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A. E. Murphy – Broken Series Reading Order

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Oh WOW this one sounds so unique! and angsty and WOW!! And he’s got a phobia and now I’m SO intrigued!!!!

rominew: …one of my faves is BROKEN by A.E. Murphy. It’s gripping, with many twists and the author described the pain the main character was going through in such a way that I couldn’t help but feel for her. And just when I thought that there wouldn’t be more desolation, the second book proves you wrong: you empathize with somebody else.

Samantha: Broken by A. E. Murphy—HOLYYYYYYYYYYY CRAP!! Fantastic, and weird, and angsty, and so sad. Can’t wait to get started on the 2nd one! Worth a read you guys!!! read more

Lauren Stewart – Once and Forever Series Reading Order

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<— THIS ONE HAD MANY in a delighted book frenzy, and now BOOK #3 IS LIVE!!!

bev: Darker Water had that great quick witted banter, love that. Wish more books had dialogue like that.
Anne: Just finished Darker Waters and loved it! The banter and chemistry between Carson and Laney was off the charts! 4.5/5
Lisa: Darker Water by Lauren Stewart (loooved this one).

And okay, it’s true… “Deeper Water” sounds familiar but you might not recognize it. That’s ’cause of this: read more

Reader Question – The book with the most broken book boyfriend…

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Oooooh YOU GUYS!!! One of my FAVORITE books (and Amy’s too, and a few others in our crew) was just asked about. One I could answer and was SO thrilled to.

And if any of you missed this book, our recommendation of it, or my review, I KNEW I had to post this reader question, even if I answered it already.

This book is AWESOME, BUT!!! Totally an unconventional, intense, love story. Just perfect, in its own amazing way. After all… it’s Cara McKenna that wrote it!

Jess asks:

I saw a post some of you were talking about Badger, the most broken book boyfriend. What is the name of the book? I am searching but coming up short. Love your blog! read more

Reader Confession – Lisa and Jean (and I) have a thing for broken book heroes…

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*sigh* Some of us like ’em broken. That’s not very nice, is it? No worries. We can fix ’em. 😉

Reader confession time. Oh yes. This is a given for SO MANY of us. The majority of us, I think.

And it’s obvious that I can TOTALLY relate to this one. Travis and Christian, and well… Kellan, anyone? 😉 I, too, love my heroes bad-ass but broken. Gah. WHYYYYYYYY???!!!

Why do we want it so difficult? It’s hard. It’s tumultuous. It’s angsty. It’s addictive. AND. IT. HURTS!!!!!! But it’s fun and it’s real.

And therefore… it’s fulfilling, and titillates all of our book-romance needs. read more

Book Review – Rush by Emma Scott

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RUSH (City Lights: New York City Book 3)
This one was just what the reader ordered!!! The pacing and the detail was such, that I felt as if I was living through her eyes (yet not bogged down with it). And OMG!!! I think this is the first book that has ever had me sobbing for joy… wonderful, relieving, exquisite, pure and unadulterated joy! I thank you Jillian for adamantly recommending it!

Check out my “reaction-video” while I was reading “Rush”.

Jillian: Rush by Emma Scott is a must read!! Perfectly written and paced. Angry, bitter blind man and his personal assistant, a violinist who has been through heartache herself, struggle to accept their fates and ultimately their love for one another. I know it sounds depressing. But it’s real and beautiful and unique. Five plus stars! read more