Review: The Sound of Us - Book #1 Havencrest Series - Sarah Castille - November 2024 For Skye, this is her life of second chances, and this time she is determined not to let anyone stand in her way, especially not a sexy musician named Dante. During the summer, Skye was on her way to becoming an amazing basketballer and had a scholarship for Havencrest. That was until a car crash happened and caused Skye to become an invalid and her dad to die. Now Skye after months of PT has come back to Havencrest as a last resort to get her spot back on the Basketball team and continue her journalism major. However, what will happen when she misses her shot now, she is scrambling to try and find a way to stay at Havencrest. Enter Dante, he has inherited a chunk of money from his grandmother and he sees it as blood money. When he hears that the radio station he loves might be going under, he offers the station owner some money to keep it afloat and creates an extra scholarship spot for a journalism i...

Review: Dice - Claire Baylis - January 2023 As someone from New Zealand, I have to admit when it comes to New Zealand fiction - I either end up DNF'ing it or the ones that I do finish, I end up loving and enjoying. There tends to be no in-between for me. Like UK Fiction, NZ fiction can be quite slow-paced and this book was no different as it does take a long time to read and that's coming from someone who is normally quite a fast reader though it was good, I felt in parts that it did drag on and since it was set in a courtroom trial - there was a lot of repetition from the witnesses and the people on trial, etc. The book is set in Rotorua which I loved as since my partner is from there and I have been there quite a few times, I was able to visualize and imagine the location of where the story was set and some of the places mentioned in the book - I too had been there a few times like The Fat Dog Cafe. Dice tells the story of a teenage sex game that has been created between f...

Former con artist Nikki Swift swore she'd never return to her hometown, but she made a promise to her sister and finally has a way to set things right. Henry Cavalier wants nothing to do with Nikki, especially since the last time he saw her, she skipped town with his money. But, if he wants to rescue his mom and steal his fortune back, Henry will have to put his trust in the thief who once broke his heart. Readers who enjoy second-chance, grumpy sunshine romances will want to sink their teeth into Release You by Diana A. Hicks, a steamy, small-town romantic suspense.     Blurb Former con artist Nikki Swift swore she'd never return to her hometown. But she made a promise that is long overdue. Fifteen years after her sister went to prison for a murder she didn't commit, Nikki finally has a way to set things right. She will do whatever it takes to bring her sister home, including living in a condemned hotel with hot-as-hell Henry. Architect by day, poker player by night, ...

Review: The Serial Killer's Sister - Book #3 The Serial Killer's Family - Alice Hunter - May 2023 As children Anna and her brother Henry ended up in a group home and Henry was always very protective and needed Anna. Sometimes he would create games that would cause bad consequences if she didn't play. Seventeen years ago, one of those games ended up with someone dead and a dark secret kept. Now that dark secret is about to come and bite her on the bottom as someone is killing and the police believe that it is Henry and that Anna will be his next victim. How has Anna's brother turned into a serial killer and how is it connected to their past? As I had read the previous two books in this series, I was excited to read this one. I was a little disappointed with the direction it went but as it went along, unlike the other two books - this one chucked everything you thought you knew out the window, and when the killer/ secrets were revealed, it was like OMFG. Those who have ...

Baked Isobel Reed (Love Burns Series, #3) Publication date: January 21st 2025 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance When danger comes to the small town of Woodvalley Pines, Hunter vows to become the protector of local bakery owner, Rachel. But when things heat up, can this firefighter handle the burn? Rachel was finally happy. She had a place to call home, amazing friends, and a successful bakery. Then her past found her. Now Hunter Campbell was in her kitchen, acting like a caveman. After months of only grunting at her, one little incident, and he has the audacity to tell her she’s not allowed out without him. She couldn’t decide what terrified her more about her new bodyguard – the giant hulk scaring off her customers, or the fire in her belly that made her heart race every time he was near. Local firefighter Hunter was a man of few words. But if ever there was a time to talk, it was now. Rachel was in danger and there was no way he was going to let anything happen to his s...