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Beautiful Broken Love by Shanora Williams

admin — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 03:03:55 +0000

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Lesson: Meeting with a man’s best friend is the best way to avoid him
Main Thought: The writing style was exactly what I expected from Shanora Williams. It was descriptive and had amazing imagery. It is not your typical light romance and is full of emotion. You will feel the emotions right along with the characters.

Davina is the CEO of a skin care company. She decides to reach out to Deke, a famous NBA player, about a sponsorship. They begin to work together and immediately feel a connection, but Davina is not ready to let anyone into her life after her husband passed away a few months earlier. Davina and Deke both have experience dealing with death and grief in addition to complicated relationships with family members. Will they be able to bound over their pasts? Will they be able to move on from the grief holding them back?
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

The Bitter Truth by Shanora Williams

admin — Tue, 07 May 2024 20:08:17 +0000

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Lesson: If you are left a trust fund or inheritance, make sure to read the fine print to know what people will watch.

Main Thought: I read it in one weekend because I could not put it down. While it was obvious who the mystery woman was if you read enough thriller books, the additional amount of twists and turns was not expected and kept you wanting to read more. I really did not like one of the main characters and was hoping that he would get what was coming to him.

Dominic is the state governor and is up for re-election. As it gets closer to the election he starts growing more distant from his wife, Jolene. Dominic is getting threatening notes about a mistake from his past with an ex-girlfriend, Brynn. He thought that everything was handled back then, but now he is learning that you cannot trust people to handle things that you should do yourself. Jolene is also learning that Dominic is lying and is not he not the man that she thought that he was. Can Dominic keep his past hidden? Will Jolene be able to find out what Dominic is hiding before she loses everything?

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Hartley by Frankie Love

admin — Sat, 23 Dec 2023 16:05:08 +0000

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Lesson: When you’re out of options, become a mail order bride and everything will work out.
Main Thought: It was cute and exactly what I would expect for the tropes. However, it was not as spicy as most of her books.

Hattie has lost everything and decides that her only option is to become a mail order bride. Hartley’s mother has a plan to save the town, but all of her sons need to be married so she decides to get all of them a mail order bride. Hartley doesn’t like the idea, but also doesn’t want to disappoint his mother. After he picks up his bride-to-be, he brings her home and makes her cry. That’s when he realizes he wants to make her happy. Will Hartley be able to change to make Hattie happy? Will Hattie regret the decision to move to Snow Valley?

The Alone Time by Elle Marr

admin — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 16:57:17 +0000

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Lesson: Continue to trust random strangers that come into your life.
Main Thought: It was really good and kept my interest. I enjoyed the back and forth in time between the chapters. There were a lot of twists that I was not expecting and some twists that I went back and forth questioning whether or not it would happen.

Fiona and Violet were known as the girl survivors. When they were children, a private plane crashed and they lost their parents. After months of living in the wild, they were found by hikers and rescued. However, Fiona and Violent have always told everyone the same story and never spoke about the Alone Time. Fiona and Violent lost touch with each other until a woman came forward with new information about their father. Now that the media is involved and a documentary is being created, what will be discovered about the accident?

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Unworthy by Susie Tate

admin — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 00:30:00 +0000

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Lesson: Hospitals seem to be the best place to get emotional and make changes in your relationship, but it might take multiple trips to the hospital.
Main Thought: It wasn’t what I was expecting. It was okay, but the drama between them did seem to drag at times.

Yaz’s brother’s best friend is Heath. She has had a crush on him since she was little and when she was younger he was sweet to her. As she got older, he would pick on her, make him of her, and put her down. Heath started trying to keep his distance when he found himself attracted to Yaz. Then one day Heath drove her home and they realized they were both attracted to each other. However, Heath kept saying the wrong things and therefore created more distance between them. Heath has never been turned down by a woman before and doesn’t know how to deal with it. When Heath needs support in his personal life, Yaz doesn’t allow him to be alone and makes him accept help. Will Heath change his mind about Yaz? Will Yaz be able to forgive Heath for his mistakes?

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Unperfect by Susie Tate

admin — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 00:30:00 +0000

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Lesson: If you pull away from a guy that other women throw themselves at, it will drive him nuts and he’ll want to help you.
Main Thought: This was not at all what I was expecting, but it was really good. I read it in one day. I also really enjoyed the English slang.

Warning: domestic violence

Mia runs away and tries to start fresh. Verity gives her a job, but Max is really mean and scares her since he yells a lot. Max’s best friend is Heath, the doctor that treated Mia the night she got away and tries to talk to her and check on her. Mia is homeless and barely eats. After one night of almost freezing on the streets, she started sleeping in the office. Max found her in the office when she had pneumonia, brought her to the hospital, and then brought her home to recover. Together will they be able to get the truth out of Mia? Will Mia ever be able to escape her husband? Will Max be able to protect Mia?

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I Will Find You by Harlan Coben

admin — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 00:30:00 +0000

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Lesson: If you get yourself arrested and need help, make sure the warden is a family friend and that you have the help of an investigative journalist and a crime syndication leader.
Main Thought: The beginning was slow until he escaped, then I couldn’t put it down. It was extremely unrealistic which kind of took away from it slightly.

Warning: murder, kidnapping

David was arrested for the murder of his son. He doesn’t remember doing it, but he also passed out while it happened. During the trial, he stopped fighting and was convicted and is serving a life sentence. 5 years later his sister-in-law, Rachel, visits him with a picture that looks similar to what his son would look like now. At the same time a new inmate comes in and wants to kill David. The warden is David’s godfather and best friend’s with his father. With David’s life in danger and his son possibly still alive, will David be able to uncover the truth? Can he save himself and his son? Will anyone still be willing to help him after 5 years?

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Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

admin — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 00:30:00 +0000

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Lesson: If you want a mate that will do anything to keep you happy and healthy, get abducted by aliens and get dropped on a random planet.
Main Thought: I read this because of the Kindle Booktok Challenge and because @mrsshaholz loved it so much. While I’m not normally into SciFi this was really good and I want to read more books in the series.

Warning: abduction, rape

Georgie was abducted and then due to ship problems she was dropped on a planet. Her capturers, the green aliens, left and she decided to see what was around. While exploring she got stuck in Vektal’s trap and passed out. When she woke up, he was nothing like she was expecting. She was scared, but Vektal only wanted to take care of her. They speak different languages so they had trouble communicating, but eventually they were able to express themselves. Georgie convinces him to go back up the mountain, but he doesn’t understand until he finds one of the girls frozen in the snow. Will Georgie be able to save the other women? Will the women be able to get back to Earth or be stuck on the new planet? Will the green aliens come back to get them?

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Right by Jana Aston

admin — Sat, 08 Jul 2023 00:30:00 +0000

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Lesson: The best way to get a guy’s attention is to make copies of his house key without his knowledge.
Main Thought: After reading Wrong, I wanted to read this for Everly’s story. Everly is definitely entertaining since you never know what she is going to do next. The beginning was back and forth between the present and when she was growing up, but it wasn’t difficult to follow.

Everly has had a crush on Finn since she was six years old. She is constantly scheming to try to get him to notice her as more than his best friend’s younger sister. However, her schemes rarely go according to her plan and the Thanksgiving scheme ends with her in the car with Finn’s brother, Sawyer, heading back to Philadelphia. While Everly thinks Finn is the perfect man for her, Sawyer is convinced that he is the perfect man for her. Will Sawyer be able to win her heart? Will Everly ever give up on Finn?

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Wrong by Jana Aston

admin — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 00:30:00 +0000

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Lesson: When you see a new doctor, make sure he is the type to become overly protective of you so that he’ll break up with your boyfriend for you.
Main Thought: I wish it was a double POV since there were multiple times where I was wondering what Luke was thinking. There were also some parts that were not concluded by the end of the book. I think Everly was one of my favorite characters and I’m excited to read her story next.

Sophie works at Grind Me, a local coffee shop while she’s finishing college. She has a crush on Luke who stops into the shop once a week for coffee. She decides to go to the school clinic for an exam to get birth control and figures out that Luke is a doctor, and apparently her new doctor. Luke becomes protective of Sophie and finally gives her what she wants, to lose her virginity, after she pushes him enough. Sophie and Luke are from two different worlds. Will Sophie be able to keep up with Luke and his family? Will Luke be able to give Sophie what she needs?

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