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Cherry Pie (Mercury Rising Book 1) by Samantha Kane     Date of Publication: September 16, 2014   Blurb:   You can go home again if you can get a foot in the door.   Mercury Rising, Book 1   A year after packing and moving from L.A. to Mercury, North Carolina, John Ford still hasn't adjusted to the heat. Or to life without his long-time partner. As he fixes up the old house he bought, the quiet becomes his only companion, and he's content with that—until a deep-voiced stranger plants himself under a tree across the street.   Eight years ago, Connor Meecham left someone behind in that house—himself. Now he's back to find the man he used to be, before drugs and prison sent his life careening off the tracks. But it's not his mother's face peering through the window any more. It's a man who seems as lost as Conn himself.   When John learns what the house—and the dying town...

Connor comes back to his hometown.  Things are different.  All that he had is gone.  Can he start over with a stranger watching? John moved to this small town after losing someone special.  He needed a change and he needed it quick.  Buying and renovating an old home may keep his mind busy a while. This story was nothing like what I was used to.  Kind of slow, like the town it is based in.  The characters were good together, and you cannot help rooting for them.  In the end I realized this story was like a warm sock.  It slithers around your skin and makes you feel warm.  I give this book a 3/5 Kitty's Paws UP! ***This copy was given in exchange for an honest review.

This is the 3rd book in the In Focus series .  This book can be read as a standalone novel.  For reader enjoyment and understanding, I recommend reading the series in order. JR is happy to be at the end of his contract.  He has had to hide from the world, and does not feel much like himself anymore. If there was not so much at stake, he could come forward. Quinn is excited to be on a cruise with his best friend.  It is time for him to have fun and let loose.  He has been playing it safe for far too long. The attraction is immediate - the sparks are all over when JR & Quinn are in the same orbit.  JR has secrets that can torpedo this before it even gets started.  Quinn wants to be loved and is looking for "the one."  Can it really be a man who hides? This series is such an amazing bunch of stories so far.  This book had me really FEELING each page.  I could not put the book down, either.  What a great addition...

THE TROUBLE WITH LOVE Sex, Love & Stiletto's #4 Lauren Layne Loveswept  As Lauren Layne’s salacious Sex, Love & Stiletto series returns, a jaded columnist discovers a steamy way to get over an old flame: falling for him all over again. As Stiletto magazine’s authority on all things breakup-and-heartache, Emma Sinclair writes from personal experience. Five years ago, Emma was Charlotte, North Carolina’s darling debutante and a blushing bride-to-be. Now she’s the ice queen of the Manhattan dating scene. Emma left her sultry Southern drawl behind, but not even her closest friends know that with it she left her heart. Now Emma’s latest article forces her to face her demons—namely, the devilishly sexy guy who ditched her at the altar. After giving up everything for a pro-soccer career, Alex Cassidy watches his dreams crumble as a knee injury sidelines him for good. Now he’s hanging up his cleats and giving journalism a shot. It’s just a coincidence...