Review : Device- Free Weekend - Sean Doolittle - February 2023 Have you ever picked up a book that had such great promise, but as you start reading it the book eventually turns to be weird and a big fat mess? That's what Device Free Weekend was like for me, it was one of those books that have left me thinking what the heck did I read and why did I waste my time on this mess? It had so much promise with the seven friends reuniting after twenty/thirty years, at college the group of friends was known as The Stillwater Seven. They haven't seen a lot of each other as the years pass, but one of them is now a major tech mogul billionaire and has brought an island. He wants to treat his friends to a fun reunion catch-up. However, when the friends arrive and are asked to hand over their devices, they do reluctantly and enjoy their night of alcohol and catch-ups. The next morning though, their mogul friend Ryan has vanished and the house is securely locked down and a game begins. The f...

Natural Disaster Skye Warren & Amelia Wilde (Deserted Island, #2) Published by: Dangerous Press Publication date: December 13th 2022 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Carter Morelli had a plan when he left London: deliver the wildlife photographer and then complete his secret mission. Except a lethal enemy has watched their every move. They tampered with the plane, leaving them stranded on a deserted island. And they kidnapped June Porter, the innocent photographer. In order to save her, Carter must confront the mysterious man in the jungle. Who is he? Savior or betrayer? He has no choice but to face the greatest enemy of all: the powerful feelings that draw him toward both June and the man in the jungle. Those feelings might kill them all. Welcome to the Midnight Dynasty… The warring Morelli and Constantine families have enough bad blood to fill an ocean, and their brand new stories will be told by your favorite dangerous romance authors. WARNING: This book is i...

Force of Nature Skye Warren & Amelia Wilde Publication date: September 6th 2022 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Carter Morelli survived a violent childhood and dangerous missions. After he emergency lands the small aircraft, he faces something even worse: having someone depend on him. Geologis June Porter wants to study rocks. She didn’t plan to be stranded on a deserted island. They aren’t alone on the island. A man hides among the broad leaves. He’s almost feral, this man. But he provides them shelter and food. There are secrets in his hidden cabin. Desire, too. Carter doesn’t want to care about the bookish, beautiful June. But he doesn’t like this strange man’s interest in her, either. Simmering chemistry wars with the need for survival. Will they be found before they give into temptation? Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iBooks / Kobo / Google Play — Author Bio: Skye Warren is the New York Times bestselling author of dangerous roman...

Review: The Trial - Laura Bates - September 2021 I am so loving the Libby Library App as I am getting to read some amazing library books. This YA read captured my attention as I love survival stories that include deserted islands. In this book The Trial by Laura Bates, a private plane carrying football players and cheerleaders and their coaches are on their way to a tournament when turbulence strikes and the plane ends up crashing on a desert island. Only a few of them end up surviving and the rest are dead. On the island survived is Football players - Brian, Jason, and Elliott and Cheerleaders - Shannon, Hayley, Jessa, and May. Can the survivors work together to survive the environment until they are rescued or when strange things start happening that threaten their survival, is someone on the island trying to kill them off one by one? Hayley who is the outsider and only joined the cheerleader team to pad up her college application knows something happened at the party the night b...