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Quarterback Keeper: A College Sports Romance (Fall Lake Ballers, Book 1) by Isla Vaughn – Review by Amber Oakes

Quarterback Keeper: A College Sports Romance (Fall Lake Ballers Book 1)Quarterback Keeper: A College Sports Romance by Isla Vaughn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Gia is on the run from her ex-boyfriend and has nowhere to go. It has been a few months since and she has finally stopped for more than a few days taking refuge on a small boat called the quarterback keeper. She has no idea who the boat belongs too, but no one has stopped by in almost two weeks, and she was starting to think she has stayed too long anyway. She is awakened by the fact the boat is moving and no way that anyone did not see her since she was sleeping in the only bed there is. Kylian has a lot of pressure on him such as his mother having cancer, making sure there is enough money for her treatments, making sure to continue school and still manage to focus on football and possible NFL options. Add in that his mom wants to make sure he has someone that will be there for him when she is unable too. How in the world would he be able to add dating to the list of his responsibilities he currently has. Well one look at Gia makes him decide that maybe it just might be possible to get exactly want he wants. He comes up with a plan that will help Gia and himself with a few of their problems. Thing is, can Gia trust Kylian and will outside forces make this arrangement one they will both regret.

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The Fixer (Fall River Series) by G. K. Brady – Review by Amber Oakes

The Fixer (Fall River, #2)The Fixer by G.K. Brady
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Charlie Hunnicutt is proud of Fall River, Colorado and the town he has put into bringing the town back to life one building at a time. He now has his sights set on Crystal Harmony Haven. Only thing is the stuffy women that stands in his way. Joy Holiday is only in Fall River to tie up the estate of her late mother Helene Holiday. But once she arrives and meets with Charlie, she realizes this is going to take way longer than she thought. Cause just tearing down the building is a huge no go in this small town. Who knew that a small town would have so many regulations on buildings that are as old as can be. Joy and Charlie must work together to bring the building up to code in order for joy to sell it. The only thing is they both start being a distraction for each other. And Joy is starting to think that Chicago may not be the right place for her now.

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Night Sweats and Hockey Nets (Hot Flash Hookups Series) by Sylvie Stewart and Marika Ray – Review by Amber Oakes

Night Sweats and Hockey Nets (Hot Flash Hookups #3)Night Sweats and Hockey Nets by Marika Ray
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Night Sweats and Hockey Nets is the story about Chloe Cooper and Nikolai Drugov. Chloe has just moved to Tampa to start her life again after losing her husband. Nikolai is a single dad, who is trying to get a fair arrangement with his custody battle with his ex-wife. While Chloe is just wanting to have a little fun, Niko is all family and career with no time for a woman. Only thing is they share a conversation and a never going to forget kiss one night. Then all bets are off, cause neither one can get each other out of their heads. Chloe comes to realize that no one can be Niko. Niko can only think of Chloe and how she has come to change everything in his life. Getting a second chance at love was not what they were looking for but, found along the way.

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The Trouble With Possibilities by Nancie Abuhaidar – Review by Amber Oakes

The Trouble with PossibilitiesThe Trouble with Possibilities by Nancie Abuhaidar
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is a cute story about second chances in life as a middle-aged woman. Del had run away to Africa to help at the Children of Tanzania Organization. And is hoping to maybe find a little bit of her younger self. Only here she is just hiding from her life and family she ran from. Once she gets settled and is able to see how the organization helps young children, she wants to do more. To be able to give some of the girls here a better life of opportunities. Along the way she becomes friends with several of the follow volunteers and comes to look at them as friends. This of course does not always go without a hitch, since her bosses are 1. a hot celebrity that she can’t help but dream about and the other a royal pain to work with. Del has her doubts about everything she has done in her life and does not think she deserves a second chance at a happy ever after. But who knows stranger things have happened along her adventure.

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A Safe Place (Philly Heat Series) by Becky Flade – Review by Amber Oakes

A Safe Place (Philly Heat series, #6)A Safe Place by Becky Flade
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Kat is a young teenager that has witnessed a horrible crime. But only because she was running away from a foster home, she really did not belong in. Maddi, Kat’s case worker is given Emergency custody of Kat due to the situation Kat is facing. Realizing that Kat has an older brother that is currently on active duty, she hopes to reunite them. That comes sooner than later due to Nate being home now. But Nate cannot take custody of his little sister until Maddi deems Nate is capable of protecting Kat. And protect she needs as well as may Maddi herself, from an unknown threat they did not see coming.

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Unmasking a Cowgirl (Match Made in Montana Series) by Rachelle Paige Campbell – Review by Amber Oakes

Unmasking A Cowgirl (Match Made in Montana Book 3)Unmasking A Cowgirl by Rachelle Paige Campbell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Loved this Small town read. This story is about Abby Whit and a secret she carries about who she really is. Abby moved to Herd, Montana two years ago and started a life in the small town. Her family used to live there years ago, but was run out of town. Now Abby is wanting to try and claim the land that is rightfully hers. Only thing is how long her secret will remain hidden. Abby has made friends and some have even taken her under their wings to help her find her place in Herd. Will they be okay with Abby earning their trust to then turn around and tell them who she really is? With family ties and history a huge part of the town putting Abby in a major pickle on what to do. Deep down she really wants to stay in Herd, no matter what comes to light from her letting her secrets go. Her friend rally around her to show their support and tell her to stand tall and all will work out in the end.

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Miss Georgiana Darcy’s Quest For Love ~ A Pride And Prejudice Variation Novelette (Love Through The Ages Series) by TL Clark – Review by Amber Oakes

Miss Georgiana Darcy’s Quest For Love: A Pride And Prejudice Variation Novelette (Love Through The Ages; stand-alone historical books by TL Clark)Miss Georgiana Darcy’s Quest For Love: A Pride And Prejudice Variation Novelette by T.L. Clark
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This cute Novelette follows Georgiana Darcy and finding love. Over the years Georgiana has accepted to remain the dotting sister and aunt to her Brother and Elizabeth’s growing family. But she begins to hope that one day she could find the same happiness. In a plan to find a suitable match, the Darcy’s throw a smaller house party at Pemberley to find a gentlemen of honorable intentions for her. She meets a few eligible bachelors, But the Lt. Montford has intrigued her. As she learns more about Archibald and him her, something blooms. Pick this short read up, a blanket to cuddle with and dive into to see if this match will be one that could be of a Happy Ever After for Georgiana.

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Corpse Pixie by Sinister Styx – Review by Amber Oakes

Corpse PixieCorpse Pixie by Sinister Styx
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This novel is a short read and will not take you long at all to read. It follows Belladonna, who is a pixie and also half necromancer. Belladonna keeps seeing dead girls in her forest and can only be angry at the humans who could care less about the dead, until she meets René. After watching René for a little bit, Belladonna comes to find out that René is the brother of one of the girls she found. She comes to the conclusion that René could be of some use to her and finding why the bodies are being tossed away with no cares. René of course wants nothing more than to find his sister’s killer. As these two search for the killer they find more then they might have bargained for.

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Forbiddenly Yours (Titans of Chicago Series) by Anise Storm – Review by Amber Oakes

Forbiddenly Yours (Titans of Chicago #2)Forbiddenly Yours by Anise Storm
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Anise will pull on all your heart strings with this one, so have some tissues handy you might need them. Nicole Courtland is trying to make her own mark in their world, and not be in the shadows of her family. Nicole hopes that moving from LA to Chicago to finish her degree could help with getting in the door with the Courtland Hospitality Group. Leaving her parents, especially her mother behind while she battles her illness, was not an easy choice. But it is not as bad as it seems until Nicole walks into her Senior Lit class. None other than Callum Meyers, the person she meet in Costa Rica and thought she would never meet again, is standing in front of her. Who would have thought Callum would turn out to be her Senior Lit Professor! Now Nicole must decide if she should just pretend she doesn’t know Callum or any of the wicked things her mind will not let her forget about him.

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Murder in Prospect (An Eve Sawyer Mystery) by Jane Suen – Review by Amber Oakes

Murder in Prospect: An Eve Sawyer MysteryMurder in Prospect: An Eve Sawyer Mystery by Jane Suen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is a cozy short mystery novel and book 5 of the Eve Sawyer Mysteries. It Has Eve Sawyer following her Good Friend Bob Harding from Campus to his hometown of Prospect, Colorado. Bob has enlisted the help of Eve to look into the death of his Uncle. He thinks something was off the last time they talked. After arriving Eve begins to try and piece what could have happened to Bob’s uncle. Piece by piece she begins to suspect the death was more than just natural causes. But will you guess the right killer and the reason behind it? You will have to sit down and cozy up with this book to find out!

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Offsides (Game Time Series) by Tam DeRudder Jackson – Review by Amber Oakes

Offsides: Game Time SeriesOffsides: Game Time Series by Tam DeRudder Jackson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Finn McCabe is one of the Defensive linemen for Mountain State College. Chessly is the RA at one of the Women’s dorms. You would think being both smart and people who both enjoy Science would see the chemistry between each other. But it takes several failed attempts to make Finn see that the girl of his dreams is right in front of him. Then again when you have Jersey chasers hot on your heels maybe not. Chessly would like to be proven wrong in thinking that Finn is all about the Jersey chasers, but they just seem to pop up at all the right/wrong times when she and Finn are together. Seeing as Chessly has some type of past with a few of the Jersey chasers, maybe Finn has been looking at things all wrong. Only time will tell what the future will bring these two.

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Hooked: The Merciless Few (The Merciless Few Series) by S Courtney – Review by Amber Oakes

Hooked: The Merciless FewHooked: The Merciless Few by S Courtney
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is story two of the Merciless Few MC. This story follows Fiend and Poppy. Fiend believes he is the black sheep of his family as well as his MC family. He takes all his emotions and buries them until he can’t. Poppy is one of the MC bunnies that has had feelings for Fiend since she met him. Poppy takes her feeling for Fiend a little too far and Fiend does not take the attention well. But then again, Poppy knows him a little too well now and knows a heavy secret he has been hiding from his MC family. Add in some issues with his personal demons, family, his club, makes for one wild ride with some heartbreak along the way.

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Master Bistrita (Masters of the Consulate Book 11) by Sylvia Black – Review by Amber Oakes

Master Bistrita (Masters of the Consulate #11)Master Bistrita by Sylvia Black
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Chara is worried about her friend Natalia who is a newly turned vampire Natalia is flighting alongside the Masters and her mate Master Oradea, against the rogues. Since Natalia is new in role Chara is worried about her and fells a sense of dread that something is going to happen to her. As Chara is trying to warn Natalia, Master Bistrita tells Chara there is no need to worry. Like I believe him. No amount of rational thinking would think this arrogant man that dismissed me like I was nothing would be my fated mate. For Bistrita, he figured destiny would probably never find someone to pair him with let alone a Fated mate. Then make that even more irrational to place this sassy red head in my path. Not only do I not have time for this with the Rogues and trying to gain control. Now I have to figure out a way to make Chara mine.

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Wrecked: The Merciless Few (The Merciless Few Series) by S Courtney – Review by Amber Oakes

Wrecked (The Merciless Few MC)Wrecked by S. Courtney
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the Story of Reaper and Avi in The Merciless Few MC series. Reaper is your typical Motorcycle Club Bad boy. Avi is a single mother to a little girl, just trying to make a better life for them both. When Reaper meets Avi at the Club, she is nothing like he expected. Avi just wants to save enough money to get her and Raven, her daughter as far away from her family as possible. Reaper does not believe his life is any life that include someone that could love him, let alone bringing a little girl in the mix. But One encounter from that little Tater tot changes his whole outlook. Read to find out how Reaper and Avi’s story plays out and if they will get a happy ever after.

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Falling Down (The Rockstar Series) by Anne Mercier – Review by Amber Oakes

Falling Down (Rockstar, #1)Falling Down by Anne Mercier
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is a super cute Rock/Actress love story you want to root for. Luciana Russo an award-winning actress who has a long-standing schoolgirl crush on none other than Jesse Kingston. Jesse is the lead singer from the band Falling Down. Luciana or Lucy for short and Serafina (her cousin/sister) are the models for a secret band’s music video. When who else but Jesse Kingston and his bandmates walk in as Lucy and Sera are jamming out on the set with the band’s instruments. This story follows you on a wild ride of an actress turning musician and the man she wants nothing but to call her own.

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Notebook Mysteries~Art of Deception (Notebook Mysteries Series) by Kimberly Mullins-Review by Amber Oakes

Notebook Mysteries ~ Art of DeceptionNotebook Mysteries ~ Art of Deception by Kimberly Mullins
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was a cute who done it mystery finding the murder of a close friend’s brother to Emma. Emma and Jeremy go under cover. Posing as Emma’s friend Peggy, she enlists the help of all her friends and some family to catch a Killer/ con artist. Along the way they are surprised with more twists and who done-its that will leave you guessing who the real killer is.

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From Darkness into Love (Hope & Hearts from Swan Harbor Book 1) by Sophie Bartow – Review by Amber Oakes

From Darkness into Love (Hope & Hearts from Swan Harbor, #1)From Darkness into Love by Sophie Bartow
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the story about Jessie and Cam. It is a small town romance that involves second chances and lost love. Coming back together after years apart for a friends wedding. Old feelings resurface and secrets come out. Is their connection or hearts strong enough to overcome even the most shocking of secrets. Only time will tell with these two if they will get their Happy Ever after.

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