Jake by Toni Denise
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
3.7/5 stars
This book has the potential to be good but I didn’t enjoy the speed of it. It starts out as sort of a slow burn, then escalates very quickly. It almost seems like an unreal timeline between the first few chapters and the middle of the book. I would’ve liked more depth in the beginning or a smoother transition between the main characters romance.
Jake by Toni Denise
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
When I read the blurb, I instantly wanted to read it. I liked the premise of it and had to read it. This book starts with another failed relationship of Jake’s. He was tired of dealing with gold diggers and to be fair I can understand that. One of his friends talks him into joining a blind date app. Thus the way our hero “meets” our heroine Lauren. Lauren isn’t interested in a relationship with a rich man, yet her best friend convinces her to join the same dating app. The story flowed easily, and it was fun to read. I loved the chemistry between the two and the dynamic between the friend group. I am glad I picked up this book.
Reviewed by @awesomelyamber
Sessrumnir by T.S. Simons
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Such an amazing end to this amazing series. Not only did Simons keep you engaged as each book passes through and “on the edge of your seat” of what will happen next but keep you guessing of what you would do in these many scenarios. Absolutely recommended to read all these previous books in the series before truly understanding and enjoying this one. It is well worth the experience learning and growing with all these characters that are constantly challenged with themes of strength, intelligence, endurance and the true meaning of love.
As each book progresses, discoveries and unexpected surprises come about and it is up to the inhabitants of the Lewis island to decide what would be the best solution. In such dire circumstances faced with your own family, how would you best protect your children/family? Simons brings these characters into another life endeavor that helps bring a culmination to this series. Highly recommended and such an enjoyable read.
Into the Light by Kate McWilliams
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This was a really good book! I wasn’t sure what to expect going in honestly, and I was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked this one! Especially since this is the 3rd book in a series. And while there a few references brought up that really makes me want to go read the first 2 books, this read like a perfect standalone. It had everything I love in a book. There was romance (the spice was definitely present in this book), humor, tension, mystery and suspense. This was also a quick read and I finished it relatively quickly. I can’t wait to read more from this series and especially this author in the future!
Jake by Toni Denise
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is the first book of the Billionaire Blind Date series. This is also my first read of this author and I am hooked on the characters. The author did a great job capturing the readers interest early on, with a new take on a blind date. The storyline was easy to follow and well written. I can’t wait to read additonal stories in this series because I know I won’t be disappointed.
<a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61331925-into-the-light” style=”float: left; padding-right: 20px”><img border=”0″ alt=”Into the Light” src=”https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1659833318l/61331925._SX98_.jpg” /></a><a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61331925-into-the-light”>Into the Light</a> by <a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21705156.Kate_McWilliams”>Kate McWilliams</a><br/>
My rating: <a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4999701467″>5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
While I did enjoy the story of Raf and Elle I found myself a bit frustrated with how they danced around one another. Raf believes that he is cursed due to something that happened in his past. Elle is also the little sister of one of his best friends. Having grown up in a rough neighborhood and then pulling himself out of that area, Raf has not only made a decent living working on a boat, but he has also made a life for himself in Moon Harbor. When it finally comes time that Raf can’t hold in his feelings anymore his past comes back to haunt him. Someone is after Elle but she doesn’t know who it is or why. When Raf is framed for the murder of one of his former friends Elle is unsure whether or not to believe him. Why is someone trying to frame Raf for something he surely didn’t do? Is the murdered friend connected to the guy that has been following Elle? This book will keep you turning the pages just to see if Raf and Elle get their HEA and whether or not they catch the person who is behind the tragedy that occurred in what was once a safe town.
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Burn by Joanna Morgan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this story and the concept of Elementals, Sleepers and The Chaolt mixed with action, intrigue and spark between Brooke and Levi.
Brooke is saved from an apartment fire by a mysterious man….Levi, who is a fire elemental. He is protective and intrigued by Brooke…..and they definitely have chemistry. Levi must protect Brooke from The Chaolt as they are after her….and the elementals need to protect Earth
There is so much to this book and I do not want to give anything away….this is a really enjoyable paranormal story and I am totally looking forward to more in this series!
Tropical Date by R.S. Jonesee
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Who doesn’t love a good second chance romance. Marissa Sinclair is working on opening her art gallery when her ex Weston shows up and turns her world upside down. He is now a billionaire and has no interest in settling down, but Marissa is someone he just can’t seem to get out of his system. Will they give each other a second chance? The book was enjoyable and a quick read.
Tropical Date by R.S. Jonesee
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This was one of the best books I have read in a while. Very well written with an attention-grabbing plot. While you think you have figured out what will happen the author throws little curveballs that make the book hard to put down.
This book follows the story of Weston and Marissa. Weston is from a small island but left when he was eighteen and had not been back in years. Made a name for himself and a very successful business. Back on the small island, he left is Marissa the girl he never could forget.
What happens when the boy who left returns to the place that has the power to destroy him? What happens when old friends reunite to find out a lot has changed? Are second chances at happiness real or just an island myth? Read this book to find out.
Necrosis by C.L. Schneider
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Necrosis is a thrilling journey of a Mother’s love for her daughter clawing through the unexpected twists and turns of the apocalypse. The main character was so relatable. Life was not good to her since she was a kid, and now she has her own child to protect through worse experiences than the drugs and abuse she had to endure growing up. The world is literally rotting away around them and danger lurks around every corner. I loved all of the gory details that this author dishes out. A quick read of beautiful writing!
Necrosis by C.L. Schneider
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I absolutely fell in love with this book. Not only am I a big fan of the author but I love the way this story was written. The words on the page paint amazing pictures of everything from the setting, the way the characters look to even the feelings and smell. You can almost picture yourself in the story watching everything unfold. I really couldn’t out it down it was so enjoyable, it is a very quick, easy and fast read which really makes me sad because I feel like the story went to fast. This book was filled with so much it kept me wanting more, lots of action, suspense, it was entertaining, captivating, and gripped me and wouldn’t let me go till I was done. Everything about this book was amazing. Do not pass this book up, especially if you like zombies. This book will hold on to you and not let go till you are done.
Dinosaur Friends: 2 books in 1: A Present for the Volcano and Saving Conifer’s Eggs by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This was such a good children’s story! Cute, short and sweet about two friends, Conifer and Spike navigating adventurous situations together. The two books in one is such a great idea. You love the characters and want more; in this book you get it!! The illustrations were also great! Realistic as well as beautiful and fun.
Review by @heather26
Tropical Date by R.S. Jonesee
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Such a funny light-hearted read! This book had me giggling and smiling the whole way through. I enjoyed the sense of mystery in the plot, and found the characters banter enjoyable. My first book by this author, and I cant wait to go check out what else she has in store for me.
Jake by Toni Denise
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a super cute story that circles around a special blind date opportunity. Lauren and Jake are not looking for love (isn’t that always the way!) They both decide to go on the blind date to get their friends to stop pestering them about their respective love lives. Little do they know that a blind date is exactly what they both needed.
I can relate to the main character, Lauren, with her family problems, money issues, and little self-confidence, she is the most normal and realistic character I have read about in a long time. Jake is down to Earth even though he is wealthy. This author is able to create characters that are real and still fun to read about.
Jake and his sister, Catherine have the best group of friends. Here’s hoping they each get their own blind date!
Reviewed by @shannonlovesbooks
Master Romano by Sylvia Black
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I always look forward to the books in this series. The author has fantastic world building skills and excels at setting scenes. This is the fourth book and could be a stand alone, however I would recommend reading the series from the start. Plenty of steam, romance, action, tension and Paranormal! Grab yourself a copy and enjoy!
Jake by Toni Denise
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I really enjoyed the different approach the author took to this Billionaire romance. Jake and Lauren were both extremely enjoyable characters to read, and had me rooting for them. There was sizzle, romance and drama. Definitely a must read if you enjoy this trope.
I Loved You Yesterday: Book One in the Trading Heartbeats Trilogy by Julie Navickas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I really liked this book about Mavis, Josh and Austin. This book had my heart all over the place, I was torn myself during this book. I thought this book flowed nicely and the characters had great chemistry plus I could not put it down because I wanted to see what happened. Really enjoyed the story and the characters.
I Loved You Yesterday: Book One in the Trading Heartbeats Trilogy by Julie Navickas
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Super cute and quick second chance romance.
Josh and Mavis are high school sweethearts. After Mavis finds out she is pregnant she leaves to protect Josh’s future with out saying a world. She confides in his brother Austin and the end up getting very close. After a decade, Josh goes searching for Mavis and secrets start to come out.
Super adorable story, but it was a tad predictable, and the forgiveness seemed way to easy to me. I would recommend for someone looking for a quick second chance romance read 🙂
Sessrumnir by T.S. Simons
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The fifth and final installment of the Antipodes Series, Sessrumnir takes place many years after Caim. Freyja and Cam’s relationship has hit a snag. Emotions and mental illnesses ravage the couple and their loved ones. Relationship problems end up not being the only ones, when a new threat makes itself known. This time, however, the target is the children. What will become of this new threat? Will Cam and his loved ones be able to make it through yet again? Find out in the finale.
T.S. Simons has done it again. Just like in the previous books, Sessrumnir is filled with impeccable detail, relatable characters and emotions, and keeps you wanting more. I was not wanting the series to end, but I would not have changed Sessrumnir in any way. If you are looking for a post-apocalyptic dystopian romance, check out the Antipodes Series!
Moby Plays the Flute by Eeha Bhatt
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Moby Plays the Flute is a heart-warming story. The beautifully illustrated pictures help bring the children’s story to life.
Moby’s father is a Marine and is being deployed and gives her a flute. Learning to play this instrument is hard work but she soon finds a passion for it that can only be found through patience, perseverance and hard work. This is the true gift her father has given her.
The story conveys messages for children and adults alike to be better.
Reviewed by @jennadb
Jake by Toni Denise
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The sweetness buried in these pages, romance, intimacy that is shared between the two main characters, Jake and Lauren, is tear worthy. Really. I was walking the dog and listening to my trusty Kindle read this to me, and boy, did my tears collide with the rain. Not necessarily sad tears, but you know those tears that occur while watching a cute hallmark film? Those ones.
This novel was a very fast read for me, at least, and I enjoyed every single moment of it. I just finished it up last night in bed, and couldn’t help but feel more comfortable and content in my pile of blankets. This author lets you connect with not only the main characters, but the friend group as well, and empathize with what they are having to go through individually, and together. I loved the authors style and will definitely be coming back for more of her work soon. Highly recommend!
Huntress: Love and revenge entwine in this dark MC romance by Karina Kantas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Sofi is shocked when it is revealed that her parents were once in a biker gang before she was born. It is a side to them that she never saw and that was kept well hidden from her. As dark family secrets are revealed she is shocked to learn what a rival biker gang, The Wolves, did to her family many years ago. Sofi decides it is up to her to seek revenge on The Wolves in the only way she knows how. As a writer her pen is her weapon, and she decides to expose The Wolves for all their crimes and take them down by writing a story about them. Sofi dons a new persona as Dior and infiltrates The Wolves by dating a Wolves Member named Buzz.
Buzz is the temporary V.P. of The Wolves while his dad, Mud, the Prez, is in prison. He does not know any lifestyle other than the biker life because that is how he grew up. Dior’s initiation into The Wolves is rough but she is determined to stay the course and follow through with her revenge. Things get complicated when Dior falls hard for Buzz and sees a side of him that his biker friends do not get to experience. Buzz also finds himself falling for Dior and sees a life and world outside of the biker lifestyle that changes how he sees the lifestyle he lives. Dior finds herself enjoying the sense of camaraderie and the feeling of invincibility that comes with the biker lifestyle and starts to identify as one of The Wolves. Will Dior find herself falling hard into the biker lifestyle and give up everything else she knows to be one of The Wolves so she can be with the man she loves? Or will Buzz give up the only lifestyle he has ever known to be with the woman he loves?
This book was full of action, suspense, romance, love, lust, and bloodshed throughout which made it impossible to put down. I loved the character of Sofi, AKA Dior, and admired the courage it took for her to infiltrate a biker gang to expose the truth. I was impressed with the lengths that she went to prove her worth to the Wolves, while also being simultaneously sickened by the abuse she was subjected to. Buzz initially came across as the typical bad boy: cold, abusive and a real lady’s man. That is the kind of man that most women are not attracted to, but Dior saw through his persona and witnessed another side of him. The chemistry between Dior and Buzz was undeniable and I had to read until I knew what would become of them. Would Sofi/Dior get revenge? What would happen when the truth was revealed? Would love really conquer all? Whose lifestyle would win out? This book is a must read!
Moby Plays the Flute by Eeha Bhatt
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Moby Plays the Flute by Eeha Bhatt
4 Stars
This is an amazing story that teaches children the value of perseverance, hard work and believing in yourself. Moby’s father who is a marine gives her a parting birthday gift before he leaves. This flute becomes vital in teaching her life lessons that she will only benefit from. The author teaches these lessons in a positive way. Aside from being a wonderful story, the book is filled with beautiful illustrations as well. I believe children of all ages will enjoy this book.
Review by @Anna Hirsch
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Jake by Toni Denise
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was a really good romance. A touch of rags to riches, a dash of prideful came up on her own heroine, and just a bit of alpha male.
A group of playboy billionaires are disillusioned and over the playboy lifestyle. However, finding a woman who wants them for more than their money and fame isn’t easy. Enter a true blind date company! A dating app, no picture, and the date is chosen via algorithm, or in Jake’s case, by his friends. They can chat or not before, but then they meet at the restaurant where they enter from separate entrances and it’s too dark to see each other. Thus, getting to know each other without knowing who the other is.
Lauren is a secretary to a CEO in a top company. Her friend Catherine convinces her, after some trouble with a roommate to move in with her, and then to give this Blind Date thing a try. She agrees on the condition that they are close to her in finances as she doesn’t ever want to seem like her mother, a “Gold Digger”.
My only real issue with this book was that there was never any real conflict for the couple. I wasn’t looking for a tragedy or anything, but what was in there felt like inconveniences more than anything and that the first time they as a couple are truly tested it will fall apart. I’d say it’s a little to fairy tale-esque, but fairy tales have tragedy and conflict. Other than this, it was a really great story!
Into the Light by Kate McWilliams
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I enjoyed reading this suspenseful romance story. This is the third book in this series which can be read as a standalone but I recommend reading the rest of the series. I enjoyed how the author used details to pull me into the story and made it realistic. This is a well written story where the characters bring a lot of heart and soul to the story. They are connectable, strong and they had me coming back for more. I enjoyed watching their growth and chemistry throughout. This is a hard to put down story that had me turning pages fast. What happens in this story you don’t want to miss. I really enjoyed reading this entertaining story. I highly recommend this book.
Review by @bjwagner
Huntress: Love and revenge entwine in this dark MC romance by Karina Kantas
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
When Sofi learns a family secret, it changes her life in ways she can not imagine. Sofi learns that the lifestyle she has always been drawn to, the biker lifestyle, is in her blood. The revelation of other family secrets lead to tragic consequences. Sofi decides to seek revenge. Sofi becomes Dior to seek her vengeance.
Buzz is the leader of an outlaw motorcycle club in London. Buzz is in this life because it is his father’s life and doesn’t know anything else. A chance meeting with Dior gives Buzz a glimpse of a life outside the biker world. Buzz isn’t sure that he can walk away but knows he wants more.
As Dior’s encounters with the MC become more intense, she has to decide if the revenge she has planned is worth herself, her soul, her life. Dior falls hard for Buzz. Is he just part of her fake world or is he something more? Will she lose everything in the process?
This book has some interesting turns. And, an unexpected ending.
This book contains mature themes and triggers.
Battling Beckett: A Contemporary Step Brother Romance by T. Christensen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
It has been Beckett Dawson and his dad since his mom left when Beckett was 4. His dad always said that women were traitorous and usually out for his money. Beckett knew this was the case when his dad brought the Smith women into his life. The mom was just after his dad’s millions, and the daughter was probably no better. That is Beckett’s mission to prove to himself and his dad. But there just seems to be something about Greer that Beckett can’t shake, can’t figure out.
Greer Smith is used to being invisible, lost in a sea of high schoolers. Moving in with her mother’s fiance has made sure that is no longer possible. A new school for her senior year, living with the quarterback who hates her, and being thrust into a world of privilege has left Greer floundering. Greer tries to balance her independence, her growing attraction for Beckett, and her old friends as her new life takes some twists and turns.
Sssooooooooooooooooooooo, I thought this was going to be another typical bully romance, but Nope, nunuhn, no way! I stayed up way too late reading one night slash early morning because I didn’t want to put it down. This book is fantastic. The story grabs you and keeps you guessing. This might not be a straight dual POV, but I LOVE how you get both Greer and Beckett’s sides. I hope that this is not the end for these two characters. Can we get them in college or in a companion story??? Please!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway, fantastic, wonderful, outstanding book.
I Loved You Yesterday: Book One in the Trading Heartbeats Trilogy by Julie Navickas
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Messssy messy second shot at the one that got away?
Messy chaos would best describe many many situations in this one. While there’s a fair share of soulmate and romantic moments, just like real life there’s moments that come to blow up everything up! Mavis finds herself in multiple sticky situations and “tries” to be selfless and avoid hurting others but ultimately hurts herself the most in the long run. Again shall I say – chaos?
Break The Darkness by L.M. Preston
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I always enjoy jumping back into this series and this book is no exception. It was so easy to connect with from the moment you start reading. The characters always come to life and really make the book interesting to read. This story could be read as a standalone although I would not recommend it. Reading the series in order will give it extra depth and give you a better level of understanding.
I am excited, as always, to see where this series might go and I will definitely be reading more of it.
Sessrumnir by T.S. Simons
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is the fifth instalment in the Antipodes series, and the adventures set within a dystopian world continue. Having read and thoroughly enjoyed the previous books, I was looking forward to this novel, and I was not disappointed. Once again I was fully immersed in the storyline, and felt engaged with the characters, some of whom are like old friends now, and others who were newly introduced. The wonderfully detailed descriptive narrative brought the setting and the characters vividly to life, once more. I was hooked from start to finish, as the residents of Lewis, are forced to take drastic action in order to protect their children, having received some shocking news. Freyja and Illyria join together with some friends, with the hope of discovering who is behind this latest threat. The threat needs to be got rid off, before it takes all of their lives. Another gripping storyline with plenty of plot twists that kept me guessing, as love, loss, friendships and relationships are challenged. A real page turner!
