The Final Bite by Naomi Valkyrie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The Final Bite was a great little read. Short & Sweet but not too sweet.
I liked the mix of supernatural creatures. I always like to see how different authors have them interact with each other.
My only complaint is that it was a short story and I read it way too fast. It was so good I wanted more.
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Brad left his hometown right after graduation, unable to stay knowing Mary had chosen his friend Jim before he could confess his feelings to her. Since then, he’s worked hard growing and building his construction business. He thought the past was behind him. Now, he’s back in town for her sister’s wedding, and he just wants to make it through the weekend without a fresh dose of heartache.
On the heels of her break-up with her ex, Mary is ready to embrace her own sexy independence. What better way than with her grade-school crush? Gone is the lanky, shy Brad she knew in school, replaced by a gorgeous, confident man… who seems hesitant to get to know her again.
Thanks to their matchmaking friend, they’re forced to face the painful misunderstandings from their teenage years. Will the secret crushes they once had give them the second chance at romance they both crave?
Jane Suen is an award-winning author who writes mysteries, sci-fi thrillers, short stories, sweet
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What could be more fun than spending a week in Hawaii right before the holidays?
I’ll tell you.
Inviting the grumpiest stranger I’ve never met to join me.
She is Tenley Shay, the voice behind TJ ON PAR, a podcast for Practical Adult Relationships, who spends her days touting her disapproval of love and the practicality of remaining a single-bell for life.
When I, as my Love Guru persona, publish an article about spending a week at a couple’s retreat at my favorite Hawaiian resort, she’s quick to pass on her cynicism. So, I’m calling her bluff and inviting her on an all-expense paid trip to the Kamana Wanalaya Resort for a little R&R before the holidays.
If I can’t get her to fall in love, I’ll donate to her podcast.
But once we finally meet and are coupled together for the week, I find myself attracted to her feisty antics and her twisted sense of humor. Now I think I might be in way over my head.
Can I really ask the world’s biggest relationship cynic to risk everything, forget about her thoughts on love and take a real chance, with me?
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Susan Renee wants to live in a world where paint doesn’t smell, Hogwarts is open twenty-four/seven, and everything is covered in glitter. An indie romance author, Susan has written about everything from tacos to tow-trucks, loves writing romantic comedies but also enjoys creating an emotional angsty story from time to time. She lives in Ohio with her husband, kids, two dogs and a cat. Susan holds a Bachelor and Masters Degree in Music Education and a self-awarded Doctorate in Sass and Sarcasm. She enjoys laughing at memes, speaking in GIFs and spending an entire day jumping down the TikTok rabbit hole. When she’s not writing or playing the role of Mom, her favorite activity is doing the Care Bear stare with her closest friends.
Master Catteneo by Sylvia Black
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I love how their relationship started! Sassy spunk of little Alessia compared to a hunk like Catteneo? Haha… She didn’t even care. It was amazing. I love watching how things progress and how they fight alongside each other for the greater good for the rest of the vampires. I look forward to reading the next one 😁
Master Catteneo by Sylvia Black
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Another spicy couple to add to the series! Ms. Black continues to increase excitement each book. Master Catteneo is in a class all his own. The chemistry with him and Alessia is through the roof! Stubborn and possessive all in one. When they come upon a situation that requires them to work together it’s where the sparks really fly!!
Revenge Honeymoon by K.J. Gillenwater
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
3.7/5 Stars
This was my first read by this author and it was okay. I expected more of a fun, comedy banter feel to the story than there was. I did like that it’s written in 3rd person. The book did make me want to take a cruise!
The Kidnapping by Linda Burson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
The book was a fun read but I was waiting for that one moment that would capture my attention and let me know I could not put the book down! The characters are well developed, and the story line is well written I just wanted more. I dont know if I was hoping for a darker story and got something lighter but I feel like this could have been a 5/5 instead of a 3/5!
Someone Exactly Like Me by Debbie Cromack
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Well written romance! I enjoyed the dynamics between Nicco and Destiny. I was pulled in from the photo shoot and didn’t want to put this book down until I finished. Definitely a slow burn and I typically read things a little more fast passed, but it was very enjoyable.
The Final Bite by Naomi Valkyrie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is a great quick read. I have loved every boon this author has wrote and this is another one to add to that list. This author does an amazing job of making paranormal romances gripping and captivating. Even though this is a short read the story feels complete and not left unfinished or like its missing parts as some short stories do.
Quinnlan has been give the opportunity of a second chance at life. The catch is he has to find his mate within 3 days. The additional snag is there is no second guessing or changing his mind once he has made a choice.
When he first meets Garrett he is in a bad way after being beaten up by a wolf pack. Quinnlan has a choice does he save his life and in doing so accept him as a mate or does he let him die? What will be Garrett’s reaction when he find out the consequences of that choice and can Garrett really be Quinnlan’s mate or he is the wrong choice and Quinnlan’s signed himself back into purgatory?
The Rom Com Movie Club – Book One by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Really enjoyed this book! Lisa and Ryans tale was lighthearted fun and with a little twist of drama. I found the book really well written and went through a whirlwind of emotions reading it! it was well planned and the characters are ones I can’t wait to watch and grow with! Book one of the series and cannot wait to read those that follow!
The Rom Com Movie Club – Book One by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Her best friend’s getting married. She should be happy for her. But she’s a broken soul trying to find her way through life.
He’s the brother of the groom, and he can’t take his eyes off her.
The Rom-Com Movie Club was an entertaining and fun book to read. It’s quirky, full of humor, happiness, sadness, and some tears. The author makes you feel it as if you were the character. Well some feelings. The Bridezilla best friend, yeah I didn’t feel that, but mostly the things everyone else went through yeah.
Lisa is a lost soul, who doesn’t really know what true love is. Growing up in the foster system she moved constantly and as well as had a new family, it became easier to be alone. And it worked for sometime till she met the 3 women who have since become her family. Best friends who meet once a month to have a rom-com movie/sleepover. What happens when someone enters her life that doesn’t want to leave?
Ryan just moved home and his brother is getting married. Jilted on more than one occasion, the hopeless romantic in Ryan hasn’t given up just yet. When he meets Lisa for the first time, he knows she’s special. He can’t keep his eyes off her, but he’s been warned to stay away. Now that he can.
Will Ryan heed the warning to stay away?
Will Lisa let him in?
These two have been through some things, things that could keep them together or tear them apart. The character growth that is written throughout for Lisa and even maybe for the bride to be Bridzilla. It’s phenomenal what the author did with these characters.
I feel maybe another story for these friends now that Lisa’s brother is moving home. I can only hope. Till then check this book out!
The Rom Com Movie Club – Book One by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I loved this book. I both laughed and cried. There was a lot to this story. Friendships, love, honesty, angst, trust, and stability. It pulled at my heart strings when I see the MC finally find their happy place and yet all the questions surrounding it. I recommend this book highly!
The Final Bite by Naomi Valkyrie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I always know I’m going to get a good read from this author. I enjoy this author’s writing style. I have read other books by this author and it’s always an adventure. This story drew me in from the start and kept me captivated. This book is full of action, danger, second chances, romance, wolf shifters, vampires and more. This is an original read that went by too fast. This was a quick but entertaining story, I couldn’t put down. I highly recommend this book.
The Final Bite by Naomi Valkyrie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Quinnlan Trinity has been chosen from the paranormal world to get a second chance at life. Every ten years the gods choose someone who has been unjustly killed and give them a second chance. Except the gods seem a bit twisted as there are strings attached to this second chance. Not only does Quinnlan only have three days to find a mate but the gods have dropped him in an abandoned motel in the middle of nowhere. How is he supposed to find a mate in a place in the middle of nowhere?
Then Quinnlan finds a man bleeding out after an encounter with a group of wolf shifters. To save the man’s life he must feed him his own blood but in doing so this would bond him forever as his mate. He would also have to tell the man once he recovered that they are now bonded together forever, and Quinnlan has no idea what the man’s reaction will be. In either scenario he risks being doomed back to the afterlife.
Another intriguing and entertaining story by this author. Although the story was short, it packed a punch. The characters were interesting, and the scenes were well developed. I loved that the character of Quinnlan had so many facets to his personality. He was strong, courageous, kind, and witty. The added bits of humor throughout added a nice element to the other serious aspects of the storyline. A great read!
Degrees of Innocence by Via Mari
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Chase and Kate ( Katarina ) meet in Aruba at a hotel when a man at the hotel bar falls to the ground. When Kate realizes the man isn’t breathing she starts CPR and yells for someone to call 9-1-1. Luckily Chase strides over and helps her administer CPR until help arrives.
Chase and Kate have an instant attraction but Chase refuses to give in to his attraction and desires right away. He takes Kate out to eat a few times, sight seeing and they share kisses but he tells her to remember how she feels at that exact moment and they will continue what they started the following day.Kate finds out the following day who he really is and doesn’t know if she can continue what they started. When Kate’s life is in danger, Chase takes charge and vows to keep her safe. Lots of secrets are revealed and there’s a lot of unexpected twists in this book. Definitely a 5 star read for me. Cannot wait for more by this author. Loving her books so far!
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The Final Bite by Naomi Valkyrie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
What a whirlwind of a short story! I didn’t expect it to flow so well, but it did. The author gave some much needed details and did a good job of world building. I found myself rooting for Quinnlan to succeed. Definitely recommend this quick read.
The Rom Com Movie Club – Book One by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book was so quirky to me. I enjoyed every part of it. I love all how all the author referenced rom coms throughout the book. Once I started I could not stop reading it. Definitely will be reading the rest of this series. I highly recommend this book.
Soliloquy by Janet Fogg
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Oh be still my beating heart ! This was magnificent ! It’s one of those reads that just grab you and run with you and you’ll read again and again just to make sure you didn’t miss anything and it’s just that good ❣️📕
I love classical music , it’s always playing in my home and library and having played the violin for many years myself this was the perfect read and naturally I had brilliant backround music 😉
When Erin is contacted by attorneys regarding her grandmother’s estate she rather confused as she had passed 6 years prior but it seems grandmother had planned things ahead and she had an intuition for things . Anyhoo , a box is handed over to her with a brief explanation and when she opened that box I actually just cried at the way she describes how she could smell her gran , for years after my mum dies I could open her box that contained a string of pearls and I could still smell her so it really hit me ❣️
So Erin opened the box and our journey begins it’s as if the figurines contained within let’s us time travel .
Erin finds herself playing not only for her life but for those of others as well and my heart just aches for her and what was going through her mind at the time ….
A brilliant read that I’d highly recommend
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The Rom Com Movie Club – Book One by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
4/5 Stars
This book was so cute! The tradition that the group of friends started by watching rom-come every night made me want ti start doing that with my group of friends! Ryan is definitely written for the female gaze with the way he expresses himself and shares his feelings. I’m glad Lisa allowed herself to enjoy their love despite what she’s been through!
The Kidnapping by Linda Burson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
He saved her life.
She revived his.
He also taught him what love is.
What would you do if someone dropped an envelope in front of you with $10k and instructions to be followed?
The Kidnapping was surprisingly unexpected. In a good way. I was hooked from the first chapter. It’s been a while since a book has gotten me that quickly. I didn’t want to put it down. The author takes us on a whirlwind adventure. One that just when you think it’s over, boom not quite. The way the author wrote the two main characters they are both easy to love for their own reasons. Plus the growth throughout is beautiful.
Andy and Jenna had no idea they’d cross paths, or that it would change their lives forever.
Jenna is lonely in life. Proof that money can’t buy everything. All people want her for is what she can give them, the things she could buy. And she’s just sick of it all. Ending up at a dive bar on the other side of town gives her a chance to let go and unwind.
Andy is moping through life. Having suffered great loss and numbingly starting over. Frequents the same dive bar. Fortunately for him, one day a lady gave him an envelope with $10k and instructions on who and how to kidnap someone. That someone being Jenna. So what does he do? He decides to meet her and tell her.
Instant connection, instant chemistry that they both choose to ignore. Though Jenna’s plan could throw a wrench in that. She wants to stay with Andy, and figures it’s the best way to keep her safe. That is till they figure out what to do about the letter. There’s strong connections that her ex-fiance Steve has his hands all over this mess.
So come join us, for an unexpected rollercoaster, lots of romance, lots of awkward holding back. While these two navigate their new situation.
Do they figure it out?
Does Andy keep Jenna safe?
A book that was a lot lighter than I expected, will keep one interested for hours. Check it out!
Devlin by Angela K. Parker
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Devlin: A Forbidden Office Romance
There is something about the “forbidden ” and Devlin and Eve do the forbidden right. The first time they explore it was pretty hot and changed everything.
Devlin comes off as arrogant which he is but he is more than his ego. He doesn’t show the other side unless you’re worthy.
Eve is driven at work and wants to be the best and when a huge opportunity arrives she is determined to take advantage of it.
This is a book to be savored and enjoyed. It isn’t one that you should rush through. Once you hat caught up into the story you will have a hard time stepping away.
The Kidnapping by Linda Burson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Linda Burson is a new-to-me author but not for long as I will be looking for more of her books. I love her writing style!
Jenna has recently left her fiancé Steve. All he wanted was her money but she wanted so much more. Jenna starts scoping out new hangouts and finds a bar where no one really knows who she is or how much money she has. She’s sworn off men but then Andy walks in the bar. Andy’s minding his own business but finds Jenna to be an interesting and slightly attractive woman. Jenna reciprocates the feelings. It’s when Andy is handed an envelope that things start to change for these two strangers. Inside the envelope is a note with a significant amount of cash. Andy has to make a decision as to what to do with this envelope and the knowledge that he now has.
This is the where they mystery begins. I’ll not ruin anything but the reader will be in for a pretty wild ride with these two and this envelope.
The Kidnapping by Linda Burson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book was such a fun romantic suspense novel that all of its elements really had me intrigued. Full of mystery, drama, intrigue, humor, secrets and more it really has a little something for everyone. This story is really perfectly written with amazing characters, a terrific plot, and just the right amount of drama and suspense. The cover and the synopsis drew me right into the story and once I started it I couldn’t put it down. I’m
The Kidnapping by Linda Burson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was a sweet romance. Jenna Ladson is a wealthy woman who has learned that most people are only interested in her for her money. She breaks up with her fiance Steven after he cheats on her. Even so, she can hardly believe that he would set up a fake kidnapping. Thankfully, Andy Porter accidentally intercepted the instructions for her kidnapper. Andy has his own struggles. As they get to know each other, they fall in love. I enjoyed the resolution of the kidnapping with the action at the end of the book. It was a sweet story and a pleasant read.
The Kidnapping by Linda Burson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The Kidnapping is a suspenseful book by Linda Burson. What happens when you are so wealthy that you do not know whom you can trust? Jenna meets Andy under unusual circumstances and quickly learns whom she can trust or can’t. The story is a romantic suspense that has a few unexpected twists and turns. I enjoyed watching how Jenna and Andy learn to trust one another. Their tension gets a bit intense but then turns into something entirely different. The story is well thought out and focuses on several characters. I will not give clues about the plot because I don’t want to wreck the story for anyone. If you like romance and suspense pick up this book. I look forward to reading more from this author soon.
The Rom Com Movie Club – Book One by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is another fun and romantic story by an author who consistently delivers on great books each and every time. I really enjoyed the whole feel of this book. It was fun, light-hearted and such an easy book to read. All the characters added something to the story and it was great to see such a mix.
This author is one that I always enjoy and this book is a great example of why. For anyone who is a fan of the romance genre I would urge them to read anything she writes.
The Final Bite by Naomi Valkyrie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I have read a few of this author’s books and this was a good start to a new series. I was quite impressed with the story line and how the book progressed. I felt that the author brought the characters to life and I really felt as though I was in the midst of the action.
The characters a very unique as is the plot. I like how the story all be it short had enough backstory and enough filler that it really brought everything together. I like how the chemistry is between the lead and his mate. I really am very impressed with the way the author’s writing style empowers the characters and draws in the reader. I look forward to reading more from this series and author.
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The Final Bite by Naomi Valkyrie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The Final Bite by Naomi Valkyrie. I love this author so it was no shock that I loved this book. Its a quick read that is a paranormal romance. Its the story of Quinnlan Trinity who has been chosen to be given a second chance at life. When you are killed unjustly the gods and goddesses pick one person to have a second chance and this time they have chosen Quinnlan. The catch is he has to find a mate in 3 days or he will be sent back to purgatory forever. When he finds someone in trouble he uses his last chance to try and save someone. Risking his last chance at life will this person be worth it and will he be able to have a relationship with them? This is such a fun paranormal, romance that will keep you on the edge of your seat!
The Kidnapping by Linda Burson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This romantic suspense had an original and intriguing storyline which had me hooked from the start. I was kept gripped by this story as it was full of twists and turns, which made it impossible to predict the outcome for the characters. Andy and Jenna are strangers until they meet due to a kidnapping plan. Andy is mistakenly given instructions and money for a kidnapping, by would be kidnappers, Steven and his unknown cohorts. Finding himself in this unusual predicament Andy decides to find the potential victim, Jenna, to alert her. However, his plan of just finding her and telling her goes awry when he meets Jenna, and instantly feels a connection to her. As he becomes infatuated with her, Jenna must decide what to do with this worrying information, and whether she can trust Andy. I loved the main characters, Andy and Jenna and how their relationship changed and developed throughout the story, it was a real slow burn romance. The plot was full of drama, suspense, and of course romance, but it also had humour, all of which made this a real page turner of a novel.
The Kidnapping by Linda Burson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The Kidnapping
By: Linda Burson
5*
This was such a good book with a very unique plot line. I have to say that it had so many twists and turns that I did not see coming. I truly enjoyed the character of Jenna and I felt that she was very well developed. The author did a great job explaining why Jenna is leary of trusting people and is even more distraught to discover she might have been duped again.
I think Andy was an even better character. I loved the amount of depth there was to him. I also loved how he always was trying his best to do the right thing.
Jenna and Andy’s circumstances were less than ideal but their banter was something I truly loved. I definitely loved this book and read it in less than one day. I didn’t like whenever I had to put it down. It was one that you will want to keep reading to find out what will happen next.
I definitely recommend this book!