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ALWAYS ENOUGH BY KELLY ELLIOT

4/30/2020

Always Enough is a wonderful addition to the Meet Me in Montana series! With each book I read the hearts and my eyes get bigger and bigger. Kelly Elliot knows how to make her readers swoon!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: April 7, 2020
Genre: Western Romance. Slow burn.
Series: The Meet Me in Montana series #2 (can stand alone)
Pages: 300 pages
Format: eBook. ARC

The second novel in New York Times bestselling author Kelly Elliott’s Meet Me in Montana series turns up the emotion with a story about finding true love and healing broken hearts.

Grieving the loss of her fiancé two years ago, Kaylee longs for a fresh start. When she follows her best friend from Atlanta to Hamilton, Montana, Kaylee looks forward to the wild terrain and a new town to help her forget the memories and dreams of a life that will never be hers.

After a tragic car accident, Ty Shaw is told he may never walk again. But Ty doesn’t easily accept defeat, and through grit, determination, and more physical therapy than any man should ever endure, he beats the odds. Even though he’ll never ride again, Ty longs to feel alive—the way he did on the Professional Bull Riders circuit.

SOMETHING SHE'S NOT TELLING US BY DARCEY BELL

4/28/2020

Something She's Not Telling Us is Darcey Bell's second novel. This is a domestic thriller with a huge twist! For the most part, I liked it. However, it was very slow.

Rating: ★★★
Release Date: April 7, 2020
Genre: Domestic Thriller
Series: None. Complete Standalone.
Pages: 317 pages
Format: eBook. ARC

Charlotte has everything in life that she ever could have hoped for: a doting, artistic husband, a small-but-thriving flower shop, and her sweet, smart five-year-old daughter, Daisy. Her relationship with her mother might be strained, but the distance between them helps. And her younger brother Rocco may have horrible taste in women, but when he introduces his new girlfriend to Charlotte and her family, they are cautiously optimistic that she could be The One. Daisy seems to love Ruth, and she can’t be any worse than the klepto Rocco brought home the last time. At least, that’s what Charlotte keeps telling herself. But as Rocco and Ruth’s relationship becomes more serious, Ruth’s apparent obsession with Daisy grows more obvious. Then Daisy is kidnapped, and Charlotte is convinced there’s only one person who could have taken her.

Ruth has never had much, but now she’s finally on the verge of having everything she’s ever dreamed of. A stable job at a start-up

GHOSTER BY JASON ARNOPP

4/26/2020

I absolutely loved Jason Arnopp's debut novel and jumped at the chance to read this one! A supernatural story involving social media? Yes, please!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: October 22, 2019
Genre: Supernatural Horror.
Series: None. Complete standalone.
Pages: 496 pages
Format: Paperback. Purchased.

Jason Arnopp - author of acclaimed cult hit The Last Days of Jack Sparks - returns with a razor-sharp thriller for a social-media obsessed world. Prepare to never look at your phone the same way again . . .

Kate Collins has been ghosted.

She was supposed to be moving in with her new boyfriend Scott, but all she finds after relocating to Brighton is an empty apartment. Scott has vanished. His possessions have all disappeared.

Except for his mobile phone.

Kate knows she shouldn't hack into Scott's phone. She shouldn't look at his Tinder, his calls, his social media. But she can't quite help herself.

That's when the trouble starts. Strange, whispering phone calls

WHEN SHADOWS FOLLOW BY CALLIE RAE

4/26/2020

When Shadows Follow by Callie Rae is an amazing debut and I can't wait for the second book! This is not a standalone so expect a cliffhanger.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: March 19, 2020
Genre: New Adult. Romantic Suspense.
Series: The Cherry Creek series #1 (not a standalone)
Pages: 213 pages
Format: eBook. Purchased.

Blend in. Stay quiet. Survive.

Fallon Blake is starting her senior year in a new town with the goal of sliding through to graduation unseen. Despite her attempts to lay low, she makes a snap decision to act when the king of Cherry Creek High School, Jesse Callaway, gets jumped at a party.

Now, fearing Fallon needs protection from the mess she threw herself into, Jesse refuses to let her recede back into the shadows. Little does he know, with each lingering glance, or brush of his hand, he is reigniting a fire within Fallon that burns her to the core. Every gentle touch scorches the scars on her fragile heart.

As sparks fly between them, Fallon fights to snuff them out. How can she trust her own judgment when it failed her horrifically before? But when the past catches up with her, Fallon is left with two options. Confide in Jesse... or run.

EMBER BY EMMA RENSHAW

4/24/2020

From Emma Renshaw, author of the Vow series, comes a new small town romance about a guilt-ridden man returning home, a single mom, and the past that scars them both

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: April 21, 2020
Genre: Small Town Romance with Suspenseful elements.
Series: Standalone.
Pages: 300 pages
Format: eBook. ARC

Ten years ago, I left Hawk Valley.

I never planned to return. Not to the regrets. The bitter memories. The guilt.

My baseball career gave me both the excuse and the money I needed to start over. Then my mom called, and I found myself headed back to the one place I swore I wouldn’t step foot again.

Meeting Delilah wasn’t part of the plan. Falling in love with her adorable son was even less so. And yet, what’s brewing between us is too intense to be denied. The unexpected passion is almost enough to distract us from the crumbling of both our worlds.

But even as the sparks fly, someone is waiting in the shadows to burn it all down.

CATCHING THE COWBOY BY KENNEDY FOX

4/21/2020

I absolutely love Kennedy Fox's books, especially when they write about swoony cowboy heroes! If you like a best friend's little sister trope you won't want to miss this one!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: April 21, 2020
Genre: Cowboy Romance. Best Friend's Sister.
Series: Circle B Ranch series #2 (can stand alone)
Pages: 325 pages
Format: eBook. ARC

Settling down and starting a family is something Diesel has considered, regardless of his one-night stand reputation. However, he just might be single forever since who he wants is off-limits—his best friend’s little sister.

He’s been in love with her for years, but betraying his friendship could ruin everything.

Rowan Bishop is over men, especially after finding out her boyfriend cheated and left her heartbroken. After graduating from college, she’s back home and has to face the one guy who purposely gets under her skin—her older brother’s best friend.

She hates that she’s attracted to him, but she’s willing to fight for who she wants.

Spending time together is a bad idea, but neither can deny the

TELL ME PRETTY LIES BY CHARLEIGH ROSE

4/18/2020

Tell Me Pretty Lies is an angsty new adult romance with an enemies to lovers trope! I devoured this one. Charleigh Rose writes fantastic romances and that's no different with this one.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: April 5, 2020
Genre: New Adult. Enemies to Lovers Romance.
Series: None. Complete standalone.
Pages: 289 pages
Format: eBook. ARC

Three things my mother acquired when she became engaged:

1. A brand new Tiffany's ring.
2. A lavish home on Heartbreak Hill.
3. Three privileged stepsons.

The last thing I expected was to fall for one of them, least of all Thayer Ames.
Beautiful, brooding, and untouchable.
I knew it was a bad idea. He warned me himself.
But he was a thunderstorm, and I never could resist the rain.
It was perfect…
Until it wasn’t.
One night was all it took for our world to crumble, leaving only secrets and lies between us.
Now, I have to face him again, but the boy I used to know has become the man who loves to hate me.

KING OF THE CAUSEWAY BY T.M. FRAZIER

4/17/2020

King of the Causeway is a fantastic addition to the King series! If you enjoy anti hero romances make sure to start this series (from the beginning). This is an extension of the first two books and not a standalone.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: January 9, 2020
Genre: Anti-hero romance
Series: The King series #9.5 (not a standalone).
Pages: 124 pages
Format: eBook. Purchased.

A massive hurricane looms off the coast of Florida while a different kind of storm is brewing in Logan’s beach.

A mysterious newcomer is vying for the title of King of the Causeway. He’ll do anything to steal the crown, including bringing someone back from King’s past who will threaten a lot more than the title King has spent his lifetime earning.

A hurricane is coming.

And it could destroy everything.

(This novella features King & Ray from King & Tyrant)

TENNESSEE TRUTHS BY ASHLEY MUNOZ

4/16/2020

Tennessee Truths is an angsty, standalone, enemies to lovers romance with all the feels! I loved this one. This is my first book by the author but I'll be reading many more based on this one.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: April 16, 2020
Genre: Enemies to Lovers. Second Chance Romance
Series: None. Complete Standalone.
Pages: 325 pages
Format: eBook. ARC

Faith:
Our story was classic.
A typical fairytale.
Two young kids falling in love under an onyx sky, making vows they didn’t understand.
He was my dream …and I naively thought I was his.
Until he bartered our love and sold me a lie.

Now, I’m returning to the life I once knew…but not as the pathetic mess that left five years ago.
I’m a married woman, wed to the richest man in Nashville.
But it seems I wasn’t the only one who changed during my time away…

Hardened by life, Jace Walker’s glares drip with heat and derision.
He has war in his eyes and venom in his veins.

I thought I would be safe coming back home, but it seems I only ran from my present to be caught in the crosshairs of my past.

SOUTHERN COMFORT BY NATASHA MADISON

4/14/2020

Natasha Madison is blowing me away with this series and I am loving every minute of it. If you've read the first book you'll remember this couples intense cliffhanger... You won't want to miss figuring out what happened in this one!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: April 14, 2020
Genre: Southern Romance
Series: The Southern series #2
Pages: 218 pages
Format: eBook. ARC

Buried secrets never stay hidden in the South

Olivia
When you find out that your fiancé is arrested for swindling over ten million dollars from his clients, you do what any sane woman would do. You escape reality and go undercover, trading in your city-girl Louboutin’s for country-pumpkin cowboy boots.

It wasn’t a forever change—it was temporary. I only had to stay here until things back home got straightened out, or so I thought.

Casey
I was riding horses before I was walking, or at least that was what they told me. I always knew I would take over the family farm. It’s in my blood.

THE RETURN BY RACHEL HARRISON

4/12/2020

While I wish I could have rated this one higher, I simply can't because it was not my cup of tea. I was expecting a psychological thriller of some kind but it wasn't even close.

Rating: ★★
Release Date: March 24, 2020
Genre: Horror
Series: None. Complete standalone.
Pages: 304 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

A group of friends reunite after one of them has returned from a mysterious two-year disappearance in this edgy and haunting debut.

Julie is missing, and no one believes she will ever return—except Elise. Elise knows Julie better than anyone, and feels it in her bones that her best friend is out there and that one day Julie will come back. She’s right. Two years to the day that Julie went missing, she reappears with no memory of where she’s been or what happened to her.

Along with Molly and Mae, their two close friends from college, the women decide to reunite at a remote inn. But the second Elise sees Julie, she knows something is wrong—she’s emaciated, with sallow skin and odd appetites. And as the weekend unfurls, it becomes impossible to deny that the Julie who vanished two years ago is not the same Julie who came back. But then who—or what—is she?

BURY ME WITH LIES BY S.M. SOTO

4/10/2020

Bury me with Lies is the EPIC conclusion to the Twin Lies duet. This book has so many twists and turns that my head was spinning! If you enjoy romantic suspense this is a must read duet!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: April 6, 2020
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Series: The Twin Lies duet #2 (not a stand alone)
Pages: 400 pages
Format: eBook. ARC

Stuck between life and death, Mackenzie is hell-bent on proving her innocence, and getting revenge on the men who murdered her sister. With one series of unfortunate events after another, Mackenzie must outrun her own fate—death.

When secrets unravel and lies become twisted betrayals, Mackenzie finds herself in more danger than she could’ve realized. Her only saving grace is Baz, the elusive playboy she’s given her heart to. But will placing her trust in a man like Baz be her downfall?

Please note: This is the second book in the Twin Lies duet and the books must be read in order of publication. The first book is Kiss Me with Lies followed by Bury Me with Lies (this book).

SOUTHERN STORMS BY BRITTAINY C. CHERRY

4/8/2020

Southern Storms is another memorizing and unforgettable read by Brittainy C. Cherry. I loved everything about this book and highly recommend it to all romance readers.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: April 6, 2020
Genre: Small Town. Childhood friends to Lovers.
Series: The Compass series #1 (can stand alone)
Pages: 325 pages
Format: eBook. ARC

Even the town’s black sheep needed a friend sometimes

All I wanted to do was run away, I never expected to crash into his arms…

After leaving the city life behind to escape my loveless marriage, I moved to small town Havenbarrow for a fresh start.

What I didn’t expect was to find myself drawn to the town’s black sheep.

They called him troubled. Cold. A man with a dark past.

What everyone seemed to miss about Jax was the splashes of light in his eyes. The random acts of kindness he performed when no one was watching. The way he made me smile and laugh.

SOUTHERN CHANCE BY NATASHA MADISON

4/6/2020

If you enjoy small town, southern, second chance romances then you won't want to miss Natasha's latest release, Southern Chance! This is a gorgeous book and I fell hard for these characters. I can't wait for the next one.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: March 17, 2020
Genre: Second Chance, Southern Romance
Series: The Southern series #1
Pages: 206 pages
Format: eBook. Purchased.

Buried secrets never stay hidden in the South.

Kallie

I fell in love with him when I was seven. I scraped my knee, and he helped carry me inside.
Our love story was the talk of the town until a woman told everyone she was pregnant with his baby. The only rational solution was to high tail it out of town and never come back.

My best friend needed a place to hide, and you can’t get much more covert than my family farm, so I came back. For her. It was supposed to be temporary, and I wasn’t supposed to see him, but that’s what happens when you live in a small town where everyone knows each other.

MY DARK VANESSA BY KATE ELIZABETH RUSSELL

4/4/2020

My Dark Vanessa is an excellent piece of literary fiction that will chill you to the core. It's a dynamic and complex read, one that will hit each reader differently.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: March 10, 2020
Genre: Literary Fiction
Series: None. Complete standalone.
Pages: 384 pages
Format: eBook. ARC

Exploring the psychological dynamics of the relationship between a precocious yet naïve teenage girl and her magnetic and manipulative teacher, a brilliant, all-consuming read that marks the explosive debut of an extraordinary new writer.

2000. Bright, ambitious, and yearning for adulthood, fifteen-year-old Vanessa Wye becomes entangled in an affair with Jacob Strane, her magnetic and guileful forty-two-year-old English teacher.

2017. Amid the rising wave of allegations against powerful men, a reckoning is coming due. Strane has been accused of sexual abuse by a former student, who reaches out to Vanessa, and now Vanessa suddenly finds herself facing an impossible choice: remain silent, firm in the belief that her teenage self willingly engaged in this relationship, or redefine herself and the events of her past. But how can Vanessa reject her first love, the man who

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