Review: A Deal For a Kiss - Willow Winters - November 2024 Willow Winters delivers a hauntingly beautiful and deeply evocative love story in A Deal for a Kiss , blending dark romance with a sense of fated inevitability.  The story is steeped in darkness and passion, unfolding through the perspective of a possessive and determined hero who has waited lifetimes to reclaim what is his. The ethereal prose captures the magnetic pull between the protagonists, drawing readers into a love story that transcends time. The central character, mysterious and relentless in his pursuit, is driven by an undying connection to the heroine, who remains unaware of their shared past. His desire to claim her and bring her to the underworld fuels the novel’s intensity, making for a gripping, page-turning experience. The way she intertwines fate, memory, and devotion adds depth to the romance, making it more than just a love story—it becomes an obsession, a need that cannot be denied. The hero's unwaver...

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...

Review: Never Have I Ever - SL Scott - August 2024 Poppy attended with her best friends a concert performed by the band Dead Faris and had an amazing time and then an even more amazing night as she ended up having a romantic evening with the lead singer Laird Faris. The pair instantly clicked and before their time was up, Laird realized that he had never felt this way about anyone before he knew it was a whim but wanted to spend the rest of his life with Poppy. He told her to take some time to think about it and if she was ready then to meet him the next morning at the diner at 8 am. The next day comes and sadly Poppy doesn't show. The book then jumps two years and we discover the true reason why Poppy didn't show, but of course that doesn't make it easier for Laird as he is living his life as hard as the day Poppy didn't show - his heart was broken and he vowed never to let another woman make him feel this way. Now two years later, people believe he needs to move on an...

She can’t remember. He can’t forget.   Never Have I Ever, an all-new rock star, enemies to lovers, forced proximity romance from New York Times bestselling author S.L. Scott is now available! Flat on my back is not how I imagined meeting my new boss and hot-as-sin rock star. But here I am . . .   If I didn’t already have amnesia, I’d be wishing for it now. In my defense, Laird Faris was only wearing a shameless smirk and a towel wrapped around his chiseled abs when we met.  Brooding. Devastatingly handsome.  Utterly intolerable.  Naturally, I’m instantly attracted to him.  It’s not only his broad shoulders and gorgeous face that wreck my equilibrium, but also a distinct tattoo on his chest that matches one on my hip.  Our chemistry is off the charts. Searing kisses make his grumpiness bearable. Every touch we share is full of fire and flashes of memories, making me wonder if our connection isn’t de...

Review: If He Had Been With Me - Laura Nowlin - April 2013 This one had been sitting on my bookshelf and I had heard mixed reviews, but figured last week in my effort to continue to clear my bookshelves, I would pick it up and read it. As I was reading the book, I could see why readers gave it mixed reviews and wondered whether those who hadn't rated it that high, were a bit older and felt that it was too clean for them As for me being in my nearly late 30's, I have read quite a few books with this theme and it gave me the same feels as I had when I read The Fault In Our Stars. That feeling of I was a little too old for this book, as it was something I had read over and over again. But then if I was 14-16 years old and only just discovering this theme and reading it for the first time, it would have packed more of a punch. Compared to a lot of teen reads, though this book does contain sex, romance, mental health, divorce, and death - it was mostly closed door which gives If...