Review: The Second First Chance - Blakely Bennett - March 2016 We all have those months, don't we? The ones where nothing on your shelf seems to call to you, where you find yourself scrolling endlessly through your Kindle at midnight, jabbing hopefully at titles and praying something sticks. That was very much my life lately,  a proper reading slump that had me wondering if the magic had gone out of it entirely. And then a title caught my eye, and something just said yes. That's how I stumbled into The Second First Chance by Blakely Bennett, and I am ever so glad I did. This book pressed on a question I suspect many of us carry quietly in our hearts: what if you could have just a little more time with the person you love? Jayden's husband Callahan is killed in a car accident on their twentieth wedding anniversary, an ordinary crossing of a road that changes everything, forever. It is the kind of loss that hits you right in the chest as a reader, because it is...

Review: The Soulmate - Rona Halsall - January 2025 Reaching my first reading goal milestone with The Soulmate by Rona Halsall felt fitting—this psychological thriller delivers a chilling and engrossing read that lingers in your mind long after the final page. If you’re a fan of UK thrillers with a slow to medium pace, this one is worth adding to your TBR list. At the heart of the novel is Holly, a woman desperate to escape her toxic relationship with Finn. When she encounters Mark—a mysterious yet charming pianist—their connection is instantaneous. It’s as if fate has brought them together. Mark is everything Holly has ever dreamed of: kind, understanding, and seemingly perfect. But as the layers of their relationship begin to peel away, Holly realizes that she may have just swapped one nightmare for another. Mark is hiding dark secrets, and as the truth unravels, she finds herself ensnared in something far more sinister than she could have imagined. One of the most compelling aspect...

Review: It Starts With Us - Book #2 It Ends With Us Series - Colleen Hoover - October 2022 When it comes to Colleen Hoover, I will read her books and give them a go, this is because of one reason besides the fact that I do enjoy them. It's because I was there when she began her writing journey back in 2012 with Slammed. We belonged with a few more authors, a Facebook group called Bookaholics Anonymous and I remember reading an ARC of Slammed and listening to Colleen planning out the book in the group. From there, I saw her release more titles grow as an author, and then get her big break with the movie It Ends With Us. I haven't seen the movie as I am worried the casting won't be right for me, as the same thing happened when I tried to watch her series Confess based on the book. Though I do admit when I read this book, I had the actor who played Ryle in my mind, and for Lily- I did have a similar blonde to Blake Lively in my mind but more like the female who played the lead...

Josie Banks is a girl without a past.  Beautiful Addictions, an all-new must read, second chance romance from bestselling author Season Vining is now available! Josie Banks is a girl without a past. After being found unconscious with no memory, she was shuffled in and out of foster homes until the age of eighteen. An experience that left her broken, damaged, and clinging to drugs and meaningless hook-ups to numb her pain. Tristan Fallbrook is haunted by a dark past of his own. Tristan lost his first love when Josie disappeared years ago. Now a twist of fate has brought them back together, and he never wants to let her out of his inked arms again. But reentering her life puts them both in grave danger. The two find themselves unable to escape the gravity pulling them together. But now that they’re on the run from ruthless criminals, it’ll take much more than love to save them. Start reading today! FREE in Kindle Unlimited Amazon: https://amzn.to...

Review: Swear on this Life - Renee Carlino - August 2016 Imagine if you had dreams of becoming a writer and then one day, a friend gives you a book that has sold millions of copies and is becoming a literary phenomenon you read it and it is your childhood fictionalized including the worst parts that you have tried for years to block out. That is what happened to Emmeline when her roommate Cara raved about a new book by an upcoming author named J. Colby. Emmeline starts to read it and soon is chucked into a world of Emerson and Jake, as she goes along she soon discovers that her childhood best friend Jase has fictionalized their life and is telling the book from her POV. She is Emerson, how could he do this to her, especially since they haven't seen each other in at least twenty years? As the book goes on, it will confront Emmeline and help her not only move on from the past but she will soon learn that the boy she loved with all her heart, never forgot about her and loved her too...

For Jolie and Jace, timing is everything. It’s also complicated, and they can’t seem to get it right. They enter a decade-long cycle of passion, heartbreak, bad timing, and, ultimately, self-discovery. Will time, for once, ever be on their side? Fans of Josie Silver and David Nicholls will fall in love with Time for Once by Jes Smyth, an adult, coming-of-age, second chance, love triangle, Women’s Fiction novel. Buy Now From Your Favorite Retailer! Amazon → https://amzn.to/3QohKUE Barnes & Noble → http://bit.ly/3GRZi3F Apple → https://apple.co/3GA5Hzc Universal → https://jessmyth.com/books Have you ever wondered … If I had met this person as who I am now, instead of who I was then, would it have changed anything? For fans of Rebecca Serle and Josie Silver.   Two people. Ten years. One winding love story. Time, for Jolie, is the worst. It moves too slowly when she needs it to speed up; too fast when she wishes she could just bring everyt...

Review: Wait for Me - Sara Shepard - November 2022 You know how we all have those favourite authors, the ones that no matter what they write or publish we will be bound and compelled to read it? One of the ones on my list is Sara Shepard. Years before Pretty Little Liars was even a twinkle in the TV producer's mind, I read the first couple of books and I was hooked. It became one of my favourite YA book series and so in everything that followed by this author, I have made it my goal to read. Some I enjoy, and others are a bit odd but still, I do read them. Wait for Me was one of those reads in the middle where it had a great premise but at the same time was a bit off and odd in parts. The book starts with a woman about to get married and then she is kidnapped. Then it jumps over to the present time and we meet Casey who is dating a wealthy guy called Marcus Coleman. Casey is a young, smart teen but she feels off when it comes to Marcus and so she disappears to a town called Avon ...