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Tied

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Sally AKA "Spitz" to most, is best friends with Becks.  They have been close since they were young children.  Too bad he has no idea she has been in love with him the whole time.  It is an unlikely pair, as he is the hottest guy in school, and she is a well known geek. Baldwin AKA "Becks" is very glad to be Sally's best friend.  He has secrets of his own he has not shared.  When she asks him a favor, he has no problem saying yes.  Will it get even more complicated when the whole school finds out? This was such an amazing story.  I found the characters to be rather deep and compelling.  I was absolutely enthralled and did not put the book down until I had read the entire thing.  Then I wanted to read it again.  This was a new author for me - but you can bet I will read all her works now.  I give this read a 5/5 Kitty's Paws UP! ***This ARC copy was given in exchange for an honest review, by Netgalley and its publishers.

Surprises

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This is book #3, in the To All The Boys I've Loved Before series.   This book can be read as a standalone novel.  For reader understanding, and to avoid spoilers, I recommend reading this series in order. Lara Jean' story continues in this book with her deciding where to go to college.  She has so much going on with finishing her senior year in high school, planning a wedding, and figuring out where she stands with Peter and other boys in her life. Peter just wants to enjoy being with Lara Jean.  He wants to hear words of forever and always.  While they are having to decide where they stand as a couple and what they will do for school, there are outside commentaries that seem to effect the status quo. This last installment in the series made me want to beg the author for just one more book.  I love the characters.  I have grown to love their families, the community, and I am so grateful to have taken the time to get to know these characters.  There is so much that

Bold

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Jason moves to New Orleans wanting a new start.  The encounter he had before leaving his old place was reminding him he should make the most of it.  Here in NOLA, he has made new friends and found a new purpose. Varic is the prince that he was told of.  Meeting him in person puts Jason on the edge.  He is wary, skeptical, and seriously attracted to him.  What kind of future would he have with a royal vampire? This book quickly heats and is very fast paced.  I read it on its book birthday, since it had been in my TBR and I was curious.  I devoured each page and could not wait to finish.  This author never disappoints.  I give this read a 4/5 Kitty's Paws UP!

Release Blitz - One Timer

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  The Assassins are BACK!     One Timer by Toni Aleo is available now!   Amazon -- https://amzn.to/2OG8Ow1 Universal -- getbook.at/OneTimer iBooks -- https://apple.co/2nGTcx8 B&N -- http://bit.ly/2OGAMYm Kobo -- http://bit.ly/2OLvKtB         You’ve known Harper Allen and Jakob Titov since you met them in Taking Shots. You know their story already, right? Ha! You only think you do. In One-Timer, they’ll tell it for themselves.   Harper has been hurt so many times, and she has no interest in anything more than a one-time thing, but Jakob Titov has other ideas.   He is looking for his forever. He has his sights set on a girl who is so good at blocking his attempts, she could be a star goalie in the NHL. Jakob is persistent, though, and he knows what he wants: Harper—forever. together, he knows they’ll make one hell of a team.   The last twenty years have been even better than they could have dreamed. But when their daughter comes home, informing them she’s

Book Blast - Over The River And Through The Woods

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  A holiday pastiche from the authors of Mindful Writers Retreat, sure to light your festive candles! From a Thanksgiving snow storm that mends old feuds… to the family misunderstandings that fuel new ones… a quirky elf and some romantic stardust will get you ready to go Over the River and Through the Woods on a journey through time! Proceeds benefit Ligonier Camp & Conference Center Home of the Mindful Writers Retreats, Ligonier, PA Available at.... Amazon  ~  Amazon UK  ~   Barnes & Noble  ~   Paperback Book Excerpts LIMITED TIME OFFER by Phil Giunta   *** A GIFT   by Lori M. Jones *** Also available in the  Mindful Writers Retreat Series ... Into the Woods is the title and theme for this assortment of short stories, poems, essays, music, and one walking meditation. Each piece is unique in tone and genre and the result is that the collection captures the fascinating, frightening, fun, healing, and fantastical wonder of time sp

Simple

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Jack moves back to take over the bar, after his father's death.  He has no idea the surprises coming his way.  Emerson crashes into his life in the literal sense.  He finds that being around her makes everything make sense. Emerson is told repeatedly by family she is not good enough.  She has spent the last year, picking up the pieces of a failed relationship.  Jack helps her out, so she returns the favor at the bar.  Now if they can just get their timing right. This book was such a sexy slow burn.  These characters were so ready for one another and did not even know it.  I loved that reading this story made me laugh, and tear up.  Everything a romance should be.  I cannot wait to read the next installment in the new  Something True series .  I give this read a 4/5 Kitty's Paws UP! ***This copy was given in exchange for an honest review only.

Release Blitz - One Complicated Christmas

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        Title: One Complicated Christmas Author: Mika Jolie Genre: Contemporary Holiday Romance Release Date: November 21, 2019 Blurb What’s a girl to do when she needs to bury the memories of her past?   Apparently, book a room at a cozy Vermont inn for Christmas…as if that’s going to fix years of pining for the one that got away. It doesn’t matter. This holiday getaway is exactly what the doctor ordered. I’m ready to close that heartbreaking chapter in my life for good and start the new year with a bang.   It should be easy.   Except there’s one problem—Joe Parker—with that killer smile and those drown-in-me brown eyes. The man who was supposed to be my forever, but instead left my heart shattered and in disarray.   He’s here. In this wintry hamlet. Daring me to risk everything for him. Again.   I came to this small town looking to leave the past behind me, not get reacquainted with an old flame. And yet, one kiss, and I’m consumed by feelings—heart, mind, and
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“Finn... You don't fight fair." "I never will when it comes to you, Chess. You're my girl, and I'm your guy. Fate knows it and I know it. Now get with the program.” ~~The Hot Shot by Kristen Callihan (Ga

Secret

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This is book #3, in the McCade Brothers series.   This book can be read as a standalone novel.  For reader understanding, and to avoid spoilers, I recommend reading this series in order. Logan is exhausted and arrives at his best friend's wedding knowing he needs a vacation.  Then he finds out his role in the wedding just get larger.  Can he help with the sister of the groom?  Sure..... just as soon as he finds out who the hot chick is that he saw in the lobby. Sophie has been making changes.  Her "new" self is going to be more assertive, and certainly more svelte.  Sophie has always kind of had a crush on Logan.  So when he asks her along on his adventures, she feels a pull there to be with him. These characters are so much fun to read.  There is much laughter, and lots of heat.  I found this story really packed a punch.  Each MC brought something that made this story just that much more.  Such a great addition to the series.  I give this a 4/5 Kitty'

Merry

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Alexandra AKA "Sasha" has come to Yeti, Vermont, a small town with snow and charm for her Christmas holiday.  Her parents went on a cruise, and with no one special in her life she wants to get through the holiday without mishap.  Not even knowing she would face her past. Joe is surprised to see the one that got away, staying at his sister's.  He is even more pleased when she is tasked to learn where he teaches people how to ski.  With fate taking them both for a ride - he means to fix the past and right some wrongs.  Now if Sasha will let him, it may be a holiday come true. I am a big fan of this trope.  The second chance is very heartwarming when done right.  This story charms, and brings on the heat.  I love the characters and how much of a delight some surprising secondary characters became.  I sure hope we see this family again.  I give this read a 4/5 Kitty's Paws UP! ***This ARC copy was given in exchange for an honest review only.

New Release - Restless Rancher

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If you like bad-boy heroes, western settings, and a sexy, sassy heroine you will love Jennifer Ryan's newest Wild Rose Ranch book! Perfect for fans of Diana Palmer, Linda Lael Miller, and Jodi Thomas.   One minute down-on-his-luck rancher Austin Hubbard slept soundly, the next, a sassy spitfire dumped a pitcher of water on his head and woke him up—in more ways than one. Hired to help him rebuild his ranch, Sonya Tucker ends up helping him put the tattered pieces of his life back together. The capable, all-business accountant is on a mission to get the ranch up and running, but can he convince the temptingly beautiful woman to take a chance on him?   Sonya was dismayed that Austin had lost it all: money, family, respectability. Things she—who’d been raised by her mother at Nevada’s notorious brothel Wild Rose Ranch—only dreamed about. But working with the long, lean cowboy shows her that Austin is honorable to his core. Together they slowly grow to see what the love between the

Release Blitz - Win Big

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  When your name is Wynn, victory’s the only option. . . . "Kelly Jamieson is an auto-buy for me.”—New York Times bestselling author Carly Phillips   Win Big by Kelly Jamieson is available now!   Amazon -- https://amzn.to/35gGqGt iBooks -- https://apple.co/2VmUbim B&N -- http://bit.ly/30VzQSs Kobo -- http://bit.ly/35eU64U Google Play -- http://bit.ly/2p0CPvG       Life is short, and you’ve got to live it to the fullest. I learned that the hard way. So on the ice, I always play to win, and on the town, fun and flirting are my game. Because it’s better to laugh your way through the pain than to let them see you’re hurting—but I’ll never stop wishing I could find someone to share the real me with. Something about Everly Wynn makes me think she could be the one. But all she sees is a hockey jock hooked on good times. If she didn’t take herself so seriously, maybe she would take a chance on being happy.         Everly Wynn:   As the only daughter in the