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The Catch by Leslie Pike

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5.0

๐™ป๐šŽ๐šœ๐š•๐š’๐šŽ ๐™ฟ๐š’๐š”๐šŽ'๐šœ talented hands are at it again, bookies! She has given up a prequel novella to her ๐—ฆ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† series and what a powerful punch it was! 

This is where the ๐—ฆ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† began, two young opposites meeting, and falling hard for each other. Set in the 70s, this is a refreshing change from the contemporary romances I love. I loved watching Boone, a college baseball player trying to make it to the big leagues, fall head over heels in love with the free spirited Lucinda. Their attraction is instant, powerful and definitely has me ready to listen to/read the next book! 

๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘ฅ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’ ๐‘€๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™ brings her masterful talent to the table as she voices Lucinda. Her voice flows smoothly and fills Lucinda with all the personality!!!! ๐ฝ๐‘œ๐‘’ ๐ด๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘›'๐‘  voice brings the charm & turns up the heat with breathing life into Boone. Together these narrators beautifully bring these characters to life for the listener! 

If you want a spicy, banter filled novella to listen to, complete with cell phone free times, nostalgia and two characters that will instantly catch your eye and steal your heart, grab this one up! ๐™ป๐šŽ๐šœ๐š•๐š’๐šŽ ๐™ฟ๐š’๐š”๐šŽ is a favorite for me and I hope she becomes one for you, too! 
Across Time by Elizabeth O'Roark, Elle O'Roark

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5.0

After listening/reading ๐‘ท๐’‚๐’“๐’‚๐’๐’๐’†๐’ & ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’†๐’„๐’•, I could not wait to get my hands on this book. I just knew ๐™ด๐š•๐š•๐šŽ ๐™พ'๐š๐š˜๐šŠ๐š›๐š” would give us the angst, the slow burn passion, the mystery, and I was right! She absolutely blew me away with this time travel romance! 

Amelie & Henri. These characters were beautifully chiseled. I adored watching Amelie. Her character pulled at my heartstrings! And, Henri. Oh, Henri, why can't you be real? The way he loved Amelie, it was beautiful. The jealous & possessive way he was, was addictive and I didn't want it to end! 

But, the end we reached. Or did we? The cliffhanger that this story ends on, was one I'm craving to know what happens next. I can't wait to dive into ๐‘จ๐’„๐’“๐’๐’”๐’” ๐‘ฌ๐’•๐’†๐’“๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š to find out the rest of this story! 

Now, for the narrators. ๐‘†๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž ๐ต๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ poured herself into Amelie and I was so glad to listen! She truly breathed life into the character and made her feel more like a friend telling their story! ๐‘†โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘’ ๐ธ๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก.....that voice ๐Ÿซ . He was ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™›๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ for Henri. All his emotions were felt! These two paired together was the best! 

๐™ด๐š•๐š•๐šŽ ๐™พ'๐š๐š˜๐šŠ๐š›๐š” is an incredibly talented story teller and I have loved all her works. She has become a favorite for me and one I will always recommend, so grab this one today! Fans of ๐‘ถ๐’–๐’•๐’๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’†๐’“ will love this series! 
Catch by Evelyn Montgomery

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5.0

Oh my heart! I absolutely ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š๐™™ this book/audiobook. Hunter & Rochelle are absolutely, beautifully chiseled and every minute of their story captivated me! ๐™ด๐šŸ๐šŽ๐š•๐šข๐š— ๐™ผ๐š˜๐š—๐š๐š๐š˜๐š–๐šŽ๐š›๐šข'๐šœ writing style is superb! 

Rochelle grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, dealing with whispers & "mean girls". But, now she's in Cali, working in a salon. In walks Hunter....and well, this baseball catcher and girl from the wrong side of the tracks have some scorching hot sparks flying between them! 

But, their story, while it seems it does, does not come without secrets. Faced with forces against, these two have to hold strong to their connection. It was beautifully done! 

๐ฟ๐‘’๐‘’ ๐ท๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘–๐‘’๐‘™๐‘  was beautifully casted for Rochelle. She put herself into the character and really brought her to life! ๐ฝ๐‘œ๐‘’ ๐ด๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘›, whether it be an unhinged morally grey character or a rich boy college baseball player, can absolutely nail the characters each and every time! Together with ๐ฟ๐‘’๐‘’ ๐ท๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘–๐‘’๐‘™๐‘ , he poured himself into Hunter and these two brought all the feels! 

If you love insta-attraction, rich boy falls hard for the girl from the wrong side of the tracks, she's mine vibes, then you absolutely do not want to miss this one. ๐™ด๐šŸ๐šŽ๐š•๐šข๐š— ๐™ผ๐š˜๐š—๐š๐š๐š˜๐š–๐šŽ๐š›๐šข weaved a soul capturing story filled with dreams and finding that perfect catch of a soulmate. 

I absolutely can not wait for book 2!
Broken Harbor by Catherine Cowles

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4.0

Y'all don't want to miss this one. I have fallen head over heels for this entire series! I've been watching Cope through the other books, and I couldn't wait for him to get his story. And, oh what a story it was! 

Cope is a sad soul, a hockey player, but when he meets Sutton & Luca? Oh how my heart truly melted! The way he was both of them, truly left me with watery eyes. But, their story doesn't come without secrets, in true ๐™ฒ๐šŠ๐š๐š‘๐šŽ๐š›๐š’๐š—๐šŽ ๐™ฒ๐š˜๐š ๐š•๐šŽ๐šœ fashion. 

Cope, Sutton & Luca truly captivated me. I loved the passion between Cope & Sutton. The devotion & adoration Cope had for Luca....it made me swoon so many times! Add in the found family that is the Colson family and this story packs a punch! 

And, it's even better in audio, with ๐ธ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘› lending her talent to bringing Sutton to life. She was perfection! ๐ถ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐ถ๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘  filled Cope with his emotional turmoil magnificently! Truly a perfect narrator pairing for this story! 

If you love a story of broken souls who find a harboring solace in each other, an adorable little boy, a found family that will fill the story with lots of banter & a suspenseful twist, ๐™ฒ๐šŠ๐š๐š‘๐šŽ๐š›๐š’๐š—๐šŽ ๐™ฒ๐š˜๐š ๐š•๐šŽ๐šœ will ๐™–๐™ก๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ฎ๐™จ deliver! Don't miss it!

Loving Whiskey by Brittanรฉe Nicole

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5.0

๐™ฑ๐š›๐š’๐š๐š๐šŠ๐š—๐šŽ๐šŽ ๐™ฝ๐š’๐šŒ๐š˜๐š•๐šŽ did it again, y'all. She absolutely broke me in the best way possible and pieced my shattered soul back together again. The angst in this one, folks.....*chef's kiss*. 

Grace Kensington & Cassius James are back with the rest of their story. Book 1 ended in an utter betrayal. She broke, he broke, they broke, ๐™„ broke. But, as their whys and why nots unfolded, as their realizations came to light, as truths were told.....it was beautiful. It was captivating. It was just what I needed. Their story.....the groveling that Cash does.....the power that is the love between Grace & Cash......it is all powerfully all consuming and I will forever love this duet. 

๐ฝ๐‘œ๐‘’ ๐ด๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘› gave life to Cash, filling him with the love, devotion, obsession and devastation that was Cash's relationship with Grace. It was an epic performance! ๐ฟ๐‘ข๐‘๐‘ฆ ๐‘…๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ.....her counterpart to ๐ฝ๐‘œ๐‘’ ๐ด๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘› was just as epically done. She leant the perfect bit of sassiness and boss woman air to Grace and I had the front row seat to her beautiful narrations! 

This book. This audio. These characters. This story. It was incredibly chiseled and the ending? Well, I'm glad I stuck around for it all because I loved every single second! 
Derek by DJ Krimmer

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5.0

Perfection! That's the best way to describe ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’“๐’†๐’Œ by the superbly talented ๐™ณ๐™น ๐™บ๐š›๐š’๐š–๐š–๐šŽ๐š›. From the moment I read book 1, ๐‘ญ๐’๐’™, I had I feeling I was gonna fall head over heels for each and every character. I was right! She does the best with disability reps! 

Derek stole my heart from the start. He is a big grump, left broken with trust issues after his ex wife cheated on him with his best friend. Working at Hel's Ink seems to be his only solace. That is, until he meets Indiana. When he does.....he's a softie for only her! 

I adored Indy. My mama heart wanted to squeeze her so many times!!! I loved her strength despite her weaknesses! I can't imagine all she went through, battling a darkness inside and still crushing on the grump that was Big Daddy D! 

Derek & Indy are the perfection that is grumpy/shine tropes. She was the singsong sunshine to his emotional grump, and watching them together was absolutely a delight! I adored how Derek was with Indy, helping her, being patient with her disability. These two battled so much internally and my heart squeezed so many times as they brought out the best in each other! 

๐ฝ๐‘œ๐‘’ ๐ด๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘› narrations for Derek completely and utterly destroyed my heart in the best way possible. The way he gave his whole self to the emotional moments for Derek....no one does raw emotions better than ๐ฝ๐‘œ๐‘’! ๐‘€๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘™๐‘–๐‘’ ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘˜'๐‘  beautiful, melodic voice was a perfect match to ๐ฝ๐‘œ๐‘’'๐‘ ! She nailed bringing Indiana to life and I loved every minute of listening to her! 

I will tell you this: run, don't walk, and grab up the ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น'๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€, but especially this one. You will absolutely devour and fall in love with them! Derek is mine, just FYI ๐Ÿ˜‰. 
CRAVE by Luna Mason

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5.0

When it comes to mafia romance, I want the suspensefulness, the sexy characters, the push and pull, the banter. ๐™ป๐šž๐š—๐šŠ ๐™ผ๐šŠ๐šœ๐š˜๐š—, in my opinion, is the queen of blending those things in her books! I adored ๐‘ช๐’“๐’‚๐’—๐’† so very much! 

Alexei has been one of my favorites through the series, so far. He has a comedic timing about him and it always lent the best to the stories! Now, we are getting to see his story unfold, see just why he has been so fascinated with his friend's sister, who happens to be his best friend,  and why these two were meant to be! 

Alexei is the epitome of protector. He will let nothing stand in his way when it comes to protecting Lara. And, when that side shows? Oh, how the swooning commences! He is seriously one of my all time favorite book boyfriends. Read it. You'll see.

Lara is a beautiful FMC. I loved the mental health rep ๐™ป๐šž๐š—๐šœ ๐™ผ๐šŠ๐šœ๐š˜๐š— weaved into the story! Seeing Lara overcome her obstacles, watching her cross the line on her feelings for Alexei....it was *chef's kiss*! 

The narrators.....oh, the narrators. ๐ฝ๐‘œ๐‘’ ๐ด๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘› did an absolutely phenomenal job with Alexei. He brought perfect comedic timing, utterly raw emotions and the best accent! There was no one else for the job of voicing Alexei! ๐ด๐‘›๐‘”๐‘’๐‘™๐‘–๐‘›๐‘Ž ๐‘…๐‘œ๐‘๐‘๐‘Ž matched that energy, breathing life into the Russian female who stole our hearts. She had the best accent! You could feel these two narrators ๐™—๐™š๐™˜๐™ค๐™ข๐™š the characters and it was the best time! 

๐™ป๐šž๐š—๐šŠ ๐™ผ๐šŠ๐šœ๐š˜๐š— truly delivered with this one. Intense, full of spice, banter, twists and turns, this mafia romance story will have you ๐“ฌ๐“ป๐“ช๐“ฟ๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ more! Don't miss it! 
shadow.self. by Joe Arden

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5.0

๐™น๐š˜๐šŽ ๐™ฐ๐š›๐š๐šŽ๐š— is not just a talented narrator, he's a fantastic author, as well. I am usually not big on listening to/reading books of this nature, but when I learned it was both written by and narrated by ๐™น๐š˜๐šŽ ๐™ฐ๐š›๐š๐šŽ๐š—, I knew I had to dive into it. 

And, oh how ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ง๐™›๐™ช๐™ก๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ this was. Filled with haikus & sonnets, ๐™น๐š˜๐šŽ ๐™ฐ๐š›๐š๐šŽ๐š—'๐šœ creativity flowed. Each one different, each one the same. Each one powerful. Each one absolutely thought provoking. I loved every minute of it. 

We all have a shadow within. We all have a choice: accept it & confront it, or turn around and run from it. ๐™น๐š˜๐šŽ masterfully voices the words he wrote to express this to us. He doesn't just put voice to the words, he ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด the words, filling them with tones & emotions that make the reader absolutely ๐“•๐“”๐“”๐“› every word. 

This is a short read/listen, but it will make you think, it will make you reach into the deepest parts of your soul, it will become something you will want to turn to, again and again, to find your creativity, your hope, your ๐‘บ๐’‰๐’‚๐’…๐’๐’˜.๐’”๐’†๐’๐’‡. Bravo, ๐™น๐š˜๐šŽ ๐™ฐ๐š›๐š๐šŽ๐š—. Bravo! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ 
Hate the One You're With by Kendall Hale

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4.0

After listening to ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ฌ๐’™-๐‘ช๐’‚๐’—๐’†๐’๐’ˆ๐’†๐’“ ๐‘ฏ๐’–๐’๐’• and absolutely devouring it, I was super excited to get to listen to this one. ๐™บ๐šŽ๐š—๐š๐šŠ๐š•๐š• ๐™ท๐šŠ๐š•๐šŽ has a beautiful talent and she did not disappoint with this one!!! She blends second chance romance with a marriage of convenience....or rather inconvenience....and it was the perfect escape! 

Emmersyn & Caleb were some fun characters to get to know. These two were heading towards divorce....until Emmersyn needs Caleb's help once again. For six months, they have to pretend not to hate each other......or do they? 

It was so fun getting to know them! The angst, the push and pull between them and the dirty talk from Caleb all rolled into one captivating listen!!! Watching from the sidelines as Caleb falls for his wife....it was *chef's kiss*! 

๐‘†๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘  is quickly becoming a favorite narrator for me. I've been finding myself listening to more and more of his work and he is talented! The way he brought Caleb to live, making me swoon with the deep voice and all the dirty talk....yes please! And, ๐ด๐‘›๐‘”๐‘’๐‘™๐‘–๐‘›๐‘Ž ๐‘…๐‘œ๐‘๐‘๐‘Ž brings her A game to Emmersyn, as always! She was the perfect pairing for ๐‘†๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ in this story. Together, they brought this fun filled story to life and I was excited about it! 

If you've not read a ๐™บ๐šŽ๐š—๐š๐šŠ๐š•๐š• ๐™ท๐šŠ๐š•๐šŽ story before, definitely grab this one up. It's filled with beautiful characters, a captivating story line and definitely plenty of heat!!! Can't wait for the next one from this talented author! 

Of Heartbreak and Harmony by Brit Benson

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4.5

Y'all bookies who love angst, tension, spice and beautifully chiseled characters absolutely ๐™ข๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ read/listen to a ๐™ฑ๐š›๐š’๐š ๐™ฑ๐šŽ๐š—๐šœ๐š˜๐š— novel. I've been a fan of hers for some time now, and I absolutely couldn't wait to devour this one. But wait I did and it was so worth it! From the first word read, to the very last word, to the music in the audiobook, I was hooked. 

Callie & Torren were absolutely made for each other. These two together absolutely stole my soul and didn't want to give it back!

Torren King is so misunderstood, but I absolutely loved the way ๐™ฑ๐š›๐š’๐š ๐™ฑ๐šŽ๐š—๐šœ๐š˜๐š— chiseled him. We had to hate him....so we could absolutely fall head over heels for that man while he fell in love with Callie. 

And, Callie.....dear Callie. She was the epitome of a bada$$ FMC and I adored her. She gave as good as she got when it came to Torren and I was there for it! The angst, the push & pull, the fall.....all of it was beautiful!!! 

Let's talk ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘› ๐ท๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ & ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™๐‘Ž ๐ป๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ performing this duet style. They were fabstastic!!!! They ๐“ซ๐“ฎ๐“ฌ๐“ช๐“ถ๐“ฎ Callie & Torren, poured their whole selves into the characters and absolutely delivered!!!! Perfect pairing, perfect performance! 

Once again, bad boy rockstar falls head over heels for his dream girl is beautifully chiseled by the absolutely talented hands of ๐™ฑ๐š›๐š’๐š ๐™ฑ๐šŽ๐š—๐šœ๐š˜๐š—. I am convinced there is ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ she can not write. She is one of my top authors and this story.....it filled me with heartbreak, it filled me with harmony, it filled me with amazingness! I can not wait to see the next installment play out!