ★★★
Release Date: April 6, 2021
Genre: Romantic Suspense. Southern Romance.
Series: Southern series #5
Pages: 219 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Purchased.

Some secrets have a way of coming back and haunting us, no matter how much we try to bury them.

Chelsea

Coming back home was supposed to be normal.

Not that my life had ever been normal, but it was getting there.

Then I opened the door and found a man—broken, bloodied, and fighting for his life.

I don’t know why, but I said I would take care of him. I had to. Needed to.

He was a mystery, showing up from out of nowhere. But he might have already stolen my heart.

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BENEATH THE STARS BY EMILY MCINTIRE

ONE POISON PIE BY LYNN CAHOON

SOMEBODY TO LOVE BY SHARON SALA

TEQUILA ROSE BY WILLOW WINTERS

THE OUTSIDER BY STEPHEN KING

CLUTCH PLAYER BY NIKKI ASH

SOUTHERN HEART BY NATASHA MADISON

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