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Shopping for a Billionaire Boxed Set (Parts 1-5) Julia Kent Publication date: January 9th 2015 Genres: Adult, Comedy, Romance Ever meet a hot billionaire while your hand’s in a toilet in the men’s room of one of his stores? No? So it really is just me. Hm. When you’re a mystery shopper, you get paid to humiliate yourself, all in the name of improving customer service. Romance isn’t in my job description. But the day I met Declan McCormick it was love at first flush. Until I nearly castrated him with my EpiPen. How Hot Guy and Toilet Girl became an item involves my crazy mom, a trip to the ER, my homicidal cat, my fake wife, and true love. Don’t look at me like that. I’m just doing my job. I’m shopping for a billionaire. — The Shopping for a Billionaire collection from New York Times bestselling author Julia Kent is a 600+ page, hilarious romantic comedy with heart, heat, and laughs. This boxed set contains the previously published: Shopping for a Billionaire 1 Shop...

Review: Girl , Eight - Book #2 Mercy Harbor Series - Melinda Woodhall - March 2019 Eden is back along with Leo Steele and the pair have been spending a lot of time together since solving a murder and saving Eden's niece Hope. Now with the running of her newest center "Hope Centre" caring for addicts wanting to get clean as though Eden couldn't save the Stacey's, Jessica's, or Brandi's of the world - she can at least try and save others wanting to get clean like Kara. The book then jumps to Ace who has killed and buried seven girls so far and looking for an Eighth girl which is where Kara comes in. Working at the center is Doctor Bellows aka Doc and he gets the girls for Ace. He has been getting away with what he has been doing for years, but that's only because he has never quite met someone like Eden who is like a dog with a bone. The last time he did a long time ago, that person got killed along with a few others. In Girl Eight, we have two storyline...

Evil Villain Rebel Hart (The Royal Court, #3) Publication date: December 30th 2020 Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romanc e The man I love is missing, and there’s nothing I can do. I need to find Deon. All I want is to be in his arms again, but I don’t even know if he’s alive. The Royal Court has changed dramatically, and we have to learn who we are again while trying to keep ourselves safe. Will my new steely personality prevent my friends from accepting me? Will our enemy get to Deon before we can? Or will I be forced to mourn the death of the love of my life and my friends a second time? Goodreads / Amazon — EXCERPT: When Cherri and I entered the kitchen, all eyes turned to us. Across from me, and much to my surprise, Nathan looked like he was on the brink of tears. Everyone’s glances bounced between us, and even as uncomfortable as it made me, I had to admit it was good to see him. He took a step forward and so did I. He shook his head with a little chuckle ...

Review: The Three Mrs. Greys - Shelly Ellis - March 2021 After reading and enjoying Taryn Fisher's book The Wives, I started to enjoy reading books about husbands that had multiple families as it got me thinking how skilled the guy must be to keep everything in order and making sure that his family never know about one another. More often than not, people like this have jobs where they are constantly "traveling" so a business trip is spending time with their other wives. In the Three Mrs. Greys by Shelly Ellis, we meet our husband Cyrus Grey and his first wife - Vanessa whom he has been married to for 11 years and they have three children. Vanessa has recently been having an affair with her son's sports coach as she has been craving attention her husband no longer gives her. His second wife Noelle he has been married to for four years and is a little unstable but dreams of being a mother however Cyrus keeps changing the subject on her and then we have Diamond - a form...

In Your Eyes Jayne Townsley (Seasons of Love, #2) Publication date: January 5th 2021 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Crystal Davis got her wish for the Crew’s long-awaited post-graduation trip. Sun and fun before focusing on her new career as a pediatric RN at St. Francis’ Children’s Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was just what she needed. Bonus? She met Troy Bennett, and she realized she wanted less frivolity in her life and a little more serious. Troy Bennett is a man fighting the demons who tell him he is worthless every day of his life. Demons his mother conjured. He quiets them with alcohol and casual relationships, never allowing any woman to get close enough to him so he will never have to disappoint one. Then on the spur of the moment trip to Panama City Beach with his Ranger buddies, he sees the future he’s always been afraid to pursue exit a Jeep Wrangler at a local donut shop. Just as Troy and Crystal are finding their footing, she gets the call she never thoug...

Review: What I Did - Kayla Krantz - June 2020 I was attracted to this book first from the cover, it is so creepy that it's awesome - the only downside is that the title and author's name are a bit harder to read. The other thing that drew me to this book was the fact that I love murder mysteries and with the main character being a teenager, I was hooked. This book introduces us to Jessica who on the outside looks like your average all-American girl - blonde, pretty but on the inside she is different. You could call her a sociopath - as her personality reminded me strongly of Dexter from the Jeff Lindsey series. Jessica works at a local grocery shop and has a stalker in Samuel and her best friend at work is Oscar. Lately, Oscar has seemed a bit off and I have to admit when the incident happens, I did see it coming as you just know. When Jess kills Oscar saving others, she is praised as a hero but Samuel isn't going to let it go as once, she rejected him, he wants to expos...

Just One Chance Lynn Stevens Publication date: January 25th 2021 Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance, Young Adult One summer. One last chance. Miranda Reynolds hasn’t had a good year. Her obsession with Eddie Blake pushed her over the edge last summer, and she’s been working toward straightening her life out since. When Aiden King shows her more than a passing interest, Miranda hesitates. Aiden is smart, funny, and loyal. Not to mention gorgeous. Despite her reservations about dating her best friend’s brother, Miranda agrees to go out with him. But she can’t stay away from Eddie. With her world shifting, a family disaster turns her life upside down. Determined to change perceptions, Miranda sets out to prove that she’s more than what she’s been labeled. If only she could believe it herself. Add to Goodreads / Pre-order Author Bio: Lynn Stevens flunked out of college writing her first novel. Yes, she still has it and no, you can't read it. Surprisingly, ...

Review: The River Girls - Book #1 Mercy Harbor Thriller - Melinda Woodhall - November 2018 As a fan of mysteries, I am always on the lookout for new authors and stumbled across Melinda Woodhall and her book #1 The River Girls. I enjoyed reading this and it reminded me of authors like Kendra Elliot, Melinda Leigh, and Rita Herron who are a few of my favorite female writers. In The River Girls, we are immediately thrown into the action with a murder scene of a young girl and then the book kicks over to Eden who is one of our main female characters. She runs a series of women shelters which she calls "Mercy Homes" named after her sister Mercy who was killed through domestic violence. As she is about to leave a young girl Star asks for protection, however by the time Eden comes back with help - the girl has disappeared. Eden heads to the police station to file a missing report and while there meets Leo who is also here to file a missing report on Jess - his client's daughte...