King of Swords by Anna Durbin 4 ✭

Title: King of Swords

Author: Anna Durbin
Series: Kings of the Tarot
Genre: Historical Romance, Regency
Publish Date: June 11, 2017
Pages:  376
Ages: 18 +
Rating:  ✭✭✭✭

King of Swords is an amusingly enchanting story about a couple who couldn't be more irritated by each other that end up on a twisted path. Definitely do not judge a book by the cover here or you will miss out on an entertaining start to a new series. I found it amusing how the character interactions are with their dislike for each other, plus the whole town acts like watching their fights like a soap opera. There is also a very serious and sensuous side to the story too. I feel like it just all comes out very well rounded.

My favorite thing about the book was between the character point of view switches. They usually end up with a one word descriptive thought that punctuates the characters frame of mind for that scene. I just liked how it gave that similar insight to the two. I liked the overall writing of the book. It is a very well written romance novel. There is character development, strife, anguish, happiness and even more emotions for their journey the two go on.

I wish it went into the Tarot aspect a tad more. I am a fan of tarot cards for one thing. The book starts out with a scene with the tarot and it doesn't discuss it many more times. Don 't get me wrong there are more "clips" I guess I would call them from the tarot at the beginning at each chapter I really liked. Basically it was like a card and the cards meaning which give you a hint to the chapter. I really did like this. I just felt like the character had the tools in her hands to do more to control her situation, but she was stubborn and didn't think of it.

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys regency romance.

Blocked by L.P. Dover 3 ✭

Title: Blocked

Author: L.P. Dover
Series: Breakaway 
Genre: Sports Romance, Mystery & Suspense, Contemporary
Publish Date: October 31, 2017
Pages:  --not listed--
Ages: 18 +
Rating:  ✭✭✭

The tough and gruff cocky goaltender of the Strikers gets blindsided by a hot chick. Dallas Easton is a jerk. I'm being completely honest. At the start of the book he is a total ass and not someone you would be interested in. Obviously, things change over the duration of the story, but the start of his storyline left a bad taste in my mouth. Overall the changes he goes through seem possible but not really believable. Maybe I just can't believe a dominant male who has aggression issues and only cares about banging would switch so effortlessly to a sweet romantic gentleman. I guess what I mean is, if a guy is going to come off as a pig, at least let that core character type last more than the first meet and great with the heroine. Then again, maybe that is more possible than I think it could be.

I did like Callie Davis. She was a very likeable character. She was tough but was still a women with emotions that made you feel for her. She grew up with only brothers so that toughness comes in handy when she skates and plays hockey with them their whole lives. The way the two meet is one of the great points of the story so I won't discuss that because of spoilers, but lets just say that it starts off like a smack in the face.

This book confused me. Sometimes is came across like it was just going to be a short smut book, and then other times if felt like a true contemporary romance. I liked the overall storyline of the book, but I feel like different sections of the book where written when the author was at a different emotional place. Almost like the same person didn't write all of it. It has its flaws but overall the book was likeable, just not a favorite. I will say that this book was not predictable to me. It wasn't the usual story with what events occur. It follows a similar path to most romance books but the problems that pop up for the two were not predictable and that was nice.

This is a good book to read and I think some people may enjoy it more than others. I just wasn't a super fan of Dallas and how quickly his personality changes. I received a FREE copy from the publisher so that I would be able to rad it and offer a review. It won't be published by Loveswept and sold by Random House LLC, until October 31 as a Kindle Edition.

The Captivity of Choice by William R. Herr 3 ✭

Title: The Captivity of Choice

Author: William R. Herr

Series: Broken Throne

Genre: Dark Fantasy, Romance

Publish Date: April 7, 2017

Pages: 406

Ages: 18 + 

Rating: ✭✭✭

I had trouble deciding how to review this book. I settled on middle level star because I want others to give this book a chance. I struggled with this book but it was only because of the writing style. It made it very hard for me to get through with the authors style of writing, but I also have a really hard time reading the Game of Thrones books, and they're great stories... that I can't finish. So this might be a choice for others for sure. Don't get me wrong I liked the story itself. I love reading about strong women who are independent, and a true role to read about. Plus the realistic love the characters have and what they deal with in the story was refreshing from other historical romance books. I feel terrible, but this just was not my fit for a book. The dark fantasy, or fantasy in general I like, it was just the writing style I suffered with.

I already HAVE recommended this book to a family member who loves books like this. So I would give this a try if it sounds interesting to you. It is a great price for a book to try in my opinion and I did like it.

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After the Game by Abbi Glines 5 ✭

Title: After the Game

Author: Abbi Glines

Series: Field Party

Genre: Teen & Young Adult, Social & Family Issues, Contemporary Romance

Publish Date: August 22, 2017

Pages: 352

Ages: Teen  

Rating: ✭✭✭✭✭

This is a fantastic series that helps you believe in yourself right along with the characters. It helps you gain a strength from inside that could be hard to find. So far every book in the series has built very strong characters that have had to grow and change from very tough or complicated issues in their lives. Each story touches on something that can happen to anyone. Previous books showed us a character grow past a family death, another that dealt with a teen suicide, and all the while these characters manage to find best friend and love. I think this is an excellent series and as I am invested three books in, I will be continuing to follow if there are more.

This book has the PERFECT TITLE and Cover to go with this storyline to date. Not just for this book for Brady and Riley but the teammates and girls to this point. You definitely can read this a stand alone and understand everything that has happened in this world. However, I would recommend reading from the beginning because Brady has changed so much from the start of the series with how he handled his cousin Maggie entering his life. Granted he was just a side character in the first and second book, he was a constant character so reading the whole series to the same feeling I did at the end of this is a MUST. What I mean by that is that at the end of this book, you feel complete. This could end as a trilogy and it would make sense and you would be happy with how everything turned out for these friends. It leaves you looking forward to their future and what could be to come for them. I am not just writing like I am in fan girl mode. I am a mother, and this is a series I wouldn't mind my daughter if she were a teen to read. I would have confidence that it would positively affect her.

About the book itself and Not the series, this was a wonderful way for the good ole boy Brady to finally get a clue to how the world really works. While he is getting to know Riley and how harshly this town has treated it begins to change him. It's like someone is peeling one of those painful face masks off. You know the ones that leaving you with this burning, searing hurt, but after you heal you feel fresh and renewed. Like that one thing can turn you into a completely new person. That is exactly how the chain of events in this book affect Brady. Riley also goes through a decent change from being completely closed off to the world so that her painful past won't happen again. She can't live like she did before and let this town hurt her again, especially because that would hurt her little daughter. Things change for her though, and she learns to be a friend again, and to have a friend and how much that could mean for her and her baby.

This was an amazing book, that came with new relatable struggles for these teens in this town. I have enjoyed reading about them so far, and again, I look forward to the future for them. This is a book series that I without a doubt would read over and over again. It can help you get over a very tough situation because it helps remind you that someone might have it worse, and maybe you need someone to help you get through that. And that it is ok to need someone.

I was so blessed to get an ARC copy of this book from the publisher. I couldn't be more thankful to read this beautiful story.

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Saving Grace by Aubrey Wynne 4 ✭

Title: Saving Grace

Author: Aubrey Wynne

Series: Enchanted Keepsakes

Genre: Paranormal & Urban Fantasy, Romantic Suspense, Mystery

Publish Date: May 1, 2017 

Pages: 120

Ages: Mature

Rating: ✭✭✭✭

Saving Grace is a wonderful start to a new series. Aubrey Wynne has managed to write another book, or in this case a small novella, that will compel you to read the rest of the series. I am becoming a pretty decent fan of the author I would say at this point. She managed in such a short amount of pages to thrill me with some lore, romance, and suspense.

I grew up a military brat, and part of that time was spent in Virginia. Virginia is a wonderful state full of rich history. So having a story with a heroine, Chloe, being haunted by a ghost, Grace, and having legitimate history mixed in with Aubrey Wynne's own story telling is just a treat for me. Also the idea of Chloe seeking out information about what could be happening and a historian falling in love is just super cool to me. This story was written where is was flipping between past and present and is was done great. You are able to follow what is going on pretty easily.

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The Sweetest Burn by Jeaniene Frost 5 ✭

Title: The Sweetest Burn
Author: Jeaniene Frost
Series: Broken Destiny
Genre: New Adult & College, Paranormal & Urban Fantasy, Romance, Action
Pages: 352
Ages: 18 + (The content isn't highly erotic but still enough that I wouldn't feel confident recommending to anyone lower than 18 years old.)

Rating: ✭✭✭✭✭

Another strong female badass from Jeaniene Frost. This book has tons of action that it could be a chick action flick and not of the naughty variety. Ivy has grown since the first book where she was a girl getting thrown into having to deal with demons and archons and being the last in a mythical lineage that has a long list of enemies and a destiny for her to follow. In the second book she has been training and is still hunting for the second hollowed weapon. Time is imperative because she needs the Staff of Moses to help seal all the demon realms which are starting to crack and tear open into the human world. Throughout the whole book Ivy is being chased and hunted. Demons and minions are trying to find her to kill her to make sure that she doesn't close their access to humans.

At the start of the book you have Ivy dealing with the unresolved issues from the first book with Adrian's betrayal (which is part of his prophesized destiny) and her broken heart. She is destined to save the world and he is her opposite. Everything in the world has an equal opposite to maintain balance. It had been six months since she destroyed Adrian's realm where Demetrius was at. This whole time she hasn't seen or heard from Adrian. 

All in all this book is constant action with an actual sweet romantic scene. That makes this series different and worth the read. I don't read Jeaniene Frost's books for the love, its the combo and that well written out action scenes that makes you want to take up kickboxing or something so you can be a badass chick like her heroines. 

This is the second book in the Broken Destiny series which so far looks like it is only going to be a trilogy.

1. The Beautiful Ashes
2. The Sweetest Burn
3. The Brightest Embers - Release date is set for November 28, 2017

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Serial Hottie by Kelly Oram 4 ✭

Title: Serial Hottie

Author: Kelly Oram

Genre: Teen, Young Adult, Contemporary Romance, Mystery, Humor

Publish Date: June 5, 2012

Pages: 405 - Fast read, was able to tackle in seven hours.

Ages: This book is appropriate for a younger age, I would say even 13. 

Rating: ✭✭✭✭

Being a fifteen-year-old girl is hard enough when you're a tomboy who plays hockey like one of the guys. Add in a really hot neighbor and first real crush with confusing teenage emotions, and a local serial killer and you have one heck of an amusing story. 

Ellie has seriously always been one of the guys. She is just a normal teen who is only interested in playing hockey. The guys have always treated her like one of them, they tackle her, get into fights with her, she smack talks with them, and dresses like them. Her sister Angela is her older sister and she is the typical girlie girl and doesn't understand Ellie because of how different they are.

Then a hot California boy moved in across the street. Ellie is intrigued by him and she wants to know more. So what does a teenage girl who has no idea how to even begin interacting with boy do? Spy on him from her bedroom window duh. Ellie starts to learn his routine, and when he does his workouts shirtless in his garage. Soon, they meet and things get weird. He's a little obsessive. He likes to tease her and aggressively flirt with her which she has NO clue what to do about. So obviously she runs from him constantly. She is so confused when he even tries to hold her hand because what he makes her feel is so out of the normal from the way other boys have ever made her feel. His aggressiveness begins to freak her out, and when she sees his skills with knives that he can throw with deadly accuracy. She begins to panic at every site of him from both fear and what she doesn't know is desire.

Meanwhile, there is a serial killer on the loose. The murders started around the time that Seth moved into town. The "Saturday Night Slasher" is what the media calls the killer who is killing girls that look identical to Ellie. One is almost a perfect doppelganger for Ellie. So murder on the loose, a knife wielding neighbor with is obsessed with Ellie, and Ellie's new emotions and feeling lead to an amusing adventure.

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Irresistible You by Kate Meader 5 ✭

Title: Irresistible You

Author: Kate Meader

Series: The Chicago Rebels Series - Book One -

Genre: Sports Romance, Romance, Contemporary Romance

Publish Date: April 14, 2017 - $1.99 for Kindle & $9.99 for Paperback

Pages: 400

Ages: 18 +

Rating: ✭✭✭✭✭

Irresistible is a wonderfully passionate romance in the Chicago Rebels Series. Not only was this book passionate and hot, it also had the ability to woo the reader right along with the main character Harper Chase. 

Remy DuPre is an amazing man. He is the man girls dream of that will take them away to a fantasy land of love.You know the type of guy, says all the perfect things, physically perfect, makes you laugh and builds you up, um, and cooks amazing. The only thing is that Harper is not the normal girl. Let's just say daddy issues, and forcing herself to be completely closed off to any other people. Even her half sisters and she have zero connection.n It's all part of her be the boss, am the boss, take no prisoners attitude she has. 

The characters were written in a way that you can believe their progression. From Harper to being sort of cold behind her shield of stregnth, to then evolving to not only loving a man but developing what looks to be a true lasting relationship with her half sisters. Honestly, the sisters were the strongest part of the book to me. Seeing their like passive aggressive interactions slowly improve was something you hoped for while reading. It was something that Harper needed, well, ALL the sisters needed after how their father completely ruined their relationship.

I love this book! I also completely intend on getting the rest of the books in the series as they are released. If I am not mistaken, I believe it's going to follow the sisters and I really enjoyed them. I received a free ARC copy of this book from the publisher to review and I would say this was sweet and hot, and a must read.

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