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The Proposal by Adriana Locke
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
“ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ. ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴜʟ. ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ, ʙʟᴀᴋᴇʟʏ.”
This was my first Adriana Locke book, and I can't believe I waited this long to start her books. From the first chapter, I was hooked. Blakely and Ella had me enamored with their friendship and banter but add in Brock, Blakely's brother, who also happens to be Ella's boyfriend and Renn, which is Brock's bestfriend and with these four, the banter was off the charts as well as the chemistry.
Renn and Blakely flirted endlessly, but deep down, you could feel the sexual tension and you knew that eventually it would explode and explode it did because as the saying goes.....what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas unless your the bad boy rugby player. Their marriage may have been a drunken oopsie, but in reality, it was only a matter of time. I loved watching them realize their love for one another and Renn standing his ground to protect his wife.
"ᴍʏ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ. ᴍʏ ᴘᴀssɪᴏɴᴀᴛᴇ, ᴋɪɴᴅ, sᴇxʏ ᴍᴀɴ—ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ʟᴏᴠᴇs ᴍᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴍᴀɴ ɪ'ʟʟ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ʟᴏᴠᴇ."
If you love a sports romance, friends to lovers, forced proximity, he falls first with laughter, tears, and sexy times, then definitely want to grab this book!
This was my first Adriana Locke book, and I can't believe I waited this long to start her books. From the first chapter, I was hooked. Blakely and Ella had me enamored with their friendship and banter but add in Brock, Blakely's brother, who also happens to be Ella's boyfriend and Renn, which is Brock's bestfriend and with these four, the banter was off the charts as well as the chemistry.
Renn and Blakely flirted endlessly, but deep down, you could feel the sexual tension and you knew that eventually it would explode and explode it did because as the saying goes.....what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas unless your the bad boy rugby player. Their marriage may have been a drunken oopsie, but in reality, it was only a matter of time. I loved watching them realize their love for one another and Renn standing his ground to protect his wife.
"ᴍʏ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ. ᴍʏ ᴘᴀssɪᴏɴᴀᴛᴇ, ᴋɪɴᴅ, sᴇxʏ ᴍᴀɴ—ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ʟᴏᴠᴇs ᴍᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴍᴀɴ ɪ'ʟʟ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ʟᴏᴠᴇ."
If you love a sports romance, friends to lovers, forced proximity, he falls first with laughter, tears, and sexy times, then definitely want to grab this book!
Mountain Boss by S.J. Tilly
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
"ɪ'ʟʟ ᴅᴏ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ʏᴏᴜ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴍᴇ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ.”
OHMYGOSH, I'm obsessed with the grumpy, broody, flannel wearing Mountain Boss that is Sterling Black!! This man may be all these things, but hidden behind those qualities is a protective, caring, slightly stalkerish man who wants someone to love him and want him..... enter Courtney Kern.
“ʏᴏᴜ ᴜɴʀᴀᴠᴇʟ ᴍᴇ, ᴄᴏᴜʀᴛɴᴇʏ ᴋᴇʀɴ. ɪ'ᴠᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ғᴇʟᴛ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴜɴʜɪɴɢᴇᴅ. ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴏɴᴇ.”
Courtney has not had an easy life, and she just wants a good life for herself. She definitely didn't expect a sexy as sin boss who didn't want her employed under him yet didn't want her to leave. The tension and off the charts chemistry was burning up the pages and me fanning myself because once these two had the spice flowing, oh lord, hold on to your panties!
"ᴛʜᴇɴ sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ's ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ ɪs ᴏɴ ᴍɪɴᴇ. ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴍʏ ᴇʏᴇs. ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜɪs ɪs ɪᴛ. ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ғᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ."
SJ Tilly always sucks me into her worlds and she definitely didn't disappoint with this new world for her Mountain Men series. So if you love age gap, boss x employee, enemies to lovers/mistaken identity, then you definitely will LOVEEE Sterling and Courtney!
OHMYGOSH, I'm obsessed with the grumpy, broody, flannel wearing Mountain Boss that is Sterling Black!! This man may be all these things, but hidden behind those qualities is a protective, caring, slightly stalkerish man who wants someone to love him and want him..... enter Courtney Kern.
“ʏᴏᴜ ᴜɴʀᴀᴠᴇʟ ᴍᴇ, ᴄᴏᴜʀᴛɴᴇʏ ᴋᴇʀɴ. ɪ'ᴠᴇ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ғᴇʟᴛ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴜɴʜɪɴɢᴇᴅ. ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴏɴᴇ.”
Courtney has not had an easy life, and she just wants a good life for herself. She definitely didn't expect a sexy as sin boss who didn't want her employed under him yet didn't want her to leave. The tension and off the charts chemistry was burning up the pages and me fanning myself because once these two had the spice flowing, oh lord, hold on to your panties!
"ᴛʜᴇɴ sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ's ᴍᴏᴜᴛʜ ɪs ᴏɴ ᴍɪɴᴇ. ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴄʟᴏsᴇ ᴍʏ ᴇʏᴇs. ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜɪs ɪs ɪᴛ. ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴍʏ ғᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ."
SJ Tilly always sucks me into her worlds and she definitely didn't disappoint with this new world for her Mountain Men series. So if you love age gap, boss x employee, enemies to lovers/mistaken identity, then you definitely will LOVEEE Sterling and Courtney!
Deep Pockets by Nana Malone
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
"sʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ғɪʀᴇ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴍʏ ʜᴀɴᴅs, ᴀ ᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛ sᴛᴏʀᴍ ᴏғ ᴀɴɢᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇsɪʀᴇ ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇsɪsᴛ."
Oh, how I've been waiting on the edge of my seat for Lance and Morgan's story, and Nana did not disappoint, but damn that ending!!!
Lance and Morgan had the hate/love relationship down to a science, but you just knew underneath it all, there was a desire for each other tenfold just waiting to explode. Well explode it did, and damn who knew Lance would be downright hot, hot, hot in the bedroom!! But sometimes, all good things come to an end, or someone can ruin the good, not realizing what they had until it's gone.
“ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ɪ'ᴍ ᴄʀᴀᴢʏ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ. ɴᴏᴛ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴠᴇʀsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ғɪᴛs. ᴡᴇ'ʀᴇ ᴍᴇssʏ ᴍᴏʀɢᴀɴ. ʙᴜᴛ ᴡᴇ'ʀᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟ. ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴍᴏʀɢᴀɴ. ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢᴇ ᴍᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪ ɴᴇᴇᴅ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʜᴀᴠᴇ."
The twists and turns in this one will leave you reeling, but the angst, tension, and suspense will have you biting your nails in anticipation. Prepare to be jaw-dropped!!
Oh, how I've been waiting on the edge of my seat for Lance and Morgan's story, and Nana did not disappoint, but damn that ending!!!
Lance and Morgan had the hate/love relationship down to a science, but you just knew underneath it all, there was a desire for each other tenfold just waiting to explode. Well explode it did, and damn who knew Lance would be downright hot, hot, hot in the bedroom!! But sometimes, all good things come to an end, or someone can ruin the good, not realizing what they had until it's gone.
“ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ɪ'ᴍ ᴄʀᴀᴢʏ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ. ɴᴏᴛ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴠᴇʀsɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ғɪᴛs. ᴡᴇ'ʀᴇ ᴍᴇssʏ ᴍᴏʀɢᴀɴ. ʙᴜᴛ ᴡᴇ'ʀᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟ. ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴍᴏʀɢᴀɴ. ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢᴇ ᴍᴇ ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪ ɴᴇᴇᴅ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʜᴀᴠᴇ."
The twists and turns in this one will leave you reeling, but the angst, tension, and suspense will have you biting your nails in anticipation. Prepare to be jaw-dropped!!
Buried Dreams by Natasha Madison
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
"ᴍʏ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ɪs ʏᴏᴜʀs. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʏᴏᴜʀs; ɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʙᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀs.”
This book had me in a chokehold with the tension, the angst, the pain, the loss, the redemption, and the undeniable LOVEEE between these two no matter how much they tried to ignore it and deny it. Their tragic past may have torn them apart, but that once in a lifetime love will bring them back together again.
“ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏɴᴄᴇ-ɪɴ-ᴀ-ʟɪғᴇᴛɪᴍᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ʟᴜᴄᴋʏ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɪᴛ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʏᴇs ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴅᴀʏ. ɪᴛ ғɪʟʟs ʏᴏᴜʀ sᴏᴜʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙᴏɴᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ’ʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴅ ᴀ ᴅᴀʏ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟɪғᴇ.”
The emotional rollercoaster these two had me on was frustrating, and I wanted to shake some sense into them on more than one occasion. I think they need to pay for my therapy after the ups and downs I rode! In the end, these two just couldn't stay away, and the sexy times were hot as hell....I mean, I was fanning myself!!
I think this just may be my favorite of the series, and Natasha needs to give us Maddie and Dr. Oliver's book now!!!
This book had me in a chokehold with the tension, the angst, the pain, the loss, the redemption, and the undeniable LOVEEE between these two no matter how much they tried to ignore it and deny it. Their tragic past may have torn them apart, but that once in a lifetime love will bring them back together again.
“ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏɴᴄᴇ-ɪɴ-ᴀ-ʟɪғᴇᴛɪᴍᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ʟᴜᴄᴋʏ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ɪᴛ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʏᴇs ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴅᴀʏ. ɪᴛ ғɪʟʟs ʏᴏᴜʀ sᴏᴜʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙᴏɴᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ’ʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴅ ᴀ ᴅᴀʏ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟɪғᴇ.”
The emotional rollercoaster these two had me on was frustrating, and I wanted to shake some sense into them on more than one occasion. I think they need to pay for my therapy after the ups and downs I rode! In the end, these two just couldn't stay away, and the sexy times were hot as hell....I mean, I was fanning myself!!
I think this just may be my favorite of the series, and Natasha needs to give us Maddie and Dr. Oliver's book now!!!
Beautiful Exile by Catherine Cowles
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
“sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs, ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙʟᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙʟᴏᴏᴍ.”
Wow..... speechless is what I am! Catherine scored a goal with this one (see what I did there), hands down! I think this just be my favorite of the series, and I know I say that with each one, but there was something that hit differently with this story. It was raw, emotional, full of suspense, and, of course, swoon-worthy, but it was the feelings this book evoked from me the laughing, smiling, and the tears that have my heart.
Linc and Arden's story was such an edge of your seat, heart-pounding, beautiful journey that there's no way you can't fall in love with them like I did! Arden has gone through so much and had the best family but was so guarded with her heart, afraid to love and lose again. Linc oh my gosh, this man was EVERYTHING!!! The patience, protectiveness, and love he had for Arden was heart melting at its finest. Everyone needs a Linc just saying!!!
"ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ᴋɪssᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴏɴᴇ ɪ'ᴅ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏʀ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴛʜɪɴɢs. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ. ʜᴇᴀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛ. ᴀᴛᴛʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ. ɢʀᴀᴛɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇ. ʙᴜᴛ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ᴀʟʟ, ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ʟᴏᴠᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇɴᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀssᴇᴅ sᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ."
This book will keep you guessing, and when you think you figured out the Villain <BOOM> Catherine skates in and "checks" you. Don't worry, though you'll still get all the fun with the Colson clan, sibling text messages that'll have you laughing, Lolli's unique diamond art that you won't be able to stop picturing and a new favorite couple you'll fall head over heels for.
"ɪᴛ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴀ sᴛᴏʀʏʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏғ ʟᴏᴠᴇ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴍᴇssʏ ᴏɴᴇ, ɪᴍᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴊᴀɢɢᴇᴅ ᴇᴅɢᴇs, ᴊᴜsᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴍʏ sᴛᴀᴛᴜᴇ. ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴀ ᴡᴀʀ. ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs sᴛʀᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ sɪᴅᴇ."
If you love romantic suspense with heroine in hiding, man obsessed, billionaire, he falls first, brother's best friend, touch her and die vibes, who hurt you and found family then you absolutely need to read this book! My TOP READ that is a must read!
Wow..... speechless is what I am! Catherine scored a goal with this one (see what I did there), hands down! I think this just be my favorite of the series, and I know I say that with each one, but there was something that hit differently with this story. It was raw, emotional, full of suspense, and, of course, swoon-worthy, but it was the feelings this book evoked from me the laughing, smiling, and the tears that have my heart.
Linc and Arden's story was such an edge of your seat, heart-pounding, beautiful journey that there's no way you can't fall in love with them like I did! Arden has gone through so much and had the best family but was so guarded with her heart, afraid to love and lose again. Linc oh my gosh, this man was EVERYTHING!!! The patience, protectiveness, and love he had for Arden was heart melting at its finest. Everyone needs a Linc just saying!!!
"ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ᴋɪssᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴏɴᴇ ɪ'ᴅ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏʀ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴛʜɪɴɢs. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ. ʜᴇᴀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍғᴏʀᴛ. ᴀᴛᴛʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ. ɢʀᴀᴛɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇ. ʙᴜᴛ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ᴀʟʟ, ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ʟᴏᴠᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇɴᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀssᴇᴅ sᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ."
This book will keep you guessing, and when you think you figured out the Villain <BOOM> Catherine skates in and "checks" you. Don't worry, though you'll still get all the fun with the Colson clan, sibling text messages that'll have you laughing, Lolli's unique diamond art that you won't be able to stop picturing and a new favorite couple you'll fall head over heels for.
"ɪᴛ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴀ sᴛᴏʀʏʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏғ ʟᴏᴠᴇ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴍᴇssʏ ᴏɴᴇ, ɪᴍᴘᴇʀғᴇᴄᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴊᴀɢɢᴇᴅ ᴇᴅɢᴇs, ᴊᴜsᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴍʏ sᴛᴀᴛᴜᴇ. ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴀ ᴡᴀʀ. ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs sᴛʀᴏɴɢᴇʀ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪᴛ ʜᴀᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ sɪᴅᴇ."
If you love romantic suspense with heroine in hiding, man obsessed, billionaire, he falls first, brother's best friend, touch her and die vibes, who hurt you and found family then you absolutely need to read this book! My TOP READ that is a must read!
Stolen Vows by Penelope Black
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Stolen Vows is book three in the Avalon Falls Series, and I was so excited to head back for Graham's story. I've been so curious about the broody, grumpy brother since book two, and he definitely didn't disappoint.
"ɪ’ᴍ ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ sᴛᴀʀᴠᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴇ's ᴍʏ sᴀʟᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪ'ᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴡᴀɴᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴛ ғᴏʀ ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʟɪᴘs ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴛᴀsᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ. ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪ'ᴍ ᴅʀᴏᴡɴɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴇ's ᴍʏ ᴏɴʟʏ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴀɪʀ. ɪ ᴋɪss ʜᴇʀ ʟɪᴋᴇ sʜᴇ’s ᴍʏ ɢᴏᴅᴅᴀᴍɴ ᴡɪғᴇ."
Graham and Francesca were one slow burn that had me on the edge of my seat with anticipation for the sparks to finally combust and combust they did. Graham was so sweet and swoony with his coffee & treat deliveries for both Francesca and Romeo, the coffee walks, and his protectiveness of them both. Francesca never had unconditional love or someone in her corner fighting for her, but she was learning what it felt like with the Carter family in her life.
“ᴡᴇ’ʀᴇ ᴇxᴀᴄᴛʟʏ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴇ’ʀᴇ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ, sᴜɴsʜɪɴᴇ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴍɪɴᴇ. ᴛᴇɴ ʏᴇᴀʀs ɪs ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪғ ɪᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴs ɪ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ.”
If you love a small town, slow burn, marriage of convenience, grumpy x sunshine, it's always been you, my wife, with a dash of romantic suspense then you definitely want to head to Avalon Falls with Graham and Francesca.
"ɪ’ᴍ ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ sᴛᴀʀᴠᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴇ's ᴍʏ sᴀʟᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪ'ᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴡᴀɴᴅᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴛ ғᴏʀ ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʟɪᴘs ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴛᴀsᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ. ʟɪᴋᴇ ɪ'ᴍ ᴅʀᴏᴡɴɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴇ's ᴍʏ ᴏɴʟʏ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴀɪʀ. ɪ ᴋɪss ʜᴇʀ ʟɪᴋᴇ sʜᴇ’s ᴍʏ ɢᴏᴅᴅᴀᴍɴ ᴡɪғᴇ."
Graham and Francesca were one slow burn that had me on the edge of my seat with anticipation for the sparks to finally combust and combust they did. Graham was so sweet and swoony with his coffee & treat deliveries for both Francesca and Romeo, the coffee walks, and his protectiveness of them both. Francesca never had unconditional love or someone in her corner fighting for her, but she was learning what it felt like with the Carter family in her life.
“ᴡᴇ’ʀᴇ ᴇxᴀᴄᴛʟʏ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴇ’ʀᴇ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ, sᴜɴsʜɪɴᴇ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴍɪɴᴇ. ᴛᴇɴ ʏᴇᴀʀs ɪs ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪғ ɪᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴs ɪ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ.”
If you love a small town, slow burn, marriage of convenience, grumpy x sunshine, it's always been you, my wife, with a dash of romantic suspense then you definitely want to head to Avalon Falls with Graham and Francesca.
When We Burn by Kristen Proby
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
"ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴏᴜʀs, ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ sᴛᴀʀ ғᴀʟʟs ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴋʏ.”
SWOON-WORTHY........need I say more!! Kristen's men are always top-notch in this category, and Bridger was no exception! This man knew what he wanted and wouldn't stop until he got the girl or, in his words, his "Kitten."
Dani had a traumatic childhood growing up, but the one constant she did have was the Blackwell family. More importantly, Bridger was her safe place, and now watching their friendship organically grow to lovers is beautiful and meant to be. The chemistry between these two is hot as hell, and the dirty talking fire chief is wow, just wow!
“ʙᴀʙʏ, ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ɪ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ’ᴍ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴇ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ’ᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ.”
I love the growth between the two together, but watching Dani gain the strength and courage to stand up for herself and become the mama bear she needed to be for Bridger's sweet daughter Birdie was heartwarming. I loved all the family bonding between the Wilds, Blackwells, and Lexingtons, plus add in some of our faves from the With Me In Seattle series and it's perfection.
“ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ’s ᴇᴠᴇʀ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴜs. ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ғɪᴛs sᴏ sᴇᴀᴍʟᴇssʟʏ, sᴏ ᴇғғᴏʀᴛʟᴇssʟʏ, ɪᴛ’s ᴀs ᴇᴀsʏ ᴀs ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜɪɴɢ. ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴇxᴀᴄᴛʟʏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴇsɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴀsᴛ. ɪ ʟɪᴠᴇᴅ ɪᴛ ᴀʟᴏɴɢsɪᴅᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴏʀ ʏᴇᴀʀs, ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ’ʟʟ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʟ ғʀᴏᴍ ɪᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ sᴛʀᴏɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴍᴀᴢɪɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪ’ᴍ ɪɴ ᴀᴡᴇ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜ.”
If you've read and loved The Wilds of Montana, then you'll definitely LOVEEE this new series, The Blackwells of Montana it has all the small town, single dad, brothers bestfriend, friends to lovers romance with a side of suspense we've come to love from Kristen Proby. Enjoy the trip back to Bitterroot Valley.
SWOON-WORTHY........need I say more!! Kristen's men are always top-notch in this category, and Bridger was no exception! This man knew what he wanted and wouldn't stop until he got the girl or, in his words, his "Kitten."
Dani had a traumatic childhood growing up, but the one constant she did have was the Blackwell family. More importantly, Bridger was her safe place, and now watching their friendship organically grow to lovers is beautiful and meant to be. The chemistry between these two is hot as hell, and the dirty talking fire chief is wow, just wow!
“ʙᴀʙʏ, ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ɪ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ’ᴍ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴇ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ’ᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ.”
I love the growth between the two together, but watching Dani gain the strength and courage to stand up for herself and become the mama bear she needed to be for Bridger's sweet daughter Birdie was heartwarming. I loved all the family bonding between the Wilds, Blackwells, and Lexingtons, plus add in some of our faves from the With Me In Seattle series and it's perfection.
“ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ’s ᴇᴠᴇʀ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴜs. ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ғɪᴛs sᴏ sᴇᴀᴍʟᴇssʟʏ, sᴏ ᴇғғᴏʀᴛʟᴇssʟʏ, ɪᴛ’s ᴀs ᴇᴀsʏ ᴀs ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜɪɴɢ. ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴇxᴀᴄᴛʟʏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴇsɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴀsᴛ. ɪ ʟɪᴠᴇᴅ ɪᴛ ᴀʟᴏɴɢsɪᴅᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴏʀ ʏᴇᴀʀs, ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ’ʟʟ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʟ ғʀᴏᴍ ɪᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ sᴛʀᴏɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴍᴀᴢɪɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪ’ᴍ ɪɴ ᴀᴡᴇ ᴏғ ʏᴏᴜ.”
If you've read and loved The Wilds of Montana, then you'll definitely LOVEEE this new series, The Blackwells of Montana it has all the small town, single dad, brothers bestfriend, friends to lovers romance with a side of suspense we've come to love from Kristen Proby. Enjoy the trip back to Bitterroot Valley.
Here and Now by Corinne Michaels
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
"I’ll stand beside you and in front of any danger that comes your way. I’ll fight your past because I want your future.”
Wow, this book kept me glued to my tablet because I couldn't get enough of Miles and Penny! Miles was sweet, caring, thoughtful, and so damn swoon-worthy he is 100% book boyfriend material..... the complete package!!
"Take the hurt, because without it, you will never know what real happiness feels like.”
Returning to Ember Falls for Miles and Penny's story was equal parts fun, sexy and suspenseful. These two, with their "coincidental" dates, note passing with Miles assistant, and Miles non-love of coffee but buying it just so Penny would make it and me falling head over heels in LOVEEE with this couple. Let me say once the spicy scenes started, holy smokes, they were spicing..... hot, hot, hot! The suspense had me holding my breath in anticipation, and that ending, wow, just wow!!
What a treat we got with a few surprise cameos of some or favorite Seals from Cole Security. So get ready to head back to Ember Falls. You're not going to want to miss this story!
Wow, this book kept me glued to my tablet because I couldn't get enough of Miles and Penny! Miles was sweet, caring, thoughtful, and so damn swoon-worthy he is 100% book boyfriend material..... the complete package!!
"Take the hurt, because without it, you will never know what real happiness feels like.”
Returning to Ember Falls for Miles and Penny's story was equal parts fun, sexy and suspenseful. These two, with their "coincidental" dates, note passing with Miles assistant, and Miles non-love of coffee but buying it just so Penny would make it and me falling head over heels in LOVEEE with this couple. Let me say once the spicy scenes started, holy smokes, they were spicing..... hot, hot, hot! The suspense had me holding my breath in anticipation, and that ending, wow, just wow!!
What a treat we got with a few surprise cameos of some or favorite Seals from Cole Security. So get ready to head back to Ember Falls. You're not going to want to miss this story!
On Loverose Lane by Samantha Young
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
On Loverose Lane was my first book from Samantha Young, and to say I was hooked would be an understatement. This book consumed me from the first chapter to the last and everything in between!
"Life is going to throw curveballs at you all the time. One day you’ll be up, the next down, and it’s a never-ending roller coaster of peaks and troughs. That’s life. It’s not because you’re a failure.”
Beth and Callan's relationship, past and present, was a beautiful, messy, relatable love that neither could deny no matter how much they tried. While there were hard topics and hurt to work through, they never gave up once they reunited, and the banter between these two, family and friends, was top-notch. I was equal parts laughing with the witty comments and crying with some of the seriousness through the story.
“I wanted you. I have never in my life not wanted you. I can’t even remember them. I know that makes me an utter arsehole, but the truth is, you were the first and only girl who ever got in there.”
The Captain and his Princess will have you on your knees begging for more! The journey these two traveled was PERFECTION, and the love they found once again in each other was breathtaking. So if you love sports romance, fake dating, close proximity, second chance, opposite side of the tracks, mental health rep, neighbors to lovers, then you'll definitely want to return to Dublin Street.
"Life is going to throw curveballs at you all the time. One day you’ll be up, the next down, and it’s a never-ending roller coaster of peaks and troughs. That’s life. It’s not because you’re a failure.”
Beth and Callan's relationship, past and present, was a beautiful, messy, relatable love that neither could deny no matter how much they tried. While there were hard topics and hurt to work through, they never gave up once they reunited, and the banter between these two, family and friends, was top-notch. I was equal parts laughing with the witty comments and crying with some of the seriousness through the story.
“I wanted you. I have never in my life not wanted you. I can’t even remember them. I know that makes me an utter arsehole, but the truth is, you were the first and only girl who ever got in there.”
The Captain and his Princess will have you on your knees begging for more! The journey these two traveled was PERFECTION, and the love they found once again in each other was breathtaking. So if you love sports romance, fake dating, close proximity, second chance, opposite side of the tracks, mental health rep, neighbors to lovers, then you'll definitely want to return to Dublin Street.
Saddle and Bound by Valentina Iania
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
1.0
I've been in my cowboy romance era lately and was excited to read this book from debut author Valentina. I thoroughly enjoyed the witty banter, the group texts between the girls and the guys, and there were cute photos throughout the chapters that were perfect additions and added a little something extra to the story. Unfortunately, I did have a hard time connecting with the characters, and the story felt off at times and hard to follow. I did end up DNF at 20%.