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Thursday, January 23, 2025

Better Than Friends (The Sunrise Cove Series, 7)

 by Jill Shalvis 

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Olive and Noah had a connection as teens, the timing was wrong. An incident changed their lives and she fled overseas.
Forward in time they find themselves in the same house. She's come home to help her best friend and sparks are flying.
Can these two work through their insecurities and get a second chance at love?
What a gorgeous setting this story was set in, though I had better than my imagination as I've seen this authors pics on her social media.
The story was easy to read, I settled in and laughed with the characters. They were real, flaws and all and you want them all to have their happy endings.
Fantastic story, I highly recommend it.

Old flames reignite in Sunrise Cove in this charming enemies-to-lovers, second-chance, small-town, forced-proximity love story about family, friendships, and true love from New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis.

When Olive Porter’s off-the-grid parents go missing, she reluctantly seeks out Noah Turner, her ex and the only person she both trusts implicitly and not at all.

As a special investigative agent for the National Park Service, Noah’s used to living under intense pressure. Or he was until he got injured on the job. Now unhappily recuperating at home while being smothered by his loving but nosy family, he’d love nothing more than a good distraction.

So when Olive shows up looking like a million bucks, he has to do a gut and heart check. Because nope, no matter what, he can’t fall for her again, the woman who once blew up his entire life and never looked back. How ironic then that his own personal hell (Olive) is also his ticket out of town. The question is, will the risk be worth the reward?

Sunday, January 19, 2025

Bad Seed

 by Sharon Sala

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I really love this series, it's town and mountain folk. All great characters making a very intriguing story.
Harley is new to town as an employee to the Inn, she's so much more than an auditor. Her PI license has her finding crime in the numbers game.
Human trafficking, what a disgusting crime seems to be prevalent across her locations of work.
This is hers and Brandon Pope's story.
Truth doesn't come without danger when solving crimes.
This story is certainly not all dark as love finds a way and I enjoyed the blossoming romance between the main characters.
I highly recommend this series.


Can she have the man of her dreams and the life she's always wanted?

It's love at first sight when head pastry chef Brendan Pope meets private investigator Harley Banks at the Serenity Inn in Jubilee, KY. Harley is staying there for her latest investigation. But unknown to them both, Harley has a hitman after her, courtesy of the wrong-doer she put behind bars on her last case. The FBI gets involved to clean up the loose ends so Harley can continue the investigation at the inn. But after nearly losing her, Brendan will stop at nothing to make sure Harley is safe and the criminals get their comeuppance.

Praise for New York Times bestseller Sharon Sala's thrilling romantic suspense:

"Emotionally wrenching, sensually appealing, edgy and suspenseful, and hopeful and endearing."—USA Today for Going Gone

"Vivid, gripping...this thriller keeps the pages turning."—Library Journal for Torn Apart

"Skillfully balancing suspense and romance, Sala gives readers a nonstop breath-holding adventure."—Publishers Weekly for Going Once

Thursday, January 9, 2025

Crossing the Line: A BRAND NEW brother's-best-friend Hockey Romance for 2025

 by Kelly Jamieson 

I absolutely loved it

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I haven't read this author before but when I checked my kindle there are 6 going back a decade...oops well I meant to. While I was reading I recognised a phrase and thought oh this author is Canadian. She even nailed her Aussies in the story.

I really enjoyed this hockey romance, the characters' honesty and vulnerabilities.
Off the ice this was a wonderful love story, two characters totally opposite in personalities. The introvert and the extrovert.
I will say I wanted a bit more at the end on Mabel and her new career.
All in all I truely enjoyed this read :)



Discover a BRAND NEW steamy, off-limits Ice hockey sports romance from USA Today bestselling author Kelly Jamieson

'No one does hockey romance like Kelly Jamieson!' Bestselling author, Kate Meader

Rule #1 Do not cross the line with best friend’s sister

Ben

On the ice I’m formidable, relentless and I lead by example. Now my coach wants me to step up as Captain – and lead the team off the ice too. But this is my worst nightmare; I’d rather play hockey naked than do any kind of public speaking! To make matters worse, my best friend’s sister has shown up out of the blue to live with us temporarily. We have a history… it’s awkward, she’s starting to invade my fantasies and I can’t seem to escape her. But maybe she could be the answer to my problems…

Mabel

Moving in with my brother was not part of my life plan, but I have no choice at the moment. I need to get away and start my life over. I just wish I didn’t have to share the condo with Ben. I thought I’d buried my teenage crush, but seeing him all the time has me fascinated with him all over again! But now he’s asking for my help to be more outgoing and confident, and basically fake it until he makes it. Sure I can help, but that would mean a lot of time alone. I need to stay strong and resist the obvious temptation...

Thursday, October 24, 2024

The Ice Sisters : A completely pulse-pounding crime thriller packed with suspense (Detective Ellie Reeves Book 10)

 by Rita Herron

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5 star read


Detective Ellie and her team are on the hunt for a killer, young twin girls were found and it's only the beginning of this mystery.

I loved that I had no clue what was going on. The author connected quite a few players and possible suspects. Watching how they connected was a mystery in itself. 

Other bodies are in play keeping you guessing, then a complete hook turn showed the killer and why and my head was spinning.

I thoroughly enjoyed this story and can't wait for the next one.


Shock slammed into her as she spotted the two little girls lying on the cold hard ground, snow swirling round their fragile bodies. Twins with button noses and heart-shaped faces, their pretty green eyes closed forever…

As the snow falls and a bitter wind blows, 
Detective Ellie Reeves is devastated to discover the bodies of two little girls, alone and frozen on an icy lake, in the isolated town of Cold Mountain. The girls are holding hands, with matching bows in their blonde curls, and when Ellie realizes they are twin sisters, her heart breaks for their mother, who must be desperately wondering where her little darlings are.

But, back at the police station, she is horrified to discover that nobody has reported the sisters missing. Are their parents in danger too? When an abandoned car is found near the girls’ bodies, and Ellie learns that the female driver is in hospital, she prays that the injured woman will know something about the twins.

A DNA test shows that the woman in hospital is the twins’ mother Barbara, and Ellie rushes to interview her. But when Ellie arrives at the hospital she is faced with an empty bed. Barbara has fled and her house is abandoned too. As Ellie searches the family home, she is chilled to see there is no sign of any children. If Barbara is the twins’ mother, where are the toys and photos of her precious girls?

When another little girl disappears, Ellie knows that finding Barbara might well be the key to saving an innocent child. But who is Barbara running from? Or does she have something to hide? And with the clock ticking and a fearsome winter storm brewing, can Ellie find the truth before another innocent life is lost?

This pulse-pounding and utterly addictive crime thriller will have you staying up way past your bedtime and tearing through the pages! Perfect for fans of Melinda Leigh, Lisa Regan and Kendra Elliot.

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Text Appeal

 by Kylie Scott

https://geni.us/oSK3

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Small town life where everybody knows your business. Conner and his ex Ava had been on and off since they were teens. Only he'd had a enough and fell into a fake romance with the new girl in town.
This was their story trying to fool the town only they didn't expect reality. Would they fall apart or have a happy ending.
It's a light fun read.


Love enters the chat in this hilarious, heartfelt rom com by New York Times bestselling and Audie award-winning author Kylie Scott.

Romance author Riley Cooper always dreamed of living by the water. But within a day of landing in the charming seaside town of Port Stewart to work on her latest book, she's getting calls and texts for some dude on her new number. Weird ones. Sad ones. Sexy ones. Ones that make her want to meet him. For curiosity's sake...if nothing else.

After years of being on-again, off-again with his high school sweetheart, all Connor wants is to move on with his life. If only everyone in Port Stewart would let him. What he needs is to be seen with someone else. So when fate puts him in the path of the new girl in town who got his old number, faking it together seems like the perfect solution.

Spending time with the gorgeous former prom king might be great research for Riley’s romance writing…if only she can keep her feelings in check. But the more she gets to know him, the harder she’s falling. Can their serendipitous meeting turn into something real and true?

Monday, September 9, 2024

The Vanishing Wife: A gripping and addictive crime thriller (Leigh Brody FBI Mystery Book 2)

 by Nichole Severn

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After reading book 1, I just couldn't wait to dive into this story. This time Leigh is on medical leave when she received a call for help from a friend. Leigh heads to the Gulf shores only to find her missing. There is blood and the mystery begins. How are the missing teenagers connected to this crime? So many twists and turns in this story that will leave your head spinning. Fantastic ending and I can't wait for the next story.


Her friend is missing. A teen has been murdered. And Leigh will have to put everything on the line in this serene town where secrets simmer below the surface…

FBI criminologist Leigh Brody arrives at her friend Elyse’s Alabama beachfront vacation home and walks straight into a crime scene. Blood spatters cover the floor, and Elyse’s worried husband and reserved teenage daughter have no idea where she is.

Her boss orders her not to get involved, but Leigh is determined to find her friend. She’s trying to understand reports of Elyse’s erratic recent behaviour when the body of a fifteen-year-old girl is found on the nearby boardwalk. And the case takes a chilling turn when another girl goes missing.

What deadly game had Elyse gotten involved in? And how much will Leigh have to risk to find the killer terrorizing this sleepy vacation town before it’s too late to save the vanishing girls?

A compulsively gripping and atmospheric crime thriller where nothing is as it seems. Perfect for fans of Rachel Caine, Lisa Regan and A.J. Rivers.

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

The Only Goal: A College Sports Romance (Nolan U Hockey Book 5)

 by Katy Archer 

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I do love a good sports romance and I think this might be my fave from this series. Hockey didn't really play a big part in this story but their relationship did. Their vulnerabilities, emotions and lack of communication had these two divided when they should have been together. Tammy and Baxter had been childhood friends, a big connection that never quite panned out. Five years later has them together again. It won't be easy, other factors are involved.
My heart went out to them, will life come full circle for them? 

What a wonderful story.


In high school, he was relegated to the friend zone… but now this college hockey graduate is getting a second chance to make up for past mistakes…

When I was sixteen my only goal was convincing my best friend, Tammy, to be my girlfriend. But I messed it up… and then she got together with another guy. My heart was torn right out of my chest. Everything between us changed—I lost her.

But now, after years of not seeing her, she's walking through my door with a kid on her hip and a desperate look on her face. "I don't know where else to go? Can we stay with you for a little while?"

Of course she can stay. It takes everything in me not to tell her to stay forever. Because even after all this time, she still's the one.

Every smile, every whisper… every laugh we ever shared is bright in my memory. She's the only girl I've ever wanted.

And this time around, I can't go screwing it up.

This time around… I have to make her mine for keeps.

The Only Goal is a sweet and spicy stand-alone NA hockey romance with a guaranteed happy ending. Perfect for fans of Off-Campus by Elle Kennedy, #Nerd by Cambria Hebert and Don't Let Me by Kelsie Rae.

Her Last Kiss

  by Lisa Regan 💄💄💄💄💄 Amazon Detective Josie Quinn is back on a murder case, and the big question is whether the Last Kiss Killer has r...