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Bailey and the CEO: A Corporate Love Story (A Better Man, Book 1) by Amy Q. Barker-Review by Heather Knalls

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Bailey and the CEO: A Corporate Love Story (A Better Man Book 1)Bailey and the CEO: A Corporate Love Story by Amy Q. Barker
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Bailey has been working for Havelin for years. She got the job with her husband years ago when their girls were little and he has passed away since then. Things have changed with the company since then, the now CEO is one of the most gorgeous men she’s ever seen. In the last few years Fox Goodman has come up from SVP to the CEO. Bailey had no clue he even knew who she was. Bailey is scheduled in St. Louis for several meetings and upon boarding the plane realizes she is seated right next to the one and only Fox Goodman. They begin to talk and she realizes how down to earth he really is and learns things about him everyone has been wondering. And to her surprise once they have landed he asks her out on a date. Can she and should she go out with the CEO of the company?

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Basil(Silver Springs Pets Series) by K. Rose-Review by Heather Knalls

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Basil (Silver Springs Pets, #7)Basil by K. Rose
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Basil was in a car accident and has been turned into a vampire to keep her alive, however she is a vegan and she wants to stay that way. She has decided that Silver Springs will be her new start as a supernatural. She will be able to live there and start her new business Basil’s Beauty and Wellness and she will be protected in this time. She will feel safe and not like she has to run all the time. Upon arriving in Silver Springs she meets Lainie and has her newest employee to help with her smoothie and tanning salon. She has also acquired a special Malachite caterpillar as a pet after a delivery from Sprouts the local farm. Basil is learning how to live among the supernatural now but is she ready for it all.

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Curse of the Forbidden Island by C.A. King- Review by Heather Knalls

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Curse of Forbidden IslandCurse of Forbidden Island by C.A. King
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Selene seems to always end up breaking the rules, so she hasn’t been able to keep a job very long and is about to lose everything. However she has come across this job on an island that may just be perfect for her, very minimal hours and everything is paid for however there are a few rules. After dusk everyone on the island is to wear a mask. There are rumors that the island is cursed but no one will speak as to why, so Selene takes it upon herself to see what the curse is all about. Will Selene’s curiosity cost her possibly her last chance?

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Deceptively Yours (Titans of Chicago Series) by Anise Storm- Review by Heather Knalls

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Deceptively Yours (Titans of Chicago, #1)Deceptively Yours by Anise Storm
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Harper and Gabriel had both been brought up in a family of Titans, their fathers were very powerful men in Chicago. They had fallen in love young and thought they would always be together until one fateful day tore them completely apart. Harper lost her parents when she was almost 17 to a car accident and was sent to live with her Uncle George and cousin Jayson in Portland Oregon. She didn’t know what pain she was about to endure at their hands but it cost her everything. Once she learned of certain things she decided to try and convince the only person she ever loved that he was in danger due to her. Once she arrived back in Chicago and found Gabriel she was not welcomed like she might have hoped. It had been almost a decade since he had seen her and she had torn him apart. Will things go the way she planned and will Gabriel even listen to or believe anything she had to say?

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Fashionably Fake (Kings of Screen Series) by Morgana Bevan- Review by Heather Knalls

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Fashionably FakeFashionably Fake by Morgana Bevan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Ros is a fashion designer and friends with actor Jackson Levi. Jackson has made a big mistake and opened his mouth saying that he has been dating Ros. This is all after a scandal that Jackson was supposedly involved with a married woman. So he has come to Ros to beg for forgiveness and see if she will actually help him out of this mess. She has just lost her job because she wouldn’t use Jackson to get ahead. So now she has chosen to help him and go to L.A to have a pretend relationship. Will this fake relationship lead to more?

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A Heart So Savage(The Savage Duet Book 2) by April Moran- Review by Heather Knalls

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A Heart So Savage (The Savage Duet #2)A Heart So Savage by April Moran
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Ava has fallen in love with Kingston and he has decided to keep her as his own. However can Kingston be trusted. Things have not been going so well lately, he has been pretty much pretending she isn’t there and he been having more meetings than usual. Will he sell her off after all or is there something else going on that he doesn’t want to get her involved in? She has to obey his every command being his prisoner. However she loves how commanding he is of her. She hates that she feels the way she does for him.

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A King so Savage(The Savage Duet Book 1) by April Moran- Review by Heather Knalls

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A King So Savage (The Savage Duet #1)A King So Savage by April Moran
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Ava has been kidnapped by Kingston as a bargaining chip for her brothers debts. However her brother is not her biggest fan so there is the possibility that he will not pay for her safe return. However Kingston has had a thing for Ava for a long time and now is his chance to have her even if it costs him the money that he is owed. He has fallen for Ava even though he can’t admit it because it will soften him. Ava believes Kingston to be a monster and in ways he is but he wants to protect her but also take advantage of her in ways she has never had.

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Sweet Dreams by Claire (Capture the Light Series) by Nanette Littlestone- Review by Heather Knalls

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Sweet Dreams by Claire (Capture the Light, #2)Sweet Dreams by Claire by Nanette Littlestone
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Claire works in her families bakery in Ireland. Claire has her heart set on opening her own bakery one day where she will be able to express her creativity. Her mother is old school and sticks with the simple plain recipes since her husband retired. Claire’s mother receives an order for cupcakes for a tasting for a wedding that they will hopefully get the job of doing the baking. However her mom sends simple chocolate and vanilla cupcakes and they are ruined on Claire’s way to the castle where she is to meet the bride, Brigid. Claire is almost run over by some handsome stranger on a bike on the way to the castle and that’s how the cupcakes get ruined but he helps her get to the castle. Claire lets Brigid know what happens and she is given a chance to make some more cupcakes as Brigid speaks with the head chef and he allows her to use his kitchen. Brigid family owns the castle that they are turning into a resort. Brigid and Claire become somewhat friends and Brigid asks Claire to help her get everything ready for this wedding. The handsome stranger who almost runs her over turns out to be Brigid’s brother Finn. Finn and Claire begin to fall for each other through a string of events and Claire is determined to help make sure Brigid’s wedding is perfect. What could possibly go wrong?

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Recipe for Revenge (An April May Cozy Mystery Book 2) by Hazel Smith- Review by Heather Knalls

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Recipe For Revenge: An Unputdownable Small Town Cozy Murder Mystery (An April May Cozy Mystery Book Book 2)Recipe For Revenge: An Unputdownable Small Town Cozy Murder Mystery by Hazel Smith
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

April has moved to Laurel Lake to take care of her grandmothers house and get it ready to sell. She never anticipated staying around after everything that happened when she first arrived. Now she is searching for Isaac the man that cause all of her problems when she first arrived. After a tornado tears through town Isaac’s grocery store has caught fire and Isaac is no where to be found. April sets off with Wesley her boyfriend and the town veterinarian to see if they can find Isaac and solve the newest case involving their town.

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Unexpected by Laylah Abrams- Review by Heather Knalls

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UnexpectedUnexpected by Laylah Abrams
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Claire Morgan model and business woman. Nick is a waiter and a local art student. Claire and her best friend Candie along with their dates and other friends end up at the restaurant Nick works at. All of Claire’s friends see him as a nobody but she sees so much more in him. Claire has slipped away from her friends after the restaurant closes. She hides away and sneaks off with Nick just to get a little bit of time with him. He leaves her with his number. They both are different people when they are together. They both see the real sides of each other. However Claire doesn’t believe in love. Will this just be a fling or could they have found what they are both looking for?

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Murky Murder (A Maid Ivy Cozy Mystery Book) by Hazel Smith- Review by Heather Knalls

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Murky Murder (A Maid Ivy Cozy Mystery, #4)Murky Murder by Hazel Smith
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Ivy works at a grand hotel in the UK, she has just taken over as the Head of housekeeping and has gone on her first date with Max who owns and runs the hotel. However things are not always as they seem for Ivy. Ivy and her friends; Kat, Elise, and Moira are now set out to solve a mysterious and slightly unnerving happenings at the hotel. Now a body of one of the participants of the hotels business conference has now been found and Max and Ivy are both being threatened. Can they find out who or why these things are happening before something even more sinister happens?

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Ghost Takes a Vacation (Genie and Adriana Darling Cozy Paranormal Ghost Mysteries Book 2) by Carmen Radtke-Review by Heather Knalls

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Ghost Takes A VacationGhost Takes A Vacation by Carmen Radtke
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Genie Darling is a jewelry maker and enthusiast who can see the ghost of her great great aunt Adriana. They are now on a mission to find several items that once belonged to Adriana so that these items might help ground her to this existence. They are headed to Italy where they have learned that some of these items might be found. But will they be able to get more of these items or will they be bought by others or lost completely to a fire. What all could go wrong on this mission to help Adriana and will Genie be involved in more than she bargained for?

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Slay It With A Diamond (Diamond District Mystery Book 3) by Rob Bates- Review by Heather Knalls

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Slay It With a Diamond (Diamond District Mystery Book 3)Slay It With a Diamond by Rob Bates
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Mimi is a journalist at heart but left the business to come back and work for her fathers diamond company. Rosalyn was a friend that Mimi met while working at a PR firm back in the day. She is now married into a very influential family the Lowery’s. They own one of the biggest name diamond businesses in the area. Rosalyn has called up Mimi to set up the sale of a diamond, but Mimi doesn’t feel comfortable with it due to who Rosalyn’s husband is and what he does. Rosalyn has come to sell the Heartbrooch, which is an intricate golden brooch with an almost perfect black diamond as its center. After selling said diamond to Mimi and her father Rosalyn is found murdered. Now everyone is saying the brooch belongs to them and Mimi and her father no longer know what to do with this cursed diamond brooch. Will Mimi find out what happened to Rosalyn or will she find herself in more trouble than she already is?

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The Christmas Escape by Belinda Williams- Review by Heather Knalls

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The Christmas EscapeThe Christmas Escape by Belinda Williams
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Lizzie and her best friend Shona are deciding how Shona should handle having a ticket to Australia that has already been paid for and is non refundable. Lizzie has just lost her most recent job that she didn’t really like and she has decided this will be her chance to get away and not have to deal with her family and their disappointment. She gets to Australia and realizes this is the best decision she could have made until her first day on the beach. She wasn’t expecting to truly have to watch her surrounds on the beach until a ball almost knocks her out. One of the most gorgeous men she’s seen comes to her rescue because it was his son Lachlan that kicked the ball that almost took her out. Jaz is a retired professional surfer and now owns his own cafe. He tells Lizzie to stop by the cafe sometime and to let them know that he sent her. To her surprise when she stops by he is there, that’s when she learns he owns the cafe. Since his son is the reason for her injury he does feel a little guilty and wants to try and make her holiday better so he invites her to his Christmas with friends and they begin to fall for each other but neither truly want to admit that they have, because it was only supposed to be some fun. After she tells him she feels they shouldn’t see each other any more she spends her last few days alone and heads back home to the UK. She decides when she gets home that she get a new job working in a law office again and come to find out her boss is actually friends with Jaz and it just seems like fate has stepped in again. Will she allow herself to finally be happy or will she miss a chance of a life time?

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Secrets at the Cafe: A Novel of Suspense about Family and Friendship by Susan Specht Oram- Review by Heather Knalls

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Secrets at the CafeSecrets at the Cafe by Susan Specht Oram
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Karina has returned home because her grandmother is in her last days. Gigi asks her to come home and take over her café and to read the diary that she has left behind. Karina takes the promise to heart and returns home from Seattle and takes over the café. Unfortunately a customer finds her grandmother’s diary and it comes up missing. She is determined to find the diary and learn more about her grandmother in the process. However the whole town seems to think there is a hidden treasure map in the diary and everyone is set to find it. Will Karina find the diary and learn her families secrets?

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Hot Flashes and Hockey Slashes (Hot Flash Hookups Book 1) by Marika Ray and Sylvie Stewart- Review by Heather Knalls

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Hot Flashes and Hockey SlashesHot Flashes and Hockey Slashes by Marika Ray
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Olivia is a woman in her 40’s going through menopause and is CEO of her own business. She has recently been invited to her ex husbands wedding in Belize and her kids are just hoping she will go. After giving in and saying she will go her daughter decides she needs to be set up with a fake date so that she isn’t a laughing stock at the wedding. Holly, Olivia’s daughter and Hannah her roommate have decided that Olivia needs to be set up with Hannah’s dad, Roman LaFontaine. Roman is a professional hockey player for the Florida Storm Chasers. A fake date for her ex husbands wedding, what could possibly go wrong? Especially with both of them being big names in the public. Could she just keep this a casual week of pretending to date Roman or will she begin to fall for him?

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Mystical Midlife Mate (Boudin, Barbecue, and Hoodoo Series) by Reggi Dupree- Review by Heather Knalls

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Mystical Midlife Mate: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel (Boudin, Barbecue, and Hoodoo Book 2)Mystical Midlife Mate: A Paranormal Women’s Fiction Novel by Reggi Dupree
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Gwen has discovered she is now a demon and she is still recovering from the shock of her new found abilities. Ash her boyfriend has come to take her as his mate. Gwen has no clue that Ash has claimed her as his mate. Her Aunt and Uncle do not like Ash because they know what and who he is. Ash was there the night Gwen’s mother died. How will things go when Gwen realizes what Ash has done by claiming her as his mate?

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Beyond Friendship (The Irresistible Series Book 3) by Marlyn Love- Review by Heather Knalls

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Beyond Friendship (The Irresistible Series #3)Beyond Friendship by Marlyn Love
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Brian Fox is now running one of the hottest clubs in Boston, Six Pack. His best friends Nick and Cole have both settled down with families and Brian is still living the playboy life. Amanda comes into Brian’s life years before they both are running their dream businesses. Amanda is Nick, Brian’s best friend, little sister. The chemistry between them is apparent from the start but there is a reason Brian keeps to the playboy lifestyle. He has a heart condition that he has not told his friends about because he doesn’t want them burdened with it. He lost his father to this same heart issue and he knows what it does to a family and he doesn’t want that for his friends. However his heart had other plans and while Brian, Nick and Coke are at the gym he has an attack and collapses and they almost lose him. So after this scare he opens his heart to Amanda and wants to possibly see where this can go. Will he let her down and leave her like his father left his mother or will he finally find the love he truly deserves?

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Daring Ceri (True Platinum Rock Star Romance Series Book 6)- Review by Heather Knalls

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Daring Ceri (True Platinum #6)Daring Ceri by Morgana Bevan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Ceri has everything she has hoped for with her fiancé. However when she goes to get their marriage license she finds out she is already married to Alex a member of the band Brightside. She must go find Alex and ask for a divorce. When she shows up at the bar where the band plays when they are in the area she is in for more than she bargained for. Alex makes her a deal that if she comes on tour with them for three months and not fall back in love with him he will sign the divorce papers no problem. Will Ceri be able to not fall back in love with him or will she get the divorce that she has gone to him for?

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Faking the Fall(Buckeye Falls Book 4) by Libby Kay- Review by Heather Knalls

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Faking the Fall: A Buckeye Falls NovelFaking the Fall: A Buckeye Falls Novel by Libby Kay
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Alice has come back to stay in Buckeye Falls for awhile. She is not used to staying in one spot, however her parents and her brother who is the mayor live here. James is an artist that has moved to Buckeye Falls after his divorce to get away and have a new change of scenery. James and Alice’s chance meeting has them both confused and intrigued about the other. James has not been able to create a new piece since moving to Buckeye Falls, however after his chance encounter with Alice things have changed. Alice has the bright idea that she should pretend to date so that it gets everyone off of their backs. Could things work out between the two of them or is this going to be just another failed attempt?

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Chasing Cheer (Emerald Hollow Book 1) by Heather Schneider- Review by Heather Knalls

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Chasing CheerChasing Cheer by Heather Schneider
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Holly Claus has taken over the family business from her parent, Mr. And Mrs. Santa Claus. Each period Holly must fill the cheer meter and bring it back to the North Pole. However this newest period Holly has stopped in Emerald Hollow and it has her a little on edge. This small town in Oregon should not be giving off enough cheer to fill her meter in one day. Holly needs to find out what is causing this spike in cheer. Is there something magical here?

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LIES-TRUTH-LOVE by Marina Hanna- Review by Heather Knalls

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Lies - Truth - LoveLies – Truth – Love by Marina Hanna
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Olivia has received the first invitation of wedding season and of course it’s a family wedding. It’s also a destination wedding in Santorini that she is determined to have a plus one for. Her roommate has set up several blind dates for in hopes of finding her plus one and hey have all been wrong. Until she meets Ethan at the Little Teapot she has been meeting her blind dates at. Ethan has listened to several of her dates and come to her rescue and decides to help her out with her problem. She says he’s not her type but will she fall for him or will things fall apart?

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Love & Stilettos by Evelyn Lindell- Review by Heather Knalls

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Love & StilettosLove & Stilettos by Evelyn Lindell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Mia has moved to Louisville to live with her grandmother since her husband has passed away and left her as a 28 year old widow. She soon reunites with her only friend she had during her Junes she spent with her grandmother, Mitch. Mitch is a Louisville firefighter and is engaged to a woman Mia feels is perfect. Then there is now Jeff in her life, her mentor from Bellarmine College. Somehow she has fallen for both Mitch and Jeff but they have both betrayed her trust. Who will she believe? Will her heart heal from this betrayal?

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Back to the 80s by S.E. Reichert and Kerrie Flanagan- Review by Heather Knalls

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Back to the 80'sBack to the 80’s by S.E. Reichert
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Blaine and JT are just two of the tenants at the Marshall Mall that is set to be acquired by Morales Construction. Morales Construction has been known to tear down businesses they acquire to build bigger and better more modern things. Blaine is willing to do whatever it takes to help keep Marshall Mall with the tenants. Eric Morales wants this acquisition so he can prove to his family he is meant to be part of the family business. But at what cost is he willing to go to.

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Guarding the Crease(The Playmakers Series Hockey Romances Book 9) by G.K. Brady-Review by Heather Knalls

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Guarding the Crease (The Playmakers #9)Guarding the Crease by G.K. Brady
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Wyatt Tompkins is a former NHL player who is trying to get back into the league by sucking up to the owner of his former teams son. Serena Lambert is the PR director for the team that Wyatt happens to run into at an event. He didn’t recognize her at first but he saves her life in the parking lot as she is being attacked. He had not set his mind on having her help him get back on the team. He is wanting her to help him clean up his image so that they feel he has changed his bad boy ways. Will she help him out after he saved her life or will she leave him hanging in the wind?

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Heavy Shot(Nashville Assassins:Next Generation) by Toni Aleo- Review by Heather Knalls

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Heavy Shot (Nashville Assassins: Next Generation #7)Heavy Shot by Toni Aleo
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Austen has had a challenging life. She now lives with her grandfather who has decided to buy a hockey team, that will be the farm team for the Nashville Assassins. He has named her the General Manager of this new team and has sent her to Nashville to learn from the best. Dimitri is a possible new player for the Assassin’s, that’s if he can show the General Manager that he has a history with that he belongs there. Austen and Dimitri have both been given the same apartment and are having to figure out how to make all of this work. Austen is trying her hardest not to get distracted by Dimitri because she needs to learn as much as possible while she is with the Assassins. Dimitri has other plans even though he doesn’t need to be distracted either because he needs this chance to prove he belongs in Nashville.

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Broken. (Green St.Girls) by N.D. Jackson- Review by Heather Knalls

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Broken. (Green St. Girls #2)Broken. by N.D. Jackson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Indigo is a big name game designer but she also designs apps as well for her company. Gideon is one of her best friends brother and also her roommate for the time being. Indigo has been designing an app that can be used by the government but someone is sending her threats not to put the app out. Indigo is set for a week at one of the game CONs and has asked Gideon to be her security. Could this be her chance to fulfill her promise to Charlie before she passed?

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Twisted Eros(Modern Mythica Book 1) by Aria Skylar- Review by Heather Knalls

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Twisted Eros (Modern Mythica Book 1)Twisted Eros by Aria Skylar
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Kay is a workaholic, her sisters have convinced her to take a vacation from their family run company. Her sisters have set her up on an abduction vacation thinking it will do her some good to let go. Eros has been set on the mission for this vacation, come to find out that he is the son of Kay’s rival. She has set her son up to get any dirt on Kay he possibly can to take her down. Can Kay relax at all on this vacation or will things go horribly wrong?

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A Toast for Laurent(Vine Valley Book 1) by Theresa Paolo-Review by Heather Knalls

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A Toast for Laurent (Vine Valley, #1)A Toast for Laurent by Theresa Paolo
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Phoebe and Laurent met and fell for each other in college. They were both young and Phoebe ran from Laurent when she realized she was falling for him and it scared her. Many years have gone by and she has come to ask him to make good on a pact they had made back then. Laurent says that he will help her by pretending to be her boyfriend while she attends her half sisters engagement party and wedding. They have to make this look good due to her awful step mother Marion. Will they be able to keep this going or will everything fall apart?

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Falling Again(Buckeye Falls Book 3) by Libby Kay- Review by Heather Knalls

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Falling Again: A Buckeye Falls NovelFalling Again: A Buckeye Falls Novel by Libby Kay
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Anthony is mayor of Buckeye Falls, he is successor to his father and still feels as if he is living in his shadow. Natilie is his wife who has just recently opened her own business N&G. They have both been neglecting each other since he has become mayor, she started her business and they had their two children. Anthony’s parents have asked them to go pack up the lake house because they are thinking of selling it. He feels this is their chance to get their marriage back on course. Is the time away what they need or are things to far gone for them to fix it?

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