Billionaire’s Accidental Baby by: Leslie North

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This is not your typical love story nor is it your typical fairy tale story. Brian, the rich millionaire, and Connie, a lonely employee, can not be farther apart than the oceans. Brian is on the cusp of a new deal, and while walking the client around and introducing him to his staff, Connie comes up and insults the client. He drops the deal and leaves Brian missing out on making the money needed to become the billionaire he has his eyes on becoming. Needless to say after causing him to lose out on the deal she gets fired.

Since she just got fired, Connie heads to a bar around the corner from the office and while sitting there drinking, who else shows up but Brian. She spots him quickly and tries to leave without him knowing she is there, but fails. Brian actually tells the bartender to get her another drink and to put it on his tab. After some drinking and flirting they end up back at his penthouse. Connie sneaks out in the middle of the night.

Time goes on and two months later Connie shows up at the office to see Brian and to inform him she is pregnant. By now he is with someone else and tells her to come to the house later so they can tell his girlfriend; Brian and girlfriend have just struck a business deal to merge their companies together and get married. He informs Connie that he has already told her and they have a plan or two. Connie now has two options: to sign the rights away and give them the baby or for Brian to sign all his rights away and pay her off. Connie takes option two but it is Brian who can’t stick to the deal.

During the pregnancy, Brian sends daily text to her, goes to the doctor appointments with her, and is there for her in general. As the pregnancy grows so do their feelings for each other until one hot and steamy night leaves them both feeling confused, Brian more so than Connie. He has his mind set on making money-logical things, not emotions. After their night together he distances himself from her until the end of the pregnancy nears, then things start changing.

I have read other stories by this author and have been able to connect the characters more than I was with these two. I just feel like it could’ve had more with them together but it was still a decent read. It is a quick and easy read.

Publication Date: March 28, 2019 Pages: 159 Adult 18+ Office Romance Kindle Edition

Whatever It Takes by: Chloe Morgan

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In this insta-love story you have two lawyers Dane and Audrey. They both work for a top defense office looking to climb the professional ladder and make senior partner. Audrey has worked for the company for four years, where as Dane has only been there for one. Audrey has had to fight for her position on the way to the top, seeing as she is a girl in a male dominated career. Dane, who has just won a major case, is moving up that ladder faster than Audrey can all because, well you guessed it, he’s a guy.

When the boss man and senior partner, Preston, calls them both into his office, Audrey feels like she is about to be passed over for the promotion. Come to find out that there is a big case/client, and if they win, it would be great for the the company-and they are to both represent him, with Dane being lead consul.

As they prep for the trial, the two have some arguments on what evidence needs to be trashed and what doesn’t. When it came to the trial date, day one went smoothly with both of them rocking the court and the jurors. Day two, however, not so much. They tried to one up each other on everything. Day three went better as they had a little heart to heart and said for the sake of the client they would put their differences aside and work together to win this case.

Over the weekend, Dane thought they could both use some rest and relaxation and invited her for a spa day. This turned into dinner, then a walk, ending at his condo for the rest of the weekend. When court resumed on Monday things went a lot better for them and the client.

When it was all said and done, well you have to read to find that out. Great quick read if you just need a little pick me up or do not have time for a full length novel.

Publication Date: April 13, 2019 Pages: 89 Adult 18+ Contemporary Romance Kindle Edition

Fair Trade For Love by: Weston Parker

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What happens when you have a thief break into your home one evening? You hire his daughter to come and live with you and become your accountant.

When Andrew is awoken from sleep with a loud commotion coming from his office he hurries down to see who has broken into his home. He is surprised to find Rick and old friend of his late father digging through stuff looking for something to steal. Andrew gives him two options, one to leave via hospital or two leave via jail. Rick gets smart and tells him he will take option three of which Andrew tells him there is no other option. Trying to save his hide, Rick mentions the fact that Andrew is having accounting problems and that his daughter Sophia has her degree in accounting, hoping that she could come work for him in exchange for his freedom.

When Sophia’s dad tells her he needs a favor and acts all sketchy around her, she knows something is not right. He informs her that he had made a deal for her to work at Andrew’s doing the books because she’s the best and can figure out what was wrong. She agrees to help him and goes to work for Andrew. When she shows up Monday morning, her first meeting with Andrew is not a pleasant one. Liam, Andrew’s long time butler and friend, gives Sophia a tour of the mansion. He shows her her office and her room and bathroom, and she learns her dad left out some pertinent information when he asked her for help.

The first few days of working for Andrew do not go smoothly by any means. Talk about a paranoid man, always thinking the worst of Sophia but still lusting after her. Sophia makes progress going through the books finding a few indescrepencies here and there. Andrew asked Sophia if she wanted to accompany him to Africa on a dig. While there, they get closer and she worries when they get home if it will all change. Well something does change between them when she learns of the truth of what her father did and why she is really there.

Once again I am excited for the extended epilogue. It was nice to see what happened when the story was “over”. It really filled in all the holes for their HEA. Such a great read. I received an ARC of this book for my honest, voluntary review.

Publication Date: Apri 5, 2019 Pages: 315 Adult 18+ Contemporary Romance Kindle Edition

Surprise Marriage by: R.R. Banks

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I am usually a big R.R. Banks fan, as I am coming off from reading Surprise Delivery which is a must read, but this one, I don’t know, it seemed to be a little wordy.

Jace, who is an uptight, cold-hearted rich guy who has started his own company; then you have Kara, who is still down on her luck after her father passed away six years ago, and is doing menial jobs just to get by.

They had went to college together back in New York years ago, and briefly dated while there, with their break up happening in a bad way. Now, years later, they are both in California living their own lives when their paths cross in an unexpected way. Kara applies for a PA position at APEX, Jace’s company, without knowing he is the man behind the company. It comes down to her and another applicant, and with Jace having the final say, he picks her.

At first they have just a professional working relationship, all the while they both have “feelings” for each other. After some time and a business trip later, they have both a personal and professional relationship going on. After they land a big job, the company takes a trip to Vegas to celebrate and blow off steam before they get busy and start working late nights. After a night of drinking and talking, Jace pops the questions and they decide to get married. Things do not stay peachy as Kara has a stalker that has been following and threatening her, despite the fact there is a restraining order on him. Daniel, her stalker, has even threatened Jace to stay away or else, well that ‘or else’ happened while they were in Vegas, cutting their trip short.

After some bumps on their journey they finally get their HEA. They both grow up over the course of this book, but I just feel like there was extra in some of the chapters that could’ve been left out and still made a wonderful book. I will be reading more from R.R. Banks in the future.

Publication Date: March 27, 2019 Pages: ?? Adult 18+ Contemporary Romance Kindle Edition

Face the Wave by: Jordan Ford

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Book 3 of the Ryder Bay series that follows Skylar and Jed May contain spoilers

Skylar, after being in a coma for four weeks, finally wakes up while Jed is in her room cleaning and talking to her. When she wakes up she is groggy and does not remember what happened to her. Since she has been asleep for so long, she has to go through physical therapy to learn how to walk again. A few days after waking up and learning to walk again, Sklyar is released to go home. When she arrives home and goes to her room she gets a bad feeling and can’t stay in her room so her mom sets her up in the downstairs guest room, it also makes it easier, as she is still weak.

Her mom tries to do everything she can think of to get her back to the old Skylar, even throwing her a party with all her friends. It’s too much for her to take and she ends up slipping out, going to the roof where Savannah finds her thinking she is going to do something bad. Skylar has a darkness in her that she can’t escape from. She keeps having flashes of color in her mind but is not able to connect the dots. Savannah, not being able to help her, asks Jed for help, as she feels like it will benefit her to have new people around and not people from her past. She slowly gets to know Griffin, Savannah’s boyfriend; Harley, Adian’s girlfriend; and Jed, Harley’s BMF. When she is around Jed she feels a safe prescenes around her; when she is around her boyfriend, Craig she gets this off feeling.

After some time, Skylar remembers what happened to her on that fateful day. Luckily, she feels safe enough with Jed that she tells him everything and he promises to help her but that she needs to tell everyone else what happened. When everyone learns the secret, they come up with a way to help with the solution.

There is so much more I could write about but in order to leave you hanging and wanting to read the book yourself, I will leave off with this: once you find out what happened and what is going to happen you will need tissues but then you will be cheering for Skylar. This story focus is mainly on Skylar and Jed unlike the previous books where all the characters had semi-equal roles, but it’s what this one needed. Hope you enjoy this trilogy as much as I did. Now we wait for Little Lettie.

Publication Date: April 12, 2019 Pages: 275 YA Romance Kindle Edition

Always Been Mine by: Weston Parker

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David and Allison grew up together as neighbors and in high school became more than just friends. David is a year older, and after graduation, he decided to enlist in the Air Force. He returns home on leave and it happens to be Allison’s senior prom time. With no date, David takes her. After a wonderful night together, his time is up on leave so he has to head back to the Air Force and leaves her heartbroken and in the arms of another guy. Now years later he is back home to clear out the family estate after the loss of his father and discovers that Allison is a single mother to a mini-me named Sierra.

After finding out that Allison is looking for a job, he ends up making up a position in his company for her, as he is the CEO. They work close together daily, and it starts to bleed into their personal life. He begins to help Sierra out whatever she needs.

He has been wanting to settle down and start a family, so who better to do this with than his first true love. And the fact that he is already falling in love with her daughter only helps to sweeten the pot. As they get closer they have a few bumps in the road on their way to a happily ever after.

I loved the extended epilogue or novella whatever you want to call it; it was nice to see the after in a story and not just the up to. Not many authors add it in you have to email them and usually have to wait days or weeks for the bonus and sometimes after you have waited all that time it loses some of its bang.

Publication Date: March 15, 2019 Pages: 227 Kindle Edition Adult 18+ Romance

Anyone but Her by: Lisa Lace

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Megan, aka Tammy, is on the run from her ex-boyfriend, and gang lord, Calvin. While in WITSEC, she meets Jack, aka Mark, in her new little historical town she was sent to while she awaits trial to testify against Calvin. Jack has just been released from prison for manslaughter of his stepfather 15 years ago. Down on his luck and staying with Sparky, his cellmate who was released four years prior, can’t find a job due to being a convict. Sparky tells him about a one time job that would set him up for life with a payout of 150k and all he has to do is kill someone. Jack tells him no, he is not traveling down that path again. Several weeks later he goes to Sparky and gets him to tell him more about the job. He agrees to do the job after learning all he needed to know, taking off to go kill Megan.

When he runs into Megan, he introduces himself as Mark. After they get to talking he decides she is not what Sparky made her out to be and that he cannot go through with the kill. Now he has to figure out a way to turn down the most feared man around and keep her safe. He tells her he has to go back home and take care of things with his ex, then he will return. Only that is not quite his plan. Before he leaves the motel he is staying in, he writes her a threatening note to get her to contact her WITSEC handlers and relocate to somewhere safer because he knows someone else will be sent to kill her. His plan backfires and she decides not to leave so he has to rush back to help protect her.

They end up hanging out together everyday and get close to each other. When there is an attack, they take off running, and when they end up in an alley he calls her Megan and not Tammy. After some convincing, they load up on the bus and head to Chicago. On the way, she contacts Khosa, her handler, and fills him in on what’s happened and where they are going so he can come to her. When he and his partner arrive they arrest Jack and take her into the police station for questioning before moving her to yet another location under a different name and away from Jack.

After some time, they think they are safely off to their HEA but her ex and his cronies have different plans for them.

I wouldn’t say it’s insta-love but it is becoming love by the end of the first date. It’s a suspenseful read that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Publication Date: March 15, 2019 Pages: 194 Kindle Edition Adult 18+ Romance, Murder, Suspense

Evermore by: Sara Holland

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It picks up where Everless leaves off. Jules is on the run for the murder of Roan and the Queen. With Liam’s unsolicited help, she learns that she is the Alchemist on her 12th life. Jules takes off running and ends up back in Crofton hiding out in Amma’s chicken shed. Amma finds her in there and at first is afraid of her, until Jules gets her to listen and explains everything. Amma tells her she should be safe there for the night since the soldiers have already came through looking for her.

Jules left behind some blood iron when she ran, and Caro has had someone mix it up in a way that will give her some of Jules’ power without killing her, along with sanctioning a tracking spell. When Caro finds Jules, she burns the village down, making everyone run for their lives, killing those who don’t escape in time. Jules runs to the butcher shop looking for Amma and finds her dead. The soldiers capture her and takes her to Shorehaven to see Caro. After a few days worth of travel they make it there, and Caro is there to meet her at the gate. They get into a fight and Jules ends up stabbing Caro and making a run for it to try to find her sister Ina so she can explain what happened. When she finally finds her, Ina doesn’t believe her and calls for help so Jules ends up getting recaptured and held in a cell until a commander and Liam free her. Liam has a plan for them to escape but they have to fit in, which requires them to go to the coronation of the new queen, Ina Gold, and to mingle and dance like everyone else. The plan doesn’t go according to plan and they get found out before they make their escape. After a harrowing escape, they end up at their destination.

The Thief’s Fort is glamoured to look like a rotten place unless you have something of the Alchemist’s. They stay there for a little bit trying, to figure out where to go next on their hunt for the rubied dagger that will kill Caro. Jules tracks Steph, a hedge witch, down to have her do a blood regression spell to unlock more memories. When Jules spoke of what she saw, Steph thinks something is wrong because, “memory can take many forms-but it’s never blank, empty, and altered as you described.” Steph, while looking through Jules journal, wants to try on old trick of putting blood on a page. Blood forms the words, “Seek the river of red”. This just leads them to more clues, but no answers.

They start following clues that they find, growing closer together. It becomes time to force Liam to go back to Everless, so Caro won’t suspect him of helping Jules and kill him to break her heart. Jules, with Elias’ help, gets the next clue that will lead her to her way back to Everless.

I gotta say when you reach about 70% of the book you start turning pages and reading faster than you knew you could so you can see what happens and when Jules gets her memories back OMG.

Publication December 31, 2018 Pages: 346 YA Fantasy, Myths, Legends

Imagine Us by: Jaxson Kidman

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Where to begin. This story just tore at my heartstrings, one moment I’m mad at Elena for choosing Chad, then the next I’m crying when she leaves Adam to go back to Chad. Life changing story in some of the best and worst of ways. As in most if not all of Jaxson’s books it is told in both past and present times so you get to know them as teenagers hanging out at parties and as grown ups trying to survive. Some would say its a second chance at romance but I like to say its a chance at first love with the one you were meant to be with from the beginning even when only one of you knew you loved the other.

Back in high school, Elena and Adam are best friends, but with Adam secretly being in love with her and Elena being with Chad. Chad, who is a star baseball player on his way to the big leagues, and Elena, not really sure what she wants out of life, is kind of along for the ride. It’s just Adam and his mom at home, when he has a home. Adam will do anything for Elena. He is always there for her when Chad does something to upset her. After graduation, they both go their separate ways and don’t speak to one another for years until one day Elena show up on his door steps in tears, due to Chad cheating on her.

In their time apart, Elena works at a real estate office and wrote and published a book in her off time, hoping she would be able to write more and hit it big. Meanwhile, Chad gets injured in baseball and she ends up helping him recover. During a drunk evening, she writes ten pages and sends them to her agent who demands more. She stays in writer’s block territory for a long time. Adam never left their small town just went through a lot while battling some demons that still lurk under the surface.

When you start finding out what he went through in the years apart, that has lead to some of those demons, your heart just aches for him to find love with someone-even if it’s not with Elena. The little things he does for her shows how much he has always cared for and loved her. When she finally tells him she loves him, and realizes that she always had, she tells him that it should have been him from the beginning and he tells her no, it wasn’t time and they would not have worked.

Throughout their journey to HEA they have some demons to work through, both alone and together. The side characters you meet add extended family to the story. Charlie’s words of wisdom to Elena are golden.

Kindle Edition Publication Date: March 5, 2019 Pages: 354 Adult 18+ Romance, Addiction

Mountain Man Crush by: Chloe Morgan

Mountain Man Crush: A BBW Brother's BFF Romance by [Morgan, Chloe]

This is a short and sweet read that will leave you wanting your own mountain man.

Luke, who had spent family vacations at Winter Moon Lodge, returns years later to find it closed down, a Mason Graves Development sign hanging on fence. He goes on the hunt to find this Mason person and give him a piece of his mind, but ends up making a deal with him and becoming partial owner.

Sara, who spent a little time at Winter Moon Lodge when she was younger returns, along with her two best friends for a girls week. Her brother, Nathan, and Luke were best of friends back in the day. Nathan says he got he a deal on the trip because she deserves it, it’s actually Luke that upgrades them to a three bedroom cottage instead of a double room. On the first day, the girls decide to go tubing and it ends with Sara slipping and sliding all the way down the hill. Later that evening they order room service, while Luke is in the kitchen he hears that there is an order going to their cottage so he offer to take it to them. He delivers it all right, right along with a steamy kiss and leaving his room number with Sara.

Wanting to try skiing, they go to a big hill instead of smaller one and since Sara hasn’t been in so long she ends up tumbling again, but this time she injures herself. Luke has been watching from the window and seen her fall and took off after her. Luke takes her back to his room where Nathan shows up all mad because she is staying there instead of her cottage. Luke, trying to calm the situation, tells him to get a key for Jenny and Amber and that they can come whenever they want to check on her.

The next morning while they are in the tub together, a knock on the door causes Luke to get out and answer it only wearing a towel. When Sara hears raised voices, she gets out and puts on Luke’s robe to go see what is going on. After a major fight between all of them, Sara heads back with Nathan. Once Luke is left on his own, he comes up with a plan to win her back and shows his sweet side.

Publication Date: February 28, 2019 Pages: 87 Adult 18+ Romance