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

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

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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

The Impact Zone by: Jordan Ford

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Where to start. This is book two in the Ryder Bay series and follows Savannah a.k.a. Savvy and Griffin. May contain spoilers.

Savannah has had a lot on her plate the last couple of days, starting with her breaking up with Aiden, to her best friend Sklyar falling into the water, ultimately ending with Sklyar suffering a head injury leading to her coma. Griffin is a nomad surfer running from his past. He starts to have feelings for Savannah but keeps telling himself he is not allowed to because by the end of the summer he will be gone again off to somewhere new.

Savannah’s dad, Dr. Kevin, tells her she needs a summer hobby that will get her out of the house and away from being “mom” to her two younger siblings and that she’s not allowed to sit at the hospital everyday waiting on Skylar to wake up. After debating about what she would enjoy, she lands on surfing. Harley is the only surfer she knows, Savannah finally get the courage and asks her to teach her.

Griffin spots Savannah about to go surfing by herself one evening and stops to explain why it’s not safe to go surfing alone-especially at night. He offers to join her and they surf and hang out for a while, ending their night with a steamy kiss. Griffin follows this kiss by giving her the cold shoulder. He finally gets the nerve to call and apologize to her, only to find out something has happened to Harley and she had broken up with Aiden via text with no warning whatsoever. While at the hospital, Savannah runs into Jed and fills him in on what’s going on. He tells her Harley’s mom’s boyfriend must be back in the picture and that he has tried to touch her inappropriately, that she probably took off. The last time it happened, she left and hitchhiked her way to San Diego. They all go in a different direction looking for her, Griffin finally finding her and convincing her to get in his truck and go to Savannah’s.

They finally get to go on that first date, and what better date than grabbing burgers and going to an overlook of the beach while sitting in the back of his truck watching the sun set.

The next day, while Savannah is out buying groceries, she runs into Craig, who is Skylar’s on-again off-again. He tells her that his dad thinks she was pushed and a witness even came by and told him it was a man with dreads. Thinking of Griffin, Savannah tries to find him and after driving around forever she gives up. When she gets home, she finds him sitting on the curb by her mailbox. Since her dad is gone for the evening, she invites him inside and they fall asleep on the couch. They’re woken by her dad coming in, slamming doors and yelling at them. After Griffin leaves, Savannah and her dad get into a fight. The next day, she stays in bed all day and when her dad gets home they go on a walk to talk and work through things. While walking along the beach, they spot a body they believe is dead, but upon further inspection they discover it’s Griffin and he’s been beaten badly. Once they get him back to their house and Kevin doctors him up, he confesses all his dark past. And after that, well let’s just say all kinds of shit hits the fan, and things come to light

The ending left me speechless. Oh how I can’t wait for April 12 to come and book 3 to come out so we get Skylar’s story. I love how they all get along. Normally ex’s and new girlfriends are enemies but in this story they are all friends.

Publication: March 1, 2019 Pages: 354 YA Romance

Under Your Influence by: Jaxson Kidman writing as J.L. Caid

In this quick and insta-love. What happens when you are dumped the day before Valentines? And a cop saves you from spending time in jail, you marry the cop.

When your friend spies your ex out to eat with someone else the same evening he dumps you. What else do you do but go with your best friends to the restaurant to confront him, only to find out that they had been with each other for a while and had just gotten engaged.

After confronting him, Harper, heads over to the Brownstone he lives in and while standing on the sidewalk staring at it, Tyler, a cop on patrol spots her. When he gets out of the car to talk with her he notices she has a rock in her hand and is looking at the windows like she wants to throw it through one. He stops her from making a huge mistake that will cause her to spend the evening in jail. After a little flirting he sends her on her way with a warning to not let him see her around while he was out on patrol. She gets cheeky with him and brings up the bar the he ”invited” her to.

Harper decides it’s time for a drink so she goes to McMilly’s, the bar that Tyler told her about. While Tyler is at the bar getting a drink she steals his table and he is about to say something when he notices it’s Harper who stole his spot. They end up talking and drinking together all night and come morning they wake up in bed together; married. Of course, Harper starts freaking out but Tyler is all calm and cool about it. Harper starts following Tyler around while he is on patrol and sees the good in him and starts to realize she is having real feelings for him.

As they get to know one another and meet each others friends they discover they have more than just a physical attraction to each other. They are the perfect mate for each other. The back and forth banter between them is hilarious. Definitely a must read.

Kindle Edition Pages:198 Publication Date: February 14, 2019 Romance 18+

My Kind of Forever by: Tracy Brogan

In a small town called Trillium Bay, when the mayoral election takes place and the longtime Blackwell patriarch has been booted out by a female who is the youngest mayor ever and not a Blackwell at all. You would think times are a changin’ and guess what, things do change and long buried secrets are revealed.

Brooke, the new mayor, goes into the office to talk with Henry Blackwell, but he has other plans and hands the keys over to her. He tells her that Gertie, his longtime assistant, will tell her everything she needs to know about the who and what of the town. Gertie being worried about her job, becomes extremely relieved when Brooke tells her she’s not firing her, that she is the backbone of the office and was probably running things anyways, not to mention she could use the help.

Leo is a newcomer working as a bartender at the Palomino Pub until he can figure out what venture his life will take after the security company he worked at went under. We also learn that he wants to write a book and is liking the solitude and quietness of the island.

Where else would a small town hold city council meetings but at a Pub. Once all the members arrive, Brooke calls the meeting to order and tells everyone that she emailed them the agenda so it should be on their phones. One of the ladies says, “How on earth am I supposed to bring my phone? It’s attached to the wall of my kitchen, and the cord isn’t that long.” Brooke thought that her time as a teacher would prepare her for this but she soon discovers that there is a major difference, all the members of the council are old. Gertie comes to the rescue with printed copies of the agenda. Since the meeting are held at the pub afterwards Brooke and Leo get to talking and he asks her out to dinner and if she would show him around.

Let’s not forget the long hidden secrets that the PI, Bill Smith, is trying to uncover. After all, a jewel thief has been on the island! With everyone telling a different tale regarding the jewels and who it could be there seems to be no concrete evidence as to what or who it is.

How will the newfound mayor and townspeople react to the uncovering of secrets new and old?

Publication: January 22, 2019 Pages: 261 clean Rom Com, Political aspects