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Cruel Love (Hidden Valley Elite Book 6) by Isla Vaughn – Review by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

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Cruel Love (Hidden Valley Elite #6)Cruel Love by Isla Vaughn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

First let me start by saying that this is NOT a stand alone book. You have to read Cruel Hate and I also suggest that you read the prequel Cruel Start as well. Although Cruel Start isn’t NEEDED, it gives you some back story that just makes the overall story that much better! Cruel Love is the continued story of Aspen and Phoenix. In book one (which is left on a huge cliffhanger!) Aspen is pregnant and Phoenix is the father. Phoenix unfortunately loses his memory in an accident. YEARS of memories just wiped out clean. Everyone walks around him on eggshells hiding things “for his own good”. To him everyone is just lying and keeping secrets. Pushing his brain to remember causes headaches and blackouts, so keeping certain things from him for the time being is a must. So what do you do when the father of your child doesn’t even remember you or that you’re pregnant? Eventually Aspen will start to show and there will be no more hiding. Secrets are piling up and the past is also knocking around to come to the surface. Can Aspen deal with the pregnancy alone? Phoenix isn’t any help in his current state. He has to put school and football on hold as is. So how much will they both have to give up? Will she be alone caring for a baby they both wanted to keep before the accident? Things have changed between them and she’s worried about when he finally does get his memory back! Things will heat up and break down on so many levels. This book is so good! I have loved this WHOLE series (Hidden Valley Elite) so far and I can’t wait to read the rest of it!! If you love enemies to lovers with plenty of back and forth heat and banter this one is for you! I suggest reading them ALL and in order because you get to learn about the other characters in the book and how they all line up with each other. The prequels are wonderful small starts too, so read those as well!!! But again in order!! You will not regret it! I know I sure didn’t. 🙂

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The 45th Parallel (Antipodes Series Book 6) by T.S. Simons – Review by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

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The 45th Parallel (Antipodes, #6)The 45th Parallel by T.S. Simons
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Oh my I wasn’t expecting so much of this series! I am so glad that I decided to read this post apocalyptic series even though it isn’t the norm for me. I did lose some sleep because I couldn’t wait to finish it. Quite a few times I fell asleep with the eBook in my hand, as I do most of my reading at night once my kiddos are in bed. Anyways, this series starts out with Cam. The first two books are in his point of view. The third book switches from his point of view to that of his wife’s (Freyja). Then books four and five are in her view. But book six is in Caitlin’s point of view. She is one of the children that grew up on Lewis. She and her sister Seraphine are fed up with their lives. As their lives have been calculated since before birth they long for something different. More adventure. They were created for the sole purpose of ensuring the survival of the human race. A virus in the water killed the world. The plants, the animals, and most of the humans. Scientist quickly came up with a plan to place biodomes around the world to try and save the human race (read more in book 1). There was a very lengthy test to pick candidates to live while everyone else perished. About 300 people were in each dome. Some domes connect, but that’s a whole thing (again read the rest of the series for all that craziness!) itself. Most domes were on the coast or on islands, but there were a few inland as well. Scientist resided in two of the domes, whereas the rest of the selected people were spread out in the other domes. Back to the girls. Being immune children who’s purpose is to save the human race, there is a lot of pressure on them. Ordered around and everything planned for them gets old fast. Being 21 with a special role to live up to, but what if you reject your sole purpose? You’ve been specifically designed for a reason, but you don’t care. Cait and Sera endanger not only themselves but everyone they love when they run off. Embarking on a very dangerous and yet thrilling journey, they reactivate the Nexus (read the other books for more info on that too!! Just read the set man!!) and discover new underwater worlds they never new existed. Will this journey end up killing one or both of them? What about their loved ones? Will they survive through these once again hard times. Dangerous people in a dangerous world that you know nothing about isn’t want these girls thought about, but now they must face that and more! They have opened up their home to invasion by struggling communities and they have to stay alive long enough to contact their family. Can they even get back home? What will they have to sacrifice in order to make it back? I can’t wait for the author to write more once rested! This is such a wonderful series!! If you read this set you HAVE to read it in order. You could read this one as a stand alone, BUT you get so much information in the others that you will probably kick yourself for it. Trust me, you want to read them all! I will be not so patiently waiting for more!!!

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The Mind-Reading Hat: Invisible Magic Wand Book Six: Reviewed by Jaimie Salmon-Colburn

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The Mind-Reading Hat: Invisible Magic Wand Book SixThe Mind-Reading Hat: Invisible Magic Wand Book Six by Lois Wickstrom
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is such a cute book! And I just love the idea of an UnBirthday surprise! Every year Caspin and his Grandpa share a special tradition of a surprise box under his bed for his birthday. This year there was 2!!!! What could that second one be? What could it mean!? He opens up the presents and of course is shocked at what he got. He doesn’t understand why those gifts, but he remembers from previous birthdays (other books in series) that sometimes the gifts are far from what he expects. He brings his gifts downstairs and on the way learns about the first one. After his grandpa explains the bigger gift his mother gives him a hint about the smaller one and rushes off. He smells something out in the hall that brings him to another surprise of the day. What will he do with his new surprises? And what adventures await down the hall? Read this cute children’s book to find out! My 7 year old liked this book. It wasn’t super long and it was a fun plot, so it kept her interest until the end. The illustrations are cute and younger kids can follow the story plot with the pictures easily. I would defiantly recommend this book to kids ages 4-8. Younger kids being read to and the older kids reading out loud. I would also recommend getting the other in the set, but you can read it alone.

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The Changeup (Resort Romance #6) by Mary Billiter – Review by Emily Walsh

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The Changeup (Resort Romance #6)The Changeup
By: Mary Billiter
My Rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Changeup (Resort Romance #6) by Mary Billiter was a light hearted, mystery filled, cheesy romance, that had me hooked.

Not my first read by this author or in this series, as in I have read every book in this amazing series and when I seen this one I quickly snached it up. Every book reads as a standalone so this is a series you can read out of order. There isn’t much of overlapping in past characters, the only connection, really is the hotel chain. So no worries about spoilers.

I will say that the towards the end the mystery got a little slow and choppy. As something that was a driving plot point, and as something that added a nice intensity to the plot, as things seemed to be winding up, it dropped. There was a time skip and everything just concluded itself. I don’t know if it was done to keep the page count down, but I feel like I was jipped on something that could have been phenomenal.

Outside of that, I very much liked this story, it was a good addition to this growing series. It has all the elements I love from the other books, with a little, added slower burn romance, then I have seen so far. Our female MC isn’t your average woman, and that darkness in her past adds that extra layer, making the romance that much more special. Almost right away we get to see both our MC’s true colours, and that in itself adds a much needed layer to this already interconnecting series.

Overall this was a very enjoyable read, it hits lots of good points, solid writing, witty dialogue, great MC’s and supporting characters. I hope to see more from this series. So please take my super high recommendation and stamp of approval that you will get lost in this unique gritty love story that will leave you wanting more.

Happy Reading

-Review by @eawalsh

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SILK ROAD (Code Raven, #6) by Lynda Filler – Review by Emily Walsh

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SILK ROAD (Code Raven, #6)SILK ROAD
By: Lynda Filler
My Rating: 5 of 5 stars

SILK ROAD (Code Raven, #6) by Lynda Filler was a heart pounding, action packed page turner, that had me hooked from start to finish.

With each book I feel like it’s building up to something much greater. This one is no different, as strong as the others in this series I was once again sucked into this fast moving adventure. I couldn’t stop reading, I needed to know what was going to happen and if things would turn out the way I want them. Lynda Filler has a way of misdirecting you, and making your stress levels hit the roof.

I have to say, this series has been a joy to follow, even if it attacks my blood pressure. I will say that though these can be read as standalones, they do follow a connecting timeline and does have connecting plot elements. As with the other books, backstories are pretty much, not apart of the character development. So if you want to know more about Luke raben and his team, then you’re going to have to read the other books, that and, they are all pretty amazing.

With that said, I know I kept this vague, only because with such a fast moving plot, I didn’t want to ruin anything this story has to offer. Or ruin this exciting, heart attack involving, read. So please take my super high recommendation and my stamp of approval, that you will not be able to put this book down. It will capture you, not only your attention but, your heart and soul.

Happy Reading

Review by @eawalsh

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