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ALL WE WANT BY J. DANIELS

11/28/2018

All We Want by J. Daniels is the companion novella to All I Want. You need to read that one prior to this one. With that, I loved this novella. It's emotional, raw, and beautiful. If you have read the previous books in the series I recommend it.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: November 10, 2018
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Series: Alabama Summer #6 (not a standalone)
Pages: 157 pages
Format: eBook. Purchased.

The New York Times bestselling Alabama Summer series continues in this sixth installment.

Luke and Tessa Evans are solid.
They’re crazy in love and in this forever, and now, they’re anxiously awaiting the next step.
Children.
But when month after month ticks by with nothing but disappointing news, and the stress gets too much to take, their relationship will be tested in ways it’s never been tested before.

When all they want is something they might never have, will their love for each other be enough?

CLEAN START BY S.M. SHADE

11/25/2018

Clean Start is a hilarious romantic comedy! This book had me laughing so hard and I couldn't stop! If you enjoy single parent romances and books with humor then this is a must read!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: July 22, 2018
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Series: The Violent Circle series #3 (can stand alone)
Pages: 184 pages
Format: eBook. Borrowed from Kindle Unlimited.

Everyone knows the rumors about Violet Circle and the crazy inhabitants, but becoming a resident was my best option. These are the kind of decisions you’re faced with when you have a baby at eighteen, and your knight in shining armor turns out to be a deadbeat dad in saggy boxers.

Don’t get me wrong, my five-year-old son, Aiden, is the love of my life, even when he’s telling random strangers I’m constipated, or lecturing his preschool friends on the differences in their anatomy. I wouldn’t trade him for anything, but raising him as a single parent while cleaning motel rooms for a living is like walking a balance beam made of sand. One wrong slip, and we’re homeless.

It doesn’t take us long to adjust to our new home with all its eccentric people, and Aiden is happy here, but danger lurks right across the street. Not in the apartment of the odd woman who always wears a floppy sun hat and trench coat, or the crazy apartment full of college kids. I wish it were that simple.

KILL RIVER 2 BY CAMERON ROUBIQUE

11/23/2018

Kill River 2 is another awesome slasher novel with the best 80's nostalgia that I have felt in a long time! If you enjoy teen horror slasher novels, this series is a must read.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: October 13, 2017
Genre: Horror. Slasher Horror.
Series: Kill River series #2
Pages: 270 pages
Format: eBook. Purchased.

This is the second book in the Kill River series and should be read in order of publication. Series information is below.

It’s been a year since Cyndi went into the empty water park with her friends and almost got killed by a masked maniac. One full year since she learned how to be strong, how to be a survivor. Now it’s 1984, and summertime has come around again. Cyndi has a boyfriend, a new group of friends, and a part-time summer job. She has every reason to be happy and forget about the past.

But she can’t forget. Her nightmares about the water park and her dead friends are getting worse. Wherever she goes, she keeps thinking she sees the killer from last summer watching her from the shadows. Worst of all, there’s a new water park opening up in town, and it looks eerily similar to the one from last year. Opening day is just around the corner, and Cyndi is starting to wonder if her water park nightmare is really over, or if it’s just beginning.

COLD COLE HEART BY K. WEBSTER

11/20/2018

A dark and twisted romance from author K. Webster that will leave you anxiously flipping the pages. This book is DARK. So be sure to head the warnings before reading it.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: November 14, 2018
Genre: Dark Romance. Romantic Suspense.
Series: None. Standalone.
Pages: 228 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

I once was a hero.
Until she kept me as her captive, tortured me, and killed my brothers.
She bred a monster.
Nothing could stop me from seeking revenge.
But it was over so quickly--her easy death a mercy she didn't deserve.

For a decade, the burning rage of what she did has transformed into something uncontrollable.

Something I want to feed.
Something I crave to unleash.

I want to make her pay.

Over and over and over again.

ALL I WANT BY J. DANIELS

11/18/2018

It has taken me far to long to read this amazing series but I am in the process of remedying that as we speak! This series is easily becoming a top favorite of mine and I hop the author continues to write more books. I loved this one to pieces!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: November 20, 2014
Genre: Enemies-to-Lovers. Second Chances.
Series: Alabama Summer #2 (can stand alone)
Pages: 318 pages
Format: eBook. Purchased.

From New York Times bestselling author, J. Daniels, comes the second COMPLETE STANDALONE in the Alabama Summer series.

Luke Evans is a heartbreaker.

I didn’t want to give mine to him. Not when he kept me out.
He gave me enough, just enough to make me fall in love with him. I say this to convince myself. But I know the truth.
I would’ve fallen in love with him at a distance.
Handing my heart over to Luke was the easiest thing I’ve ever done. I was naive when I wished for more, when I hoped he wanted the same things I did.
I try to hate him. I try to forget him.
But it’s not that easy.
Love is a ruthless bitch, and I’m her latest victim.

'SALEM'S LOT BY STEPHEN KING

11/17/2018

I read this one in anticipation of Halloween and am finally writing and reviewing it. This book, although long, is VERY good. I enjoyed reading. Stephen King has always been a favorite author of mine so I'm glad I was able to go back to his older reads.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: October 1975
Genre: Horror (vampires)
Series: None. Standalone.
Pages: 672 pages
Format: Paperback. Purchased.

Ben Mears has returned to Jerusalem’s Lot in hopes that exploring the history of the Marsten House, an old mansion long the subject of rumor and speculation, will help him cast out his personal devils and provide inspiration for his new book. But when two young boys venture into the woods, and only one returns alive, Mears begins to realize that something sinister is at work—in fact, his hometown is under siege from forces of darkness far beyond his imagination. And only he, with a small group of allies, can hope to contain the evil that is growing within the borders of this small New England town.

With this, his second novel, Stephen King established himself as an indisputable master of American horror, able to transform the old conceits of the genre into something fresh and all the more frightening for taking place in a familiar, idyllic locale.

WILDER BY C.M. OWENS

11/14/2018

C.M. Owens is a newly favorite author of mine and I have found myself devouring her books like crazy. This book and the series is absolutely hilarious and a must read for rom-com fans!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: October 23, 2018
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Series: The Wild Ones #3 (can stand alone)
Pages: 282 pages
Format: eBook. Purchased.

Wild Ones Tip #349
If you don’t understand what’s going on, it’s because you haven’t been in Tomahawk long enough.

My sister and I decided to go to Tomahawk to learn more about our estranged grandmother and spend some time together doing something other than networking.

What we expected was some quiet town, a peaceful escape, and a little downtime.

What we got?
Two sexy mountain men...who actually wear a lot of flannel, bring fresh kills on first dates, and gripe about screaming a lot.
Hypothermia, a broke arm, a possible concussion, and more reckless fun than we've ever had.

POSSESSION BY T.M. FRAZIER

11/12/2018

Possession is the second book in the Perversion trilogy and must be read in order. This is a dark romance and romantic suspense series and is a must read for fans of the genre! This is a great book although at times, hard to stomach!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: November 13, 2018
Genre: Dark Romance. Romantic Suspense.
Series: The Perversion series #2
Pages: 169 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

From the USA Today bestselling author of The King Series, T.M. Frazier.

The story of Grim and Emma Jean continues.

War is coming.
We've come so far.
We'll have to fight for what we have.
Or die trying.

Series Reading Order:

Possession is book two of The Perversion Trilogy
Permission is book three
Perversion is book one

GOING WILD BY C.M. OWENS

11/10/2018

Going Wild is the second standalone in the Wild Ones series! If you love small town romantic comedies with hilariously crazy characters then this is a must read for you!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: October 29, 2017
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Series: The Wild Ones #2 (can stand alone)
Pages: 285 pages
Format: eBook. Purchased.

Wild Ones Tip #109

We’re the reason the gene pool needs a lifeguard.

People often ask me what in the hell convinced me to move to Tomahawk, Washington, where the four corners of crazy are known as the Wild Ones. They want to know what possessed me to live next door to the Vincents—the same ones who think it’s acceptable to fish with dynamite if the fish aren’t biting the hooks they so generously attempt to use.

They want to know why I ever thought I’d make it in the woods with bugs, bears, and other things that want to take a bite out of me.
I tell them all the same thing…

It’s a long, crazy story.
And of course, I blame one girl.

THE SIMPLE LIFE BY TARA SIVEC

11/8/2018

Tara Sivec has always been one of my favorite authors so it comes as no surprise that she really delivered in The Simple Life. This book has her trademark humor, an amazing set of characters, and a beautiful single dad romance.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: October 19, 2018
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Series: None. Standalone.
Pages: 329 pages
Format: Paperback. Purchased.

Brooklyn Manning thought her life was perfect in every way, until it crumbled down around her and turned into a dumpster fire. With her pride wounded and her tail tucked between her legs, she leaves New York and goes back to her tiny hometown of White Timber, Montana.

No more twenty-four-hour taco trucks, no more shopping at the best designer stores within walking distance, no more giving taxi drivers the finger when they angrily honk at her. She didn’t think it could get any worse. But then Clint Hastings walked into the room and insulted her.

Her arch nemesis from high school is no longer a nerdy computer whiz, masturbating to pictures in PC World magazine in his free time (allegedly). He’s grown up to be a hot-as-hell cowboy, and she has no other choice but to be a smart ass right back to him. After all, it’s what they do. It’s what they’ve always done, and twelve years apart hasn’t changed anything.

CAN'T TEXT THIS BY TEAGAN HUNTER

11/6/2018

Can't Text This is a standalone, romantic comedy about a single dad and a woman who is his total opposite. This is my first Teagan Hunter book and it certainly won't be my last!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: October 9, 2018
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Series: None. Standalone.
Pages: 342 pages
Format: Paperback. Purchased.

"Hi Monty. Wanna see my python?”

That’s how I ended up in the bathroom of some dive bar with a stranger.

Me, Monty Andrews, the quintessential virgin girl next door.

I was so out of my element, but there was no denying our explosive attraction, even via text.

Commence Operation Bang Each Other Out of Our Systems, because that was all it was—unfinished business.

I had no intention of falling back into the sheets with the tattooed, muscly, dirty-in-the-best-kind-of-way single dad over and over again…but I did.

THE BEAUTIFUL HEARTS DUET BY EMMA SCOTT

11/4/2018

This post will contain the review for both books in the Beautiful Hearts Duet by Emma Scott. If you haven't read these two books yet I highly recommend doing so. They are beautiful, emotional, and so damn heartwarming once the story completes.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: August 18, 2018
Genre: College & Military Romance
Series: The Beautiful Hearts Duet #1
Pages: 285 pages
Format: eBook. Borrowed from Kindle Unlimited.

I fell for Connor Drake. I didn’t want to; I fought against it, but I fell in love with him anyway. With his words. With his poetry. With him. The gentleness and beauty of his soul that speaks directly to mine. He writes as if he can feel my heart, hear its cadence and compose the exact right lyrics to accompany every beat and flow.

I’m in love with Connor…so why do I feel an inexplicable pull to his best friend, Weston? Grouchy, sullen, brooding Weston Turner, who could cut you down with a look. Fiercely intelligent with a razor sharp wit and acid tongue, he’s the exact opposite of Connor in every way, and yet there’s electricity in the air between us. The thorny barbs Weston wraps around himself can’t keep me away.

But the more time I spend with these men, the more tangled and confused my emotions become. When they both sign up for the Army Reserves during a time of increasing strife in the Middle East,

THE DAY I STOPPED FALLING FOR JERKS BY MAX MONROE

11/1/2018

The Day I stopped Falling for Jerks is the first book in the enemies-to-lovers duet by Max Monroe! Once you start reading this one your going to want the next one stat!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: October 18, 2018
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Series: The Jerk Duet #1
Pages: 296 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

I’m Luciana Wright.
Everyone calls me Lucky, but when it comes to love, I’m anything but.

I have a long history of dating the wrong men.

You know the ones I’m talking about.
The beautiful, charming guys who are quite literally too good to be true.
The ones who are impulsive in love and prefer short flings over long-term relationships.

I’m talking about the jerks.

The guys who taste so good, but are so very bad.

After going through the most ridiculous breakup in the history of

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