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Obedience (Ties That Bind Book 1) by Liza Snow – Review by Christie Mitchum

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ObedienceObedience by Liza Snow
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Obedience is a dark romantic suspense unlike anything I have read before, and I mean that in the most positive way!

I have to be honest and disclose that this book is not the usual romance that I read, but I was intrigued when I read the synopsis. It didn’t disappoint; I was drawn into the book from the very first pages. Cassandra has admired Chandler for many, many years, and she finally gets her chance to be his student. She knew it would be an extraordinary opportunity, but what she didn’t expect was the attraction and pull she felt towards him.

Chandler is tempted by Cassandra, but he knows she is his student, and he must keep those boundaries intact. As time passes, those boundaries are getting harder to maintain. He feels the same pull that Cassandra does. Yet, both have secrets that threaten any future they may have dreamed about.

I enjoyed the romance, but I enjoyed the suspenseful twists and turns just as much. The story was both character driven and plot driven. Snow’s writing was gorgeous and descriptive. She drew me into a world I didn’t even know existed, and I fell in love with it.

If you are looking for something completely different and unexpected, you need to give this little gem a try! Hopefully, you will find it just as darkly beautiful as I did.

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I’ll Love You Tomorrow (Trading Heartbeats Trilogy Book 3) by Julie Navickas – Review by Christie Mitchum

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I'll Love You Tomorrow (The Trading Heartbeats Trilogy #3)I’ll Love You Tomorrow by Julie Navickas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I’ll Love You Tomorrow is the third and final installment in the Trading Heartbeats Trilogy. It is finally time for Mitch and Lauren to have their story told, and it is a wonderful second-chance romance complete with twists and turns and a lot of emotions involved.

Lauren and Mitch knew they were meant to be together since they were children, and they made that dream come true many years ago, but now, that love they have always had for one another is in danger of imploding. I felt a compassion for both Mitch and Lauren. I could understand both of their points of view, and I would sometimes become frustrated with them. However, that is a reason I liked the book so much…the emotions! Life happens and sometimes that impacts a marriage, even a good one. I thought the author did a great job of illustrating that.

Each story in this series is different, but this one is unique in the genre as well. Instead of us meeting Mitch and Lauren at the beginning of their relationship, we are meeting them at the possible end of their marriage. I was already emotionally invested in them throughout the first two books, so I was hoping they would be able to find their way back to one another. The love they had for each other was still there; these two just had to find a way to continue their journey. It involved some deep soul-searching and maturing on each of their parts to find their new happiness.

I enjoyed the way the book was written. The writer included the couples from the previous books, and their inclusion really helped the story flow. I highly suggest reading these books in order as I think that will help readers see all the connections more clearly. I loved the epilogue. It really ended the way it should have…with all the couples. Without ruining anything, I can’t wait for Navickas’s next series…it involves someone from this one, and it involves someone I’m really curious about getting to know what makes them tick!

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Savage Truth (Hidden Valley Elite Book 2) by Isla Vaughn – Review by Christie Mitchum

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Savage Truth: A Dark High School Bully Romance (Hidden Valley Elite Book 2)Savage Truth: A Dark High School Bully Romance by Isla Vaughn
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Savage Truth is the continuation of Cole and Riley’s story. The previous book ended in one heck of a cliffhanger and the angst and attraction between them is even more dramatic at the beginning of this book than it was in the first.

Cole is still trying to find a way to get both Riley and her mother out of his and his family’s lives, and Riley is trying to discover what her mother’s angle is. Is this just another con or does she really have true feelings for Cole’s father?

As Cole and Riley try to push each other to the brink, they also can’t deny the pull they feel towards one another. The attraction they feel soon starts developing into something much more, but dangerous secrets and dangerous characters are hiding in the shadows that threaten to destroy them all.

While there was a good bit of mystery in the previous book, it gets kicked several notches in Savage Truth. As the title suggests, we finally get the answers to the questions of the dark secrets Cole and Riley’s families are keeping.

This may be the final installment to Riley and Cole’s story, but the writer, Isla Vaughn, has a whole series in store for us that promises to give us other intriguing stories and characters. I can’t wait for the next book in the series!

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