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<span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span id="freeText10747804511745282085"><i>He definitely wasn't supposed to get that email...</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span id="freeText10747804511745282085"><i> </i></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span id="freeText10747804511745282085"><b>Subject: My Boss.</b></span></span><br /><span style="color: #e69138;"><span id="freeText10747804511745282085"></span></span><br /><span style="color: #e69138;"><span id="freeText10747804511745282085">Have I already told you that I hate my boss today?</span></span><br /><span style="color: #e69138;"><span id="freeText10747804511745282085"></span></span><br /><span style="color: #e69138;"><span id="freeText10747804511745282085">Sexy
as hell or not, this pompous, arrogant, ASSHOLE asked me to pick up his
dry cleaning the second I walked through the door. Then he told me that
I needed to take his Jaguar to a car wash that was ten miles outside of
the city, but only after I needed to stand in a never-ending line to
buy some type of limited, hundred-dollar watch.</span></span><br /><span style="color: #e69138;"><span id="freeText10747804511745282085"></span></span><br /><span style="color: #e69138;"><span id="freeText10747804511745282085">I honestly can't
wait to see the look on his face two months from now when I tell him
that I'm quitting his company and that he can kiss my ass. KISS. MY.
ASS.</span></span><br /><span style="color: #e69138;"><span id="freeText10747804511745282085"></span></span><br /><span style="color: #e69138;"><span id="freeText10747804511745282085">All those former fantasies about him kissing me with his
"mouth of perfection" or bending me over my desk and filling me with his
cock are long over. OVER.</span></span><br /><span style="color: #e69138;"><span id="freeText10747804511745282085"></span></span><br /><span style="color: #e69138;"><span id="freeText10747804511745282085">Your bestie,</span></span><br /><span style="color: #e69138;"><span id="freeText10747804511745282085">Mya</span></span><br /><span style="color: #e69138;"><span id="freeText10747804511745282085"></span></span><br /><span style="color: #e69138;"><span id="freeText10747804511745282085">PS--Please tell me your day is going better than mine...</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span id="freeText10747804511745282085"></span></span></span><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span id="freeText10747804511745282085"><br /><br /><br /><b>Subject: Re: My Boss.</b></span></span></span><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span id="freeText10747804511745282085">No,
you haven't already told me that you hate your boss today, but seeing
as though you've sent me this email directly, I know now...</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span id="freeText10747804511745282085">Yes, I
did ask you to pick up my dry cleaning the second you arrived to work
to day. (Where is it?) And I did tell you to take my Jaguar to the car
wash and pick up my thousand-dollar watch. (Thank you for taking five
hours to do something that could be accomplished in two.)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span id="freeText10747804511745282085">You
don't have to wait two months from now to see the look on my face when
you tell me you're quitting. I'm standing outside your office at this
very moment. ( Open the door. )</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span id="freeText10747804511745282085">No comment on your "fantasies," although I highly doubt they're "long over."</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span id="freeText10747804511745282085">Your boss,</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span id="freeText10747804511745282085">Michael</span></span></span><br />
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<span id="freeText10747804511745282085">Since it is such a short book, I'm going to be very brief with my review because I don't want to give anything away. First, I hope that you've read the blurb already and if you have, then you probably won't be reading any reviews to check the book out because you'll realize without having to read my thoughts that this book is going to be badass. You would be correct. It is. Very much so. </span></div>
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<span id="freeText10747804511745282085">This novella is partially written as emails. I didn't know how I would feel about that at first but I ended up falling in love with the whole darn thing. What an interesting concept! I think it gives you a peek into who a character actually is because things are said to besties that aren't said to anyone else - sometimes even ourselves. And then the response that Michael gave Mya. I wanted to die of embarrassment for her. Can you imagine?!?</span></div>
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<span id="freeText10747804511745282085">These two had such amazing chemistry and you couldn't help but admire Mya and all of her snarkiness and when you get her d-bag boss, Michael, thrown into the mix ... it's just great. You'll read reviews where it bashes Michael's character because he's a man-whore. Yes, the dude sleeps around. That's probably too nice of a phrase for him ... he had a different chick lined up every day. Like scheduled and shit. First of all, I find that admirable. Can you imagine trying to juggle that many women, let alone scheduling stuff? My husband can't even keep up with ME ... so I can't imagine that poor bastard and the balancing act he'd have to pull out of somewhere. Michael's ... extra curricular activities ... come off as almost comical and no reason to get all virginal Mary on the book. It's fine. It's a book. You won't burst into flames, people. </span></div>
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<i>Lorenzo De Santis: Ruthless. Driven. Ambitious. </i><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Lorenzo De Santis is the boss. He's an uncompromising hardass, he
doesn’t suffer fools, and he doesn’t have time to deal with witless
young interns. But when an old friend asks for a favor, Lorenzo can’t
refuse. Even if it means taking on the man’s daughter as a project. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><i>Kira Constantin: Rich. Party girl...Spy. </i></span></span><br />
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night of partying ended in tragedy. So when her father demands that she
go undercover at De Santis Corp as a spy, there’s no way she can
refuse. She must redeem herself, even if that means dealing with a boss
like of Lorenzo De Santis. </span></span><br />
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forbidden heat that flares between them. As Kira and Lorenzo draw
closer, spying on him becomes harder and harder. And then Kira discovers
that the real villain might be closer to her than she thinks…</span></span><br />
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Contrary to what others are saying about this book ... I really liked the main characters. Lorenzo was probably in my top ten favorite male leads for this year. I thought that he was obnoxiously cocky and rude but for some reason, that does it for me. I think that I like male characters like that because there's usually another, sweeter, side to them and it's even more sweet when they are rude as all get out and you are able to see the contrast. As a character, I really liked Kira as well. I thought that she was a very strong chick that was dealt a bad hand in life and she's getting over it. (More on THAT later). And what do you get when you put Kira and Lorenzo together? A blazing inferno. The chemistry that was created between these two was hot and exciting. Absolutely perfect for a romance novel. </div>
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predator’s identity. Since then, Callouston PD’s finest can’t trace the
elusive hacker. The latest tip leads him to a brutal mutilation and a
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The beginning of the book was a little slow for me and I think that it's because you're meeting multiple characters and you're caught in a game of catch up at first while you're delving into the plot. It's all completely necessary information but it did slow the book down a little bit for me. I found out after the fact that there is a novella that precedes this book. While I'm under the impression that it's not a "must read" for the series, I'm fairly certain that the back story included in that novella would have enriched what I was reading in this one and maybe make things seem more like a reintroduction rather than an overwhelming jumble. </div>
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Now once you get into the book and past the beginning where you're meeting everyone, things do speed up. I was blowing through pages but then it slows down again and speeds up. I soon found myself on a literary roller coaster. Which made the book lag and then add in the fact that personally, it was just a little too descriptive and you have another lag. I just prefer to have a lot of excitement and a book that chugs along at a fairly quick pace. I'm pretty sure it's because I have to put down and then pick up whatever I'm reading multiple times throughout the day so I need something that chugs along quickly or I become lost and bored within the plot. </div>
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The characters were okay. I really didn't have this massive connection to Lexi and like I said before, I'm pretty sure I would feel differently if I had read the novella. Apparently, that is where you get to know Lexi on a deeper level and really dive into who she is and what her motivations are. I did like Ethan but ... this will sound weird ... I liked him better when hew as with his brothers. When you first meet Ethan's brothers ... you'll fall in love with them immediately. I'm totally serious; all of them were absolutely fabulous and the camaraderie between them was wonderfully ornery and endearing. </div>
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web designer Liv Arias, along with the rest of the survivors, have
returned to the small Texas town to tell their stories for a
documentary. Which means Liv seeing former star-athlete and old flame
Finn Dorsey. A lot happened between them that night and Liv is ready to
end their decade-long riff and move on. But when her attempt at closure
turns into a steamy kiss, moving on proves much more difficult than
either of them thought...<br /><br /><i>Liv's words cut off as Finn got
closer. The man approaching was nothing like the boy she'd known. The
bulky football muscles had streamlined into a harder, leaner package.
The smooth face was now dusted with scruff, and the look in his deep
green eyes held no trace of boyish innocence. A thousand things were in
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<span id="freeText462153843508530159">I've never read anything by this author, which gives further validation to the argument that I'm an idiot. Let's just say that I'm a fan. A big fan. Not only were the characters absolutely amazing but the book was funny in spots and I had not been expecting that at all. I also didn't expect to really connect with the main character, Liv. I'm not entirely sure why I became so attached to her because I've never directly been through such a harrowing experience ... maybe it's because of my empathy towards her but I really think it's just because the author wrote Liv in such a way that you can't help but root for her from the very first page. She's such a well written character that she becomes an old friend very quickly. </span></div>
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working girl who never mixes business with pleasure. Although some may
say my business is all about pleasure. For the past four years, I’ve
allowed my profession to define me, distancing myself from family,
friends and most of all love. Hating the reflection I see staring back
at me in the mirror, I muddle through each day with my heart sealed off
like a tomb, until two strangers enter my life.<br /><br />One teaching me the true meaning of friendship.<br /><br />The other teaching me the true meaning of love. <br /><br />She’s everything I’m not. <br />Humble, loving, and devoting her life to others.<br />We’re an unlikely duo who are polar opposites, but at the same time so alike.<br />Never in a million years could I be friends with someone like her...until I was.<br /><br />Then there’s him.<br />He’s my Thursday afternoon client.<br />Just like all the others: handsome, rich and charming…yet so very different.<br />Trying
to overcome a painful past, he seeks out my services as a refuge, only
to find that we’re opening our hearts to each other in ways that neither
of us could've imagined.<br />I could never fall in love with someone like him...until I did. <br />And now I'm finding myself longing for it to be Thursday afternoon all week long.</span></span></span></div>
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I've never read a book by this author, so I really didn't know what to expect as I dove into the pages. The whole concept of the book was intriguing ... you've got this female escort/call-girl that (as the blurb states - no spoilers, promise!) falls in love with her Thursday John. I mean client. And before someone jumps their soapbox, I have no problem with that profession, to each their own but let's not sugar coat it - a polished penny is the same as a dirty penny, you know?</div>
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As I started to read, I really thought that when I got to know our main character, Bree, that she would be one of two extremes - either she really hated being a paid escort and detested every moment or that she loved what she did and didn't want to give it up. But Bree was neither of those. She was just kinda 'meh' about everything. I was a little surprised. With her lackadaisical outlook on her career, it made the story a little convenient. And by convenient, I mean she didn't have any real hurdles to get over. There wasn't enough conflict, in my mind at least. I won't lie, there was one situation that happened and that added to the story but other than that one struggle, there really wasn't anything else for Bree to overcome. Which is sad. Because it took away some of the depth that Bree could have had with more inner strife or something.</div>
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And along those same lines, the story felt really drawn out and sluggish. That could be attributed to the conflict issue that I experienced throughout in the book. It felt like I was trudging up a super steep mountain and every once in a while, I'd find a pretty flower but for the most part, I was just wearing myself out. Or the sluggishness could have come from the characters themselves. </div>
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I liked the characters enough but there was just something missing. It didn't feel like there was any real chemistry between Bree and Thursday. There weren't enough sparks. Now, in MY mind, if you're reading a book about a paid escort, you expect some good stuff when it comes to the steamy scenes but I didn't get that. It was a bit ... wah-waaaah ... in my mind. I just wish that there had been more between those two. This book had so much potential but it just didn't ring any bells for me. </div>
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the end of the night, a clean-cut hunk and a rebellious bartender act on
their unlikely chemistry in this frisky standalone novel from the
author of <i>Eye Candy.</i></b><br /><br /><b>
<i>Davis:</i>
</b> I’ve had my eye on Grace Buchanan for a while now. Unlike the
bubbly blondes I usually date, the feisty, flame-haired bartender both
intrigues and bewilders me. Something about Grace—the tattoos? the nose
ring?—makes every part of me sit up and beg. There’s only one problem:
She hates me. Trading insults and one-liners has become our M.O. But
when Grace bets me that I can’t get a date with a non-blonde if my life
depends on it, I’m determined to prove her wrong by landing the ultimate
non-blonde: her.<br /><br /><b>
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</b> I’m used to regulars hitting on me, and I’ve turned them all down,
except for one: Davis Price. I like giving him a hard time, and he’s
kind of cute in his suit and tie—if you’re into that kind of thing.
Anyway, I don’t care how many blondes he takes home . . . until one of
them sidles up to him in my bar. Nuh-uh. But after my little bet with
Davis backfires, our first date lands us in the sack. So does the
second. And the third. Neither of us wants more than the best sex of our
lives. The trouble is, it’s not a question of what I want. It’s what I
need. And what I need is Davis.</span></span></span></div>
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<span id="freeText4629085728065320081">I liked Arm Candy. Was it my favorite book by Lemmon? No. But it also wasn't the worst book I've ever read. I think that my only issue with it was how slow it was. There's nothing wrong with a book that is at a slower pace ... it's just not something I had experienced with this author before, so I was a little taken aback. Now all of that being said, I think that the pace really matched up with the characters - especially Davis. Our leading man, Davis, is some sort of day trader or stock something-or-other. He goes to the bar that Grace works out to decompress a little bit. I think that the pace of the book was really just the pace of Davis as he sits on that bar stool a few times a week. I liked Davis ... he wasn't one of those characters that made me fan myself, but I liked him. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Here I am, on my knees in front of the Trevi Fountain, hoping like hell
the legend is true. That the fountain gives you solace and love by a
mere toss of a coin.<br /><br />Why am I here, exactly? Let's see...<br /><br />It started with my parents telling me to get married. Of course, being the good Catholic girl I am, I did.<br /><br />Needless to say, that marriage nosedived, and my parents weren't exactly happy about it.<br /><br />Newly
ditched and shamefully disowned, I decided to follow the advice of
Babs, a tart-of-a-mentor, who offered me a job in Colorado.<br /><br />Her advice? Sex...and lots of it.<br /><br />The temptation of freedom, to do whatever--whoever--I wanted was too damn strong for me to say no.<br /><br />And that's how it all started. The men, the sex, the journey...<br /><br />The dating bender.<br /><br />Because everybody deserves a do-over.</span></span></div>
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You know how when you're driving down the road and you see an accident off to the side and you tell yourself not to be one of those annoying rubberneckers and then you find yourself looking anyway as you drive past? That accident is this book for me. I knew I shouldn't finish it but I'm no quitter and I just had to see if it could redeem itself. To put it nicely, it did not. This review is going to be rough and I'm going to try super hard to behave and be constructive with my criticism. But it will be difficult.</div>
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I was approached by someone to read this book ... it wasn't the author and I'm not entirely sure who she was ... the author's rep or a PR rep or something. Anyway, I was intrigued when I first read the blurb and I wanted to know more. But I'm going to be super honest right now and tell you I don't know where in the blue bloody blazes this blurb has come from because it doesn't even sound like the main character, Samantha and part of it doesn't go with the book. As I was getting this review together, I reread the blurb and what the hell ... I had to double check that I had the right book info because it did not match up to the book ... I mean seriously, W.T.F. Let's go to the 3rd sentence in this blurb ... it talks about the parents telling Samantha she needed to get married ... um ... in the book, it is made VERY clear in the VERY beginning that Samantha is getting married to ESCAPE her parents. That is really said quite a few times and I remember zero times that her parents were on her ass to get married. I could be wrong. Maybe her parents harped on her over and over but all I remember is the parents being uncaring douchecanoes and telling her they were going to disown her if she didn't do exactly what they wanted.</div>
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So she goes from that super healthy relationship with her parents saying ugly things to her constantly and immediately jumps into a super healthy marriage with a dude that I don't even think she knew well. Which would be fine, IF THAT WAS EXPLAINED. She seemed in love with him and totally sure about marrying him. Sheldon seemed like a nice dude and then he stops talking to her for months and treats her horribly? I mean come on. Unless the dude you're marrying is a sociopath, they wouldn't change THAT much after you get married. Yes, people change after they get comfortable in a relationship but to pull the stuff that this donkey, Sheldon, did? No. I doubt it. But then again, Samantha and Sheldon barely had a relationship at all. Not that you get the chance to find out that they didn't have a relationship with the way this book's timeline jumps around.</div>
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This is the last thing I'm going to say and then I'll get off my soap box and the lovers of this book can take a moment to go grab their voodoo dolls and name them after me ... this main character ... Samantha ... I'm 98% sure she has never had an original thought in her entire life. She quotes magazine articles and tv shows like they are the damn bible and she worships them at an alter in her garage. I don't know if Samantha spouting off every five seconds what some nobody wrote on the pages of Cosmo or some other nonsense magazine is supposed to be endearing but it wasn't. It was irritating. It made me want to light my Kindle on fire. </div>
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I don't know why this book has enraged me so much. Maybe it's because the time I invested in what I thought would be a good book ... but this isn't the first time ... maybe it was the relationships or the lack of entertainment I found in the book. Who knows. It is probably a combination of things. I should ask someone at Cosmo why I didn't like this book. Or write in to Dr. Oz. What am I thinking, Oprah probably knows ... I bet she'd tell me why I didn't like this book and why I prefer the outside of the TicTac to the inside. </div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span id="freeText17341359097237406192">The Bachelor meets
The Runaway Bride in this addictive romance novel about a reality TV
producer falling for her would-be star: a Montana heartthrob who wants
nothing to do with the show.<br /><br />Jordan Carpenter thinks she’s
finally found the perfect candidate for Jilted, a new dating show about
runaway grooms: Luke Elliott, a playboy firefighter who’s left not one
but three brides at the altar. The only problem? Luke refuses to answer
Jordan’s emails or return her calls. Which is how she ends up on a
flight to Montana to recruit him in person. It’s not Manhattan but at
least the locals in Lucky Hollow seem friendly . . . except for Luke,
who’s more intense—and way hotter—than the slick womanizer Jordan
expected.<br /><br />Eager to put the past behind him, Luke has zero
intention of following this gorgeous, fast-talking city girl back to New
York. But before he can send her packing, Jordan’s everywhere: at his
favorite bar, the county fair, even his exes’ book club. Annoyingly,
everyone in Lucky Hollow seems to like her—and deep down, she’s starting
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sacrifices are about to pay off: a senior executive at thirty-five at a
Fortune 500 company, she's one of the two finalists in line for a
Managing Director position. Unfortunately, her rival of fifteen years,
the charming, infuriating Richard Boyd, is just as qualified, and unlike
her, he's willing to cross pretty much every line to get what he wants.
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top, it's her personal life she misses the most. That is, until she
starts a steamy affair with sex god Aidan, her direct report.
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career, and when Richard finds out, it's the perfect opportunity to take
his high-heeled nemesis out, especially since he's still nursing a
grudge against Tara for rejecting him years ago. <br /><br />But Tara's
increasingly domineering lover has his own dark secrets, endangering
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<span id="freeText14001895265971717034">It's been a long time since I've given a book only one star. As ridiculous as it sounds, rating books is something I take pretty seriously and I don't like the idea of being all lackadaisical about it because occasionally, reviews do get read and they do influence other book lovers. Basically, I don't just toss around one-star ratings for the fun of it. </span></div>
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<span id="freeText14001895265971717034">First off, I didn't like the characters. Any of them. I didn't like Richard, I won't even get into Aidan and I kind of hated Tara with the fire of a thousand suns. I couldn't find even one redeeming quality about her that I could connect with. She's super wishy-washy and if that's how she was intended, that's one thing. It's another thing entirely when the author didn't intend for her to be full of hot air ... which I think is actually the case. This chick is all of woman's equality. Which is all good! But you can't be for women's equality and then knowingly get sexually harassed for over a decade by a coworker. It just doesn't make sense. Why have your character be contradictory like that? I mean if you want for women to be equal in the workplace, why would you sit by and just put up with this dude telling you to go have a threesome with him? There are tons and tons and tons of things that Richard said that Tara just brushed off and it just doesn't fit. </span></div>
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<span id="freeText14001895265971717034">Then there was this one part about how tattoos are taboo and basically it is said that if you want to have an important job and not have to ask people if they want fries with that, you can't have tattoos. There was this long winded story about a CEO (or some other acronym) that flew to another country in shame just to get his tattoos removed. Really? That is not the case out here in the real world and that story was absolutely ridiculous and not accurate to how things actually work. </span></div>
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brothers and Air Force vets, Tanner and Garrett Mann, return from
deployment to find their thriving business burned to the ground. Time
for Plan B: Move back to their hometown of Beach Pointe to start over.<br /><br />But that means running into Paige and Morgan Baxter –gorgeous, curvy, and owners of Two Sisters Cupcakes.<br /><br />There’s
an old diner for sale across town, Garrett’s a great cook, and Tanner
has an idea. They’ll make savory cupcakes that men would like. We’re
talking bacon and Cheez Whiz. Even better? They'll call it Mann Cakes.
Problem is, they end up attracting an unexpected crowd.<br /><br />Paige is
furious. Every man in her life has left her behind, including Tanner.
She’s sacrificed everything for her shop. She won’t lose it over some
egotistical ex-boyfriend, even if he does have an Air Force-chiseled
body. Her younger sister, Morgan, isn’t helping matters. She’s been gaga
over Garrett since high school.<br /><br />To hell with that. If it’s a
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This is one of those times when I hate reviewing books. I feel badly when I have to tell everyone that a book and I didn't really get along. And this time, it's for a few reasons. One of which has nothing to do with the plot. For the most part, I liked the meat of the story and by meat, I don't mean the yummy military guys either. </div>
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The whole concept behind the book was pretty interesting: two brothers creating a savory cupcake shop that is involuntarily in competition with two sassy sisters and their cupcake shop. Interesting, right? The cupcake shop idea is not a new one in romance novels, it's been done ... it actually seems to be a theme that runs rampant in the contemporary romance genre ... sometimes it's done well and sometimes not so well but this one was just a little different. You still have the flour and powdered sugar covered heroines but this time, the author threw in some treat baking dudes to stir things up a bit with some healthy competition. </div>
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Unfortunately, I think that the plot was the best thing about the book because I didn't connect with the characters at all. And I should have. I should have connected with Paige on a level that I don't with most other people because like her, I have an autistic son. But I didn't and it was because of something that Paige's sister, Morgan, said. I think that I really resented the sisters because at one point in the story, it says something about the autistic son acting out. Dude, I reached boiling in about two milliseconds. Every time I hear or read something about an autistic kiddo "acting out", instead of just feeling sorry for the person's ignorance for saying that, I get angry at the person's ignorance. Because these are the people that think my son is acting out when he's just had a bit of sensory overload. Anyway, this was a totally personal and what some may think as completely irrational reason to not like a couple of characters in a book. And you know what, that's okay. But that was why I was just totally turned off by these sisters. After that point, I just totally shut down to them. </div>
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software developer Cole Sampson moves to a small Canadian town to get
some peace and quiet. Unfortunately, his keep-the-hell-away-from-me
vibes don’t work on his gorgeous new neighbor. <br /><br />Waitress Rachel
Malone is intrigued by the hot curmudgeon living next door and his very
sexy scowl. Sure, he keeps shutting down her every advance, but before
long, she finally catches his interest. <br /><br />A red-hot, sex-only
relationship is what they want. But Cole can’t get over the fact he
likes cuddling, and Rachel won’t let herself fall in love, not when
she’s finally decided to follow her dreams and move to the city. Still,
it’s just sex. Isn’t it?</span></span></span></div>
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<span id="freeText7132588271488187392">I don't usually read novellas ... the reason is only that I like a longer book. Weird, I know ... it's just that if it ends up being something that I really like, then I want as many pages as the author is willing to crank out, you know? Anyway, I went against my usual "rules" and decided to give this one a go. Not too shabby.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText7132588271488187392">I really enjoyed our hero of the story - Cole. He was all grumpy and prickly. He reminded me of my husband. For some reason, I think that stand-offish personality is sexy as hell. I don't know why ... most of the time people think that these grouchy dudes are assholes but they really aren't ... there is usually a very good reason behind the donkey attitude. Then again ... sometimes there isn't and the dude is really just a jerk. Anyway ... Cole was a good dude. I enjoyed his grouchy attitude and the reason why he was that way. You also get to experience a pretty interesting (and extremely slow) transformation within his personality and I always enjoy a good character metamorphosis. </span></div>
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<span id="freeText7132588271488187392">I kinda liked Rachel as well ... but not as much. It was literally her character that kind of irritated me. She's the kind of chick that wants to just have fun, which is fine. I have no problem with a woman wanting to just go out there and have a much sex as possible - more power to you if that's your deal. But she would say how this is how she is and she's not apologetic for how she is but then in the same breath, she would whine and bellyache that people pick on her and if she was a dude, no one would say a thing about her promiscuity. Look, lady. You can't have it both ways. Either you don't care what people have to say or you do. Anyway, it was just the hypocrisy of her ... is that even the right word? If it isn't, hopefully you know what I mean. </span></div>
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<span id="freeText7132588271488187392">This isn't your run of the mill, sickeningly sweet romance novel. It's a bit gritty at times and definitely raunchy and naughty at other times. One thing that did stand out is that it's not really what I would consider a romance ... you don't see the romantic interaction between our two main characters ... you see this animalistic need to mate. It's not flowery with a bunch of scented candles and massage oils, it's more get your rocks off, wham-bam thank you ma'am.</span><span id="freeText7132588271488187392"> All in all, not a bad book, but not one to read if you're looking for the mushy love-sick page turner with the dashing guy and the girl next door wallflower. </span></div>
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Margot McCleery could have lived her whole life without seeing Bentley
Wellington again-her ex-best friend and the poster boy for Hot, Rich
Man-Whores everywhere. But Margot's whiskey-augmented grandmother "buys"
Bentley at a charity bachelor auction, and now suddenly he's at her
door. Impossibly charming. Impossibly sexy. And still a complete and
utter jackass. Bentley's just been coerced by his grandfather to spend
the next thirty days charming and romancing the reclusive red-haired
beauty who hates him. The woman he abandoned when she needed him the
most. Bentley knows just as much about romance as he knows about love-<i>nothing</i>.
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This book is the second in a series that I've not read any of before. That's usually a no-no for me but I'm doing it more and more often lately. I kind of wish that I hadn't. This book IS a stand-alone but I think that my reading experience would have been enriched greatly if I had read the first book. I think that's just because while I didn't feel like I was missing anything, I also felt like I didn't know the characters as well as I could have. I mean, who wouldn't want a little more Bentley, right?</div>
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Bentley was a fascinating character. It's not often that you read a romance novel with an intense anxiety angle and it's SUPER not often that the character with anxiety is male. I think that the author was really able to show how anxiety can be crippling and have a massive impact on someone's life. It was interesting to watch Bentley interact and cope with the issue that caused his anxiety to begin with. I really couldn't get enough of this man. And our leading lady, Margot was this reclusive firecracker that was equally as captivating. These two together were positively explosive. Bentley brought out the worst in our little stubborn Margot. </div>
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The story read very quickly. I don't know if it was because the characters were so completely intriguing or if it was just an all-around great book ... probably a bit of both. You just get hooked from the very first page and it doesn't let up until the very last period. Such a great romance novel. One that I'd read again. And the list ... the list was adorably hilarious. I would read the book again just to experience that list again. </div>
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"Van" Tate has been called home to reluctantly inherit an empire and
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Street corner office. But when his adoptive father dies and his business
rivals move in to overtake his empire, Van must suit up to save the
company and protect the one woman most forbidden to him...and the object
of Van's most dangerous desires.<br /><br />Chloe Tate is as ambitious as
she is gorgeous. With a newfound independence, Chloe is no longer a
prisoner on her father's ranch. But everything changes when losing her
father may also mean losing her life. Even with her survival on the
line, Chloe can't deny the burning attraction she feels the moment she
locks eyes with Van, her rich, rough and ready, foster brother and the
new head of her father's company. Tall, dark, and muscled, he's the one
man who she has no business being with. But how can she resist a Navy
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This book. This. Book. This book and I had an extremely ... tempestuous ... relationship. It's not that I didn't like it. I did. But there is this one little splinter that worked its way into every single thought about this book and it just kept festering and festering and poking and poking until I was so irritated that I couldn't even enjoy the last however many chapters of the darn book. </div>
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Let's do the nice stuff first because if I start talking about this splinter, I'll lose my focus and who knows where we'll end up. I liked the story. I really thought it was an interesting idea and for the most part, the plot was pretty flawless. There were quite a few little surprises that knocked me off guard and kept the book entertaining. Except for the splinter that shall not be named. Yet. </div>
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I also enjoyed getting to know the Tate brothers ... Van is pretty badass and I don't know how this dude could be topped or even measured up to with the other brothers. He's so stubborn that he could win a gold medal at the Olympics for digging his heels in. Chloe was also a great character - her tenacity was almost endearing. And these two together was just a great romance that kept me wanting more. </div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span id="freeText11008728555337075360">Tragedy set his course for revenge. One woman stands in his way.<br /><br /><b>John</b><br />The
last thing I need is to be saddled with the on-the-run niece of the
family I’m about to take down. Gianna Silva wants me to help her find
her missing mother. But I’ve got bigger fish to fry—namely, her cousins
Stefano and Santos Silva. I’m working on the inside, feeding information
to the FBI, and I'm about to drop the net on their ring of
counterfeiters. To keep Gianna out of my way, I’ve agreed to help her
but under one condition: What I say goes. No questions. No pushback. I
make the rules.<br /><br />The problem is Gianna Silva doesn’t know the
meaning of the word “rule” and she’s on to me. For two years, I’ve
hidden my true identity behind a wall built from stone-cold revenge. I
thought it was indestructible—especially against someone with the last
name of Silva—the family I’ve vowed to destroy…<br /><br /><b>Gianna</b><br />If I
could find my missing mom by myself I would, but the only enemies she’s
ever had are my dead father and his powerful family. Confronting the
Silvas alone is too dangerous. I need an insider who knows how to play
their game. John Rossi, with his cool, bad-boy confidence and access to
the family is my best hope. I’ve bargained away the last dollar in my
savings account in exchange for his help, but I’m beginning to think I
made a deal with the devil.<br /><br />I didn’t expect his rules to include
sharing a cabin—and a bedroom with him—northwest of Nowheresville. I
don’t trust him, or my attraction to him. But to find my mom, I’ll break
every one of his damn rules, regardless of the consequences…</span></span></span></div>
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<span id="freeText11008728555337075360">I really went back and forth on my rating for this one ... I kept bouncing between three and four stars. The reason I kept wavering is because the beginning of the book did not keep my attention in the least. I actually started reading this book a couple of months ago and then put it down because I just wasn't feeling it. I wasn't attached to the characters, I wasn't attached to the story line or anything else in the story, for that matter. Sometimes I do get into a book funk and what I'm reading irritates me like nails on a chalkboard - since that's usually at no fault of the book, I have learned to just put the book down for a bit and then pick it back up later. Which is what I did this time. </span></div>
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television journalist on the rise, and she's hot on the trail of a story
guaranteed to skyrocket her career to even greater heights: an
interview with the legendary Major Trapper. Twenty-five years ago, the
Major emerged a hero from the bombing of the Pegasus Hotel in downtown
Dallas when he was photographed leading a handful of survivors out of
the collapsing building. The iconic picture transformed him into a
beloved national icon, in constant demand for speeches and
interviews--until he suddenly dropped out of the public eye, shunning
all members of the media. However, Kerra is willing to use any means
necessary to get to the Major--even if she has to wrangle an
introduction from his estranged son, former ATF agent John Trapper. <br /><br />Still
seething over his break with both the ATF and his father, John Trapper
wants no association with the hotel bombing or his hero father, and
spurns the meddling reporters determined to drag them back into the
limelight. Yet Kerra's sheer audacity and tantalizing hints that there's
more to the story rouse Trapper's interest despite himself. And when
her interview of a lifetime goes catastrophically awry--with unknown
assailants targeting not only the Major, but also Kerra--Trapper
realizes he needs her under wraps if he's going to track down the gunmen
before they strike again . . . as well as discover, finally, who was
responsible for the Pegasus bombing. <br /><br />Kerra is wary of a man so
charming one moment and dangerous the next, and she knows Trapper is
withholding evidence collected during his ATF investigation into the
bombing. But having no one else to trust and enemies lurking closer than
they know, Kerra and Trapper join forces and risk their very lives to
expose a sinuous network of lies and conspiracy running deep through
Texas--and uncover who would want a national hero dead.</span></span></span><br />
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<span id="freeText5621802585408845284">Sandra Brown is just IT for me. That's the easiest way to try and convey how much I love her books. Every. Single. Book is a massive hit for me. I always love them and usually, I pick them up totally blind - not having read the blurb or not. Not reading a blurb is completely crazy and not something I regularly do. But when you've written 978 books and I've loved every one of them, well ... there's no point reading a blurb when I could just pick up the book, right?</span></div>
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The newest installment in the A Perfect Fit series by Alison Bliss is now available and she's running a giveaway for copies of her book - check it out at the end of this post! </div>
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I was lucky enough to get my hands on the very first Bliss book years ago and I've been hooked ever since. Bliss is one of those authors that you blindly reach for in the bookstore because you just KNOW that what is within those pages is going to take you on an amazing ride. I can't wait to see what the next book has in store for us!</div>
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to her bangin' curves, Valerie Carmichael has always turned heads-with
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<span id="freeText5182149517532695241">One of the many things that I love about Bliss is her way of consistently bringing old characters back into the new books. It's nice to be able to catch up with the characters you fell in love with from the previous book. And in this one, Leah and Sam don't take center stage but they are a big part of the plot and our new leading lady's life. </span></div>
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<span id="freeText5182149517532695241">I could really just go on and on about how amazing this book and Bliss are. But it would probably make you uncomfortable after I start to drone on and on about character development, how full the plot is, the pace of the story and everything in between because I would start to sound like a nutjob. But this story really is that great. All of the characters are so fully fleshed out that you feel as if they have become your friends by the time you get to the end of the novel. The pacing is set so that there isn't a dull moment and you'll find yourself not wanting to skip a single word because you don't want to miss something. And this is something that happens with each of the Bliss novels. You will love every single moment that you get to spend with her books. </span></div>
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<span id="freeText5182149517532695241">This book is sexy as hell. I was just waiting for my Kindle to burst into flames and start melting in my hands through some of these passages. Good Lord. I'm happily married but I decided that I need to find myself a Logan for my second marriage. You know when you read something sexy and you get paranoid thinking that everyone around you knows what dirty stuff you're reading? Yeah. I had that multiple times with this book. While at the doctor's office. I know that my cheeks were just flaming with embarrassment and I was sure that the little security cameras could see what I was reading. Which is completely illogical but always happens when I read the naughty bits in one of my Bliss books. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span id="freeText5182149517532695241"><br />Oh, she wasn’t silly enough to believe she looked like some gorgeous supermodel with a lean, trim figure or anything. She definitely didn’t. But she had a pretty face, banging plus-size curves, and a lively personality. And that was good enough for her. Valerie was just…Valerie. And damn proud of it.</span></span></div>
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Alison Bliss grew up in Small Town, Texas, but currently resides in the Midwest with her husband and two sons. With so much testosterone in her home, it's no wonder she "girl books". She believes the best way to know if someone is your soul mate is by canoeing with them because if you both make it back alive, it's obviously meant to be. Alison pens the type of books she loves to read most: fun, steamy love stories with heart, heat, laughter, and usually a cowboy or two. As she calls it, "Romance...with a sense of humor".</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span id="freeText17966805021534272616">train wreck<br />noun<br /><br />1. A chaotic or disastrous situation.<br />2. An utter catastrophe or mess.<br />3. A devastating calamity or source of trouble.<br />4. Pepper O’Brien.<br /><br />As the daughter of a famed film producer, Pepper O’Brien is Hollywood royalty.<br /><br />Also, her life sucks.<br /><br />Because,
unfortunately for her, the old adage is true: money can’t buy
everything—including grace, true love, or the ability to not screw up
every single opportunity her life has brought her.<br /><br />After her
latest disaster, Pepper moves across the country to start over but, as
usual, her life has other plans, namely in the form of Derek Cashette,
her former teenage crush and now ridiculously handsome friend of her
older brother.<br /><br />Derek is determined to salvage the train wreck of
her life and Pepper’s determined not to let him. Her life is her problem
and, dammit, why can’t she be her own hero?<br /><br />But sometimes fate
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<span id="freeText17966805021534272616">I was lucky enough to read a book recently that had a novella from Elise Faber in it and I absolutely adored it. And this one wasn't too bad either.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText17966805021534272616">The storyline for Train Wreck was really good. I enjoyed getting to know Pepper through all of her mishaps. Pepper is such a clumsy lady, you do find yourself starting to feel really badly for her because of the situations that she finds herself in. Granted ... most of these situations are pretty funny as they are happening and then as you keep reading, you feel guilty for laughing to begin with. When you're introduced to Derek, you can't help but root for him. He seemed to have the classic underdog stigma and you'll find yourself just pulling for him from the get-go. For the most part, the story really chugged along at a great pace and with the exception of a couple of spots, it really didn't lose momentum and the fun idea of the novel carried you through to the end.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText17966805021534272616">For me, I really gave super short descriptions about the characters. Unfortunately, there's a reason for that. As much as I empathized with Pepper and found her endearing and as much as I rooted for Derek, that is kind of where my feelings ended for these two. If I'm totally honest ... I kind of found them absolutely forgettable. Not good. And while that isn't a really nice thing to say about something someone has slaved over ... that's just how it was for me this time. After I put the book down, I sat there and I couldn't remember what either of these characters looked like. Their descriptions just eluded me. I remembered bits and pieces about their personalities, obviously, but that was it. Two characters that I enjoyed reading about had become non-entities by the end of the book. Because Pepper and Derek started to kind of Back-to-the-Future-mickey-mouse-shirt-fade on me over time, so did their romance. It lost the spark for me and I didn't feel the heat surrounding their interactions as I had in the beginning. Honestly, this could be for a number of reasons ... more than likely I disconnected from the characters because I've got summer brain and I'm lucky to know my own name and day of the week. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span id="freeText643301237038696835">This playboy has finally met his match... <br /><br />Charlie’s
sick of Genies. Too beautiful, too sure of themselves, too "celebrity".
And way too eager to grant wishes in the worldwide Lottery that entices
mortals into buying tickets in the hope of winning their desires.
Charlie would rather walk naked through Times Square than buy a ticket.
Unfortunately, her friend springs for one in Charlie’s name – and it
gets picked. She refuses to get sucked in and has no qualms about saying
so to the famously arrogant, devilishly handsome Genie at her door.
Sexy Blue Eyes will just have to take no for an answer.<br /><br />Jax
Michaels would love to take no for an answer. As the most famous Genie
on the East Coast, known for his sex appeal, his cheeky interviews, and
his roguish style of granting wishes, he only has to turn to the next in
line to find a willing partner. After all, every woman wants him –
except, apparently, Charlie Donahue, who throws back his charming words,
sneers at his calculated grins, and refuses to even consider wishing.
Jax isn't a fool. He’s prepared to wash his hands of this infuriating,
appealing female…until his Handler informs him that quitting is not an
option. And if he can’t talk her into wishing, Jax will have to try
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pecking order no longer in place, a new order emerges, filled with power
struggles, betrayals, secrets and lies. Emily must explain why she's
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In the end, I'm glad that I decided to give it a chance. Throughout the entire book, my emotions were really on a crazy rollercoaster. I found myself hopeful, then sad, then sick to my stomach, then confused and around and around it went. I really didn't know what to feel at the end of the book. Did I like it? Did I not like it? I really didn't know. I finished this book two days ago and I've had to just set it aside for a while just so that I could really process what my final thoughts were. </div>
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At the beginning, the abundance of characters was a little much. Then when you throw in the flashbacks to multiple different time periods ... I just honestly didn't know if I would make it through the book. It felt like these flashbacks were coming at you ninety to nothing and changing so fast that you can't get your bearings. After a while, the flashbacks grow on you and you start to realize why the story needed to be told the way that it was. And now, days later looking back on my reading experience, you realize that it was actually kind of genius. The story wouldn't have had the same impact on the reader if it wasn't written this way. </div>
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The characters themselves were very well written. By the time I was finished reading the book, I felt like I really understood whom each of them were and I had a firm grasp on what made them tick and why. It's nice to read a YA book and have fully fleshed out characters to go on a journey with. </div>
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Yes, I enjoyed the book. So why did I only give it four stars? Well ... it's because there were some parts that I just kind of skimmed over. For my reading preferences, it was just a little ... too descriptive at times. But that's just a personal thing and while it did detract from the story for me, it didn't ruin the novel for me. The story ends in a way that it seems like there might be a second book following it but it's nothing that really leaves you hanging ... it just opens a door and leaves you wondering. All in all, a pretty good book. </div>
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Katherine Brenner walked into my class, I couldn’t stand her -- all
perfect skin and big, blue eyes -- just like the woman who broke my
heart. <br /><br />If it wasn’t for that blizzard, if her car hadn’t broken
down outside my house, if she hadn’t looked amazing by the firelight, I
never would have kissed her. No matter how hard I try, every excuse I
make not to see her comes up flat. <br /><br />I can’t stop thinking of her
lips. Or the way her curves fit perfectly in my hands. There’s a million
reasons why this won’t work. I’m her professor. It’s against university
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Moving on! There's always been something intriguing about the college student/teacher romance thing AND when you throw in how these two start off ... this book was the perfect storm of disasters for the characters. I just couldn't put this book down!!</div>
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The story was absolutely fabulous. It wasn't too heavy and weighted down with details that I couldn't care less about. The author just dives right into the story and then barely gives you a second to buckle up for the ridiculously exciting plot. There were more exciting twists in this romance novel than I experienced with the last thriller that I read! Every time I turned around, there was some shocking plot twist that knocked me on my ample butt. </div>
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OMG. The characters. I absolutely loved Katherine. I think maybe it was because I saw a bit of myself in her. Each time she would turn the other cheek, I loved her character even more. She was spunky when she needed to be and entirely too humble for her own good. And then the men in the book ... I don't want to spoil anything with names ... but the men in the book were written just as fabulously as Katherine. You hated some, loved some, loathed others ... they were all perfect. I found my views on each gentleman in the story changing as the novel chugged along. I definitely have my favorite but I'm not telling!! </div>
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I read this one in one sitting and I wanted to start it all over again after I finished the last sentence. I positively adored this book. I'll definitely be picking up other books by this author!</div>
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moved to Atlanta for a guy who promptly left her, and the last thing she
wants is to fall for another man who might make her want to stay. But
Eric is nothing if not persistent, and before long she’s inside his
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The plot was great, the storyline was awesome. I literally read this book in one sitting and I wish that I didn't plow through it so quickly but I'm a greedy reader. I just couldn't get enough. Now I just need to read the rest of the books in the series because I have a feeling that they are all just as awesome. </div>
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an accident in the line of duty, firefighter Roberto DeRosa’s life is
turned upside down. His career fighting fires is over, and he’s left
with an uncertain future and an injury that makes communicating
difficult for him. The only time words flow easily is when they’re
lyrics and he has a guitar in his hands. Talking to women is definitely
out, especially if they have bright blue eyes that seem to see right
into his soul.<br /><br />Dani Hodge is on the brink of realizing her dream
of opening a small combination wine and book store in San Diego’s funky
Ocean Beach neighborhood. But before she can open the doors, there’s
work to be done, more work than she can do herself. <br /><br />When the
tattooed guy who completely ignored her at a bar walks by and offers her
a hand wrangling a tile saw, Dani can’t afford to say no—and why would
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<span id="freeText17393009811636984009">This is the first book I've ever read by Delancey Stewart and I'm a bit ... conflicted ... about my rating. It was nothing big and it's not that the book was bad ... I never would have given it a four star rating if it was, but there were parts that I just felt pulled the speed of the book back from a pretty cantering unicorn to an uncoordinated turtle. </span></div>
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<span id="freeText17393009811636984009">Is the speed or pace of a book that important? I sure think so. Here's the deal ... I've got two kids (boys - aged 14 and 10) on summer break right now and I've got to put down my Kindle every few minutes to break up a fight, be a maid or help decide who gets the last Cheez-It that is stuck between the couch cushions because apparently, those taste better than the brand new box sitting in the pantry and why not fight to the death for a stale, lint covered cracker. I need something that I can put down quickly and pick back up without having to reread the same sentence that I already read seven times because someone keeps asking me at 7:20am when lunch is. To put it bluntly, I just don't have the patience to read the long, descriptive paragraphs about someone's feelings. I end up just skimming paragraphs to get the gist of it and then move on to some exciting stuff. </span></div>
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<span id="freeText17393009811636984009">And that's what I had with this book. Now, the book was well written and maybe to someone else with less neurotic reading preferences, it will be perfect. The storyline was great though, I really liked the unexpected twists that happened a couple of times and you are left at the end of the book feeling completely fulfilled as a reader. </span></div>
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<span id="freeText17393009811636984009">Our main characters, Dani and Rob were written pretty perfectly. Dani has such a kind heart and sweet disposition. She's the kind of girl that you want to be friends with because you know she's going to always be understanding and empathetic. That's not to say she's flawless, she isn't, she has flaws but I'll leave those for you to discover. Now on to Rob. To put it plainly, I adored him. He is perfectly imperfect. Especially in his mind. You'll find Rob endearing and sweet and completely oblivious to how amazing he is. But that's the cool thing about Rob ... you get to experience his character growth and that is truly one of my favorite things about a flawed character.</span></div>
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losing the control so integral to his success, he needs help. To top it
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has given notice just when he needs her help to survive his newfound
fatherhood.<br /><br />Chelsea Houston is an executive assistant, not a
nanny. The only person more clueless about kids is her boss. Helping him
on a daddy-daughter road trip is her last task before he’ll accept her
two weeks’ notice and she can be free of the infuriating man she’s had a
crush on for longer than she’d admit.<br /><br />Aiden’s carefully ordered
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<span id="freeText6171641527815403000">Usually, I don't pick a book up that is in the middle of a series unless I've read the books that come prior to it. But something about this one just screamed at me and I knew that I just needed to give it a shot even though I knew absolutely nothing about this author. I'm glad that I did. It was a sweet book that I totally blew through. </span></div>
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<span id="freeText6171641527815403000">The book was really endearing. I tend to shy away from books that involve characters that have kids. Probably because I have two boys and I don't want to read about anything that is similar to my life - books are an escape from your life, right? At least, that's how I look at them. But I enjoyed the moments of the book that involved Aiden's kiddo. The daughter's character was actually one of my favorite parts. I liked how spunky and so very headstrong she was. It added an interesting aspect to an already fabulous book. </span></div>
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<span id="freeText6171641527815403000">Aiden's character ... he was simultaneously infuriating and sweet in a lot of situations. I just wanted to knock him upside his head with my Kindle quite a few times. When a character is THAT irritating and you still love him, you know that he's super well written. He had so many misguided hangups that you couldn't help but just adore him. </span></div>
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<span id="freeText6171641527815403000">And Chelsea. Lord, that woman ... she is a bit bullheaded and isn't afraid to tell Aiden what she thinks but at the same time, she does back down. This trait made her super realistic and I could see a lot of myself in her - which just enriched the whole reading experience. </span></div>
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<span id="freeText6171641527815403000">All in all, I really enjoyed most things about this book. There were a few slow parts that I kind of skimmed over, which is the reason for the almost-perfect rating. I'll definitely read another book by Nelson in the future. Good "by the pool" read for the summer!</span></div>
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hostage in the Rockies, a teenage heiress falls for her abductor while
her corrupt father and devoted bodyguard fight to get her back. The
discovery of true love and dark family secrets turns deadly in this epic
coming of age adventure.<br /><br />Kaya Lowen dreams of living like a
normal eighteen-year old, but being heiress to a billion-dollar company
has put her life in constant danger. Fiercely guarded by her powerful
and corrupt father, she develops close bonds with those who protect her,
especially Oliver a bodyguard who has proven his devotion to her time
and again. He wins her heart - until a chance encounter with a
mysterious stranger has her questioning everything she believes in. <br /><br />Haunted
by true love and reeling from a guilty conscience, Kaya's world
unravels when she's kidnapped. Held captive in a rugged wilderness
fraught with raging storms, mystical caves and deadly predators, Kaya's
father scours the forest and her bodyguard fights to get her back. But,
the discovery of a dark family secret makes Kaya wonder if staying in
the arms of her blue-eyed abductor, a captivating stranger with dark
secrets of his own, is a safer place to be. At least, that's what her
heart is telling her, her head is saying run...<br /><br />An epic adventure
centered on a smoldering love-triangle, Serenade sings a timeless tale
of courage, self-discovery, and life-or-death love that will leave you
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<span id="freeText16504029499481698815">When I received this book (from who I think was an editor for Heather McKenzie), I really didn't know what to think. I don't really read Young Adult novels any more and when I saw that it was published by Clean Teen Publishing ... I REALLY didn't know what to think. What I DID know is that the blurb for this book was intriguing. Here's the deal, it's not any secret that I appreciate a well placed f-bomb or a steamy sex scene in a book. While I don't seek those things out when choosing a book, I also don't mind them. But the words 'clean teen' made me think that there would be scenes that were a bit watered down. Dude. Not the case. I didn't find this out until after I finished the book but Clean Teen is all about just letting the reader know what they will find within the pages - kind of like a rating on a movie. </span></div>
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<span id="freeText16504029499481698815">Anyway, onto the book. THE. BOOK. Holy crap. I didn't expect to enjoy this as much as I did. And maybe I went into it with some preconceived notions but those were all shot down VERY quickly and I was able to immerse myself into the interesting life of Kaya. Kaya is this amazing girl that has been through so much yet, amazingly enough, it didn't kill her spirit. I think that she is a super strong character that needs to be seen more in Young Adult novels. </span></div>
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<span id="freeText16504029499481698815">I don't really want to get into any secondary characters because well, I don't want to ruin the twists and turns on these pages. But I will say this, as a reader, you're going to REALLY struggle with whom to support. The author did a great job of putting the reader through the push and pull of good and bad. Who is good and who is bad? Don't worry. Your alliance will shift quite a few times as you steamroll through Serenade. </span></div>
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<span id="freeText16504029499481698815">The story moves along quite swiftly but not jarringly so. It's just the perfect pace. I didn't find myself getting bored or skipping even a single sentence. It was a little shocking, how fast I flew through the words on these pages. I just couldn't get enough of Kaya and her life - how things were, how things became and what could be for her future, if there was one. It's nice getting to the end of the book and being left with absolutely NO questions about characters or the plot. </span></div>
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<span id="freeText16504029499481698815">It's been a long time since I've enjoyed a romantic suspense this much ... probably since my last Sandra Brown and that is saying something. ESPECIALLY for a first book from an author. Are you kidding me?!? THIS is what you're coming out of the gate with? Geez. I'm in trouble. I'll be stalking library shelves indefinitely for this author - she had me hooked after the first page. Lifetime fan. SO good. </span></div>
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Harper has one assignment, one mission. Assassinate her mark and
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too?<br />Her instructions are simple; do not fraternize with your target,
observe at a distance, and never engage with the enemy. However, as
things take an unexpected turn in Val's world, these simple instructions
begin to change.<br /><br />Refusing to be a puppet, Kyle Shultz walks away
from his old life and settles into the college routine. But the life of
a student is more difficult than he imagined. Making friends and
attending parties are as foreign a concept as showing a target mercy.<br /><br />The lines between the state of the job and the affairs of the heart are blurred as Valerie and Kyle’s worlds collide. </span></span></span></div>
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<span id="freeText11175316552185933343">This is the first book that I've read by this author and unfortunately, it's probably the last also. It wasn't any one thing that didn't do it for me with this book. It was a varied combination of basically every aspect of the book. Honestly, I didn't even finish the last 60 or so pages because I just wasn't invested in the story and I didn't really care how it ended. </span></div>
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<span id="freeText11175316552185933343">Right along with the conversations comes the inner dialogue for the characters. This was also dry and stiff and because of that, I felt like I never really got to know the characters. It was almost like the book was being written from an unemotional pov. Which would be fine ... but that wasn't established within the story and it just doesn't make sense. Now this isn't a direct quote but let me give you an idea of how the story read: He was mad. He stomped his foot. He didn't like what was going on. He was so mad.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText11175316552185933343">Like I said, that's not a direct quote but do you kind of see how you read it in your head with that monotone, robotic voice?!? That is how the book sounded in my head with every single word. Is that the author's fault? Not necessarily. But I'm pretty sure my inner reading voice isn't broken because as I type this and talk in my head, I sound pretty awesome. This robotic read issue could very well be me. But that doesn't take away the fact that the book just fell extremely flat for me. </span></div>
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<span id="freeText11175316552185933343">I thought that the plot trudged along slowly. I think that my attention would have been captured if it had moved just a bit more swiftly. Basically, this just wasn't the book for me. The characters didn't grab me, the plot didn't grab me and I didn't even care enough to finish the book (which hardly ever happens, btw). On to the next one. </span></div>
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