Deadly Words by Meghan O’Flynn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
i’ve recently been getting into suspense/thriller novels. the first one i’ve read was “One of Us is Lying” and this is my 2nd. from the 2nd chapter I knew this was going to be a good book. going 0-100 isn’t an exaggeration with this book. my mouth was hung open for more than half of it. I would love to see this turned into a movie or a TV series.
Deadly Words by Meghan O’Flynn
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Deadly Words (Born Bad Book 1) by Meghan O’Flynn was a very interesting read for me. I have read a couple of Ms. O’Flynn’s books now and she always manages to keep me on the edge of my seat. While Ms. O’Flynn as a plot that will keep everybody interested her characters are just simply the best. Poppy and Carson are the most unsuspecting main characters and they are both brilliant. Or only will Ms. O’Flynn keep you guessing with her plot but also Poppy and Carson’s future.
Gone Country by Katrina Marie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I loved Gone Country by Katrina Marie. It was such a sweet, easy to read, love story. The chemistry between the main characters was so real, you could feel it from the book. I am looking forward to more books by this author and more from this series. I love happily ever after, romantic books with great characters and a great story.
Deadly Words by Meghan O’Flynn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Deadly words is an addictive book. It is the book 1 in the series and I can guarantee that I will be reading the next books for sure. I couldn’t put it down! It captures you and makes you want more. The story of poppy, a serial killer’s daughter. It’s addictive. Simply Amazing!!!! Meghan O’Flynn is a great writer and she did a wonderful job writing this story. I am definitely a fan now.
No Way Out by Amy McKinley
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
No Way Out is another fantastic read by Amy McKinley! I enjoyed this book and could not put it down. Liliana is seen as just an object for her father and is to be used to strengthen his mafia connections. Max was sent by her grandfather to rescue her and falls in love with her. Max is not who Lily thought he was. Can she forgive Max when she learns the truth from him? Read the book to find out!
Spooked by a Suspicion by Risa Nyman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The realistically, intriguing sequel to Swallowed by a Secret. Rocky is dealing with his mother’s remarriage this time. Oh, the trouble he’ll get into this time. His friends are back, as well as new friends he’ll make at Literary Camp. No disappointment with any of the writing, any adult can empathize with Rocky’s feelings. I am the child of divorced parents and felt those feelings he went through. Boy did they take me back, I can remember trying those. Great YA novel and a trip down memory lane for adults. Worth the read.
Gone Country by Katrina Marie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Gone Country by Katrina Marie is the first book in the Gone in Love series. Stella has worked long hours, sometimes even missing out on fun plans with her cousins Audrey and Tiffany. The three of them have been more like sisters ever since they were young and spent summers together and now as adults have moved to Austin, Texas, to live near each other. When Stella is given the opportunity to prove herself to her employer but needs to relocate by moving to a small town. Will this small town reminiscent of sheer Stella grew up change her mind about living in the city or will something else make her stay?
This book was well written and I throughly enjoyed reading it. Looking forward to reading the other books in this series. I hope you love it as much as I did.
Deadly Words by Meghan O’Flynn
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
What a twisted ride! This is the first book I’ve read by Meghan O’Flynn but it certainly won’t be my last! In Deadly Words, you get a look inside Poppy’s mind and man is it a dark place to be! As the daughter or a serial killer, Poppy often finds herself in predicaments where she questions if her actions are her own or if she was just born that way. We get a look into the upbringing of Poppy and events that led to who she is today. There were quite a few “WTF?!” and “No way!!” moments in the book for me. O’Flynn has created a character and story so enthralling that you don’t want to stop reading and are disappointed when the book ends. Luckily there are more books in this series and I can’t wait to follow Poppy’s journey!
Review by @nrl0522
No Way Out by Amy McKinley
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
No Way Out
An Arranged Marriage
Mafia Romance
Mafia Elite Book 1
By Amy McKinley
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Be ready for this high action Mafia meets possible Romance. No Spoilers Found here.You will have to read it to believe me! So here goes. Max has many roads to take, but this one is what needs to be done. He wants his life back and takes back what he has earned. But first he has to take the Mafia down. In the process he has to keep Lilian Brambilla safe. Lilian was promised to another, another prison that is, can she get out? Or will she fight for her own freedom? Will Max get the girl?
Amy McKinley has started this series with a bang! The story is well written, and the rollercoaster of action starts on page one. I could not put this one down and I can’t wait to dive into book 2. The characters make the story come to life. At times I felt so emotional, and even cried ugly tears. Followed by other emotions. Great Author, Great characters and most of all great action. Well Done Amy McKinley! Well Done! ! !
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Family Secrets by Shawn McGuire
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Shawn Mcguire write a tale of a mystical place with turmoil to spare. Jayne the sleuth gets caught in a mess of trouble. This book was intriguing, twisted, and an all around page turner! If you’re a mystery buff this is definately for you!
Deadly Words by Meghan O’Flynn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is the first book in the Born Bad series and wow what a start. I loved it. This book is very dark and I love how the author gets into the mind of our lead character Poppy. She is able to give us an insight into the mind of someone who grew up with her father who was a psychopath. How has his action affected her? And she constantly worries about the question that plagues many criminal psychologists. Are psychopaths born evil? And if they are does Poppy have the same tendencies as her father? Is she a bad person?
With her father in jail for the murder of Poppy’s boyfriend and Poppy now an adult she is trying to move on with her life and recover from her past. However all this could be destroyed when a stranger who is writing a book about her dad turns up and says someone is watching him and he thinks it’s her dad.
Will Poppy believe him or will she think he is as paranoid as she is?
We are the dragged through a story full of twists and turns as we try to find out who is lurking in the shadows and we learn more secrets that Poppy has kept hidden all her life.
The reader will be throughly gripped and this book will get your mind thinking over the same question. Are people born evil?
A Natural Passion by Tammy Mannersly
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A Natural Passion is set at a turtle conservation center, the center is trying to protect egg nests along the coast that continue to be poached. Dylan, is a 32 year-old male, who runs the center. Dylan is in love with Kyra, an intern, who is 10 years younger. However, Kyra has a crush on Jake, who is a complete ass. It’s a love story that evolves due to having the same passions for natural life. I thought that the story itself was sweetly predictable. The development of the love story was sweet and I am glad that the good guy won in the end. I would have liked a little more of the story of seeing them together, but at the end you knew they would go on to have an amazing relationship. In the end, it was an easy and easy read that made you feel satisfied at the end.
Journeys Through TimeSpace by James Talisman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Talisman has wrote another amazing part to the Journeys Through series. I love the connections between each character to show that everything is connected. The characters are well developed and each is incredible to read about on their own journeys. I can’t wait for book 3.
A Natural Passion by Tammy Mannersly
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was an adorable short story based out of Australia. Although reading it in third person wasn’t a problem, it was hard to keep up with who’s side of things the author was talking about. The switch between the two characters happened back and forth throughout the story and there wasn’t much of a re-intro to the characters. It just flowed back and forth between thoughts and actions of the two main characters.
Otherwise, adorable story, fun, quick read. It was enjoyable! I would definitely read this author’s work again!
Something Lost by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Something Lost is the first book in the Funerals and Weddings series by Bernadette Marie. Bernadette Marie has an amazing talent of writing series that focus on a family and we get the stories of each of the siblings. In this series we are getting the stories of 5 guys who played on the same team in college, known as The Famous Five.
We start with the funeral of their coach which brings the five guys together. In this book we get the story of star player Craig Turner who had broke the rules and dated the coach’s daughter. Now 10 years later they meet again at his funeral. Will the spark still be there?
I absolutely adored Craig and Rachel’s story. I’m a sucker for a good second chance romance and this is definitely a good second chance romance. Of course the path to true love never runs smoothly and there are many obstacles in Rachel and Craig’s way, including Rachel’s family who blamed Craig for they problems Rachel had when he went off to college. Can Rachel and Craig convince her family that they are meant to be together? That they have both still loved each other after all these years?
One thing I loved about this book is the camaraderie between the five guys and I can’t wait to get to know the others better as we get each of their stories.
The Boss Prince by Alix Nichols
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The Boss Prince by Alix Nichols is a good romance novel. It has just the right amount of magic and romance to make it feel attainable yet still fantasy. I do wish the prophecy was explained a little better because I am not entirely sure about Mount Evor and MINDFUCH and what feels like magic, but the romance was excellent and detailed!
Following The Key to the Key and Max, we see a good amount of back and forth. Lucie refuses to get involved in another boss and Max has more important things to worry about than a girl to warm his bed. But reading their feelings as they both tottle along their feelings was heartwarming and very sweet! Sometimes a little steamy too 😉 This was a very good book! I can’t wait to continue this series!
@karenmmarsh
A Natural Passion by Tammy Mannersly
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A Natural Passion by Tammy Mannersly was a wonderfully written novella. I am falling in love with Mannersly’s writing style! She doesn’t use overly large words but instead lets the descriptive words run free. Her novella’s are short, sweet, and quite to the point, but not a moment goes by that you can’t accurately picture the setting!
This book follows Dylan and Kyra as they take everything day by day. Although the plot was fairly predictable, it was not the cliché “oh they get to be together and live happily blah”. This is more focused on the small aspects, the little self doubts they have, and the jobs that both Kyra and Dylan love more than pretty much anything else. A Natural Passion is a must read and it won’t take much brain power to read because it flows so well and as soon as you start, you can’t stop!!!
@karenmmarsh
The Bow by Hazel Storm
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The Bow (Her Three Immortals Book 3) by Hazel Storm
4 Stars
Vanessa has gained the heart of Grey but the wrath of his mother. It’s never a good idea to anger a god, especially a jealous female one. The Queen of the Underworld sends Vanessa on a quest which seems simple enough but ends up being anything but easy. She ends up in the Overworld again but not for long. Aroz whisks her away to his hidden palace for “protection “. How is she supposed to complete her mission when she’s kidnapped by another god?
This story is full of twists and turns and full of surprises. The plot thickens as the author delves deeper into the myths of the greek gods. I think she has done an amazing job weaving this series together. I was happy to see that there will be a fourth book. I’m looking forward to reading that one as well. I found that this book was different than the other two, in a good way. There was more of a story to it. There were more hit and erotic sex scenes as well, which were extremely fun to read. Good job Ms. Storm!
Review by @Anna Hirsch
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The Don by Hazel Storm
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
For a short book I was not expecting things to happen very quickly and unexpectedly! Hazel does an excellent job keeping the reader on the edge of your seat! There’s romance, and steamy scenes, but they don’t overpower the story. The entire time I was rooting for Piper to get better and then that cliffhanger absolutely gutted me!! I can’t see what Vanessa is up to next and how her journey continues!!
Something Lost by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Something Lost (Funerals and Weddings Series Book 1) by Bernadette Marie. This is a great second chance love story. Its the story of Rachel who was in a relationship with Craig all thru school. Her dad was the high school coach and Craig was his star player. Craig left Rachel to pursue his dreams and she was heartbroken. Fast forward years later and they meet again at her dad’s funeral. They soon realize they never let go of those old feelings and the spark was still there. Craig tries to explain why he left when he did and Rachel wants to believe him but she still struggles. Rachel has had a lot of hurt and past trauma in her life so letting go of that to be able to love and be happy is a struggle. Will Rachel be able to trust Craig enough to tell him what happened to her when he left? Will they be able to put the past behind them and move forward? Read Something Lost to find out!
Code Name: Vulture: Dark Vampire Romance by Maya Daniels
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Danielle doesn’t realize when she’s been out bidded on an artifact in an auction that it’s about to change her entire life. Code Name: Vulture starts out fast paced when Danielle doesn’t get the artifact she wanted so badly and has promised to an old friend she would protect but little does she know her fated mate is the one who outbid her and throws her into a new dangerous life. She must figure out how to keep her secret and protect the artifact.
This was such a good read, I finished it in one setting!
It’s a dark vampire romance with a strong female lead who doesn’t know her own strength. Danielle loves history and uncovering the truth! She soon finds out that not all stories are myths. Vulture is a Vampire but not a normal one, he’s a pure blood; He’s faster, stronger and has different powers. This series was so great from start to finish, it was exciting, sexy, and I loved the mystery you get with it! Would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys a dark fantasy romance!
No Way Out by Amy McKinley
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
No Way Out by Amy McKinley a strong five-star read. This is number one in the Mafia Elite series, and it shows us what a great author we have here and also what a great series this promises to be. Liliana what a great character she is, but she has her own surprises, one being the strength of character she shows, but she has more that just her strength. Max was sublime, he also has surprises and secrets, this took me a while to get properly stuck into, but my goodness once I was stuck, I couldn’t be separated from this story. I was so gutted when this ended, I was sat wishing there were a hundred more pages as I wasn’t ready to say goodbye just yet.
Review by @saraoxo
Potager Plot by Vikki Walton
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a nice little cozy m to read. This is the frist book I’ve read by this author this book could easily be read as a stang alone. Ms. Anne Fremont has taken on planning gardens for the towns people all of a sudden she find the president dead which then makes her suspicion. Anne soon goes on a mission to find out what happen to this poor man.
Family Secrets by Shawn McGuire
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
What a fantastic read to start spooky season! The suspenseful mystery Family Secrets by Shawn McGuire, first book in the Whispering Pines series, this book will have you hooked from the very first chapter!
A classic whodunit mystery, somewhat newcomer Jayne O’Shea arrives in her grandparents hometown to discover a murder. She meets Tripp, a camper in the village, who helps her with her investigation while also helping fix up her grandparents’ house, which was the reason she came to Whispering Pines in the first place.
As someone who has been questioning her spiritual beliefs over the last few years, reading about the Wiccan religion and witchcraft in general was especially interesting to me and I love how they incorporated it into the story line. It definitely put an interesting twist on things and I hope it remains prevalent in the books to come!
The book leaves some unanswered questions, so I definitely plan to read the rest of the books in this series!
Swindler’s Revenge by Ellen Butler
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Swindler’s Revenge is book five in the Karina Cardinal Mysteries by Ellen Butler. A new to me author, this story was a great way to sink my teeth into Ellen Butler’s work. I was cackling away from the very first chapter. The engagement with Karina was instant. This rebel has an agenda and it’s not just to solve a mystery. This character is constantly busy and drama is ever present at ever chapter. Karina’s quick wit is enviable, her personality larger than life, and the author’s portrayal of each character encouraging.
If you are wanting excitement, energy, suspense, romance and constant activity, then this story is for you. I certainly enjoyed every word, and will be going to read the rest of the books I have to get caught up on all that is crazy enthralling Karina. 4 stars.
This is the first book I have read by this author and it was a great first book. I realized after I was a few pages in that it went to a series, but I didn’t feel like I had missed out on a lot. It does make me want to go back and read the other adventures from the first book.
In Swindler’s Revenge Karina Cardinal has her Saturday morning interrupted by the FBI. They are looking for her ex boyfriend Mike Finnegan as he supposedly took a $1.2 million bribe. She doesn’t believe he would do something like that, but the FBI believes they have the right man. Mike believes he was framed and thinks he knows who is behind it, but how can he prove he didn’t do what he is accused of? Karina believes that Mike is genuinely a good guy and jumps in feet first to help him out of this jam. How much danger is she putting herself in to help out a friend?
No Way Out by Amy McKinley
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This was my first ever mafia romance book. I loved it. It not only gave me a glimpse into the mafia world, but it also made me want to read the rest of the series. Liliana is a mafia princess whose dad views her more as property than his daughter. Max is a bodyguard who wants to protect her full-heartedly. No Way Out is a good intro to mafia romance.
The Boss Prince by Alix Nichols
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Light, fun read
This is my first book by Alex Nicolas and it did not disappoint. It was a really enjoyable quick-read rom-com that ticked all the boxes. I connected quickly with Lucie and Max, their adventures were comical. The world this was set was so intriguing (& hilarious) with its own royalty and customs, and I am keen to learn more as I delve into the rest of the series.
Scarlet Princess by Robin D. Mahle
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Scarlet Princess was incredible! I honestly couldn’t put this book down! It was completely enthralling and honestly addicting from the first page and chapter. This book was romantic, hilarious, thrilling and extremely entertaining. Reading this book went so quickly. I absolutely loved the main character Rowan. She had the most feisty personality that gets her into trouble but I don’t think I would love her if she didn’t. I absolutely can not wait for the next installment of this series to come out. The cliff hanger definitely left me wanting more!
A Natural Passion by Tammy Mannersly
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
My only complaint is that this book is too short! I found myself falling in love with Dylan the moment he was introduced and then it was this all took place in Australia and he immediately turned into a Hemsworth brother in my mind. I really enjoyed that it was light-hearted and still gave me butterflies sometimes romantic scenes don’t have to be extremely explicit. Just a little hint of cuteness can leave the mind wandering off to explore what the reader wants to happen. I would recommend this as a quick read while on lunch at work and are in desperate need of an escape. This book will have you traveling off to Australia to save the sea turtles and forgetting your normal day-to-day life. I can’t wait to reread it.
