Review: Man about Town by Thea Dawson

Man about Town by Thea Dawson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book was a delight to read! Well crafted characters and great world building.

Alex and Marcus were from opposite sides of the tracks. But when Marcus' father cuts off his trust fund because Marcus has dreams of doing other things with his life besides follow in his father's shoes, Marcus ends up working, at times, up to four part-time jobs - one of which put a him and Alex together.

Alex feels like a fish out of water when she is hired to work for an independent bank. With a writing degree and hopes of having a screenplay purchased by the right director, she, like Marcus, is working to keep her head above war instead of working her passion.

When a medical crisis threatens to pull Marcus back to his old life, they have to fight for and support each other.

I highly recommend this author and her well-defined characters.

I was given an ARC of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.

My review: 💖💖💖💖💖

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Review: Holiday Ever After Christmas Anthology

Holiday Ever After by Kimberly Kincaid
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I thoroughly enjoyed this anthology of Christmas-themed novellas. These short stories drew me in quickly, got me interested and invested in the characters and had enough angst to keep the stories very appealing.

Full disclaimer, most of the authors features in this anthology were already some of my favorites!

I highly recommend this holiday anthology.

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.

My Rating:  💖💖💖💖💖

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Review: One Timer by Toni Aleo

One Timer by Toni Aleo
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I honestly found it very hard to connect with this book. I wanted to. I tried. I even stopped reading this book, read another book, and came back to this one in my effort to be drawn into this story.

It was extremely well-written with a good story line about two parents trying to prevent their young daughter from throwing away her life and goals for the future in order to leave town with a young man who had, basically, given her an ultimatum of leaving town with him.

Three-quarters of the story is told in flash back so that they can relay to their daughter how the got together and how hard they had to work to stay that way. I didn't care for the peripheral characters - I think that may have been because some of their stories had already been told, leaving me feeling like things had happened in the past that may have been important to this story.

It was an okay read for me.I

My Rating: 💖💖💖

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Review: Blindsided by Any Daws

Blindsided by Amy Daws
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Freya and Mac were sweet main characters with Mac being a pro footballer and Freya being the insecure seamstress. As they have many mates and colleagues in common, they feel into an easy friendship and were completely in the "friend zone". Until Mac found out that Freya was still a virgin.

Freya was lovely if not somewhat extremely and determinedly naive. The portrayal of a modern woman with close female friends and access to books, tv shows, and the internet there was no reason for her to still be using prudish terms like "The Sex" and "maiden tag" unironically because that's what her grandmother had called them when Freya was a teenager.

Mac was a delight as he wanted to "teach" his best friend in a kind and gentle method the ways of sex so that she wasn't abused by a random date with someone she did not know.

Things would have gone smoothly if there has been complete communication between Mac and Freya.

I did enjoy this book but it did not draw me in to the point that I want to read about others in their circle of friends.

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Review: Wild Open Hearts by Kathryn Nolan

Wild Open Hearts by Kathryn Nolan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book has ALL. THE. FEELS!!! Good-natured, warm-hearted billionaire heroine and gruff, sexy, animal-rescuing, hero with a troubled past.

Luna has to figure out a way to save her cosmetics empire when it is revealed that one of the suppliers for her vegan makeup actually tested on animals. When her millions of Instagram followers start saying she is a fraud and a hypocrite, Luna does some serious soul-searching to not only try to save her business but to remember the goal she had when she started was to make the world a better place.

Beck is trying to make ends meet for his animal rescue facility and is reluctant to be the "face" of the organization as his past is one of a troubled youth caught up in the violence of a motorcycle club ran by his now-estranged parents. His struggles to rise above his past have caused self-worth issues but his generosity towards others who have been down similar paths gives him a loyal support group.

When Luna decided that Beck's rescue group is the outlet she needs to "rehab" her image, little did either of them know what an impact it would make on them personally.

I have to say that the first kiss between Luna and Beck was one of the hottest, explosive kisses I have ever read! I think I had to put down my smoldering Kindle and fan myself! Absolute hot grown up man plus equally as hot Harley plus an orgasmic on-the-bike liplock equals fireworks.

This is a must-read and a fantastic addition to the Bluewater Billionaires!

My rating:  💖💖💖💖💖

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Review: Three Dog Night by Roxanne St Claire

Three Dog Night by Roxanne St. Claire
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I absolutely adored Alex and Grace! I loved how he saw her worth even when she thought she was worthless...loved her even though she thought she was unlovable...stayed when everyone else had abandoned her.

This was a story of rescue. Puppies were rescued. Self-worth was rescued. Dreams were rescued. But, most importantly, love was rescued.

Alex was finally able to step out from behind his older (by two minutes) identical town's shadow and finally live the life he had always dreamed of. Grace found not one but two families embracing her and pouring their love On her when she had thought she would go through life alone and empty. And Alex and Grace found each other in this enemies to lovers romance.

Every time I read a new Dogfather or Dogmother book, I think that it can't be better than the one's that have come before. But each story is so artfully relayed from the heart and always full of little moments that leave you laughing out loud, gasping in surprise, or reaching for yet another tissue to wipe away tears both happy and sad.

I highly recommend this book and look forward to the next story in this rich family saga!

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My rating:  💖💖💖💖💖

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Review: ICED by Jacob Chance

ICED by Jacob Chance
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was my first time reading Jacob Chance and he did not disappoint. A sweet story of New Adult romance finds Oliver and Ava fighting their attraction to one another after both had been hurt and cheated on.

I liked that once they admitted their attraction to one another, there was no wondering whether or not they had made the right decision. Especially since both of their exes let them know they wanted them back.

I don't normally like YA or NA novels and, had I realized that was what this was I probably wouldn't have read this one. That being said, I look forward to reading more from Jacob Chance.

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Review: Rough Sketch by Kate Canterbary

Rough Sketch by Kate Canterbary
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I wanted to like this book, I really did. But I couldn't. I never felt connected to any of the characters and, in the end, really was not invested in the outcome of the relationship.

The two main characters came across as rather unlikable. The writing seemed very disjointed and the dialogue was all over the place - almost as if we were listening to internal dialogue instead of conversations between the characters.

I will give another try to other work by this author as this one may just not have been for me.

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Review: Overnight Service by Lauren Blakely

Overnight Service by Lauren Blakely
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Keep Your Enemies Closer

I truly enjoyed this enemies-to-lovers book by Lauren Blakely. Although it was dual POV, you mainly got the story from Josh's point of view. It was nice to see how hard he had fallen for Haven and how hard he would work to win her back after their less than amicable split-up over a year prior to the story.

The two are sports agents who used to work for the same firm but are now bitter, intense rivals who often but over the same athletes. Once they go head-to-head for the same rising star, sparks (oh, who am I kidding?), FLAMES fly as they reconnect.

I also loved the relationship Josh has with his closest friends and his three sisters. I can't wait to read Vaughn and Quinn's story!

I highly recommend this installment in the Always Satisfied series.

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