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MAKE ME HATE YOU BY KANDI STEINER

6/26/2020

Make Me Hate You is an enemies to lovers, second chance, childhood best friends romance! It's an angsty read, but one you can breeze through in one sitting.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: June 25, 2020
Genre: Enemies to Lovers romance. Best Friends Brother.
Series: None. Complete stadnalone.
Pages: 253 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

If he kisses me right now, I’ll drown.

Every sip of air is shallow and burning, because in the arms of my best friend’s brother, I’m the closest I’ve ever been to sin.

His eyes flick to my lips, and I remember the first time I tasted him, seven years ago before I left this town and vowed never to return. His hands grip my waist, and I remember the pain when he rejected me, when my entire world crashed down at his command. His jaw clenches, and my senses come alive with one stinging reminder.

I’m not his to kiss, and he’s not mine.

I tried to stay away from Tyler Wagner, putting an entire country between us. But when his sister’s wedding brings us back to the same town, to the same house, I can’t avoid him, no matter how hard I try.

BLOCK SHOT BY KENNEDY RYAN

6/20/2020

Kennedy Ryan has written another incredible book right here and I am quickly becoming a fan of her work! This is an amazing enemies to lovers romance with angst!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: September 8, 2018
Genre: Enemies to Lovers romance.
Series: Hoops series #2 (can stand alone)
Pages: 444 pages
Format: eBook. Purchased.

They're two sharks in a fish tank...

JARED

If I had a dollar for every time Banner Morales made my heart skip a beat...
The heart everyone assumes is frozen over.
Her anger is... arousing.
Every glare from those fire-spitting eyes, every time she grits her teeth, gets me... well, you know.
If I had a dollar for every time she's put me in my place, I'd be an even richer man.
I'm a successful sports agent because I assume "no" means you'll think about it.
I'm sure what you meant to say is "Coming right up."
They say even rich men don't always get what they want, but those men don't know how to play the game. The trick is to keep them guessing.
Take Banner. She assumes she's winning, but this game?

WHERE THE LITTLE BIRDS ARE BY B. CELESTE

1/30/2020

Where the Little Birds Are is the second book in the Little Bird duet. You must read these books in order. If you enjoy angsty, emotional romances then you won't want to miss this series.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: January 29, 2020
Genre: Hollywood Romance. Forbidden.
Series: Little Bird duet #2 (must be read in order)
Pages: 251 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

A Small Town Romance Turned World Wide Scandal. Read the exclusive here:

When pictures of bestselling author Kinley Thomas and America's Most Desired Man Corbin Callum surface in the media, their entire lives are thrown into the world of spotlight and scandal.

Now facing public criticism over their reported affair, both Kinley and Corbin must embrace the ghosts of their pasts to figure out what their futures hold.

If there's one thing they know for certain, it's that even the hardest loves get happy ever afters.

EVEN IF IT HURTS BY MARNI MANN

1/25/2020

This is an emotionally riveting and gorgeously told love story! Grab your tissues ladies because this one is going to take you on an emotional roller coaster.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: January 28, 2020
Genre: Emotional Romance
Series: None. Complete standalone.
Pages: 289 pages
Format: Paperback. ARC.

From USA Today best-selling author Marni Mann comes Even If It Hurts, an emotionally charged contemporary romance. When you have a perfect marriage, only an impossible reconnection could make you risk it all.

OLIVER
When I met her, I couldn’t take my eyes off her.
We were so young and so passionate.
We studied business in the day and each other’s bodies at night.
We always knew it would end with the semester, so we loved hard with no regrets.

LANCE
When I met her, I couldn’t get her off my mind.
We were fresh out of college and ready to take on the world.
We fit each other like missing puzzle pieces.
And just when I thought my life was perfect, it got better. She

WHERE THE LITTLE BIRDS GO BY B. CELESTE

1/11/2020

B. Celeste is an amazing writer and this is proven through her brilliant books. Where the Little Birds Go is the first in a brand new, forbidden romance duet and I highly recommend it! This is especially true if you enjoy Hollywood/Actor romances.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: January 10, 2020
Genre: Holly Romance
Series: Book 1 in the Duet
Pages: 212 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

When best selling author Kinley Thomas gets the deal of a lifetime to see her book turned into a movie, the last person she expects to be cast as the leading role is Corbin Callum.

After years of living the dreams that tore them apart, Hollywood will soon force them back together. Because before Corbin became America's biggest star, he was first Kinley's biggest mistake.

Too bad for them, they never learn.

** This is book 1 in the duet and the books must be read in order. The book is forbidden, there is cheating, but it's so worth it!

Book 2 releases on January 29th!

HEARTS AND THORNS BY ELLA FIELDS

1/9/2020

Hot damn! This book is good. Ella Fields has once again written an agst filled forbidden romance of the BEST kind. I read this book in one sitting because I was so obsessed with it!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: January 3, 2020
Genre: Forbidden (stepbrother) romance
Series: Magnolia Cove #3 (can stand alone)
Pages: 265 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

I love you; I loathe you

Jackson Thorn was my best friend and worst enemy, but that didn't stop me from wanting him.
From first words to high school halls, our childhood years braided a bond that wove in a direction neither of us could predict or outgrow.

Forbidden became a word we ignored.
It wasn't that we didn't care.
It was that we cared too much.
We had it all planned out.
We thought we could make it.
We thought we'd been careful.
But all we managed to do was prolong the inevitable.
Our destruction.

ALWAYS MINE BY KENNEDY FOX

1/7/2020

Once again, Kennedy Fox unleashes the beast and brings readers and intoxicating and angsty romance! This book is everything I was hoping for and so much more! I can't wait for Maddie and Liam's conclusion- it's going to be good!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: January 7, 2020
Genre: New Adult, neighbors-to-lovers romance.
Series: Maddie and Liam Duet #1
Pages: 348 pages
Format: eBook. ARC.

College parties, beer, and one-night stands—that was my life.

Now, I hunt down criminals, ethically or not, but if no one’s asking, then I’m not telling. Drinking and women are still included, though I can’t seem to forget the girl who almost gave me her virginity. She would’ve until I realized she was too young, and I wasn’t looking to get thrown into jail.

In a twist of fate, we’re reunited, except she’s no longer underage but still equally off-limits. After ignoring her relentless advances, she starts to wear me down. I only have so much willpower when she’s around, running her smart mouth and showing off her impeccable dance moves.

Just when my restraint starts to crumble, my poor choices finally catch up with me, putting us both in danger.

THOUGHTLESS BY S.C. STEPHENS

8/22/2019

This book had me wanting to rip my hair out! The cheating, the back and forth, it all got to be a little too much for me. Normally I can take a book with cheating but this one...

Rating: ★★★
Release Date: June 11, 2011
Genre: New Adult. College Romance. Love Triangle.
Series: Thoughtless #1
Pages: 530 pages
Format: Paperback. Purchased.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author S.C. Stephens comes a powerful and emotional contemporary romance featuring a young woman in a new city who finds herself torn between her handsome, reliable boyfriend and a sexy local rock star.

For almost two years now, Kiera's boyfriend, Denny, has been everything she's ever wanted: loving, tender and endlessly devoted to her. When they head off to a new city to start their lives together, Denny at his dream job and Kiera at a top-notch university, everything seems perfect. Then an unforeseen obligation forces the happy couple apart.

Feeling lonely, confused, and in need of comfort, Kiera turns to an unexpected source—a local rock star named Kellan Kyle. At first, he's purely a friend that she can lean on, but as her loneliness grows, so does their relationship. And then one night everything changes... and none of them will ever be the same.

THE TRUTH ABOUT HEARTBREAK BY B. CELESTE

7/20/2019

The Truth about Heartbreak has all the workings for an awesome read. However, it fell really flat in areas that should have been really important.

Rating: ★★
Release Date: June 1, 2019
Genre: Forbidden Romance
Series: Standalone
Pages: 484 pages
Format: eBook. Borrowed from KU

Forbidden Romance - Check.
Cheating - Check.
Brother's Best Friend - Check.
Angst - Check.

BLURB

I fell in love with him when I was thirteen years old.

He was older, mysterious, and unattainable. The guy I could never touch.

Then one night changed everything for us. But there was one huge problem.

He belonged to her.

THE MAN I CAN'T HAVE BY SHANORA WILLIAMS

6/3/2019

This is one of my favorite books of 2019! It is the first book in a forbidden romance duet and is a must read! I can't wait for The Man I Need to be releases on June 13th!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: April 26, 2019
Genre: Forbidden Romance
Series: The Ward Duet #1
Pages: 412 pages
Format: eBook. Borrowed from Kindle Unlimited.

It started as a simple search for a landscape designer...

I wanted a beautiful backyard for my new home and my neighbors suggested I look into Ward Landscaping & Design.

The owner had no pictures of himself on his website, just a portfolio of nice outdoor sitting areas, pools, and vibrant gardens that I'd always dreamed of having.

Of course I hired him.

I expected to meet an average guy, but Mr. Marcel Ward is far from your average man. He's handsome, and well-built, and his smile--though a rare trait--is truly infectious.

He's every woman's dream--a handsome, older man who doesn't mind getting down and dirty to create something beautiful all because of his passion for it. Unfortunately that lucky woman can't be me.

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