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My list was exhaustive, my definitions tragic. </div>
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Tonight I was adding something new to the very top. </div>
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She arrived on my birthday, the same day, every year, I play Russian Roullete and pull the trigger.</div>
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She was my omen. </div>
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My end game. </div>
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She made it personal. </div>
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And for the first time in my life, I gave in. </div>
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A virgin mob boss with no soul.</div>
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My name is Andrei Petrov. </div>
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They call me the devil.</div>
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All I want is for the pain to end. </div>
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All she wants is for me to share it.</div>
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I am the last remaining heir to a dynasty that should burn in Hell. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">A single sentence is muttered from the lips of an assassin dangling from a four-story building, “It starts in Montrovia.”</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">That sentence led Black X to send a spy to protect Prince Lorenzo.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">And that sentence haunts Huntley as she realizes her time is running out. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">When athletes from around the world descend on Montrovia for the Olympics, another group is coming together, its years of planning a new world order finally coming to fruition. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">A disease is released.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">People start dying. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">And, with rumors of an impending coup, the country falls into chaos. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Alliances are betrayed. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Lives are lost. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Loves are challenged.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">And hearts are turned.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">Can Huntley stop what has started, or will Montrovia and the world fall?</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white;">I just LOVE everything about the Spy Girl series. I love the main character Huntley, I love the mysterious plot line and every ounce of suspense that comes with constantly trying to figure out the the end game. It's utterly addicting. The Phoenix dives right into the continuation of Huntley's story and honestly it never slows down. Major plot lines are revealed, character identities are answered and the mystery still continues. It's like solving a puzzle and this book gives you almost all the pieces but in the end it's really just enough to keep you coming back for more.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white;">Huntley's strength and passion continue to amaze me. She has grown so much as a person, not only does she follow her instincts but she hardly every jumps to the wrong conclusion. She is very careful to examine things from all angles before making a decision, but what if even after doing all that she still doesn't see the end game? What if she isn't able to save Montrovia? Part of me wonders if at the end of this mission the real lesson was learning one person alone cannot be responsible for Montrovia's safety but instead it comes from trusting the right people, depending on the people you love and working together? It's just one theory running through my mind as to what we will find in book #7. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white;">Jillian Dodd throws us readers some serious curve balls with The Phoenix. The rumors are all true - yes this book ends on a cliffhanger, yes characters die and yes you will be nervous about book #7 because I have real fears things are going to get even worse for Huntley before this mission is over. This series is awesome, full of interesting characters you will find yourself wanting to live vicariously through and mystery in spades! Thank you Jillian for this guilty pleasure, I for one love it!! </span></span><br />
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I have to admit I loved this one! It was a classic Rachel Van Dyken book. The perfect amount of angst, humor, chemistry and drama all rolled into one HEA. Rachel is one of my favorite go to authors, mainly because she seems to nail it every single time. <br />
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Mackenzie is left at the alter on her wedding day - sure she's upset but not in the way you'd expect. Fast forward several months and in the hopes of self re-discovery she's off on her honeymoon alone. Here's where Slade Rodriguez comes into the picture and I have to say this meet cute was absolute perfection!<br />
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These two connect on a deeper level than either would expect, but to say it's a short lived romance would be putting it mildly. Here's where the story gets juicy! Yes, I could give you a play by play but I'm not because this story is one that deserves to be read and experiences first hand!<br />
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I loved watching Mackenzie work through her struggles and watching her grow. From beginning to end it was a beautiful transformation of a character who's been incredibly lost become a strong independent women, who yes would love the support of the man she's in love with, but who finally not only knows what she wants but also has the courage to fight for herself.<br />
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Slade is broody, exhausted with the circus that's his life and so angry he honestly cannot stand himself. But underneath all this is this amazing book boyfriend who's passionate and caring - and let's not forget his looks, basically he's the total package.<br />
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They are both lost in their own circumstances but together they make one heck of a couple. Risky Play is going to be one of those RVD book's you're absolutely going to want to read again and again. Such a fun escape - thanks Rachel - this is why we all love you so much!!!<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Whitney Gable is the kind of woman you fight to the death to protect.
To keep.
To cherish.
I’ve finally learned my lesson, and it’s time to prove I’m the man who’s worthy of her.
I don’t care what it takes, because failure is not an option.
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5 out of 5 stars<br />
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Meghan March the queen of twists you never see coming! How is it possible one author can continue to surprise me with the twists and turns of every single plot in every single book she has written? Nevertheless I love it and I'm going to keep coming back for more and more. I mean clearly Whtney and Lincoln are going to end up together - they are destined to be together. That much was obvious and the journey in all three of the books in this series never for one second disappointed. What I loved so much about the final installment is we finally get to see Whitney and Lincoln actually team up, trust one another and truly fight for their own HEA. It was pure perfection. Their characters have grown, evolved and they've finally realized they are stronger together than they are apart. I'm also going to commend Meghan's ability to cross over character's from other series into each other. No one else I've ever read has been able to do is as seamlessly. <br />
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This series isn't just a second-chance romance. It's so much more. It's drama and chaos with twists and turns. Kind of like a soap opera where characters lie to one another, where you believe one person is so good only to find out you really don't know them as well as you think you do. It truly encompasses all aspects of family relations from love and protection to drama and surprise. I could go on and on but Meghan March's books are the kind of stories enjoyed best when you go into them with as little knowledge as possible. Just one click, sit back, get sucked into the story and let you own reality slip away. <br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Thank goodness this book is finally out! I have a love hate relationship with cliff hangers. I love how they leaving me wanting more while at the same time find myself frustrated with having to wait what feels like forever for the next installment to release. I couldn't wait to jump right in and see what would happen with Lorenzo and Huntley now that the Queen announced, without warning, an engagement between Lorenzo and Lizzie. Secretly what I most hoped were these two characters wouldn't go back to square one. I really didn't want to see their character regress. I won't give it all away but I'm pleased to say not only was I not disappointed but I really think Lorenzo and Huntley managed to strengthen their bond.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="background-color: white;">The Dauntless is a page-turner filled with lots of surprises, and honestly a lot of love and I'm not just talking about the romantic kind. Boundaries are established and then their pushed. We're introduced to a new character and we even get to know a couple of regular ones on a deeper level. You're constantly trying to figure out who can be trusted, whose the enemy and what's their end game. Of course by the time you reach the end you're left with another pretty crazy cliffhanger - one I never even saw coming. But it's one I think is going to take this series to the next level. Well done Jillian Dodd! I don't know how you keep dreaming up these stories but I hope you never stop! </span></span>Romance Rewind Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414465824223332187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505569209015236888.post-74541068844236691902018-10-02T15:07:00.000-04:002018-10-02T15:07:17.358-04:00Review: Dangerous Exes, by Rachel Van Dyken<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Isla made one <span style="font-style: italic;">teeny</span> little mistake. Now she and her PI company, Dirty Exes, are being targeted by one seriously angry and furiously sexy ex-quarterback. <span style="font-style: italic;">Jessie freakin’ Beckett.</span> But there’s no way some NFL superhunk is going to take her business away. If only he didn’t make her so hot—and bothered.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Jessie wants payback for a ruined reputation. His plan? Top secret. His hard-to-hide arousal for Isla? Not so much. Especially when they let down their guards and sneak a kiss. Like any juicy scandal, it goes so viral, so fast, that only a good lie can combat the bad press. Mortal enemies in a fling? No way. <span style="font-style: italic;">Um</span>…this is love!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We loved the first book in this series, <a href="https://amzn.to/2xSq73x">Dirty Exes</a>, so as soon as the widget for book 2 arrived in our inbox I immediately downloaded it and managed to devour it in one sitting. I'm more than happy to report this one is equally good if not better!!!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Guilty until proven innocent.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">That’s the way the world works, right?</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">I’m tired of being convicted without evidence, all because my last name is Gable.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">The Riscoffs might own this town, but I’m done following their rules.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">If only I could forget just how easily Lincoln Riscoff can drag me under his spell.</span></div>
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<br />Romance Rewind Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414465824223332187noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505569209015236888.post-3321422727776356912018-07-17T08:00:00.000-04:002018-07-17T20:19:11.640-04:00Review: All Your Perfects, by Colleen Hoover<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One thing is for certain when you start a new Colleen Hoover
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">All Your Perfects is told from our heroine Quinn’s POV.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Throughout the entire book one chapter is
told from the past and the next in the present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Quinn isn’t going to be an easy character for a lot of people to
like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her story is absolutely
devastating and there were so many times when I wanted to scream open your
mouth, say something, do anything, and just take a baby step.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But in that same breath I could empathize
with her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got her struggle, I was able
to even sympathize with her obsession.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It literally broke my heart, there were points I honestly wanted to put
the book down because I was so sad but at the same time I needed to know how
her story was going to end, so I waded through the heavy emotions and pushed
forward.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Quinn is one of the most real
characters I’ve ever read about.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Graham our hero is the entire package, talk about a beacon
of light.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He fully encompassed romance,
sensitivity, humility, grace and determination.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He loves his wife and is prepared to do whatever it takes, even if it
means losing her completely in order to put her happiness above his own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the end when the contents of “the box”
were revealed I was completely blown away by his honesty, sacrifice and pure
love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have to say it was my absolute
favorite part of the entire book!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Quinn and Graham’s story from beginning to end was
incredibly well executed and packed full of honest, real, and raw
emotions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a genuine story with what
I consider a perfectly designed ending.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All
Your Perfects may not be a story I read time and time again, but it’s a story
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Wyatt Shaw might be Durham’s new shining star. He might be up for a James Beard Award. He might be my new boss and key to my future success, but he’s also in my way. </div>
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Blaire has never quite gotten over Jessie Beckett, the ex–NFL star whose kisses were hot enough to ignite the entire Eastern Seaboard. When he chose work over her, Blaire was left brokenhearted. Why else would she have married a skeezy two-timer, just to divorce him less than a year later?</div>
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Now Blaire is getting even by becoming one half of Dirty Exes, a PI firm fully committed to humiliating cheating jerks. If only the new jerk she’s been hired to uncover wasn’t Jessie Beckett himself.</div>
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Exposing Jessie isn’t going to be easy, especially when she still daydreams about his sexy smile. Further complicating matters is Colin, Jessie’s best friend. He’s gorgeous, a little bit cunning, and willing to help Blaire get the inside scoop on Jessie—for a price.</div>
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Now caught between two men—one <i>totally right</i> and the other <i>totally wrong</i>—Blaire will need to decide just how much she’s willing to risk…and whom she’s willing to risk it for.</div>
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I have been in a slight slump lately with reading. I have devoured another series and nothing has really come close to making me happy since those books. Then Dirty Exes arrived on my Kindle. And I am not going to lie. I was a little scared to read it. You see, I love Rachel Van Dyken but I don't always feel blown away after reading one of her books. The last one I read, was okay but nothing like I really wanted and expect from her. Nonetheless, I opened Dirty Exes and immediately kicked myself for waiting 2 weeks to read it. It. Was. Perfect.</div>
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Blaire Hunter, Ian Hunter's sister, from Wingmen Inc. is the heroine in this book and the first time you meet her she is in a sewer with a camera. She is a woman scorned and well, we all know that hell hath no fury. Her ex-husband and best friend ruined her life and she can't get over it or forget it. But she does always reminisce and think about Jessie, the one person she can never forget. But when he suddenly becomes the target of an investigation what will happen? Oh and Jessie has a hot best friend that has suddenly decided to aid Blaire in this investigation. Colin probably makes this book for me. He is so much fun and really forces both characters to look at things in a different light. </div>
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Jessie is obviously in a miserable marriage. You will know that the first moment you meet his wife. Then out of the blue, the one girl that got away is back in his life. How can Jessie pursue Blaire while remaining loyal to a woman he can't stand until he can be finished with her. It is a tangled web that we weave in life when we want something. And even the most ethical people can struggle with it. Will Blaire possibly understand how cheating could happen even with the best people? </div>
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Truthfully, you need to get this book. It is one of the best Rachel Van Dyken books I have read in a really long time. It is real, not over the top. The humor is there but it is not far fetched. The characters are real and easy to connect with as you read. And really, I loved every moment of this book. I have not one bad thing to say. It was amazing!</div>
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And a revolving door across the college suite I somehow ended up in because my first name is Shawn. </div>
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They don't discriminate. Girls. Guys. Grandmas. Plants (okay maybe not plants) all walks of life stroll in stressed to the brim, and leave so satisfied I'm wondering what sort of talents lie behind that door. </div>
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They just call them the new face of Wingmen Inc. A paid for relationship service that makes big promises. </div>
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And broken hearts? Well, that's their specialty. They'll fix you.</div>
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Knox Tate looks like a Viking — and getting pillaged is starting to look more appealing by the day. Though he's hiding something — all of them are. And the closer I get. The more I realize that some things are left better in the past.</div>
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I don't always read the synopsis of books, in fact, most times I don't. It was by pure chance that I read this one on a Facebook post. Rachel Van Dyken is one of my favorite authors and I never really wonder if I am going to like or love her books. But when I read this particular synopsis and the words "reverse harem" were thrown around, it gave me pause. All that being said, I gave her the benefit of the doubt and opened to page one.</div>
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Shawn, is a transfer student from LSU. She is bi-racial and an athlete, she also just happens to have a boys name and gets stuck in a suite with 4 boys when she is in fact, a gorgeous woman. I mean it sounds ideal to be the one girl in a suite full of hot as sin men, but it has all sorts of drama and history associated with it. Not to mention the constant moans from across the hall that wake her up.</div>
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Knox, Leo and Finn are the "pleasure ponies" and they are constantly making anything with a pulse swoon. Slater is mad at the world and wants to keep them as far away from Shawn as possible. But in this crazy suite, things are not always what they seem. What you think is going on behind those doors is probably a long way from the truth. </div>
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I am not going to lie, I struggled with this book in the beginning. I felt like the premise was bit far fetched and I was just not into the multiple guys in a suite with a girl, regardless of the interaction. But in the end, I really enjoyed learning about the characters and what makes them tick, especially Knox and Slater. In my opinion, no one will be able to take the place of Ian and Lex in the original Wingmen series, but this book definitely had an intense and great ending that I enjoyed. If you want something different, unique and fun, I vote you give it a try!</div>
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Like I accidentally lost her when she was the one that got in the car with my best friend and left me. </div>
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I tried to move on, tried to get married, had that same wedding crashed by my now best friend who says the only way for me to stop pissing off the universe, is to gain closure with the one woman I can't forget. </div>
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I embark on a journey down memory lane that not only lands me in prison but on the receiving end of a fist fight in front of the entire town, this naturally happens after drunken pool sex, climbing the same girls window, and getting threatened at gunpoint by her father.</div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white;">I was on pins and needles when the bomb went off in book #3 and then ended, leaving us wondering about Huntley and Lorenzo's potential demise! I mean if they had died there really wouldn't have been a need to continue the story so I felt confident they would make it but I was dying to know how Jillian would spin it. Let me just say she did it brilliantly!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white;">So what did I love about this installment? Mainly Huntley and Lorenzo's relationship. It's like they are both finally on the same page, the same team and have the same goals in mind. They have finally freely admitted their feelings for one another and while Huntley is struggling to balance feelings she was trained to stay away from she continues to push through and choose love. I was so excited and felt all the "feels." She's a girl on a mission and I especially enjoyed the "treasure hunt." I think watching her re-live her memories left me feeling more connected to her character.</span></span><br />
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What I found myself frustrated with was trying to keep track of all the secondary characters and their back stories. Jillian, if you're reading this review, can we get a flow chart or something at the start of the next book with a little brief synopsis of where the previous book left off? I think because I read other books in between waiting on the new releases of this series I forget important details and then I spend the first several chapters trying to re-familiarize myself with the players and that takes away from really being able to focus on the important details and clues as the new material progresses. Maybe I should just re-read the previous book before I start the new release?!?!<br />
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I do wish Huntley hadn't reacted so quickly and stormed out at the first sign of trouble in paradise. I would have loved to of seen the two of them stand united, fight for one another and their relationship. I think they are stronger and better together and only hope they figure this out very quickly in the next book because I'd much rather see them stand together than apart.<br />
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Needless to say I love these characters and really do enjoy this series. I without a doubt recommend you take the plunge into this series yourself! It's full of mystery, love and seriously who wouldn't want to pretend they were living vicariously through this Spy Girl as they escaped their own reality?Romance Rewind Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414465824223332187noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505569209015236888.post-828607838502894472018-03-12T15:04:00.000-04:002018-03-12T15:04:12.876-04:00Review: Consequence, Book Two, The Confidence Game #2 by Rachel Higginson<br />
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From the moment I finished Constant, I was dying to get my hands on Consequence. I absolutely fell in love with Caro and Sayer and I had to know how their story ended. Without a doubt my love for mafia drama is what sucked me into this story from page one. <br />
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Consequence begins exactly where Constant ended. Juliet has been taken from day care and Caro and Sayer are hell bent on getting her back and exacting revenge on whoever is responsible. Intertwined in the present day drama are a lot of flashbacks from Sayer and his childhood and what occurred in his life. Some are the same scenes from Constant but with a totally different point of view.<br />
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Caro is still reeling from Juliet's kidnapping and is struggling with trusting Sayer. She definitely wants to blame him for a lot of things and her inability to see what I could through flashbacks was at times annoying to me. But, I realized I had the luxury of more information than she did, and so I tried not to let my aggravation with her waffling emotions keep me from liking her character. One of the things I loved most about Caro was her tenacity. She is strong, stubborn, smart and she loves with all she has. She is one heck of a mama bear and will always protect her child.<br />
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For me, Sayer is just about the picture perfect hero. Obviously he's hot as hell with a side dose of brooding and dangerous. But as much as he's dangerous at his core is also this deep sense of loyalty and protectiveness towards Caro as well as Juliet. While he's never had the luxury of meeting Juliet in person his parental bond to protect and get revenge is just as strong as Caro's. <br />
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I always worry when starting part 2 of a two book series that perhaps the second book will loose momentum, I was pleasantly surprised this one never lost it's pace. While I knew in my gut Caro could trust Sayer I loved watching the story play out and was pleasantly surprised to see some twists. Whether or not you as a reader like Caro or even agree with her dramatics one thing is for certain she loves Sayer, he is the only person for her and Sayer's heart will only always beat for Caro!<br />
<br />Romance Rewind Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414465824223332187noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505569209015236888.post-11476075956176149172018-02-20T09:06:00.001-05:002018-02-20T09:06:39.641-05:00Review: Eulogy by Rachel Van Dyken<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">I don't recognize myself in the mirror anymore.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">My thoughts are filled with hatred and dripping with rage.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">I've lost my soul.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">She took it to the depths of Hell with her and haunts me with images of what could have been.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">Sixty lives are mine to take.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">Sixty lives stand in the way of my vengeance.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">Sixty lives plus one more.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">Mine.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">When the last drop of blood falls — mine will be spilled.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">Only one person stands in the way.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">She doesn't realize I'll kill her too.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">I don't own a heart.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">And even if I did — I wouldn't fall prey to its lies again.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">I am Chase Abandonato.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">Heir to a legacy of betrayal.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">And I will kill them all.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">Even if it means pointing the gun at myself.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">A life for a life.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">A soul for a soul.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">Now I lay me down to sleep… I pray the Lord my soul to keep.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;">If you have been around the blog any length of time, it is no secret I </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">absolutely adore the Eagle Elite series by Rachel Van Dyken. Mafia, Humor, Love, Betrayal and everything in between; it is the perfect mix of everything I love. While I was heartbroken at the end of Enrage for Chase, I also have to admit I have struggled with my connection to Mil in the last few books, and I felt as though he deserved better. Needless to say I was pretty excited to get my hands on Eulogy just to see how Rachel was going to spin his story.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I love the big mafia family that is EE. It goes without saying all the characters hold a special place in my heart and I am going to read every single book that comes out about them because my love for them and this series runs deep. Simply put, I'm committed. Eulogy's tone and mood are far darker than any of the other books in this series because Chase is basically out of control. And while I understand the reasons behind it, I missed the fun and carefree character I fell in love with in the beginning. I think what surprised me the most was just how unrecognizable Chase was to me and even to the other characters in the story. Even at the end when he found his redemption he just wasn't the same. Again, who would be after all that was Enrage, but for me it left me feeling so disconnected to his character. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Nikolai sends one of his naive, young and beautiful attorneys to the family with an offer she can't refuse. While I love Luciana and her character, I have to admit that some of this was fairly predictable, which I usually don't mind, but this time it felt to me Luciana fell to fast for Chase and it just didn't feel authentic. That being said, Chase needed someone who knew nothing of him, who would learn to trust him and would ultimately put him first, be willing to sacrifice for him, since Mil never showed Chase any of those feelings. True love is selfless, from both individuals and his relationship with Mil was always very one sided. </span></span></div>
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Pro footballer Miller Quinton would do anything for his best friend and teammate—including “fake dating” his friend’s sister. What no one knows is that seven months ago in Vegas, Miller and Kinsey did a whole lot more than just kiss. Miller knows that this cheerleader is off-limits to him and any guy on the team. Still, he can’t stop himself.</div>
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Kinsey’s whole world is on the verge of crumbling. Her dad has cancer. Her overprotective brother is falling apart. Dating Miller may be a fake-out, but he’s the one guy who can make her forget about everything—including all the reasons she stayed away from football players. With each heated moment, Miller feels more like a safe place…even though he’s not safe at <i>all</i>.</div>
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Now temptation is testing every rule in the game of love. But how long can they go on playing when winning is a harder goal than either of them imagined?</div>
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Review: 4.75 of 5 Stars</div>
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I never really thought I would enjoy a sports themed romance novel. I don't really care about football at all, but I adore Rachel Van Dyken and I liked book one, Fraternize. This review will contain spoilers to book one, so read the rest at your own risk. I was ready to give Infraction a chance. I wanted to see what happen to Miller and Kinsey since I like their characters in book one. </div>
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Miller Quinton was introduced during Fraternize when he was part of a love triangle, vying for the affection and love for Emerson, his high school sweetheart. He was the loser of that triangle and honestly, I was glad because I felt like Emerson and Grant were meant to be. Miller is a great guy, but he was trying to force something in book one because he thought it was right, but life has a way of making sure you get what you really want.</div>
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Kinsey and Miller hooked up at the end of Fraternize, but let's be honest; no one wants Jax, her overprotective, perfect QB, brother to lose it so they don't date or even look at Kinsey. But when Jax asks Miller to "fake date" his sister to protect her from an ex boyfriend, things are about to get interesting. I absolutely love Kinsey and her spirit. She is kind but fiery and I love what she brings to the story. </div>
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I was not prepared for this book. At all. I loved it from page one and my love just kept growing. I knew it would be a great story about Miller and Kinsey but I was unprepared for the story that unfolds with Jax and his personal life, as well as their relationship as siblings. There were times I laughed out loud while reading, and others where I was sobbing. It was truly a fantastic read. I highly recommend that everyone read this series!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I really enjoyed the previous books in The Bachelors of Arizona series by Rachel Van Dyken and I was excited to get started on Brant's story. While the other Wellington Brothers entertained me and I loved them, I was really anxious to read more about Brant. He definitely had the most history and the most intriguing story that I wanted to know.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">When you meet Brant you see that he is an alcoholic that is trying to fill a void with a different woman every night-he has a history. And that history is the ex-wife Nikki he can't forget. Life dealt them some terrible blows and instead of facing it together, Brant did not know how to deal.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Nikki has been struggling with getting over Brant as well. And once Grandma Nadine gets involved, all bets are off. The unique thing about Nikki? She is blind. I work for an ophthalmology group, so I think for me, this characteristic hits especially close to home. Nikki is a great person and she is determined to keep moving. She is a survivor and I love that.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">As for their love story, it is really well thought out and I enjoyed reading every minute. I mean, we all know that when Grandma Nadine is involved she is going to win and love will prevail, but I love to see the journey to get there. Great book, Rachel!</span>Romance Rewind Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414465824223332187noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505569209015236888.post-25276987267424860552017-11-13T09:03:00.000-05:002017-11-13T09:03:16.223-05:00Review: Love (The Keatyn Chronicles #12), by Jillian Dodd<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Romance Rewind Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414465824223332187noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505569209015236888.post-41308571196628590122017-11-05T11:31:00.002-05:002017-11-05T11:31:49.318-05:00Review: Darkest Temptation by Rachel Van Dyken<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Romance Rewind Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414465824223332187noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505569209015236888.post-16841600058346962622017-10-12T14:17:00.000-04:002017-10-12T14:17:19.484-04:00Review: Without Merit by Colleen Hoover<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">The Voss family is anything but normal. They live in a repurposed church, newly baptized Dollar Voss. The once cancer-stricken mother lives in the basement, the father is married to the mother’s former nurse, the little half-brother isn’t allowed to do or eat anything fun, and the eldest siblings are irritatingly perfect. Then, there’s Merit.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">Fed up with the lies, Merit decides to shatter the happy family illusion that she’s never been a part of before leaving them behind for good. When her escape plan fails, Merit is forced to deal with the staggering consequences of telling the truth and losing the one boy she loves.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I typically go into books blind. I rarely read a synopsis if I know and love the author. Without Merit was no different for me. From her first introduction I instantly fell in love with Merit Voss. She is the epitome of a perfect character - quirky, flawed, funny, witty and wonderfully human. And it's not just her it's her entire family of supporting characters.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;">This isn't one of those reviews where you're going to find any pertinent details of the story or really even any kind of a synopsis. All you need to know is this story is truly one of a kind and you will not be disappointed in any way. Without Merit has a YA feel but it's not all rainbows and unicorns, this story tackles some pretty heavy themes, but it's handled with really beautiful storytelling as the author peels away layer after layer revealing what's beyond the surface. The pace is perfect, not rushed at all. It's a gradual build-up where seemingly insignificant moments are muddled with life changing ones. Colleen Hoover thru the Voss family really shows just how life altering perspective can truly be. Simply put I loved reading this book, it reminded me all over again why I first feel in love with Colleen Hoover as an author. She know's exactly how to string together a bunch of words that will have readers laughing and crying and feeling as though their life has been changed just because they spent money on a book for a pastime they love. </span></div>
<br />Romance Rewind Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10414465824223332187noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6505569209015236888.post-59600271655521515522017-09-22T05:30:00.000-04:002017-09-22T05:30:01.232-04:00Cover Reveal: Constant by Rachel Higginson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Fifteen years ago I met Sayer Wesley. I fell in love with him. I promised I would never leave him. I swore nothing could break us apart.</div>
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