tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22601350584025003102024-02-19T14:29:24.303+00:00Jezabell Girl & FriendsBook Reviews & NewsAegle Reikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02258962772891589601noreply@blogger.comBlogger453125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260135058402500310.post-32168650744990240862022-01-19T16:27:00.003+00:002022-01-19T16:30:42.545+00:00Review: Willow Heights Prep Academy Series by Selena<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1O1x1nrYgJ40nItMpizOmayxiZN1QDrehCe38Sq1IfFN6okG4OqgHrPZ7JKK-hKJAvQot7qUBA3SHdW0Lzrh91eaGtyygkpqz-aH6IL6d-vxyeCQPOZvTRu0P9sx5tVXTcMFCemQ8Db8XunFyF1fEhNMbq1uAjOLmU7N6p96bHZlRY4spBYKBx_Y8=s475" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1O1x1nrYgJ40nItMpizOmayxiZN1QDrehCe38Sq1IfFN6okG4OqgHrPZ7JKK-hKJAvQot7qUBA3SHdW0Lzrh91eaGtyygkpqz-aH6IL6d-vxyeCQPOZvTRu0P9sx5tVXTcMFCemQ8Db8XunFyF1fEhNMbq1uAjOLmU7N6p96bHZlRY4spBYKBx_Y8=w134-h200" width="134" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0pGVCD9qpIKutgeWcIvrPnUQJ053ctcCEZY1KlS-4B-oihFPWBx-bE9K81Y1NzCLsO1-Xt5RqSEJCwHzYT9dOylYaEVSOdSFw5A0_v_pwAXGjrvx8z_rNwevUBiRsTN1P7Kjm9ooKT0BpGDI8fDNqgQCdfVHvjlg_2AkMOjub314KFqhL0PTtqYeS=s475" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bad Apple Book 1</span></span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">My name is Harper Apple, and people say I’m rotten to the core.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">“Girls like you get one shot.”</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">When my shot comes in the form of a scholarship to Willow Heights Prep, you can bet your ass I take it. If getting out of this hellhole town means spending my last two years of high school at an elite academy full of rich, entitled pricks, then bring it on.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">“Girls like you don’t belong.”</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">The arrogant and infuriatingly gorgeous Dolce brothers reign supreme in the hallowed halls of Willow Heights, and they don’t welcome my kind. Especially when I get in their way, don’t play by the rules in their twisted games, and refuse to bow to the cruel tyrants who run the place.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">“Girls like you are bad news.”</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Royal, Baron, and Duke Dolce set their sights on me. They think a poor girl will be an easy target, that they can break me and bring me to my knees like the girls who came before me. But the Dolce boys underestimate me. In this town, even girls from the trailer park hide deadly secrets. Secrets that could destroy them.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">After all, it’s those from the wicked world of wealth and privilege with the most to lose.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This book is not RH--the main character ends up with ONE love interest.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This is the start of a brand new, dark high school bully romance/enemies to lovers story featuring a damaged anti-hero and a heroine who fights her own battles. It is not for the faint of heart. It is in *no way* safe. I don't want to list specifics bc they are spoilers IMO, so I'll just say this. If you have triggers or hard lines, avoid this book. 18+ readers only.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/KuetF1tkt2AyQ/giphy.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="279" data-original-width="552" height="162" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/KuetF1tkt2AyQ/giphy.gif" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJIk0-9uSOdU3CZuf1i_4CfJzybA7henaJxwIYg73n9QCiI6fDjmsBv5wn2yZckX_2beE7gox3b4LIp4DYAZmjnschly2UlF064_626-YwquRGCn6vm59YFVCbNO8b1Jx8ZEA87eCpa6d8EzIwoi8PCmteIzGI8Xfhg1jX2HcbVpy4C7d1GF2gEc7L=s718" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="718" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJIk0-9uSOdU3CZuf1i_4CfJzybA7henaJxwIYg73n9QCiI6fDjmsBv5wn2yZckX_2beE7gox3b4LIp4DYAZmjnschly2UlF064_626-YwquRGCn6vm59YFVCbNO8b1Jx8ZEA87eCpa6d8EzIwoi8PCmteIzGI8Xfhg1jX2HcbVpy4C7d1GF2gEc7L=w200-h127" width="200" /></a></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">This was such an amazing series. I love bully books but the storyline in this series was simply too captivating for words. At times the fetishes were a bit too much to stomach and there are some serious triggers but the story behind the darkness is all I could have asked for, and more!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Who needs love when you can hate someone for forever?!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I can't wait for Preston's story and any other side ventures that are coming our way. This is my new must-read author.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/ayCotAOH0RPrO/giphy.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="213" data-original-width="500" height="170" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/ayCotAOH0RPrO/giphy.gif" width="400" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmFDlHM_ASGVzbeFa64PpqTJduivNe4p3bryTt5EHO7hza1iv9Ndwrhu24feRTN2iJnvH2rVWVfv1aMNvtuSyRfHuGhH7vdmHllB3cWk7pDLTp-gOtsK6oDLoiBJ2LnarcA1flDXExW9kOeYGeGD7tVpBM4NSTS6u_TEZ49zSjMe8hDswhKW4Ts37n=s1234" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="1234" height="82" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmFDlHM_ASGVzbeFa64PpqTJduivNe4p3bryTt5EHO7hza1iv9Ndwrhu24feRTN2iJnvH2rVWVfv1aMNvtuSyRfHuGhH7vdmHllB3cWk7pDLTp-gOtsK6oDLoiBJ2LnarcA1flDXExW9kOeYGeGD7tVpBM4NSTS6u_TEZ49zSjMe8hDswhKW4Ts37n=w320-h82" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">You might not guess it when you pick up your first Selena novel, but Selena is a true romantic. She writes gritty, realistic New Adult contemporary novels with characters you'll love to hate and hate to love.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14px;">If reading about teens behaving badly upsets you, steer clear because these are full of drama, angst, fighting, drugs, sex, and rock & roll. There will be times you want to throw your Kindle. There will be lying, cheating, bullying, backstabbing, violence, and hard-earned, sweet redemption for those who won't give up on love. Because life's not always picture perfect, but every heart, no matter how broken and damaged, deserves</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"> love.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20353408.Selena_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="907" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHNnklZPz7SW1cewjjFIcpUlKa0jb3MNg2Q42cJNExTaYC-_Dw2V2URE-zJGgFIlpSAvyaG-O46NowAJd4eqaVW_nSe9RxXjOLG-e-fRiR-p1WL0XOcUDrP62f8MAZpZIdojRdV91av5ll5Ry-g-3dmaEA83DG5alrVnbL4KiTR-qM-0JPCX26haP-=w200-h160" width="200" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/nmetfVlr95lZu/giphy.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="500" height="225" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/nmetfVlr95lZu/giphy.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNmwrgmrYn1r_UlavKRejxssOdFX37uRlRLB3_PjrDfioJ54eSgMUGDprMVwifG9CzUmxheYyjQ-9snqXdpD9H5tPxb3t_NWFrUoO4izZYDHQeH3wjq4dJKFCnGLwSoX5dkKz4ubyAnYs9EKLMKtz3XbK2_4j3ZvgauOoPE9fFUV7_hicY2il6RQ1y=s480" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNmwrgmrYn1r_UlavKRejxssOdFX37uRlRLB3_PjrDfioJ54eSgMUGDprMVwifG9CzUmxheYyjQ-9snqXdpD9H5tPxb3t_NWFrUoO4izZYDHQeH3wjq4dJKFCnGLwSoX5dkKz4ubyAnYs9EKLMKtz3XbK2_4j3ZvgauOoPE9fFUV7_hicY2il6RQ1y=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div>Aegle Reikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02258962772891589601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260135058402500310.post-39451294784603535312021-02-19T15:04:00.007+00:002022-01-21T13:45:39.175+00:00Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52891880" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52891880" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"></a><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-JRfqXYG511Pja1ghfknq1t-Zo-1I_oCEIiUXzytG4xTiXW2dyYRfFhAI09dgJCELxcWghENCoLX_FovPMcW0ixj2adyUktOwZpM5zRNzxnT_zY6CyIIfVbLo3Ur4IaOCUTqjZ8GSiJo/s718/Review.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-JRfqXYG511Pja1ghfknq1t-Zo-1I_oCEIiUXzytG4xTiXW2dyYRfFhAI09dgJCELxcWghENCoLX_FovPMcW0ixj2adyUktOwZpM5zRNzxnT_zY6CyIIfVbLo3Ur4IaOCUTqjZ8GSiJo/s718/Review.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="718" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-JRfqXYG511Pja1ghfknq1t-Zo-1I_oCEIiUXzytG4xTiXW2dyYRfFhAI09dgJCELxcWghENCoLX_FovPMcW0ixj2adyUktOwZpM5zRNzxnT_zY6CyIIfVbLo3Ur4IaOCUTqjZ8GSiJo/w200-h127/Review.png" width="200" /></a></div></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"></h1><h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52891880">Blood Heir</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21748">Ilona Andrews<br /></a>My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3795551847">5 of 5 stars</a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><img alt="Blood Heir" border="0" height="200" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1601916897l/52891880._SX98_.jpg" width="124" /></div></h2><div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">
100% pure magic!!!</span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span color="rgba(20, 20, 20, 0.65)" face=""Audible Sans", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">Julie has always fascinated me and her relationship with Derek is one to savour. However, in this story, Julie and Derek are just getting to know each other all over again, much to my delight ❤️</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(20, 20, 20, 0.65);" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(20, 20, 20, 0.65);" /><span color="rgba(20, 20, 20, 0.65)" face=""Audible Sans", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">I was so pleased to see one of my favourite characters brought back, you’ll know who when you read the book.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(20, 20, 20, 0.65);" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(20, 20, 20, 0.65);" /><span color="rgba(20, 20, 20, 0.65)" face=""Audible Sans", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">This was one of those very rare books that had me gasping at the word “epilogue”. I can never get enough of this world and it physically pains me when a story ends.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(20, 20, 20, 0.65);" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(20, 20, 20, 0.65);" /></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span color="rgba(20, 20, 20, 0.65)" face=""Audible Sans", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white;">👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 to the authors once again.</span>
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</div><br /></div>Aegle Reikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02258962772891589601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260135058402500310.post-23980151199068317462021-02-02T10:24:00.000+00:002021-02-02T10:24:15.447+00:00Amour, Amour/The Failed Audition <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib43EVAhD2LAv6jiJkHdivG0jG1p-70yKzh8oZB0JoOKi7wOHCOJ-yocXL8q_kxN-I2dq8EeYcVcLjCcQc6ba8L_-ZL7ePma0VUx0ryq17z8h54ntPsL8-yHCAnrPFyseVOefj8cg7k_I/s500/51vf-8LyBWL._SL500_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib43EVAhD2LAv6jiJkHdivG0jG1p-70yKzh8oZB0JoOKi7wOHCOJ-yocXL8q_kxN-I2dq8EeYcVcLjCcQc6ba8L_-ZL7ePma0VUx0ryq17z8h54ntPsL8-yHCAnrPFyseVOefj8cg7k_I/s320/51vf-8LyBWL._SL500_.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ea9999;">(Aerial Ethereal/Circle is Family #1)</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8RNq1JXsDsyHvDAcNDdlIwdnnIaDPPYqugbksuUIQmFOgzu0oDt8qoOcjp4AOqYQV_6pW3kSreUorbuk2mUGzdamdUC5A0RL8WNEJSoWxHDhpLzcZ0kzMncQ6OEWhDyrYVHyqjHFp24/s709/Blurb.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="709" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8RNq1JXsDsyHvDAcNDdlIwdnnIaDPPYqugbksuUIQmFOgzu0oDt8qoOcjp4AOqYQV_6pW3kSreUorbuk2mUGzdamdUC5A0RL8WNEJSoWxHDhpLzcZ0kzMncQ6OEWhDyrYVHyqjHFp24/w200-h148/Blurb.png" width="200" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Listening time 13 hours 21 minutes</span></b></div><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Love is a circus</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3jkVtGV" imageanchor="1" style="font-weight: 400; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="1009" height="91" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCPrV0MRDCPxWWj9opAvVCoWk_SyCjEIiSB-bgb2L_XkdpefuMypsJCkwFJwpa_NOvPL0bKEDlbmffiiZ0iVE95eBy1y24wybRkQSwOQpu5JJCd-lOd38ZcZx4nJHWumV7i6bw8EWPMM/w200-h91/Buy.png" width="200" /></a></div></b><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><i style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><blockquote>"Every day,” he says lowly, “I hold a person’s life in my hands. The circus is based one-hundred percent off trust. I give it all to someone, and they give it all to me.”</blockquote></span></i></div></i><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The best aerial technique won’t land 21-year-old Thora James her dream role in Amour—a sexy new acrobatic show on the Vegas strip. Thora knows she’s out of her element the second she meets Amour’s leading performer. Confident, charming and devilishly captivating, 26-year-old Nikolai Kotova lives up to his nickname as the “God of Russia.”</span></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When Thora unknowingly walks into the crosshairs of Nikolai’s after-show, her audition process begins way too soon. Unprofessional. That’s what Nik calls their “non-existent” relationship. It’s not like Thora can avoid him. For one, they may be partners in the future--<i>acrobatic</i> partners, that is. But getting closer to Nik means diving deeper into sin city and into his dizzying world.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thora wants to perform with him, but when someone like Nikolai attracts the spotlight wherever he goes—Thora fears that she’s destined to be just background to his spellbinding show.</span></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><div style="color: #181818; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">This sexy and exhilarating New Adult Romance can best be described as Cirque du Soleil meets the steamy, athletic romance of <i>Center Stage</i>.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #181818; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">*standalone & no love triangles—recommended for readers 18+ for mature content*</span></div><div style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6YxPGdaKmMqW23cQSmDTVJoWvIJ9bqPgO4S8YiSAuj9Jw90cO6320geMi7hJhEw3K96P3iKq5u3Ausc377TRAFlnD-c0oCmA43ND51cEYEqBAIRQB09aU6bI2HUJiyH9iJX2XVgg9U8/s718/Review.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="718" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6YxPGdaKmMqW23cQSmDTVJoWvIJ9bqPgO4S8YiSAuj9Jw90cO6320geMi7hJhEw3K96P3iKq5u3Ausc377TRAFlnD-c0oCmA43ND51cEYEqBAIRQB09aU6bI2HUJiyH9iJX2XVgg9U8/w200-h127/Review.png" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #181818;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #181818; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have no idea why I waited so long to read this story, possibly in deference to the famous ones, but this book is as equally as strong - but what would you expect from the authors. </span></div><div style="color: #181818; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #181818; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I loved the chemistry between Thora and Nikolai.</span></div><div style="color: #181818; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I loved Thora's determination to succeed. </span></div><div style="color: #181818; text-align: center;">And I loved the rest of the Kotova family. </div><div style="color: #181818; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #181818; text-align: center;">I can't wait to read on. Luka's story is next!</div><div style="color: #181818; text-align: left;"><table border="0" cellspacing="1" class="myActivity" style="color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed; text-align: center; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /> 🎪❤️ <br /></span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/ZcCU28z3YjBiZf5n7y/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/ZcCU28z3YjBiZf5n7y/giphy.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4o7lLrUrfjpJY9srgdn3MH1rH-Zq1q1fZ0IsHqDxk-s1X-7a_Z4bC4R-mTI9XQrPS07JWr5UU-OmxnzwihtfkuuR4EJp6Zj0M_xxB_mbnFiXvTVeMCPNMYi5dpHFqrva1HNkRHX3TIJY/s627/Quotes.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="627" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4o7lLrUrfjpJY9srgdn3MH1rH-Zq1q1fZ0IsHqDxk-s1X-7a_Z4bC4R-mTI9XQrPS07JWr5UU-OmxnzwihtfkuuR4EJp6Zj0M_xxB_mbnFiXvTVeMCPNMYi5dpHFqrva1HNkRHX3TIJY/w200-h138/Quotes.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><blockquote>“This was unintentional.”<br />It became something more without noticing. Without realizing. “Am I a mistake—”<br />“No, myshka. You’re just the unexpected, beautiful thing in my life.”</blockquote><p><br /></p></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><blockquote><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">“Trust me.”<br />“I don’t even know you,” I say softly, adrenaline pulsating through my veins. He has led me to the precipice of a cliff, pushed me off, and now he’s clasping my wrist. He can let go at any moment, and I will fall.<br /></span></blockquote><blockquote><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><p>“Every day,” he says lowly, “I hold a person’s life in my hands. The circus is based one-hundred percent off trust. I give it all to someone, and they give it all to me. I’m asking you, right now, to trust me.” </p></span></blockquote><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22888864-amour-amour?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=blRgsPgVMF&rank=1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="907" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__VF_dAp0PoMZR3FluNp0tGPIBjV4bdKooLNgxrdohKNNWYFA48x8xXRa_q9f1a-sR4rZGohVooxFgl9Ds369qVSrPRKnwklOQfVXuh0GCrkQaNMa6RdsjfQvBEmocMF0VC1Nf445ZQ8/w200-h160/Goodreads.png" width="200" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRcFmkZkgIMULdw8agLO3CWDhGfsMf-f7r3GdKFG_0axqbJFdADwO3jsOcbyDyPy0UB1xIow3HdVZDtePkUmw62bCZNBhNzQqiUVOOifcAVvhxsxoDZ43pxRX-AD2bbQ4C5V0OGqK2u4/s480/image.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRcFmkZkgIMULdw8agLO3CWDhGfsMf-f7r3GdKFG_0axqbJFdADwO3jsOcbyDyPy0UB1xIow3HdVZDtePkUmw62bCZNBhNzQqiUVOOifcAVvhxsxoDZ43pxRX-AD2bbQ4C5V0OGqK2u4/w200-h200/image.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p></p>Aegle Reikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02258962772891589601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260135058402500310.post-12013713200218067552021-01-30T14:12:00.002+00:002021-01-30T14:12:54.731+00:00The Madison Kate Series by Tate James<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3HSVSMtNMFpCvAubO0ORbAZLgZMwz4y2ly4ReJo7qXy2zU-wgzOvnIwCIVbzZNms_bpbdDsvNon8pLiPjJdo5PKartMiKL5b8x77D2xwqKeNUFb0q5W3SyyfPHaoeouO6h7gkmHlckI/s1629/Madison+Kate+Series.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="1629" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN3HSVSMtNMFpCvAubO0ORbAZLgZMwz4y2ly4ReJo7qXy2zU-wgzOvnIwCIVbzZNms_bpbdDsvNon8pLiPjJdo5PKartMiKL5b8x77D2xwqKeNUFb0q5W3SyyfPHaoeouO6h7gkmHlckI/w640-h184/Madison+Kate+Series.png" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #444444;"><span></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlr26Gwo8xAP31kdP5Zem2KxahNL-sAOT5uQYvx9W0aGKGSDLi8PfvhAmUPq_TroVEefezbxBV6YDUAhlYIkHwngbE7Ulu9cw_CRgUFDDbHSCY1puw1A_tiTIjNBKZLFe29JObaRUnrU/s701/Madison+Kate.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="568" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlr26Gwo8xAP31kdP5Zem2KxahNL-sAOT5uQYvx9W0aGKGSDLi8PfvhAmUPq_TroVEefezbxBV6YDUAhlYIkHwngbE7Ulu9cw_CRgUFDDbHSCY1puw1A_tiTIjNBKZLFe29JObaRUnrU/s320/Madison+Kate.png" /></a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Madison Kate is a new adult/college age dark romance with enemies to lovers/hate to love </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #444444;"> themes. This is a reverse harem series, meaning the leading lady has several love interests </span><span style="color: #444444;">and she doesn't have to choose between them for her happily ever after. </span></span></b></div></b></div><p></p><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/STlnH6tOxoIaUwnmyX/giphy.gif" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/STlnH6tOxoIaUwnmyX/giphy.gif" width="200" /></a></div></span></h1><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: x-large;">Reading Order:</span></h3><h1 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/STlnH6tOxoIaUwnmyX/giphy.gif" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"></a></h1><ul style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><u><b style="font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 19.8px;">Hate</b><span style="font-family: Josefin Slab; font-size: 19.8px;"> (Madison Kate #1)</span></u><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="color: black;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggiNoiskyeXPpWGc4frF_5-rbC-KY9MVOPK_w0WgPh4WXuw_dQ6LGuaFTv4mQhWny9RpTeBrG5QTuo0Jjou-ymQyf-PGfF5jGT0j3RjHfU6k37hN-MCbcjpu0aazUdec6z8RnkK4lK__4/s475/48642680._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggiNoiskyeXPpWGc4frF_5-rbC-KY9MVOPK_w0WgPh4WXuw_dQ6LGuaFTv4mQhWny9RpTeBrG5QTuo0Jjou-ymQyf-PGfF5jGT0j3RjHfU6k37hN-MCbcjpu0aazUdec6z8RnkK4lK__4/w133-h200/48642680._SY475_.jpg" width="133" /></a></div>“Madison Kate Danvers was murdered tonight.”</b></i><br style="color: black;" /><br style="color: black;" /><span style="color: black;">Those words changed my life, and not for the better.</span><br style="color: black;" /><span style="color: black;">They were wrong, of course. I wasn’t dead. But I was set up.<br /></span><br style="color: black;" /><span style="color: black;">After being charged with a string of offences--and made an example of by my political minded father--I’m eventually released back into Shadow Grove with one thing on my mind. <br /></span><span style="color: black;"><br />Hate.</span><br style="color: black;" /><span style="color: black;"><br />Someone is going to pay for derailing my carefully laid out future. Someone is going to catch the full force of my hate. How very convenient that someone just moved into the bedroom down the hall from me.<br /></span><br style="color: black;" /></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Archer D’Ath and his boys messed with the wrong chick and they’re about to learn just how cold Madison Kate’s hate can run.</span><br /><br /></span></li><li style="color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><u><b style="font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 19.8px;">Liar </b><span style="font-family: Josefin Slab; font-size: 19.8px;">(Madison Kate #2)</span></u><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXRZUHm4CeWzrfnJJJYq9ybTsJYasANiGhDskxYXa0OqUt0la750mfLPdgq3nzwV3XP8wOZBEic8QG5Q46GQAO0vUieIWcpMKDzn22PkMfqG5hbyjUAgY6GLDlPUyDuRPaLjDoc7QLRg/s475/53351017._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXRZUHm4CeWzrfnJJJYq9ybTsJYasANiGhDskxYXa0OqUt0la750mfLPdgq3nzwV3XP8wOZBEic8QG5Q46GQAO0vUieIWcpMKDzn22PkMfqG5hbyjUAgY6GLDlPUyDuRPaLjDoc7QLRg/w133-h200/53351017._SY475_.jpg" width="133" /></a></div>“Liar, liar, pants on fire.”<br style="color: black;" /><br style="color: black;" /><span style="color: black;">The words scrawled on the back of my newest stalker mail makes my blood run cold. I have no idea if it's the lie I know, or one that I don't.</span><br style="color: black;" /><br style="color: black;" /><span style="color: black;">Since arriving back into Shadow Grove, I've been stalked, tormented, chased and almost killed. I've been lied to, repeatedly, by people I was growing to trust. <br /></span><span style="color: black;"><br />Liar.</span><br style="color: black;" /><br style="color: black;" /><span style="color: black;">That word haunts me. Someone knows more about my life than I do. Someone is taunting me with answers and teasing me with secrets. Am I desperate enough to fall for more deception?</span><br style="color: black;" /><br style="color: black;" /></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Archer and his boys made a huge mistake when they lied to me. They thought they could play me but they're about to learn that they've met their match. No one stabs Madison Kate and gets away with it</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">.</span><br /><u><br /></u></span></li><li style="color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><u><b style="font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 19.8px;">Fake</b><span style="font-family: Josefin Slab; font-size: 19.8px;"> (Madison Kate #3)</span></u><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWh4Ke0FluNsCfhrTT6UUywawEI_8CdERS5TJi2cKKaAbpwb0URuYoYVDWQH2cG0Cieb6rePSvwKhbXB8isCzmRC_yYop6oMZqhGNDdJxr8Tnut3X4vD31n0eBgjDbIU5L5GRxk7_IryY/s475/54308167._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWh4Ke0FluNsCfhrTT6UUywawEI_8CdERS5TJi2cKKaAbpwb0URuYoYVDWQH2cG0Cieb6rePSvwKhbXB8isCzmRC_yYop6oMZqhGNDdJxr8Tnut3X4vD31n0eBgjDbIU5L5GRxk7_IryY/w133-h200/54308167._SY475_.jpg" width="133" /></a></div>“You’ll always be mine.”<br style="color: black;" /><br style="color: black;" /><span style="color: black;">The latest taunt from my stalker reminded me I was nothing more than a possession to my father, to the Reapers, to Archer D’Ath. Even to Kody and Steele. Princess Danvers—the prize.</span><br style="color: black;" /><br style="color: black;" /><span style="color: black;">His wife.</span><br style="color: black;" /><br style="color: black;" /><span style="color: black;">Archer D’Ath’s wife.</span><br style="color: black;" /><br style="color: black;" /><span style="color: black;">I hate them. They lied to me. Over and over again. I knew they were lying, and I hate myself for letting it happen. For believing in the fake relationships I want so desperately to be real.</span><br style="color: black;" /><br style="color: black;" /><span style="color: black;">Fake.</span><br style="color: black;" /><br style="color: black;" /><span style="color: black;">It’s all fucking fake. My stalker won’t let me go. None of them will. Archer and his boys think they control me. My stalker wants to possess me. I’m not an idiot, I know my newest allies are using me too.</span><br style="color: black;" /><br style="color: black;" /><span style="color: black;">That’s fine.</span><br style="color: black;" /><br style="color: black;" /><span style="color: black;">I’ll use all of them. I’ll use them to take back what’s mine.</span><br style="color: black;" /><br style="color: black;" /><span style="color: black;">My life. My freedom. My name.</span><br style="color: black;" /><br style="color: black;" /></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">No one owns Madison Kate Danvers.</span><br /><u><br /></u></span></li><li style="color: #333333; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><u><b style="font-family: "Josefin Slab"; font-size: 19.8px;">Kate</b><span style="font-family: Josefin Slab; font-size: 19.8px;"> (Madison Kate #4)</span></u><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZXk-PkSAsC1UMMCstQvCPM6rGNCNArTQcmnbWRZjOU7UxOP13Aahfz5bVikyJvJyopxSqACJUFXkvGZXzMqgi7U75t0-aaJxb6V8Odj__PWTJ4sDCoP8260Z-VbnQed0cDyEy69lIAc/s346/54449620.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="230" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZXk-PkSAsC1UMMCstQvCPM6rGNCNArTQcmnbWRZjOU7UxOP13Aahfz5bVikyJvJyopxSqACJUFXkvGZXzMqgi7U75t0-aaJxb6V8Odj__PWTJ4sDCoP8260Z-VbnQed0cDyEy69lIAc/w133-h200/54449620.jpg" width="133" /></a></div>“I never miss.”<br style="color: black;" /><br style="color: black;" /><span style="color: black;">Riot Night changed my life.</span><br style="color: black;" /><br style="color: black;" /><span style="color: black;">Coming back to Shadow Grove turned it on its head.</span><br style="color: black;" /><br style="color: black;" /><span style="color: black;">I’ve been hunted, stabbed, stalked, tormented, and used. Hate fueled me, lies tore me apart, and in the end everything I thought I knew turned out to be fake.</span><br style="color: black;" /><br style="color: black;" /><span style="color: black;">Except… Riot Night also brought Archer, Kody, and Steele back into my life. No matter how much I’ve fought it, hated it, been lied to or discovered the deceptions—I want them in my life.</span><br style="color: black;" /><br style="color: black;" /><span style="color: black;">No one owns me.</span><br style="color: black;" /><br style="color: black;" /><span style="color: black;">No one is taking them away.</span><br style="color: black;" /><br style="color: black;" /><span style="color: black;">This is my life, dammit, and these guys are mine to keep.</span><br style="color: black;" /><br style="color: black;" /><span style="color: black;">If a war is what it takes, then a war is what they'll get.</span></span></li></ul><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/288220-madison-kate" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="907" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWNpBeJMKkgqItxeKIEWIIwvpJv-MQJEuIVCF80sMAeWWm3PO0KgM2YxRilnIEIoumUci4e3FPoZmQOds__X9AKRxaqEgZTD-RsLEU2KppYEbqQt5cPdusSaYqW0ujwGuzzY8_zJFaJZo/w200-h160/Goodreads.png" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3tdxopJ" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="228" data-original-width="480" height="95" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/f5LRroJZ3RYn2WwLQb/giphy.gif" width="200" /></a></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Josefin Slab;"><span style="font-size: 19.8px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBNHm6cXaV8MbAT007J5_4nzp7fyxzB532IhO87ZChtoQSvttZ7ARJbToDsFnJD_EdJRSYUvSRqSIcmvKWpmNp4BI28QccdgF-Eg4t3E5TsJkXQ893Jo4kcdmHaquvLFxlJoK72VQ9yM/s1234/about+the+author.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="1234" height="101" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmBNHm6cXaV8MbAT007J5_4nzp7fyxzB532IhO87ZChtoQSvttZ7ARJbToDsFnJD_EdJRSYUvSRqSIcmvKWpmNp4BI28QccdgF-Eg4t3E5TsJkXQ893Jo4kcdmHaquvLFxlJoK72VQ9yM/w400-h101/about+the+author.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="font_8" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: rgb(var(--color_15)); font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; pointer-events: auto; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: arial, "ms pゴシック", "ms pgothic", 돋움, dotum, helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0T0RddAMr5vXJi8t0MtfSUvoJ1qHHeG8ZhFzfpU4XSDZL8tiEu9_1BFHR8RflXacEZl_G_oI8vm6EEIfzCpkVdRFr8tiuhyDTLrvi1X64xJWNMFvvc7sNMtrF_R2o-Gk9K2mu6gYogr0/s280/TJ.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="203" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0T0RddAMr5vXJi8t0MtfSUvoJ1qHHeG8ZhFzfpU4XSDZL8tiEu9_1BFHR8RflXacEZl_G_oI8vm6EEIfzCpkVdRFr8tiuhyDTLrvi1X64xJWNMFvvc7sNMtrF_R2o-Gk9K2mu6gYogr0/w145-h200/TJ.JPG" width="145" /></a></div>Tate James is a USA Today Bestselling Author of Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Urban Fantasy and sometimes dabbles in Romantic Suspense. She was born and raised in the Land of the Long White Cloud (New Zealand) but now lives in Australia with her husband, babies and furbaby. <p></p><p class="font_8" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: rgb(var(--color_15)); font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.8em; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; pointer-events: auto; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: arial, "ms pゴシック", "ms pgothic", 돋움, dotum, helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">She is a lover of books, red wine, cats and coffee and is most definitely not a morning person. She is a bit too sarcastic and swears too much for polite society and definitely tells too many dirty jokes.</span></span></p></div></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Josefin Slab;"><span style="font-size: 19.8px;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17049444.Tate_James" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="100" data-original-width="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8H9vMxEDwaQCpyP-FLE11f9mPHgB5ifSLypAantxyjTBSIAyFrHpdIOAlYLBU8rr6k01r2S2XpQaK2AuSJ3pT9NsggZzSsCOcLUmdr4G9H48Vc7CKULSD_y8PbUE12AyuP4yJh9VR7E/s0/facebook.png" /></a><a href="mailto:contact@tatejamesauthor.com" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="100" data-original-width="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtfa06rWFfTGMwsIzBjSJezO5LkciWj9c0IuSNZSfpKYUB4yPZ4DeEhUuG__5mrZARYJdKTzdvjguImuPuJsempJmz9N9E9kdJFpPobLNWuuJXkZhur_ecTyKjg9RGqtxNyDRB1_jvdoU/s0/email.png" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/Zdkx6E0temiZu6aMwm/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/Zdkx6E0temiZu6aMwm/giphy.gif" width="200" /></a></div><br /></span></div>Aegle Reikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02258962772891589601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260135058402500310.post-34605027995009425002021-01-28T13:54:00.000+00:002021-01-28T13:54:04.050+00:00Let's Talk About.... Siobhan Davis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/RkPyR06fBGPCghIDDC/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="439" height="200" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/RkPyR06fBGPCghIDDC/giphy.gif" width="183" /></a></div><br /><p>I love finding new-to-me authors and <b>Siobhan Davis</b> is one such author and boy what an author she is. Ok, so I tend to only read books via Kindle Unlimited now and I'm usually on the lookout for high school bully romance books, especially if they have a side of reverse harem and that's how I came across Siobhan Davis and the <b>The Sainthood - The Boys of Lowell High</b><b>. </b>This was quickly followed up by <b>Rydeville Elite</b> and <b>The Kennedy Boys.</b> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/106IneUIcnONk4/giphy.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="245" data-original-width="245" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/106IneUIcnONk4/giphy.gif" /></a></div><br />So, I probably haven't read these books in the recommended order, but I read and read and wanted more, and more. Siobhan's writing is wonderfully captivating and she draws you into her stories with ease. <div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">The author's Irish roots feature heavily in some of her stories, especially <b>Kennedy Brothers</b>, which has the heroine hailing from Ireland. <span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Kyler is dark, brooding and mysterious but boy does he love hard. Faye is a troubled girl from Ireland whose parents have recently died. The sparks when these two meet for the first time is off the charts but as cousins, what chance do they have at finding their HEA.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>By comparison, <b>Rydeville Elite</b> is a darker story and despite the odd Kennedy brother mention, is clearly a series in its own right. It has dramatic twists and turns which takes the bully element to a whole new level. The heroine on this occasion isn't your typical school kid though and instead is a pawn in a dangerous game ran by her father and his associates. </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>The Sainthood – Boys of Lowell High</b></span><span style="background-color: white;"> was my crack though. This is a dark high school reverse harem romance series with enemies-to-lovers/bullying themes. This series was a 5 Star read all the way. Although this is not a true RH story, as the heroine definitely feels stronger for one love interest, there is no doubting the punch this story packs. </span></div><div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZHIkfeWMylV7zCszHKaLc17AZnKG31zLXR7cFcZw1iIAuU5-dJv6d348KvWXhdUQCcFo3E86Z5Nri9n6oRmlrP-7KTrMjZYiImQUhkk0JeQpMI3CXZiQ3Tc7gXNoBs0VMyCZ0wBE0Sk/s1170/AllBooks_Jan_2019-with-NFI.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="1170" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZHIkfeWMylV7zCszHKaLc17AZnKG31zLXR7cFcZw1iIAuU5-dJv6d348KvWXhdUQCcFo3E86Z5Nri9n6oRmlrP-7KTrMjZYiImQUhkk0JeQpMI3CXZiQ3Tc7gXNoBs0VMyCZ0wBE0Sk/w640-h164/AllBooks_Jan_2019-with-NFI.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8390357.Siobhan_Davis" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/UvPVjqof3wmAK52AQs/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/UvPVjqof3wmAK52AQs/giphy.gif" width="200" /></a></div></h3><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">"Condemned to Love"</span></h1><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiij5t_gbPak94D430orWzf6SVw4WJm_9JkeYvK93eLqgdKNqynCny7xp-u4m4xGMMWNeg9Rak8IwFXWPs114C6oHkaJI8XhlczbspkO_NqWHLNrmO3m16_nrrpMV4m4GEEQ3FF70A-PaU/s2048/CondemnedtoLove_ecover.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiij5t_gbPak94D430orWzf6SVw4WJm_9JkeYvK93eLqgdKNqynCny7xp-u4m4xGMMWNeg9Rak8IwFXWPs114C6oHkaJI8XhlczbspkO_NqWHLNrmO3m16_nrrpMV4m4GEEQ3FF70A-PaU/s320/CondemnedtoLove_ecover.jpg" /></a></div><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Genre:</strong> Dark Mafia Romance<br /><strong style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Age Category:</strong> New Adult/Adult<br /><strong style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Release Date:</strong> 31 January, 2021</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Book Description:</strong><br /><b></b></span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A STANDALONE dark mafia romance from <em style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">USA Today</em> bestselling author Siobhan Davis.</span></strong></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Her teen crush is now a ruthless killer and powerful mafia heir.<br />Will one life-altering night unite or destroy them?</span></b></em></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Bennett Mazzone grew up ignorant of the truth: he is the illegitimate son of the most powerful mafia boss in New York. Until it suited his father to drag him into a world where power, wealth, violence, and cruelty are the only currency.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Celebrating her twenty-first birthday in Sin City should be fun for Sierra Lawson, but events take a deadly turn when she ends up in a private club, surrounded by dangerous men who always get what they want.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And they want <em style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">her</em>.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ben can’t believe his ex’s little sister is all grown up, stunningly beautiful, and close to being devoured by some of the most ruthless men he has ever known. The Vegas trip is about strengthening ties, but he won’t allow his associates to ruin her perfection. Although it comes at a high price, saving Sierra is his only choice.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The memory of Ben’s hands on her body is seared into Sierra’s flesh for eternity. She doesn’t regret that night. Not even when she discovers the guy she was crushing on as a teenager is a cold, calculating killer with dark impulses and lethal enemies who want him dead.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Understanding the risks, she walks away from the only man she will ever love, stowing her secrets securely in her heart. Until the truth becomes leverage and Sierra is drawn into a bloody war—a pawn in a vicious game she doesn’t want to play.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As the web of deceit is finally revealed, Ben will stop at nothing to protect Sierra. Even if loving her makes him weak. In a world where women serve a sole purpose, and alliances mean the difference between life and death, can he fight for love and win?</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3r328b0" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="228" data-original-width="480" height="95" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/f5LRroJZ3RYn2WwLQb/giphy.gif" width="200" /></a></div><b style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><h3 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><br />Watch the book trailer for Condemned to Love here:</span></b></h3></span></b><p></p></div><div style="color: #990000;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tiRQCdE817U" width="420" youtube-src-id="tiRQCdE817U"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/STlnH6tOxoIaUwnmyX/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/STlnH6tOxoIaUwnmyX/giphy.gif" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Reading Order (from author's website):</span></h3><p><b><u>The Sainthood – Boys of Lowell High</u></b></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><strong style="background-color: white; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Sainthood – Boys of Lowell High</strong><span style="background-color: white;"> is a dark high school reverse harem romance series with enemies-to-lovers/bullying themes. Set in a violent gangland world where drugs, guns, and murder are commonplace, this gritty, suspenseful read is full of unpredictable twists and turns and romance so hot it will scorch the pages of your kindle! Harlow is a badass boss bitch and my feistiest heroine to date! And Saint, Galen, Caz, and Theo will have you screaming and swooning in equal measure. This is a fully complete series.</span></i></span></div><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Resurrection (The Sainthood – Boys of Lowell High #1)</li><li>Rebellion (The Sainthood – Boys of Lowell High #2)</li><li>Reign (The Sainthood – Boys of Lowell High #3)</li><li>The Sainthood Series Box Set (The Sainthood – Boys of Lowell High #1-3)</li></ul><p></p><p><b><u>Rydeville Elite</u></b></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><strong style="background-color: white; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Rydeville Elite</strong><span style="background-color: white;"> is a dark high school bully romance for those who love closed-off bad boys in need of redemption. Set in a corrupt world where power, greed, and arrogance rule supreme, one feisty girl will come between two elite groups and bring them to their knees. If you enjoy books with a brooding a-hole hero, intense chemistry that sizzles, tons of bad boys behaving obnoxiously, drama, suspense, angst, and one kick-ass heroine who is determined to fight back, then I think you’ll love my new series - Siobhan Davis.</span></i></span></div><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Cruel Intentions (Rydeville Elite #1)</li><li>Ruse (Rydeville Elite #1.5)</li><li>Twisted Betrayal (Rydeville Elite #2)</li><li>Sweet Retribution (Rydeville Elite #3)</li><li>Rydeville Elite Box Set (Rydeville Elite #1-3)</li><li>Charlie (Rydeville Elite #4)</li><li>Jackson (Rydeville Elite #5)</li><li>Sawyer (Rydeville Elite #6)</li><li>Drew (Rydeville Elite #7)</li></ul><p></p><p><b><u>The Kennedy Boys</u></b></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Kennedy Boys is my mature YA/NA Contemporary Romance series aimed at readers aged 17 and over. Think angsty romance and soap-opera teen-drama shock-factor type plots and you’ll have an idea of what to expect from this series! The first three books focus on Kyler and Faye and feature a forbidden romance theme. Thereafter, the rest of the books will focus on one Kennedy brother and his love interest and it will be a standalone title with HEA and no cliffhanger. Themes of the later books range from second chance romance to enemies-to-lovers and more forbidden romance amongst others! This entire series is “free” to read in Kindle Unlimited.</span></i></span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Finding Kyler (The Kennedy Boys #1)</li><li>Losing Kyler (The Kennedy Boys #2)</li><li>Keeping Kyler (The Kennedy Boys #3)</li><li>The Kyler Collection (The Kennedy Boys #1-3)</li><li>The Irish Getaway (The Kennedy Boys #3.5)</li><li>Loving Kalvin (The Kennedy Boys #4)</li><li>Saving Brad (The Kennedy Boys #5)</li><li>Seducing Kaden (The Kennedy Boys #6)</li><li>Forgiving Keven (The Kennedy Boys #7)</li><li>The Kennedy Boys Box Set (The Kennedy Boys #4-7)</li><li>Summer in Nantucket (The Kennedy Boys #7.5)</li><li>Releasing Keanu (The Kennedy Boys #8)</li><li>Adoring Keaton (The Kennedy Boys #9)</li><li>Reforming Kent (The Kennedy Boys #10)</li></ul><p></p><p><b><u>Forever Love</u></b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>When Forever Changes (Forever Love #1)</li><li>No Feelings Involved (Forever Love #2)</li></ul><p></p><p><b><u>Standalone Books</u></b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Inseparable</li><li>Incognito</li><li>Surviving Amber Springs</li><li>Only Ever You</li><li>Holding on to Forever</li><li>Second Chance Box Set</li><li>Condemned to Love</li></ul><p></p><p><b><u>Alinthia</u></b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The Lost Savior (Alinthia #1)</li><li>The Secret Heir (Alinthia #2)</li><li>The Warrior Princess (Alinthia #3)</li><li>The Chosen One (Alinthia #4)</li><li>The Rightful Queen (Alinthia #5)</li></ul><p></p><p><b><u>Saven</u></b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Saven Deception (Saven #1)</li><li>Logan (Saven #1.5)</li><li>Saven Disclosure (Saven #2)</li><li>Saven Denial (Saven #3)</li><li>Saven Defiance (Saven #4)</li><li>Axton (Saven #4.5)</li><li>Saven Deliverance (Saven #5)</li><li>Saven: The Complete Series (The Saven Series #1-5)</li></ul><p></p><p><b><u>True Calling</u></b></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>True Calling (True Calling #1)</li><li>Lovestruck (True Calling #1.5)</li><li>Beyond Reach (True Calling #2)</li><li>Light of a Thousand Stars (True Calling #2.5)</li><li>Destiny Rising (True Calling #3)</li><li>True Calling Series Box Set (True Calling #1-3)</li><li>The Short Story Collection (True Calling #4)</li></ul><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/ic1NXcYPa43qtpcqH5/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/ic1NXcYPa43qtpcqH5/giphy.gif" width="200" /></a></div></h3><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #848484; font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgfky8WoJdxRtu96preEbR3mK9lYj926IutW1LSJb2DXSBVZtRh-iB1hJ-wChwiLl6iPC21DY0b_ifrXRKg-N4hifNhFHKPUVIQrlUBCbCJ_5ZqaUivNwTqV2wtLyRVjREEnZ3JMGnYM/s475/sd-author-photo-version-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgfky8WoJdxRtu96preEbR3mK9lYj926IutW1LSJb2DXSBVZtRh-iB1hJ-wChwiLl6iPC21DY0b_ifrXRKg-N4hifNhFHKPUVIQrlUBCbCJ_5ZqaUivNwTqV2wtLyRVjREEnZ3JMGnYM/w134-h200/sd-author-photo-version-2.jpg" width="134" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am a<span style="background-color: white;"> </span><em style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">USA Today</em><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">bestselling author and I write emotionally intense young adult and new adult fiction with swoon-worthy romance, complex characters, and tons of unexpected plot twists and turns that will have you flipping the pages beyond bedtime!</span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My family will tell you I am little bit obsessive when it comes to reading and writing, and they aren’t wrong. I can rarely be found without my trusty Kindle, a paperback book, or my laptop somewhere close at hand.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Prior to becoming a full-time writer, I forged a successful corporate career in human resource management.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; border: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I reside in the Garden County of Ireland with my husband and two sons.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/Zdkx6E0temiZu6aMwm/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/Zdkx6E0temiZu6aMwm/giphy.gif" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div>Aegle Reikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02258962772891589601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260135058402500310.post-29170343291776528212021-01-26T12:50:00.006+00:002021-01-29T15:02:31.253+00:00A New Kate Daniels World Book<p></p><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>If you haven't read any of the Kate Daniels' World books before then you are really missing out. Even if urban fantasy, paranormal, vampire, shifter, magic romance books aren't your thing, this series has so much more to offer readers. </b></span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNhEyo4O_FbtWye0cWbmkyUuqoPqpGSfyUvCMBvlPRZeLaS-Cig0-czItrI37GLFwhWWZp2hjohuT4QNatozdcx3SWjOpqsWAEcB2KTZR-tfDO5vwFkgV8g_9NUQP9q_jWnW6dEIS3jI/s800/Blood-heir-banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNhEyo4O_FbtWye0cWbmkyUuqoPqpGSfyUvCMBvlPRZeLaS-Cig0-czItrI37GLFwhWWZp2hjohuT4QNatozdcx3SWjOpqsWAEcB2KTZR-tfDO5vwFkgV8g_9NUQP9q_jWnW6dEIS3jI/w640-h320/Blood-heir-banner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">It's unusual for a series to go from strength to strength but the Kate Daniels' series is the exception to the rule. The books are a perfect blend of old character favourites and new and wonderful creatures in an ongoing storyline. <b>Kate Daniels is the best heroine you'll ever read about! </b>T</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">he writing is wonderfully accurate and passionately portrays the story without any deviation from the first instalment and remains true to itself despite so many books having been written.</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I want this series to continue for forever but I also want it to spin off in so many directions. I have been crying out for more about Julie and low and behold, the authors have answered my prayers and have written <b>Blood Heir</b>, Julie's story. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">These books demonstrate creativity to the extreme, a sick sense of humour and a wickedly captivating storyline. Be warned though, they are seriously addictive!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media.giphy.com/media/IcoZyOcAYyhk83d8oz/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="240" src="https://media.giphy.com/media/IcoZyOcAYyhk83d8oz/giphy.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWE30HbuMjp4WJsyVtYF__g_7Oq1io4azIZsNBYMXyiTDXfBVVuCdA8vBIIz1Z2TG3rMd13iHuhUbB2d5nZI1shMHxfS65xxckFHPRYRFVd7g4H0h8WcxpaYv7TRAGV6PFNueT8Jf2e00/s475/52891880._SY475_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="297" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWE30HbuMjp4WJsyVtYF__g_7Oq1io4azIZsNBYMXyiTDXfBVVuCdA8vBIIz1Z2TG3rMd13iHuhUbB2d5nZI1shMHxfS65xxckFHPRYRFVd7g4H0h8WcxpaYv7TRAGV6PFNueT8Jf2e00/w250-h400/52891880._SY475_.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>From <a href="https://ilona-andrews.com/" target="_blank">Ilona Andrews</a>, an all-new novel set in the Kate Daniels World and featuring Julie Lennart-Olsen, Kate and Curran's ward.</i></b></p><p><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Atlanta was always a dangerous city. Now, as waves of magic and technology compete for supremacy, it’s a place caught in a slow apocalypse, where monsters spawn among the crumbling skyscrapers and supernatural factions struggle for power and survival.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Eight years ago, Julie Lennart left Atlanta to find out who she was. Now she’s back with a new face, a new magic, and a new name—Aurelia Ryder—drawn by the urgent need to protect the family she left behind. An ancient power is stalking her adopted mother, Kate Daniels, an enemy unlike any other, and a string of horrifying murders is its opening gambit.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">If Aurelia’s true identity is discovered, those closest to her will die. So her plan is simple: get in, solve the murders, prevent the prophecy from being fulfilled, and get out without being recognized. She expected danger, but she never anticipated that the only man she'd ever loved could threaten everything.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">One small misstep could lead to disaster. But for Aurelia, facing disaster is easy; it’s relationships that are hard.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Cover Art: Luisa Preissler</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52891880-blood-heir?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=VW6gOwpdxa&rank=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="282" data-original-width="850" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissqRnrAkfO0RLcFbmhEIRXbG5iPC-mqQstH1BU_ekqxEcCDxplrpcMpZ_-ELFLZB7x0jUGBfhh2_mwxBAJN8q1eACZ6qNivx632oqnSIRYiZBo3HdQDANGXUnSsJxNlh8a5P-P5Ml3aI/w200-h66/addtogoodreads-script_26_orig.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #e06666;"><span><a name='more'></a></span>Excerpt</span></span></h1><h3 class="has-text-align-center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Cinzel; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Chapter 1</span></h3><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Literata; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px;">The moon was full and silver. It peeked at me through tattered clouds as I rode my horse down the old I-20, staying in the center of the highway. Magic had been chewing on the edges of paved roads for decades, and the asphalt near the shoulder often crumbled under the weight of a horse.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Literata; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Nothing to see here, moon. Just a lone woman in a tattered cloak riding her horse into her home city after being gone for far too long.</em></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Literata; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px;">Around me dense pines towered on both sides of the once busy highway. Glowing eyes watched Tulip and me from the darkness between the roots and branches, yellow for racoon, white for deer, green for foxes, electric red arranged into a triangle for hell alone knew what. The forest critters gave me the stink eye but kept to themselves. </p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Literata; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px;">The trees stopped abruptly, replaced by fields wrapped in razor wire. A sign loomed ahead.</p><p class="has-text-align-center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Literata; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">WELCOME TO ATLANTA</span></p><p class="has-text-align-center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Literata; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">We’re Glad Georgia Is on Your Mind</em></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Literata; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px;">A bit optimistic of them.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Literata; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px;">Below someone had scribbled in white ink.</p><p class="has-text-align-center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Literata; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">“Praise the Lord and get the fireballs ready.”</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Literata; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px;">That was more like it.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Literata; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px;">A dark shape swooped above my head. The moonlight slipped over it, dancing on its feathers, and then it soared into the endless indigo of the sky. Like most eagles, Turkan didn’t like to fly at night, but something must’ve unsettled my raptor. He’d taken off the moment we left the leyline and refused to land on his perch on my shoulder.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Literata; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px;">Another sign jutted into the night.</p><p class="has-text-align-center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Literata; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">ALL VISITING SHAPESHIFTERS</span></p><p class="has-text-align-center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Literata; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Present to the Pack in 24 hours</span></p><p class="has-text-align-center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Literata; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Take I-85, head northwest, follow your nose.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Literata; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px;">Twenty-four hours? When I left eight years ago, foreign shapeshifters had three days to introduce themselves to the Pack. Times had changed.</p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">Read on here: </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://ilona-andrews.com/featured-release/">https://ilona-andrews.com/featured-release/</a></span></p><p><br /></p>Aegle Reikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02258962772891589601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260135058402500310.post-87173729628956145732020-12-02T12:16:00.004+00:002020-12-02T12:25:21.907+00:005 Star Review: Finding Kyler<br /><table border="0" cellspacing="1" class="myActivity" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; line-height: 21px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6q77wLbjiwkbVl4APFg0sW2a0DwgTf6t-67-7p9fJ2xk1v8Zr15tX_oW9z2mnj-w_FExldKMtMygfol0wz0OGEA6PmvDBWJL3bWm82WJTV-_OySLn3mkhEKJmjTsKpYqV9hEPwi6tiC0/s1080/Copy+of+Copy+of+Copy+of+Copy+of+Copy+of+Copy+of+Copy+of+HAPPY+VALENTINE%25E2%2580%2599S+DAY.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6q77wLbjiwkbVl4APFg0sW2a0DwgTf6t-67-7p9fJ2xk1v8Zr15tX_oW9z2mnj-w_FExldKMtMygfol0wz0OGEA6PmvDBWJL3bWm82WJTV-_OySLn3mkhEKJmjTsKpYqV9hEPwi6tiC0/s320/Copy+of+Copy+of+Copy+of+Copy+of+Copy+of+Copy+of+Copy+of+HAPPY+VALENTINE%25E2%2580%2599S+DAY.png" /></a></div><b><br /><br />I am fast becoming a huge fan of this author.</b><br /><br />It's been a while since I've read a forbidden romance and I really enjoyed this one. The characters complimented each other perfectly, the brothers were all fascinating, and the storyline was gripping but what a cliff-hanger!!!<br /><br />Kyler is dark, brooding and mysterious but boy does he love hard. Faye is a troubled girl from Ireland whose parents have recently died. The sparks when these two meet for the first time is off the charts but as cousins, what chance do they have at finding their HEA.<br /><br /><blockquote><b>“He knows I’ve seen something in him. Something I recognize, only because it exists in me too.”</b></blockquote></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
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<br />Aegle Reikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02258962772891589601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260135058402500310.post-11600914725777883832020-11-30T13:50:00.002+00:002020-11-30T14:25:08.448+00:005 Star Review: Charming Like Us<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAz8C-pvccM8lVlJri491-jUA4vuUSpJPI5n7Yk0CootgWy2Ea0XTR2Gjs07msX7eMydZAKEwExjzv61VLFQAlaOhYjmiQo1pM8mt19VucEg1bkHwfS55oEF8QgF2hbxXvR9TW1cRt8T4/s1080/Charming+Like+Us.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAz8C-pvccM8lVlJri491-jUA4vuUSpJPI5n7Yk0CootgWy2Ea0XTR2Gjs07msX7eMydZAKEwExjzv61VLFQAlaOhYjmiQo1pM8mt19VucEg1bkHwfS55oEF8QgF2hbxXvR9TW1cRt8T4/w400-h400/Charming+Like+Us.png" width="400" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div>I Loved it!!!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I wasn’t sure I’d like this book as much as the others as it was directly about one of the famous ones but in some ways, I enjoyed it more as there was less emotional drama. Although saying that, Charlie played quite a big part in this book so there is some drama!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I have never been a fan of the meddlesome Charlie but he had now been forgiven. I think and I’m finally starting to understand and appreciate him more. Like him? We’ll see. As always, this was an amazing story on audio and the narrators really brought the characters to life.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><i></i></b></span><blockquote><b><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">“What does love feel like?”</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">My breath heavies, my eyes veering to Oscar. His gaze already glued to me.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Love?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">All I know is my love for Oscar carries me like the water. A feeling of invincibility. The patience as the ocean laps underneath my body. The anticipation as the perfect wave rolls near. The cool excitement and power as I stand up. As I ride those impossible swells, and once I’m in the barrel, all the doubts and fears wash away. Leaving a bright burst of indescribable bliss.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">That is his love to me.”</span></i></b></blockquote><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"></span></div><br />Aegle Reikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02258962772891589601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260135058402500310.post-58197860441470966242020-11-20T14:08:00.003+00:002020-11-20T14:12:49.536+00:005+++ Star Review: Midnight Blue by LJ Shen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YgAizXYjl3r96PvQE0TT_Sk9KGNZxdpaLIaSe5UBjeDS_MdyHVNSLsS9l2WjwuK-YM7HpegkBaBf8vYSlhL-dtNuen5yi8ZhgzrTN4yfF_6dSJigCBILg1GHc0HO6cPOg54cGoN558s/s1080/blue+review.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YgAizXYjl3r96PvQE0TT_Sk9KGNZxdpaLIaSe5UBjeDS_MdyHVNSLsS9l2WjwuK-YM7HpegkBaBf8vYSlhL-dtNuen5yi8ZhgzrTN4yfF_6dSJigCBILg1GHc0HO6cPOg54cGoN558s/w400-h400/blue+review.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>
<h3><b><span style="font-size: large;">This book stole my heart. It’s one of the best rockstar romance books that I have EVER read. </span></b></h3><br />The title sang to me. Reading it wasn’t a requirement it was a necessity and now its presence has left an indelible mark deep within me.<br /><br />Alex is so perfectly complicated and literally came alive in front of my eyes. I suspect some readers will struggle with Alex's self-destructive personality, the way he sees the world and the way he reacts to the pressures he faces, but I see a brilliant artist who struggles on a daily basis to be accepted and to accept those around him. <br /><br /><blockquote>
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<i>He scarred me. I decorated him. But at the end of the day, we were both tainted by each other.</i>
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<i>”Are you happy, Alex?” <br /><br />“I’m an artist. My job is not to be happy. My job is to feel, to suffer, and to conjure the same feelings in others.”</i>
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<i>Like my dignity, Alex Winslow was a two-faced man. One was the cold, asshole devil he gave me now, the one who wanted me to kneel. The other was his playful, relaxed self. </i>
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<i>Alex wanted into my pants. Lucas wanted into my life. And I wanted to get out of this tour alive and whole. Heart, body and soul.</i>
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<i>Everyone can-and does-see my scars. No exceptions. My soul is empty.</i>
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<br />Aegle Reikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02258962772891589601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260135058402500310.post-7560234529793081602020-11-03T11:33:00.003+00:002020-11-03T11:40:42.790+00:00Review: Crew<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz46iu1Y0LM_KNcQUdhbJhatCIKy13DMM34gPO9H_sv1qi2G8OL2mHGwqDfYWXKHv2LounTyKRerLfbn5OPptVYPjKWXX5VTGHsYZCCa_1BK-545betsvLGRYNWP9lzbBmyHQ1LsgIV2U/s1080/crew+review+%25282%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz46iu1Y0LM_KNcQUdhbJhatCIKy13DMM34gPO9H_sv1qi2G8OL2mHGwqDfYWXKHv2LounTyKRerLfbn5OPptVYPjKWXX5VTGHsYZCCa_1BK-545betsvLGRYNWP9lzbBmyHQ1LsgIV2U/s320/crew+review+%25282%2529.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Droid Serif", serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">At first, I had a love/hate relationship with it. I wasn’t sure how or if I would relate to Bren, having experienced her almost childish ways from Channing’s perspective. Then we meet her. I mean, we </span><i style="text-align: left;">really</i><span style="text-align: left;"> meet her. We see what makes her tick, why she carries a knife, why she joined her crew, why her relationship with Channing is so fragile, why she relies on Cross, and why she became the Bren she is today. I cried for her when she couldn’t shed the tears herself. I wanted to fight with her, for the future she lost thanks to her father. And, I wanted to protect her, from herself and those intent on causing her harm.</span></div><div><br />This book really had it all. Yes, the crew life may not be everyone’s cup of tea, and yes, the whole book is set around Bren and her crew but it is so much more than just violence and scrapping. The story shows how four dysfunctional people became friends and why their loyalty to each other means more than life itself. <br /><br />This book is poignant and heartbreaking in the way the story is portrayed. I was frustrated with the characters at times but that just made me more invested in the storyline. I really disagreed with Cross’s decision to put retribution before Bren towards the end of the story, and that point had me almost tearing my hair out but then I realised, these are young people shaped in a way that is different to most. They draw their strength from each other and could quite possibly fall apart without each other.<br /><br />The boys are A-typical for their age group in the way they sleep around but that just makes them more loveable. That said, Cross and Bren’s connection was the complete opposite with them drawing comfort from each other’s presence way before their entanglement became romantic. The whole romance scene between them was extremely well written, thoughtful and tasteful, which I really appreciated. <br /><br />I am sorry that some people didn’t connect with the story or the characters. For me, they are simply diamonds in the rough. Created from a force so great that makes them shine in their own special way.<br /><br />This was an audiobook read for me and the narrator really did the story a huge justice in the way she portrayed the characters and brought the story to life. Maybe there’s a difference between the ebook and the audiobook, I don’t know. What I do know is that this story, although it started steadily, is one that will last with me for a very long time. I can’t wait to read/listen on in this series. <br /><br />
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</div>Aegle Reikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02258962772891589601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260135058402500310.post-69605308909361319102020-10-06T11:24:00.005+00:002020-10-06T11:44:01.492+00:00Review: Front Page News
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<i>I've come out of my reviewing hiatus for Nicki Sosebee and all I can say is....</i>
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It’s always sad to reach the conclusion of a long-running series and this one will be especially poignant for me. <br /><br />After my rather <i>*sorry*</i> vocal disappointment of the preceding instalment, Wake Up, I decided to woman-up and re-read it in preparation for Front Page News, but this time, I managed to do it with an open perspective, just! <br /><br />So, “the thing” happened in Wake Up, it was a big thing and it floored me but upon re-reading the story I actually managed to once again become involved in the mystery and suspense of the Nicki Sosebee series and to put aside my frustration. <br /><br />The ongoing saga of whether Nicki will bring Winchester’s own crime lord and his many minions down has been the main focus of this series and her love interests have almost become a side-part of what makes Nicki, Nicki. I think I allowed myself to become too invested in wanting to see Nicki’s heart protected and somehow I lost my way with the slow burn of Nicki’s biggest story to date as it was developing. That, however, was soon corrected in Front Page News. <br /><br />The start of Front Page News carries on immediately from the end of Wake Up so a re-read may be necessary if you can’t remember what lead to the cliff-hanger at the end of Wake Up. By contrast to the preceding instalment, Front Page News is all about the drama and how suddenly all the pieces of Nicki’s Winchester jigsaw are finally coming together. Nicki, and rightly so by this point in her investigations, is now highly paranoid of who she can and can’t trust but with Jesse at her side, she decides to step-up her investigations especially into “the thing” that happened in Wake Up and the story suddenly takes on an almost frantic feel to it as Nicki, and us as her devoted readers, desperately race with her towards the finish line in order to see if she manages to bring the “King” to his knees and to find out who, exactly, the mysterious “Blackie” really is. <br /><br />The story hit a number of high notes for me. The suspense was riveting and hypnotic, the mystery became almost tangible as the story reached its conclusion and when it did, I was left reeling and with a smug sense of satisfaction. Now, whilst the story hit all the high notes with the mystery and suspense it did have a twist to its tail, quite literally, but for me, and I hate to say it, but it felt too staged <i>(I’m sorry Jade)</i>. Yes, I wanted the mystery around “the thing” to be resolved and yes it was but the conclusion of the story felt rushed. I missed the warm tingly feeling I always felt around Nicki and her love interests and yet I was still pleased that my many questions were answered. Personally, I thought the ending was going in another direction which is possibly why I was thrown for a loop, again, but still, the story ended on a positive with all of my many questions answered. I would have liked to have read more about the downfall of the “King” but sadly this was glossed over. I would have also liked to have witnessed how other key players were brought down in order to revel in Nicki’s glory but the story jumped ahead in time and ended with the final nail being hammered into the King’s metaphorical coffin and Nicki’s Winchester crown sitting pretty atop her head. <br /><br />One thing that really confused me was why were there so many Nathan’s in this book (Wright, Carpenter and Jr.!). Can you tell that I’ve become slightly too invested in this series? I have loved spending time with Nicki and I am so sad to see her story end (although I’m sure Jade is glad to see the back of her and all of the blood, sweat and tears she unwittingly set herself up for after creating such an amazing character). <br /><br />To <b>Jade C Jamison</b>, I say “thank you” from the bottom of my heart for giving us Nicki Sosebee. I have loved her and I will miss her and I will be eternally grateful that you saw this series through to its conclusion and for giving Nicki’s fans a very happy finale to what was a fascinating series.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="description" class="gr-hostedUserImg" height="200" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/hostedimages/1580029008ra/28844156.gif" width="350" /></div><br /><br />Aegle Reikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02258962772891589601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260135058402500310.post-31626715638023834002020-04-01T14:40:00.001+00:002021-01-26T16:04:36.957+00:00Reverse Harem Books<div style="text-align: left;"><h3 style="text-align: left;">Siobhan Davis</h3><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Resurrection</span> (The Sainthood - Boys of Lowell High Series #1)</li><li>Rebellion (The Sainthood - Boys of Lowell High Series #2)</li><li>Reign (The Sainthood - Boys of Lowell High Series #3)</li></ul><h3 style="text-align: left;">Penelope Douglas</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Credence</li></ul><h3 style="text-align: left;">Auryn Hadley</h3></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The Kiss of Death (The Demons' Muse Series #1)</li><li>For Love of Evil (The Demons' Muse Series #2)</li><li>The Sins of Desire (The Demons' Muse Series #3)</li><li>The Lure of the Devil (The Demons' Muse Series #4)</li><li>The Wrath of Angels (The Demons' Muse Series #5)</li></ul></div></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Tate James</h3><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Hate (Madison Kate #1)</li><li>Liar (Madison Kate #2)</li><li>Fake (Madison Kate #3)</li><li>Kate (Madison Kate #4)<br /></li></ul><h3 style="text-align: left;">CM Stunich</h3><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Havoc at Prescott High (The Havoc Boys Series #1)</li><li>Chaos at Prescott High (The Havoc Boys Series #2)</li><li>Mayhem at Prescott High (The Havoc Boys Series #3) </li><li>Anarchy at Prescott High (The Havoc Boys Series #4)</li><li>Victory at Prescott High (The Havoc Boys Series #1)</li></ul></div><p></p><p></p><div><br /></div><p></p>Aegle Reikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02258962772891589601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260135058402500310.post-23777279848831708942020-03-09T11:34:00.001+00:002020-03-09T11:36:39.193+00:00Review: Birthday Girl<br />
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<b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41988233">Birthday Girl</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7139136">Penelope Douglas</a></b></div>
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This has to be right up there with my all-time favourite reads. The story had everything that I hoped for!<br />
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This, as seen in the blurb, is another delicious forbidden romance from Penelope Douglas. The sexual relationship between the key protagonists was incredibly slow to develop but it picked up quite a pace once the reins were released. Pike was the perfect partner to complement Jordan and despite her young age and relative innocence, her character was penned in a way that came across as much older than her years. <br />
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Despite being her boyfriend's father, Jordan finds herself spending more time with Pike as her Cole distances himself from her and their life together. When she realises that their relationship is over Jordan once again finds herself facing more impossible situations but the ever-reliable Pike is there to offer her support and friendship. <br />
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The way the developing relationship between Pike and Jordan was written allowed readers the chance to come to terms with their love affair and although they both resisted it, it was Jordan who came to her senses first and realised that there was nothing that they couldn't overcome if they handled their relationship carefully. Unfortunately for her, Pike found accepting their romantic feelings for one another more difficult and delayed the inevitable talk with his family and it was that delay which brought about the biggest fight of his life. <br />
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This was definitely a story to love and it was made even more enjoyable via Audible. <br />
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This was another extremely well-written story by Tara Leigh and you could really feel the author’s blood, sweat and tears, from start to finish. <br />
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From the first page, I cherished the story of young Poppy and Gavin. The bond they formed through their hardships was incredibly sweet and when that friendship turned to love, their connection felt complete. That is until it was time for them to go to college. <br />
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Told in three parts, this story covers Poppy’s childhood, college years and early adult years. The problem with telling books over a number of years is that the storylines tend to jump around a bit, well, it’s either that or the story resembles War and Peace! Whilst the first part of this story was to die for, I loved young Gavin and Poppy, the later stages felt a little sour for my taste, probably due to the unpleasant sequence of events which plays out. <br />
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This was romantic suspense which covered a number of sensitive topics and readers will no doubt feel every moment of Poppy’s pain as she grows up. I had a bit of a love/hate relationship with Poppy though but could appreciate her need to better herself after growing up with nothing. I struggled with how she accepted Tucker back into her life after what happened between them and feeling that she had never really recovered from “that night”, she still allowed him to play a huge part in her early adult years just so she didn't have to do without ever again. <br />
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For me, the epilogue seemed a little strange, and whilst I can see the author trying to wrap up Poppy and Gavin’s story, and to give readers more of the sweet that I loved during their younger years, I ended up skimming over most of the ending but, hey, who doesn’t love a second-chance romance!<br />
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This story was freakin fantastic, in a dark, sadistic and utterly disturbing way!<br />
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Boy, can LJ Shen write. Her stories are always entertaining but her words make her stories utterly breathtaking. Nothing seems to phase her, be it a difficult or daunting storyline or just A-holes, as is the case with the Spencer men. <br />
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It seems a while now since we endured the pleasures that Vicious bestowed upon us but he certainly created a new monster in his son, Vaughn. Right from the outset, Vaughn is cold, calculating and downright malicious towards his nemesis, Lenora Astalis. <br />
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Despite growing up together and being jointly moulded towards their destinies, they are worlds apart when it comes towards relationships. As children, Vaughn bullied Lenora, as adolescents, Lenora turned the table and started biting back. By the time they are at college together the gloves are off and what was once idle resentment towards each other explodes into something far more sinister.<br />
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The magic to this story is the secret that is revealed as you read on. Vaughn is has become the man he has for a reason and, for once, that reason is not his father. Despite her love/hate relationship with the idea of Vaughn, Lenora starts to unpeel his many, damaged layers and eventually manages to find the human being that she longed for beneath his abusive demeanour. <br />
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The story was dark but it was also sublime. Both characters were 100% endearing despite their cold and calculated ways. The essence of the story was heartbreaking but also rewarding. When you combine these many fascets you have a story that will reward you for your perseverance in a way that no other could. <br />
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Via Audible, this story was brought to life in such a way that made the story even more amazing. The narrators did a fantastic job and must be commended for the part they played in making what is a truly exceptional book. <br />
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sounds break through my
insulated cocoon of unconsciousness. Harsh sounds. Ugly sounds. Buzzing.
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fingers of my left hand twitch with the impulse to swat at… something. An alarm
clock? The television remote? But although my wedding rings slide around my
finger, my arm doesn’t move. Almost as if the platinum bands have turned into
lead, weighing me down. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Panic whispers at the edge of
my mind, though there is no corresponding pulse of adrenaline through my veins,
forcing me into action. My limbs are heavy and uncooperative.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 150%;">Make it stop. Make it stop. Make it stop.</span></i><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Despite my silent pleas, the
unwelcome orchestra continues its assault. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Buzz</i>.
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It’s been a long time since
I’ve felt this awful, this lethargic. Filled with an all-encompassing
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Survivor’s guilt, apparently.
Sleeping the day away is preferable to facing what happened, what I’ve done.
The dawn of a new day isn’t a fresh start, a new beginning. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is a violation. A
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 150%;">Make it stop. </span></i><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Finally, I manage to clutch
at my covers, dragging them over my head. Egyptian cotton, a thread count so
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But something is wrong. The
fabric is rough beneath my fingertips. It doesn’t smell of the lavender and
verbena packets tucked into the shelves of the linen closet. And there is a
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The whisper of panic becomes
more of a murmur, then a shout. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">This
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The beeping noises pick up,
racing now. My breaths quicken, my lungs throbbing from the sharp bite of
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hospital. I am in a hospital.
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What happened? <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Think, think. </i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My mind is frustratingly
blank even as my skin prickles with memories of another time. Another confused
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 131%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I fell in love with a
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 131%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">His whispered words of love
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 131%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He gave me his heart and
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 131%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am his.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></b></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 131%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I fell in love with the beautiful
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<span lang="EN" style="line-height: 131%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">His boldly spoken vow was the
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<b>Another quick but no less enjoyable story in the Arizona Vengeance series. </b><br />
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After Tacker's story, which I had been desperate to read, I wasn't sure if another story would hold my interest but after being teased about Dominik and Willow's interactions, I knew reading on was not an option!<br />
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Willow was a really intriguing character especially as she appears to be the only woman to be not interested in Dominik or his good looks, wealth, success and charismatic ways. Willow's reticence to have anything other than the odd one night stand with Dominik perplexes him and the more Willow ignores him, the more he chases after her.<br />
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Being a photojournalist and travelling to some of the most dangerous places on earth, Willow lives her life on a knife-edge but when she returns home to the US, she agrees to meet up with Dominik again. However, Willow has one thing on her mind and that's the opposite of what Dominik wants from her. <br />
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With Willow back on home soil, Dominik knows this is his only chance to win her over but when he finds out she has been badly burned in a relationship before he accepts that in order to make her fall for him he must take his time. That is until he doesn't! <br />
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I really enjoyed Willow and Dominik's connection and I must admit to being a sucker for Dominik all through this series. I became slightly irritated when Dominik's willingness to take his time with Willow did an about-turn but even then, with emotion and passion driving him forward and in the heat of the moment, he does the opposite of his intentions but in such a sweet way. Fortunately, Willow finds herself in a situation which makes her re-evaluate her life and Dominik is able to fly in to save the day. <br />
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This is the first story in this series that I've listened to via Audible and whilst the experience was enjoyable, I think I prefer reading these stories at my own pace. The narrators, whilst clearly experienced, seemed to rush through their words and were almost gabbling at times. Even slowing down the talking speed didn't help, sadly. <br />
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I am so pleased to see that there is yet another book planned in this amazing series as I am in no way ready to be done with the Arizona Vengeance. <br />
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"I just need you to know what we have between us is beautiful, and it’s more than I’d ever dreamed of having in my life.”<br />
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He's the alpha billionaire who owns the Arizona Vengeance.<br />
She's the relationship averse sister of one of his star players.<br />
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Ahhhh, Grandma's letter gets me everytime!!!
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Aegle Reikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02258962772891589601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2260135058402500310.post-65195444696907182742020-02-17T12:03:00.002+00:002020-02-19T15:41:38.071+00:00Cover Reveal - Sunrise over Sapphire Bay by Holly Martin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Oh Trip, you just melted my heart!</b><br />
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I loved this story so much, despite the pain and suffering. Kelsey and Trip were fantastic characters and they were set up perfectly in the first instalment so much so that I was almost salivating waiting to read their story. <br />
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Trip is your typical larger-than-life-ladies-man and Kelsey is a hopeless romantic, always looking for love and desperately wanting to settle down, get married and have babies. With the duo poles apart with their outlook on life, you'd be forgiven for thinking that they could never get together but you know what they say about opposites attract!<br />
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Despite Trip's womanising ways, he has a soft spot for Kelsey and does his best to ensure that she doesn't get hurt, despite promising her nothing more than a casual relationship until she finds Mr Right. <br />
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As time goes by and their sexual relationship moves on, the two become closer but only Kelsey is aware that her fondness for Trip is turning into love. Trip on the other hand, apart from being exclusive with Kelsey, has no idea that his heart has become irrevocably joined to Kelsey's until they break apart and the separation is incredibly emotional. <br />
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We finally get to find out a little more about Trip's background and why he is reluctant to talk about his family in this story and when his brother comes to town, sparks really start to fly. <br />
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Once again, this was a really enjoyable story to listen to. It was lighthearted, despite the pain that Kelsey and Trip suffered, and nicely set the scene for Emma's story. <br />
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<b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25239003">Accidentally Hers</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8020971">Jamie Beck</a></b></div>
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What's not to love with this story. There's snow, romance, drama, and heartbreak!<br />
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Another KU & Free to Listen To book series and having read one of the author's books before I knew this would be another hit with me. <br />
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These stories are easy to listen to, have fun characters to be around, exciting storylines with lots of drama and angst, if that's what rocks your boat. For me, I can do without angst and some of this story was drawn out because of it but add it to the rest of the package and this could be overlooked. <br />
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This story is about physical therapist Avery Randall and Grey Lowell. When the two see each other across a bar and Grey coins the name "Bambi" for Avery, I guess all bets were off about their possible relationship but with Avery's friend Kelsey clearly having designs on Grey following a drunken kiss, Avery knows that she must deter the attraction she felt for Grey. Assuming that she will not see Grey again and with any hopes of a date with the man clearly on the back burner, her life is turned upside down when Grey is knocked off his bike after leaving the bar and is injured by none other than Avery's brother, Andy.<br />
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With Grey the best and only PT in town at that time, she finds herself in a dilemma. Does she treat the man who has a claim against her brother? That's ignoring the fact that they are clearly attracted to each other! <br />
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Inevitably, Avery finds herself in an impossible situation as she falls for Grey. Between hurting her brother, family and her friend, Avery is torn between wanting to explore what she has with Grey and not alienating her family. Add to the mix that Grey could take her home in order to cover his costs following the accident and with Andy's possible prison sentence, it's a miracle Avery doesn't have a breakdown. <br />
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What makes it harder to see through this nightmare is that Andy is a really nice guy and seeing the effect of his getting drunk and knocking Grey off his bike is heartbreaking to witness but with Grey unable to work and run his ski-expedition company Backtrax, Andy knows that he is facing long term troubles which will not only affect him but Avery as well.<br />
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As expected, when Avery and Grey's relationship becomes known, Avery finds herself in an even bigger dilemma as she decides who to side with: her family or the man she loves and hopes to have a future with.<br />
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As you can see, this is drama-ville with problems on top of problems for poor Avery and Grey but will they find a way to resolve all of their differences without one losing everything they have worked hard for?<br />
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Despite the tension throughout the story, this was a really enjoyable read. The pace was about right and the story captivating, if slightly exhausting at times. Talk about a hard-fought-for HEA! Next up is the enigmatic Trips, story and his fight to find love, with Kelsey of all people. <br />
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Despite my rather hesitant approach to book 1, I found myself quite enjoying book 2 and Myra and Todd's story.<br />
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With witch Grainna still determined to break the curse placed on her by the ancient druids and in need of a virgin in order to regain her youth etc, the MacCoinnich's know that they must keep Myra safe. With only one option open to her, the family prepare Myra to travel to the present day with instructions to meet up with Tara's sister and nephew. With a plan to fake amnesia, Myra is questioned by the police following her mysterious appearance and that's when Officer Todd Blakely's life steps into preternatural realms as he becomes close to Myra and finds a need to protect her. <br />
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Todd and Myra soon fall for each other and with love comes trust and slowly Myra reveals her story to Todd. Todd, understandably, finds Myra' story impossible to believe but as he continues to investigate the disappearance of Tara and Gwen (as she is known in the present day), he comes to realise that Myra's story is true, if still unbelievable. <br />
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When Myra returns home Todd is devastated but her return is not the end of the story or their romance. With Grainna still on a mission to return to Rennaisance Scotland, Todd finds himself once again fighting to protect Myra and her family and this fight takes him to Scotland and once again into the arms of Myra. <br />
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I have come to love the characters in this series and I will definitely be reading on further in order to see what happens to the playboy brother, Finlay, and his explosive connection with Tara's sister, Lizzie. <br />
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I have to say, time-travelling Scottish druids who have come from the 16th century to meet present-day druid virgins was a bit too close to my limit with a book theme but I actually did enjoy the story and the characters. <br />
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As always, the story was very well written. It was a bit too close to insta-love but if you remember the pull of the druid magic then you can almost believe it possible. <br />
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The story started off almost comical with Cassy and Tara bumbling their way through a renaissance faire but when the gypsy Gwen correctly determines Tara to be a virgin, Tara and Cassy find themselves at the forefront of the celebrations. Tara, becoming increasingly unhappy with the amount of unwanted attention from the men looking to deflower her, finds herself hiding from the festivities and that's when Duncan finds her. <br />
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Duncan is challenged with making sure Gwen or Grainna is unable to lift her curse through Tara but in trying to stay ahead of the witch/gypsy, he finds himself hand-bound/married to Tara which means she must return to his home in 16th Century Scotland with him. <br />
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Once in Scotland Tara is devastated to find out she will not return home or see her friends and family again but with time, she finds herself beginning to fall for Duncan and his family. <br />
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As expected, the drama doesn't end with Tara's arrival in Scotland as Gwen/Grainna sets about tracking Tara down once again and Tara turns to the druids for help. <br />
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As I said, this is a bit far-fetched but it is a nice story with a little bit of humour, some drama and a healthy dose of romance.<br />
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I really wasn't sure what to expect with this book. I'm not a fan of books about angels but knowing how much I enjoy Olivia Wildenstein's works I was prepared to give it a go. <br />
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Firstly, as I said, angels are not my thing so the title initially put me off. Then, readers are presented with a long list of angelic terminology and french translations which was slightly concerning. I imagined having the flick back and forth to understand what was going on in the storyline but that wasn't the case, apart from some the of angel terminology, which I needed to revisit on the odd occasion.<br />
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As soon as I started reading the story I must admit, I was pleasantly surprised and found that I became quickly engrossed. The direction the story was taking was fascinating and the blend of earth and Elysium and how both sides overlapped was intriguing. <br />
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The character Leigh <i>(don't get me started on how to pronounce her name)</i> was likeable and her desire to earn enough feathers to ascend to Elysium seemed to be the main crux to the story. When she is challenged to convert a triple (a sinner worth 100 feathers), Jarod Adler, her innocent way of life is corrupted by his beguiling ways and they find themselves instantly attracted to each other <i>(perhaps too instantly for some to believe)</i>. Jarod is a mafia boss and yet Leigh decides to try to persuade him to right some wrongs in order for her to complete her task and to earn her remaining feathers. Jarod is not an easy man to change though and whilst spending time together, Leigh starts to realise that Jarod may be hiding more than his dark business dealings.<br />
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I enjoyed Jarod and Leigh's story on earth but when it became a bit too much Romeo & Juliet-y I started to lose interest <i>(I know, but I rarely read the blurb about a book before reading it!)</i>. I can't put my finger on when my interest with the story started to wane but the ending pretty much left me confused and disappointed. When Leigh reached Elysium it was a brief affair and I thought Asher would play a bigger part than he did at the start of the book. I naively envisioned a love triangle but that never transpired. <br />
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The story left me questioning what exactly had just happened and wondering if I paid enough attention whilst reading it. That said, I don't feel the need to re-read it at this point. It has left me intrigued whether the next instalment will answer some of the questions Feather has left me with but that seems to be Celeste's story. I will no doubt read on though, even if just to recover my equilibrium.<br />
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Whilst this story was once again very well written, it hasn't left me with a thirst for more feathers!<br />
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