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Book Review – Everything You Want Me To Be by Mindy Mejia

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Everything You Want Me to Be: A Novel
Highly recommended by my two book twins (we’re actually book triplets) ’cause they knew this one would be right up my alley, combining TWO genres that I love (a thriller/mystery & a forbidden love story), and it was good!!!

Amy: Everything You Want Me to Be? GAH! That book bruised my heart left its mark on me. …FEELS!!!

Tasha J: Amy, I finished Everything You Want Me to Be and it was fantastic! All consuming, don’t wanna come up for air, 5 Stars! I was on the verge of messaging my rage to u on GR towards the end. Totally thought I had it worked out a couple times. Lol …gave me all the feels and mystery and thrills read more

Terri Blackstock – If I Run Series Reading Order

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These book covers haunt me, and I just know these books will, too. And book #3 was just released, so that means the trilogy is complete!!! Bring on the cliffhangers! We’re safe. 😉
About book #1:

Casey Cox’s DNA is all over the crime scene. There’s no use talking to police; they’ve failed her abysmally before. She has to flee before she’s arrested . . . or worse. The truth doesn’t matter anymore.
But what is the truth? That’s the question haunting Dylan Roberts, the war-weary veteran hired to find Casey. PTSD has marked him damaged goods, but bringing Casey back can redeem him. Though the crime scene seems to tell the whole story, details of the murder aren’t adding up.
Casey Cox doesn’t fit the profile of a killer. But are Dylan’s skewed perceptions keeping him from being objective? If she isn’t guilty, why did she run?
Unraveling her past and the evidence that condemns her will take more time than he has, but as Dylan’s damaged soul intersects with hers, he is faced with two choices: the girl who occupies his every thought is a psychopathic killer . . . or a selfless hero. And the truth could be the most deadly weapon yet. read more

Denise Grover Swank – Rose Gardner Mystery Series

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Here’s a nice long, fun-sounding “mystery romance” series to sink in to! She has “visions” and decides to create a “bucket list” of 28 things to do before the visions come true. AND! She has a sexy new neighbor. 😉 I like those! LOL! Plus… this series just had a brand new release, and a few of our fellow readers are hooked on it!

Jacee: I love the Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes series by Denise Grover Swank. It’s actually a mystery series. Rose Gardner is quirky and hilarious. read more

Book Review – Never Never by Colleen Hoover and Tarryn Fisher

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Never Never
Well, obviously when two of my absolute favorite authors collaborate on a book, you KNOW I’m going to read it. No recommendations needed, and I don’t even need to know what it’s about. I’ll happily go in blind, don’t even need a blurb jolt or anything, ’cause I just know… it’s gonna be awesome. As this one was. 😀

But yesssssss… I couldn’t help but peek at that blurb. Tee hee!!!! Pure genius. As was this book. Short and to the point but packs a powerful punch: read more

Pamela Clare – I-Team Series Reading Order

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This series came highly recommended in one of our fellow readers’ TOP 2014 lists!! 😀

Georgia: PamelaClare .. Love the I-Team series. If you have not read this series it’s soo good! Intelligent, sexy, very real. The author was an actual Denver journalist. Enjoy ..

Feifei: One of my favorite romantic suspense series!! The heroes are especially noteworthy

IsDonIsGood: Striking Distance (Book 6 of I Team Series) – Pamela Clare: this book covered confronting topics very well, with great characters and a wonderful story. May be a trigger (read Author’s Notes on her website). The prior books in this series do not cover similar content and I would certainly recommend reading those as well. A great series that continues to grow in depth and she hit the ball out of the park with this one. read more