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Book Review – The Hookup by Kristen Ashley

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The Hookup (Moonlight and Motor Oil Series Book 1)
The latest Kristen Ashley book promised tons of romance, family and friends, super-steamy scenes… and of course, our favorite… alpha-male bossiness. 😉

And GAH!!! THAT BLURB!!!!! Unrequited love and she knew the deal going in?? I was SO in!

Yes. Oh God, please let it be yes.
This was the beginning of something.

She’s the master of starting and ending a book. Her starts always have me hooked and already anticipating the angsty journey I’m about to embark upon, and her endings fill my heart to overflowing, with that huge smile on my face. But it’s the middle that makes it. It’s the realistic reactions, the fast, often one-sided, head-over-heels attraction, and the insecurities of falling for a man that has a whole lifestyle and demeanor that he’s not necessarily ready to change. read more

Book Review – The Widow by Fiona Barton

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The Widow
BLURB JOLT alert and I got it on super-sale. I one clicked it SO hard considering some of the reviews and recommendations and I was dying to get to it!

bev: Maryse?? Have you heard of The Widow? Just saw a A review for it. Guess it is a psych/thriller/mystery type like Gone Girl and Girl on the Train. A bit tempted.

Leah: Just finished The Widow by Fiona Barton, a good one if you want psychological suspense. Her husband has died, but was suspected of *spoiler*. You start to wonder did he really do it? And then: did she have anything to with it. read more

Book Review – Blink by K.L. Slater

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Blink: A psychological thriller with a killer twist you’ll never forget
Killer twist, you say, huh? Oh yeah… those are magic words to me, ’cause I’m always in the mood to be on the edge of my seat, guess all sorts of things, think I might be right, only to have my jaw drop on the floor when the real reveal is let loose. And at this bargain price (at least when I got it), I one-clicked it SO hard.

Tanya: Blink is fantastic I recommend it…

Jean: I also loved Blink by K.L. Slater…..could not put it down! Had to remind myself to “blink” in the last 30% because I couldn’t take my eyes off the page! Lol read more

Book Review – Only Trick by Jewel E. Ann

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Only Trick
I chose this one due to my past experience (and enjoyment) of this author’s work, along with that excitingly promising premise!! He’s gay but falls for her??? *gasp!!!*. Plus, a few recommendations saying this one was right up our angsty alley.

Celeste: I read Only Trick by Jewel E. Ann the other day – I couldn’t put it down. I liked the first half better than the second – the sexual tension was off the charts, and it’s difficult to maintain that, of course, once a couple’s ‘together’, but really, you have to read this one! :) read more

Book Review – The Devils’ Cradle by Darcy Daniel

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The Devils’ Cradle (P.S. It’s super-bargain priced today)
Such a crazy sounding SCARY blurb, and it had me one-clicking it as fast as I could go, back in April! And then it was featured in one of our “reader questions” (Reader Question – Answered! The book about the wife that ran away from her abusive husband with her child…) which brought it back in the forefront of my mind, and right to the TOP of my TBR list.

Lots of great reviews, and I was IN! This one sounded right up my psych-thriller alley. A woman escaping her abusive husband with her tiny son in tow… read more