Review: To Die For - Lisa Gray - August 2023 I had enjoyed Lisa Gray's Jessica Shaw series, so I was looking forward to reading To Die For. This book is set in the world of real estate and how much of a cutthroat business it can be. The book starts with Andi Hart who is looking to go out on her own after her boss David tried to hit on her. She just finds now she can't trust him and the best idea for her is to strike out on her own as she is a good seller, which is probably inherited from her parents as her mother was a real estate agent and her father an investor. Andi left home when she was a teen after her mother died as she always blamed her father. Now years later, it looks like he is back in LA and wants a connection with Andi, but she's not willing to give him one. When a new house comes on the market and the commission for selling is One Million Dollars, it becomes every man and woman for themselves as we are about to read just how dirty people can play to get thei...

Wine Country King Claire Marti (California Suits, #2) Publication date: January 13th 2022 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance A cocky, charming real estate attorney. A brilliant, gorgeous sommelier. Neither has time for romance. One mind-blowing kiss changes everything. Jack Cassidy heads the team opening the next in an exclusive line of boutique hotels, this one in wine country. Working with his best friend’s sister should make it easier, tapping into her expertise about the area and its wines. The pair have been friends for years, so sharing an apartment shouldn’t pose any issues… except for the simmering heat building between them. Campbell Taylor’s one of only a handful of women to battle the all-boys club and go for the title of master sommelier. She didn’t rise to her position by being a pushover, but living and working with her brother’s best friend – the man she’s secretly crushed on for years – might prove to be her greatest challenge. How can she get him to see...

Wine Country King Claire Marti (California Suits, #2) Publication date: January 13th 2022 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance A cocky, charming real estate attorney. A brilliant, gorgeous sommelier. Neither has time for romance. One mind-blowing kiss changes everything. Jack Cassidy heads the team opening the next in an exclusive line of boutique hotels, this one in wine country. Working with his best friend’s sister should make it easier, tapping into her expertise about the area and its wines. The pair have been friends for years, so sharing an apartment shouldn’t pose any issues… except for the simmering heat building between them. Campbell Taylor’s one of only a handful of women to battle the all-boys club and go for the title of master sommelier. She didn’t rise to her position by being a pushover, but living and working with her brother’s best friend – the man she’s secretly crushed on for years – might prove to be her greatest challenge. How can she get him to see...

Review: Nest or Invest - Book #1 Love New Zealand Series - Enni Amanda - January 2021 Growing up in New Zealand, this chick-lit book captured my attention, and what made it even better was that it was set in Hamilton which is about 90 mins drive from where I live, and in Tauranga which is my town. The book starts in Hamilton where Shasa is a single mother to Lilia and renting a house where she has made it her own and a beautiful garden, she is also a fan of co-housing and has a bit of free-spirited values. When her house is visited by a valuation agent named Mac, it gets her thinking as she is worried about being able to find an affordable house for her daughter and herself especially in this market which is quite costly at the moment and this book reflected the current market. Shasa remembered a talk that was held in the local community center about co-ops and co-housing units. Along with her walk one day, she meets an older woman Elsie who will later reveal she is quite wealthy and k...

Review: Reckless Hearts - Book #2 Oak Harbor Series - Melody Grace - June 2016 Scrolling through my kindle in the weekend as there wasn't much to do except read as wasn't feeling 100%, I came across a Melody Grace book. I always find her books nice and relaxing to read as similar to Abbi Glines's series where the characters tend to crossover, so do the characters of Melody Grace's books. This book starts with Delilah aka Lila having the worst day of her life and ends with her purse going missing which had her whole life in it including her car keys. She is trying to break into her car when she meets a good samaritan Will Montgomery who helps her out of her jam. Will hasn't met anyone so full of life and shazam - he is captivated by her. The pair share a brief kiss and go their separate ways. A few months later, Lilah is surprised to see Will in her smalltown of Oak Harbor and even more surprised when he said he has moved here for her. Lila isn't the type...

Review: King of South Shore - Book #6 Kings of the Castle Series - MarZe Scott - December 2019 It has been a few months since I read one of the Kings of the Castle series so today as I was scrolling through my kindle looking for a book, I came across King of South Shore by MarZe Scott. I had enjoyed the other books of the Kings of the Castle series, so was looking forward to starting King of South Shore. As you will remember in one of the previous books meeting Kaleb Valentine and briefly learning about his house being burned down. Kaleb Valentine is the King of South Shore and back in the brotherhood fold and Chicago for the first time in years. He left Chicago to save those he loved and distance himself from the gang Sovereign Kings as Kaleb when he was younger was one of the ones known as Baby Kings. Now he is back and wanting to help make his brotherhood go legit. Kaleb's job is buying real estate and making failing communities into thriving areas. Two of the ...