Review: Defy - Book #0.5 Sinners of Saint Series - LJ Shen - January 2017 I have to admit I wasn't sure what I would be getting with this book, but I had heard lots about LJ Shen and her titles. I wasn't too impressed with this one, but I haven't let that sour my opinion of her. I think it was just the wrong one of her books for me to start with. I was in the mood for a quick read and was gifted this book in an Elfster book exchange. it was also the perfect size for a quick read being a novella. Defy is the start of a Bullymance-type Elite Boys series where a group of boys aka Sinners of Saint rule the school and get away with everything. In this one it is a case of forbidden love with the student Jaimie first blackmailing his teacher Melody into a forbidden romance and then as the book goes on, we learn that Melody went along with it to stick it to Jaimie's mother who is her boss as the school principal. Of course, we all know that these stories don't flow with a...

Title: Back Beat Series: Heartbeat #1 Author: Ryleigh Sloan Genre: Contemporary Romance Trope: Coach/Student Release Date:  September 18, 2019 BLURB Blair I had dreams. Big ones. And Dean Carter did everything in his power to help me achieve them. Until we fell in love and everything fell apart. Now everyone thinks I tried to sleep my way to the top and I can’t say I blame them when the evidence points to exactly that. However, looks can be deceiving... Dean Blair McKenzie is the definition of perfect. She’s crazy talented and hot as…well, you get the point. But aside from all that, she has heart and in this business, heart is hard to come by. In a moment of weakness, I had a lapse in judgment and nearly cost her everything. Now I need to do the right thing. Except it feels wrong. GOODREADS BOOKBUB PURCHASE LINKS FREE for a very limited time! AMAZON  US  /  UK  /  CA  /  AU UNIVERSAL Always free in Kindle Unlimited ALSO AV...

Title: Like You Should Series: Devilbend Dynasty #3 Author: Kaydence Snow Genre: Contemporary/Dark High School Romance Release Date: March 19, 2021 BLURB From International Bestselling author Kaydence Snow, comes a student-teacher romance full of suspense and forbidden heat. Harlow My life is a mess. No plans for the future, constantly disappointing everyone, and now some creep is threatening me, making me do reprehensible things. Oh! And a teacher is somehow involved too. Easton Monroe is strict, aloof, and not at all what everyone at school thinks he is. The more I dig beneath his neat shirts and disapproving frowns, the more I catch feelings for the complicated man. I have to figure him out – before we do something we’ll both regret. Easton My life is a lie. In a job I can’t stand, alone and miserable, the anonymous psycho blackmailing me is the only person I speak to regularly. In case I didn’t have enough to stress about, a student is being targeted by the same psy...