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Meant for Her by Natasha Madison
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This was my very first read by Natasha Madison and I loved it! It was such a beautiful second chance story. From the first few chapters, I already knew it was going to pull at my heartstrings and be an emotional rollercoaster of read. Natasha did an amazing job making me feel every single emotion and fall in love with the characters. Heck, from the very first chapter Luna and Rain had me! Those girls are so dang adorable and seeing how much Christopher cares for them made my heart melt. He literally made my heart continuously melt with how much he was there for Dakota and the girls. Then, seeing how the relationship between Dakota and Christopher grow? Gosh, it was so good and done so well!!!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Sexual content, Addiction, Death, and Infidelity
Beat around the Bush by Karley Brenna
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
This was such a cute and easy read! I really enjoyed the relationship between Lennon and Oakley from start to finish. From their very first interaction, Lennon was completely smitten with Oakley. Although he comes off as a grump, he is actually a complete softie and is beyond sweet. He will do everything he can to protect and take care of Oakley. Oh, and we cannot forget the mouth on this man! I did not expect that and was so here for it!!
If you’re looking for an easy romance read with a little suspense, I would definitely recommend checking this one out!
Seeing Red by Bailey Hannah
5.0
I freaking adore Bailey! Thank you for giving us Wells Ranch and this beautiful story. I literally cannot get over how much I loved it and it will be living rent free in my head for the unforeseeable future.
Everyone knows Red as the bad boy, but they know nothing of Chase, the broken man tarnished by his father’s reputation in town. When Cassidy comes to him for one revenge filled night on the hood of her ex’s truck, it leads to two tiny pink lines. She doesn’t expect much from Red, but from the moment he finds out, he is all in. He wants to do better and be the man Cass and their little spud deserve.
This book was filled with so much emotion and I felt every damn one of them. Seeing their personal growth throughout the book was beautiful and how they found themselves through each other. Other things I absolutely loved and this book is full of? The best banter, caretaking, spicy goodness, potatoes, hand necklaces, and of course the tattooed cowboy who provides those hand necklaces.
When We Were Us by Madison Noelle
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I cannot believe this was her debut book! Second chance romances aren’t typically my go to, but this one was so well done. The only thing that made me give it four stars was that this baby was thiiiick and I think it could have been a bit shorter.
I truly loved seeing the relationship grow and heal between Hank and Wrenley. Madison did a great job making me feel all the emotions between these two and rooting for them the whole time. Also, the slow burn was goooood and we get some whiskey shenanigans 😏 I love me some tension and the ending to that buildup delivered. I cannot wait to see what she has in store for us for book two and I have my fingers crossed it features two side characters I came to love in this!!
Thank you so much to Madison for the ARC 💕
I truly loved seeing the relationship grow and heal between Hank and Wrenley. Madison did a great job making me feel all the emotions between these two and rooting for them the whole time. Also, the slow burn was goooood and we get some whiskey shenanigans 😏 I love me some tension and the ending to that buildup delivered. I cannot wait to see what she has in store for us for book two and I have my fingers crossed it features two side characters I came to love in this!!
Thank you so much to Madison for the ARC 💕
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity and Sexual content
Minor: Alcoholism and Car accident
Behind the Camera by Chelsea Curto
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
She has done it again folks! Am I surprised? Heck no!! I adore Chelsea and I am so glad I found her books when I did ❤️
I knew I was going to love Dallas and Maven’s story, but y’all these two are so freaking good together!! Then to toss in the relationship Dallas has with June and seeing the bond Maven creates with her? My heart was melting 🥹
I absolutely loved how well Dallas and Maven communicated with each other and that they didn’t hide their feelings. They would talk about what was on their mind or if something was bothering them so openly. Not only did they have a beautiful relationship, but the friendship they built underneath everything? I ADORED it. We also cannot forget about the slow burn and tension. It. Was. Delicious.
Thank you so much to Chelsea and Love Notes PR for the ARC 💕
Quotes:
“𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘔𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯.”
“𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦.”
Quotes:
“𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦, 𝘔𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯.”
“𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content