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by | July 26, 2016 · 2:33 pm

BET ME SOMETHING BY AUBREY BONDURANT

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Being able to stand on your own two feet, sometimes requires getting knocked off them completely…

McKenzie “Kenzie” Lane is newly graduated from college and looking forward to a dream internship she has lined up for the summer in LA. Unfortunately, her controlling mother has other plans.

Colby Singer, with his hot-as-sin looks and wicked charm, is never without attention from the ladies. Despite suspecting how Kenzie feels about him, he’s always kept her comfortably off-limits since she’s the baby sister of one of his best friends. But when he’s determined to distract her temporarily from the stress of her mother’s ultimatum, deciding to show her some fun, he quickly finds that keeping her in the friend zone is not as easy as he’d hoped.

Once Kenzie realizes this may be her last opportunity to gauge her long-time crush’s true feelings, she puts it all out there in the form of a bet. It’s the perfect idea for her perfect man.

Until he isn’t.

Will a dose of reality lead to true love? Or will it crash and burn before it can even get started?

Full Length Standalone book with no cliffhanger. Third book of the “Something Series”
Recommended for mature readers due to situations of language, and sexual content.

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I was given a copy of this book by the Author for an honest review.

Bet Me Something (Something Series Book 3) is a brilliant piece of writing! Aubrey Bondurant brings the characters together in a way that the story flows smoothly. Kenzi has been given an ultimatum on where she is going to complete her studies. She wants to stay in L.A, but her Mother wants her to come home and go to Georgetown. Her Mother tells her to move back or she is cut off. She doesn’t even want her to stay in L.A. for her summer internship. Now, her brother’s best friend tells her if she needs to stay with him during the summer so she can do her internship, and not worry about rent. This is such a great love story. I loved this book and the “Something Series”. The chemistry between Kenzie and Colby is off the charts.I recommend this book to everyone. I give BET ME SOMETHING 5/5 STARS.

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by | July 16, 2016 · 5:00 am

DON’T TEMPT ME BY LORI FOSTER

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Love comes along when it’s least wanted

Jason Guthrie has no time for entanglements—between helping out his widowed brother and teenage nephew and getting his hometown back on its feet, his days are spoken for. But his nights are another story… And when his lovely new neighbor, Honor Brown, reluctantly accepts his help in remodeling her house, Jason finds himself wishing his handyman skills could knock down the defenses she keeps building around herself.

Martial arts teacher Sullivan Dean knows real danger when he sees it—even when it takes the form of the gorgeous blonde helping her friend move in across the street. After putting his wayward past behind him to focus on teaching control to troubled kids, Sullivan has learned to avoid party girls like Lexie Perkins. But Sullivan can’t seem to keep his hands off the real woman behind that flirty charm—or keep his heart from landing at her feet…

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I was given a copy of this book by Netgalley for an honest review.

Don’t Tempt Me is a beautiful, heartwarming story. I loved this book! The story line and world building is very well-developed.  Honor is moving in next door to Jason. Jason’s brother and nephew live with him after the death of his brother’s wife. When they Notice Honor and her friend Lexie, they offer to help move her things into the house. When Sullivan the neighbor across the street sets eyes on Lexie, Honor’s friend, the temptation is too great not to meet her.Now Honor is sometimes gone all hours of the day and night, and Jason is curious in what she does while she is out. Honor doesn’t want to tell him where she goes, because you cannot count on anyone but yourself. This is such a great book with  two stories perfectly intertwined together. Lori Foster has another hit on her hands. I recommend this book to everyone. I give DON’T TEMPT ME 5/5 stars.

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by | July 3, 2016 · 5:00 am

RED QUEEN BY CHRISTINA HENRY

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The author of Alice takes readers back down the rabbit hole to a dark, twisted, and fascinating world based on the works of Lewis Carroll…

The land outside of the Old City was supposed to be green, lush, hopeful. A place where Alice could finally rest, no longer the plaything of the Rabbit, the pawn of Cheshire, or the prey of the Jabberwocky. But the verdant fields are nothing but ash—and hope is nowhere to be found.

Still, Alice and Hatcher are on a mission to find his daughter, a quest they will not forsake even as it takes them deep into the clutches of the mad White Queen and her goblin or into the realm of the twisted and cruel Black King.

The pieces are set and the game has already begun. Each move brings Alice closer to her destiny. But, to win, she will need to harness her newfound abilities and ally herself with someone even more powerful—the mysterious and vengeful Red Queen…

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I was given a copy of this book by Netgalley for an honest description.

Red Queen (Chronicles of Alice) is a twisted take on an old classic. The story line and world building are very well-developed. Alice and Hatcher have just escaped the old city. Everything was to be green and beautiful, but when they arrived out side it is nothing but a scorched wasteland. Now Alice and Hatcher have to find out what caused the fire that burned the land, while looking for Hatcher’s daughter.  They are in for a twisted adventure that will have you on the edge of your seat. I loved this story and the way Christina Henry has portrayed the characters. This version of Alice is my new favorite classic. I recommend this book and series to everyone. I give RED QUEEN  5/5 STARS.

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by | June 27, 2016 · 5:00 am

NO ONE BUT YOU BY LEIGH GREENWOOD

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First Comes Marriage…
Alone in the world and struggling to make ends meet, Texas war widow Sarah Winborne will do anything to keep her two small children safe and her hard-won ranch from going under. She hasn’t fought for so long to lose everything… and if that means marrying a stranger to protect her family’s future, then so be it.

She never expected anything but a business arrangement, but something about Benton Wheeler’s broad shoulders and kind eyes awakens emotions she’d long since buried. He makes her feel beautiful. He makes her feel desired. He makes her feel like a woman again. And even though their marriage was never intended to be more than a matter of convenience, as Benton stands between her small family and the wild and dangerous West, Sarah may just realize that the cowboy she married is the love she never dreamed she would find…

“Readers are guaranteed an emotional, rich, adventurous romance with strong heroes and courageous heroines.”-RT Book Reviews on Forever and Always

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I was given a copy of this book by Netgalley for an honest review.

No One But You is a heartwarming story. The characters and story line is well-developed. I love a good Leigh Greenwood story! In this book we get to see some of our beloved characters from the Seven Brides series. Sarah’s husband was killed in the war. Now, Sarah has two young children to raise and a ranch to run, but she is not able to pay the hired hands.  When they find out they want her to pay in a different way. So, Sarah decides to to marry a stranger to help her. She goes to the Randolphs for help in finding her a husband. Salty is a hand at the Randolphs ranch.  Rose tells Sarah that there is only two men on the ranch that would be good candidates for marriage and Salty is one of them.  Salty is great with her two kids, especially Jared who is crippled. I loved reading this story!! I can never pass up a Leigh Greenwood novel. I know I am getting a great story. I recommend this book to everyone. I give NO ONE BUT YOU 5/5 STARS.

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by | June 25, 2016 · 8:53 pm

FLAMEOUT BY KERI ARTHUR

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New York Times bestselling author of Wicked Embers cranks up the tension in the next Souls of Fire novel, featuring Emberly Pearson, a phoenix who assumes human form to fight death at every turn.…

 

Emberly and her red hot partner, Jackson, have hit an impasse in their battle against the crazed humans infected by a plague-like virus derived from vampire blood. Their quest to unearth the leader of the group leads them into an ambush—and leaves Emberly at odds with her former lover, Sam, who’s pressuring her to join his Paranormal Investigations Team.

To make matters worse, three local witches have been kidnapped—and if their spells fall into the wrong hands, Emberly’s powers could end up smothered. With time ticking until the virus consumes the world, Emberly and Jackson must race to save the witches, find a cure, and smoke out their nemesis—or go down in a blaze of glory..

BOOK DESCRIPTION COURTESY OF AMAZON

I was given a copy of this book by Netgalley for an honest review.
Flameout (A Souls of Fire Novel) is the third book in this series. I have not read the other, because I didn’t know it was the third one. I definitely plan to go back and read the others. I loved the characters and story line. They were well-developed and everything flowed seamlessly. Emberly is a Phoenix, and someone is wanting to take away her fire. Without her fire, she will be unable to defeat those infected with the Crimson Death virus or the Red Plague as it is commonly known. In her searches to find the missing witches, she has to find a way to counter the spell that can take her flame. I loved this book and recommend it to everyone. I give FLAMEOUT 5/5 STARS.

 

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