Review: Dethroning Crown - Lila Felix - October 2014 Crown Sterling is a soccer god. He has the world at his fingertips or so he thought. One wrong move on the field and everything unravels in an instant. An injury sidelines him, and just like that, the contracts are withdrawn, the sponsors disappear, and the money dries up. Crown finds himself in the middle of nowhere, living in his Uncle's apartment building , an Uncle he hasn't laid eyes on since childhood. Enter Lyra, his next-door neighbour. A model who has survived the nightmare of being stalked, she carries the weight of a scandal that sent ripples through her small town and changed the course of her life. Her relationship with her own reflection is complicated when your privacy can be violated at any moment, learning to feel safe in your own skin becomes its own battle. What unfolds is a story about two people on the edges of their own lives, finding each other and, in doing so, finding themselves. Can Crown and Lyr...

Review: The Best Friend Experiment - Book #5 Chemistry Lessons Series - Susannah Nix - June 2020 Growing up Brooke and Dylan were inseparable, except for the one time that Brooke got pregnant and had an abortion - but they were still the best of friends and now Brooke is busy living in LA and working as a Marine Biologist and trying to make her way, except she is always coming second and finding it hard to push her way forward. Her best friend Dylan on the other hand is a model and making money from looking sexy on billboards in his underwear. They haven't caught up for a while and now Dylan is coming to stay and spend time with Brooke. When they were in high school, they kissed and then nothing happened. They just pretended it never happened. The truth is that neither of them ever forgot the kiss and having Dylan come and stay, might be the kick that Brooke needs to reignite a romance with him. The thing though is that after her abortion, her family practically disowned her and if...

The Model’s Last Pose Nancy Pennick (The Pearl Hotel Cozy Mystery Series, #1) Publication date: March 26th 2024 Genres: Adult, Cozy Mystery In a cozy tearoom of a prestigious five-star hotel, three friends embark on a mission to solve a murder along with a koi that appears to read minds. Faced with a severe case of writer’s block, best-selling author Serena Tate seeks help from her close confidant, Mia, a popular fashion designer. Mia suggests that Serena observe the inner workings of her forthcoming fashion show for inspiration. What unfolds is beyond her wildest expectations—a shocking murder of a supermodel. Together with their tech-savvy friend, Lily, the unlikely trio embarks on a mission to uncover the truth. Goodreads / Amazon — EXCERPT: Two koi swam away, but a majestic red one with white fins and tail stayed. “Oh, I see how it is. They’re loyal to Nina. But you?” Serena pointed to the fish. “Have sympathy for everyone.” She threw her head back and blew air thr...

Power Zones Bronwyn Judde Publication date: April 4th 2023 Genres: Adult, Romance I was discovered by a modeling agency in New York City and my life abruptly changed from one of poverty and self-doubt to where I was the one in control. Yes, men used me for sex but I used them too; seizing power to get what I wanted: sex and pain, preferably together. But no one owns me, and definitely no one possesses my heart. Money and fame are mine for the taking and I take them greedily as I put my miserable childhood behind me and find power, particularly over men. But I have an elusive feeling that something is missing from my life. Is it possible to find a person who could love me enough to overcome the need to protect my heart? I doubt it. Power really is enough for me. Amazon — EXCERPT: Errol called me every day, and I met him for dinner or drinks almost every night. I felt safe to try more daring things with him than I had with Pete. I never really trusted Pete, but I’d lik...

Strut Jay Hogan (The Style Series, #2) Publication date: July 14th 2022 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, LGBTQ+, Romance New Zealand farm boy turns New York fashion model. Fairy tale? Maybe. But it hasn’t been easy. A year in this crazy city, working my tail off just to survive in a ruthless industry where sex sells and boundaries are too readily crossed. A year and a reassuring ocean away from Hunter Donovan—a sexy, humiliating mistake that I’m not about to repeat. Distance is good. Distance is safe. But now Hunter is back. In New York. In my life. In all those treacherous feelings that haven’t gone anywhere. But when my world suddenly crashes and I have to piece myself back together and fight for my career, will Hunter be there when I need him? Will we have what it takes to make it through this, together? Note: This book contains themes of sexual harassment and sexual assault. Goodreads / Amazon — EXCERPT: Halfway down the block I came upon a small queue outside a tid...

Flare Jay Hogan (Style Series, #1) Publication date: April 21st 2022 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, LGBTQ+, Romance My own fashion label. The shiny new sign above the door means everything. My dream. My life. Worth every gruelling hour I’ve spent making it happen. Nothing can stop me now. Not the fear. Not the nightmares. Not my sad excuse for a love life. And certainly not Beckett Northcott, the sexy English professor who wouldn’t know a fitted shirt if it slapped him in the face and who has flannel down to an art form. I don’t date for a very good reason, and yet Beck makes me want to break every damn one of my rules. But with my debut at Fashion Week looming, my business in trouble, and Beckett Northcott peeling open my terrified heart to a future I’ve never imagined, the threads of my carefully woven life are unravelling at the seams. I could walk away. Or I could take a chance that Beck and I might just have what it takes to fashion a new life, together. A fresh design fr...

Killer Runway Daria White (Bianca Wallace Mysteries, #2) Publication date: January 25th 2022 Genres: Adult, Cozy Mystery Bianca’s determined to live a normal life in Edenville with her family, and she has no intention of getting involved in another case. While attending a fashion show, a model, also a childhood friend of her sister, collapses off the runway. Dead. Not the show Bianca planned on attending. Detective Sims shows up to solve the case, but Bianca can’t keep silent. Too many clues are surfacing, and with a month-long fashion event in town, the suspects remain in Edenville. There’s no harm in Bianca investigating one more time, though Detective Sims wants her to stay away. Can she discover the motive behind this unexpected death? Bianca’s life at risk with another killer isn’t wise. Not to mention the lives of her loved ones. Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iBooks / Kobo — EXCERPT: Bianca returned to her seat. “I know, Mel. It’s just unnerving. ...

Killer Runway Daria White (Bianca Wallace Mysteries, #2) Publication date: January 25th 2022 Genres: Adult, Cozy Mystery Bianca’s determined to live a normal life in Edenville with her family, and she has no intention of getting involved in another case. While attending a fashion show, a model, also a childhood friend of her sister, collapses off the runway. Dead. Not the show Bianca planned on attending. Detective Sims shows up to solve the case, but Bianca can’t keep silent. Too many clues are surfacing, and with a long-term photo shoot in town, the suspects remain in Edenville. There’s no harm in Bianca investigating one more time, though Detective Sims wants her to stay away. Can she discover the motive behind this unexpected death? Bianca’s life at risk with another killer isn’t wise. Not to mention the lives of her loved ones. Add to Goodreads / Pre-order Author Bio: Daria has lived in Texas for most of her life. She never liked reading as a kid. In fact, she ...

Catwalk Nicole Gabor Publication date: July 6th 2021 Genres: Coming of Age, Young Adult Eighteen-year-old, shy, suburban aspiring model Cat Watson suddenly has it all as the New York fashion world’s new “It” girl and she thinks she has everything she ever dreamed of—until she realizes be careful what you wish for, you just might get it. Leaving her good-girl image behind, Cat quickly learns things aren’t always what they seem on the catwalk, and she’s faced with a decision that will change her life forever. WILMINGTON, Delaware, May 12, 2021 When 18-year-old Catherine Watson disobeys her parents and ditches her Ivy-league acceptance to start fresh as an aspiring model in New York City, a chance encounter with fashion world bigwigs gives her a world-class agent plus a boyfriend she only dreamed about. But as she navigates the fickle world of modeling, she realizes that to get ahead, she’ll have to leave herself behind—but is it worth it? Catwalk is an expertly written tale ...

Paintings & Enemies Ella Todd Publication date: August 26th 2021 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance She didn’t know he only left her to protect her … Super-model Aubrey Duncan was excited when her father asked her to be the family company’s spokesperson—until she met the new head of marketing. Eric Juárez was sexy as hell, yet he ended up being the first man to break her heart. Years later, Eric believes he left his feelings for Aubrey in the past. The hardest thing he ever had to do was leave her—but he did it for her own good. When he’s forced to see her again, though, he realizes just how wrong he was. But after their meeting, he understands Aubrey’s hatred for him runs deep. Now, for the second time, he’s forced to dismiss his love for his beautiful girl. Consumed by bitterness but unwilling to disappoint her father, Aubrey bites the bullet and agrees to work with Eric, even though she can’t get past her anger at him for how their relationship ended. But little do...

Review: Fashion Jungle - Kathy Ireland and Rachel Van Dyken - January 2020 Danica, Everlee, Zoe, and Brittany were the best of friends, the four of them first met when they were fourteen years old and moved to New York all with dreams of becoming somebody in the fashion world. The girls lived together in a cramped apartment, the ones who didn't make it was sent home but the ones who had the strength persevered. As the girls got older, they got wiser and found a new manager who loved them as if they were his own children. Danica and Everlee stayed within the modeling world, Zoe a fashion designer and Brittany wrote for a fashion magazine. They still made time each week to catch up and all was going well until the girls discovered their friend Danica dead and hiding secrets. The book then jumps to her funeral where the girls are faced with Dan coming back into their lives, he was Danica's twin brother and someone like Danica kept secrets for blackmail purp...