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Book Review – Single in Sitka by Katy Regnery

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Single in Sitka (An Odds-Are-Good Standalone Romance Book 1)

*claps* I had so much fun (and feels) reading this one!! It wasn’t anything crazy or over-the-top tense or anything like that, just pure sweet (yet super-steamy!!! HOLY MOLY) contemporary romance, with just the right amount of angst to keep me concerned about how it would resolve. And a cop-romance which I’ve obviously got a thing for. YAY ME!! I one-clicked this on release day SO HARD. 😉

It hit all my romance-buttons:

  • A sweet and loving (and grieving) single father – check
  • An interesting (and very plausible) date potential? – check!
  • A not so pleasant (but also plausible) “meet cute” – CHECK!!

“What? What do you want?” I finally yell, stopping to face him. “Why can’t you leave me alone?” read more

Book Review – Crossed Lines by Lana Sky

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Crossed Lines
<— That cover, title and blurb had my attention from the start (it looked SO promising and intriguing) and then a few in our crew jumped in and came back to me with raving reviews, and I’m so glad I jumped in too. 😀 This kind of story (and incredible writing!!!) is right up my forbiddeny alley and I one-clicked it SO hard!!!

Laura: I think you missed a newly released book by Lana Sky called Crossed Lines. Forbidden love/slow burn/ hate to love / age gap romance. It’s the first book I’ve read from the author and I finished it in one sitting.  You’ve helped me so much with your blog, I really hope you like it. read more

Book Review – An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen

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An Anonymous Girl: A Novel

<— Ahhhhhh TOTALLY MY THING!!! I just can’t get enough of these authors and I squeeeeeed and one-clicked it so hard when it went on sale. 😀 !!!! And while I still loved another one of their books more (The Wife Between Us – not related to this book at all), this one entertained my wicked psycho-stalker needs the whole way through.

Er…. I mean… wait!!! 😮 That came out wrong. 😉 I mean… not ME —>”wicked-stalker“. I just love a book where I get to be in an obsessed character’s head (and also, even more, when I get to also be in the victim’s head too). Sometimes there’s a surprise switch! read more

Book Review – War by Laura Thalassa

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War (The Four Horsemen Book 2)

How could I possibly resist a cover like this? And that blurb CINCHED it for me. Reminiscent of one of my original favorites (The Golden Dynasty) – at least by way of Barbarian Warlord making a claim on her – and her not wanting anything to do with him), and I knew it was just what I’ve been looking for!

Maryse: OMG THIS WARRIOR KILLER JUST CALLED HER HIS WIFE AND TAKES HER… eeeeeeep!!! 😲😬 TOTAL BLURB JOLT!! It gave me a KA “Golden Dynasty” feel. 😀 I think I’m going to start it right now. I’m SO in the mood for the whole warrior MINE thing and that cover. *oooooomph* read more

Book Review – Her by Britney King

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Her: A Psychological Thriller

<—- Oooooh boy what did I just READ???!! That was just MESSED UP!!!!! I don’t even know how to review this. My thoughts are all over the place.

Honestly? I can’t even tell if I like it, or not. I couldn’t put it down, but it drove me crazy (yes… the entire time I was devouring it, I was mad at it). It’ll take me a few days to let this one sink in. Was it over-the-top crazy ridiculous? Was it genius? Was it both?

It’s like one of those movies that you enjoyed and think you liked but kind of hated, and aren’t even sure who you could recommend it to. Your recommendation would come with lots of warnings. Mine will be, this will drive you crazy, make you mad, and you’ll need to suspend disbelief. A LOT. And yet, if you like psych-thrillers like I do, you’ll still be tearing through it to find out what the heck is going on. read more