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MORE THAN THIS BY JAY MCLEAN

11/25/2021

More Than This is an incredibly tender and emotional read. Experiencing love at a young adult never feels realistic in romance novels but in this one it does.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: July 21, 2014
Genre: New Adult Romance. Emotional.
Series: More Than series #1
Pages: 287 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Purchased.

When Mikayla imagined her prom night, she envisioned a fairy-tale evening full of romance. So when betrayal and tragedy come in quick succession, Mikayla is completely destroyed. Suddenly, everything she loved and everyone she relied on are tragically, irrevocably gone.

Jake, a handsome boy she just met, happens to witness her loss. With no one to turn to, Mikayla is forced to depend on this near stranger and his family, and he in turn is determined to take care of her. But Mikayla—thrust into adulthood with no one to guide her—is desperate to contain her grief and hide what she considers to be her weakness. Mikayla and Jake both want more, but despite their growing closeness and intense chemistry, she tries to keep her distance and protect her heart. As he does everything in his power to win her trust, Mikayla must choose between remaining alone and safe or letting love in.

HOPELESS BY COLLEEN HOOVER

11/24/2021

Who is the one author every person should read in their lifetime? Colleen Hoover. Her books, like this one, are exquisitely breathtaking, realistic, stunning, and all other adjectives associated with the word beautiful.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: December 18, 2012
Genre: Young Adult Romance. Emotional.
Series: Hopeless #1
Pages: 418 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

Sometimes discovering the truth can leave you more hopeless than believing the lies…

That’s what seventeen-year-old Sky realizes after she meets Dean Holder. A guy with a reputation that rivals her own and an uncanny ability to invoke feelings in her she’s never had before. He terrifies her and captivates her all in the span of one encounter, and something about the way he makes her feel sparks buried memories from a past she wishes could just stay buried.

Sky struggles to keep him at a distance knowing he’s nothing but trouble, but Holder insists on learning everything about her. After finally caving to his unwavering pursuit, Sky soon finds that Holder isn’t at all who he’s been claiming to be. When the secrets he’s been keeping are finally revealed, every single facet of Sky’s life will change forever.

ALL OF ME DUET BY SIOBHAN DAVIS

11/2/2021

Say I’m the One is an intense and emotional rollercoaster of a romance. Once you start you can’t stop! And once it ends, you’ll be immediately picking up the next one. Don’t say I didn’t warn you 😉.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: April 30, 2021
Genre: Love Triangle Romance. New Adult.
Series: All of Me Duet #1
Pages: 560 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Kindle Unlimited.

From the USA Today bestselling author of Inseparable and When Forever Changes comes another emotional, angsty, new adult romance that will rip your heart apart before mending it again.

#42 IN THE ENTIRE STORE
#1 Multicultural romance bestseller

I’m head over heels in love with my best friend. Although, I can’t pinpoint exactly when Reeve Lancaster became my entire world. Was it when we were little kids, practically brought up together, after Reeve’s mom died during childbirth and his dad subsequently fell apart? Or when I doodled his name in my school journal at age ten? Maybe it was when we became boyfriend and girlfriend at fourteen or when we shed our virginity at sixteen, pledging our forever?

I was there as his star ascended—like I’d always known it would—and there wasn’t a prouder person on the planet. As the only child

HATE BY TATE JAMES

9/4/2021

I haven’t read a dark romance in a long time and was surprised at how much I liked this one! Hate is the first book in the intoxicating Madison Kate series, and I can’t wait to see what happens next!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: May 8, 2020
Genre: Enemies-to-Lovers. Reverse Harem.
Series: Madison Kate series #1
Pages: 418 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Kindle Unlimited.

“Madison Kate Danvers was murdered tonight.”

Those words changed my life, and not for the better.
They were wrong, of course. I wasn’t dead. But I was set up.

After being charged with a string of offences--and made an example of by my political minded father--I’m eventually released back into Shadow Grove with one thing on my mind.

Hate.

Someone is going to pay for derailing my carefully laid out future. Someone is going to catch the full force of my hate. How very convenient that someone just moved into the bedroom down the hall from me.

Archer D’Ath and his boys messed with the wrong chick and they’re

REBELLIOUS BY KRISTY MARIE

9/1/2021

Rebellious is a breathtaking new adult romance! This story seared its way into my heart, and I ached for the characters. Romance readers, you won’t want to miss this one!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: April 30, 2021
Genre: Friends to Lovers Romance | New Adult
Series: None (as of now).
Pages: 282 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Kindle Unlimited

A love controlled by guilt, contained by rules… One summer will change everything.

No kissing.
No cuddling.
No blah, blah, blah.
He wrote the rules onto our skin—every ink stroke tragically smeared by the lines we’d crossed.
He claimed it was the only way we could be together—the only way we wouldn’t destroy our families.
But there was an exception to his rules—one he never saw coming.
All I needed was opportunity and a sunburn.
The girl who played by his rules is gone.
This girl… is not his “friend.”

TANGLED BY LAURA PAVLOV

7/9/2021

I adore Laura Pavlov’s stories. She mixes the right amount of heat and charm, and the swoon factor is on point! Gigi and Grey stole my heart with their hard-earned love story and I’m looking forward to the next installment.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: May 27, 2021
Genre: New Adult, College Romance. Brother's Best Friend.
Series: Willow Springs series #2 (can stand alone)
Pages: 224 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Kindle Unlimited.

Forbidden bad boy. Best friend's little sister. An undeniable attraction. He's determined to push her away. She's determined to stay.

I’ve known Gray Baldwin my entire life.

He’s an arrogant frat boy with a red Solo cup permanently attached to his hand.

And he’s my brother’s best friend.

He’s made it his personal mission to annoy me and when he sets his mind to something, he rarely fails.

But when Gray and I end up at the same college, we can’t seem to stay away from one another.

WHEN WE MET BY SHEY STAHL

6/19/2021

While this book was problematic for me in a lot of ways, I did end up enjoying it (mainly because of the kids). I think the main characters were extremely immature and lackluster, but I laughed a lot, so I had to give it three stars.

Rating: ★★★
Release Date: April 9, 2021
Genre: Small Town Romance. Romantic Comedy.
Series: None. Complete standalone.
Pages: 347 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Kindle Unlimited.

When Kacy Conner crashes her car into the side of my repair shop, I should have ignored it.

Given the damage to the building and her car, I couldn’t. But I didn’t have to offer her a place to stay. None of it had to do with her being stranded in our small town or those beautiful blue eyes. And it certainly did not have to do with her contagious laughter or that she’s crazy sexy and feisty.

I’m lying.

It has everything to do with her.

Now I have to think of a reason to make her stay past the two weeks it takes to fix her car.

And I’m enlisting the help of my two adorable daughters. I know,

CLUTCH PLAYER BY NIKKI ASH

5/7/2021

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.

FILTHY LITTLE PRETTIES BY TRILINA PUCCI

4/21/2021

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.

BADLY BEHAVED BY MEAGAN BRANDY

4/6/2021

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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