By Sea (Supernatural Renegades 1) by Carly Fall... love her books!

This is a really promising start to a new series. It was fast paced and the characters are very likeable. Except Heidi. You'll see why nobody likes Heidi when you read it... 

Since You've Been Gone by Mary Jennifer Payne

ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Edie and her mom have been running from Edie's father and domestic abuse for about 5 years. The last move takes them halfway across the world to England trying get away from him and Edie and her mom try to start fresh in a new country. Everything is fine til Edie's mom never returns home from her first night on the job cleaning and Edie decides she can't get authorities involved so she goes off on her own to investigate her mother's disappearance. She is helped along the way by Jermaine, a boy from her new school that everyone labeled as a murderer but Edie sees another side of. Since You've Been Gone was a poignant look into the world of victims of domestic abuse and the victims who learn to take a stand.

The Circle by K.M. Montemayor

The Circle by K.M. Montemayor
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This story gripped me from the beginning and wouldn't let me go til I read it and purchased the two other books in the series. The characters are very likeable and Charlie Gray is adorable as the awkward alien trying to fit in while fighting a "disgusting" attraction to the "sweaty Earthan", Liliana Garcia. The conclusion of The Circle will leave you desperate for more!

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I Am the Mission (The Unknown Assassin #2) by Allen Zadoff

I Am the Mission by Allen Zadoff
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The second book of the Unknown Assassin series finds our young hero going by the name Daniel and trying to infiltrate a camp of militant radicals who are using teenagers to do their dirty work. His mission is clear: kill the head of the organization but don't go inside but unfortunately Daniel HAS to go in to get a chance to kill the bad guy... next thing he knows he's cut off from The Program and operating blind. This was an exciting continuation of the series!

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Virgin by Radhika Sanghani

Virgin by Radhika Sanghani
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was a hilariously written book about a 21 year old Ellie, a reluctant virgin who is obsessed with losing her v-plates before graduating from University. This book had me howling with laughter at poor Ellie's experiences at having a Brazillian wax and the unfortunate vaginal hairstyle the cosmetologist gives her, the resulting escapades in a ladies room trying to remove the excess wax and being labeled a pervert by the people who walk in on her. I loved this book and would absolutely recommend it to anyone who has a vagina and a raunchy sense of humor!

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Hideaway Cove (Windfall Island #2) by Anna Sullivan

Hideaway Cove by Anna Sullivan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

ARC from publisher in exchange for honest review.

I've never read anything by Anna Sullivan and I was pleasantly surprised by Hideaway Cove. Usually I LOATHE starting a series on a second or third book because I feel absolutely lost but that's not the case with this book. The author gives you enough back story to make sure you can follow the plot but not too much is given that the first book is spoiled for you. This is a pretty awesome romance and mystery story and I recommend it to any fans of either genre!

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Dark Paradise by Angie Sandro

Dark Paradise by Angie Sandro
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

ARC from publisher in exchange for honest review.

When I started this book, what attracted me to it was the paranormal aspect and the fact that I had never heard of the author. I love discovering new voices and Angie Sandro doesn't disappoint! Dark Paradise blew me away with the carefully built world of bayou people whose superstitious beliefs about a family of witches leaves one young girl (Mala) feeling like an outsider and a young man (Landry) who watches her, uncaring of the rumors and only longing for the courage to talk to the beautiful girl. I fell in love with the characters and the mystery surrounding the death of Lainey, Landry's sister. This story will draw you in and leave you wanting more!

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Only With You (The Best Mistake #1) by Lauren Layne

Only with You by Lauren Layne
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Only With You was an incredibly funny, sexy, fast paced read! I can't believe how much I loved this book! Sophie is a classic underachiever who I completely identify with. Gray is an uptight CEO who mistakes Sophie for a Vegas prostitute upon their first meeting thanks to a pair of hooker boots she was wearing for a Skank themed bachelorette party. Sophie is absolutely mortified and as soon as she arrives home to Seattle quits her job at a seedy bar and vows to change her party girl image. Her sister shows up to family dinner with her boyfriend, who is new in town and it's Gray, the jackass CEO who just so happens to looking for an executive assistant. Sophie uses the opportunity to make the man who devastated her at least help out her employment situation and manages to get herself hired at his company. This is a hilariously told tale of contemporary romance that had me laughing out loud and reading til the wee hours!

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Twisted by Jo Gibson

Twisted by Jo Gibson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

ARC from publisher for honest review.

This book was pretty good. The three stories were suspenseful, if not a bit lacking in depth. For instance the first short story was about some teen girls who were vying to be Queen of Hearts for a Valentines Day dance and one by one the girls who were in the lead were dying in unusual ways. I'm pretty sure the other girls in the contest wouldn't just pretend their friend didn't exist and be excited that now they are in the lead. It just seemed shallow. The second story had a bunch of high school kids putting on a haunted house and they had headed up to a remote lodge to set it up where they become trapped by a rock slide blocking the road. Again, the reactions to the deaths of their beloved friends seem a bit... off. "Ohhhh no! So and do is dead??? Well let's store the body and get on with the next skit." Um.... wow. The last story was pretty cool, about some college students who were employees of a new mall that was getting ready to open who got stuck there when a blizzard hit. All in all the mysteries were good, it was just the way she kept the first two going that bugged me personally. All that said I truly believe that someone in their mid teens would enjoy this book.

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A Study in Temperance (The Adventures of Ichabod Temperance) by Ichabod Temperance

A Study in Temperance by Ichabod Temperance
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Ichabod and Persephone return in another hair raising adventure! This time the duo have returned to Miss Plumtartt's ancestral home in England where they have many strange characters lurking about and need the help of a popular Victorian Era detective to get out of the fix they're in alive! This was another charming edition of The Adventures of Ichabod Temperance.

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The City by Dean Koontz

The City by Dean Koontz
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I was honored to receive an ARC from publisher in exchange for an honest review.

The City by Dean Koontz is an incredible adventure of a young African-American boy growing up during one of the most turbulent times in history, the late 1960's. It's the story of a boy that loves his city and a city that loves him back. It is told by Jonah as a 57 year old man, reminiscing about the events that would change the direction of his life forever, and the people who helped shape those events.

Jonah Kirk was a young musical prodigy who, over the span of three years learns about mystery, magic, and more than a little bit about the everyday heroes that make up the world around him. There are more then a few touches of the mystical world that you may be accustomed to when you read a Dean Koontz novel but the sole purpose of Jonah's coming of age tale seems to be how everyday people can be extraordinary if given the right circumstances. The City is an incredible book left me wanting more.

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For the Love of Temperance (The Adventures of Ichabod Temperance) by Ichabod Temperance

For the Love of Temperance by Ichabod Temperance
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I absolutely adore Ichabod and Persephone and their insane adventures set in a steampunk world of the past. This newest adventure lends a War of the Worlds/Mars Attacks vibe when our closest neighbor in our interstellar neighborhood decides to evict humans in a most ex sanguineous manner... in other words they're out to suck our blood and Mr Temperance and Miss Plumtartt are the only people who are able to stop them! In a funny little side note, the names of the town and the peoples inhabiting their world are a hoot.

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A World of InTemperance (The Adventures of Ichabod Temperance) by Ichabod Temperance

A World of InTemperance by Ichabod Temperance
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The second book of the adventures of Ichabod Temperance and Persephone Plumtartt was nearly as enjoyable as the first. A very well written and imaginative tale, A Matter of InTemperance was a fun continuation to our favorite steam punk couple.

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The Art of Arranging Flowers by Lynne Branard

The Art of Arranging Flowers by Lynne Branard
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

ARC from publisher in exchange for an honest review.

The Art of Arranging Flowers started out very slow for me. I stopped reading in the first 4% of the book and read several other things before finally coming back to it and I'm so happy I did! This is a poignant tale of a small town florist named Ruby Jewell who has an incredible knack for knowing just the right flowers to send for any occasion and is responsible for saving many a marriage and mending many broken hearts except her own heart which never healed from the devastating loss of her sister, Daisy twenty years ago. She is content in her little home with just herself, her dog Clementine, and a small group of close friends til an unexpected encounter with an astronaut, a ten year old boy, and a small town veterinarian set her on the path to healing and opening her heart to love again.

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A Vampire's Soul (Vampire's Promise #2) by Carla Susan Smith

A Vampire's Soul by Carla Susan Smith
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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Warning! You MUST read book one A Vampire's Promise first as this book is NOT a standalone.

Rowan and Gabriel are back together but he is still keeping secrets from her about what exactly being his Promise means among other things and her life has taken some very dangerous turns. Katja, the psychotic female vampire with the fatal attraction to Gabriel is still out there and is gunning for Rowan. Why? Cause she's a whack job who believes if she can't have him then neither can Rowan!

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A Vampire's Promise (Vampire's Promise #1) by Carla Susan Smith

A Vampire's Promise by Carla Susan Smith
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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This is my first time reading this author but the story sounded good and she didn't disappoint me! This was an excellent book, worth picking up if you are a fan of paranormal romance.
Rowan is a twenty-something slightly socially awkward woman who works in a book store who happens to catch the eye of the incredibly gorgeous and mysterious Gabriel one night when she is out with her friend. Rowan is unable to comprehend Gabriel's interest in her but after some initial distrust as to his motives she slowly opens up to the idea of having a relationship with him, even though she believes he may be doing something illegal. A Vampire's Promise ends on a cliffhanger with Rowan finally learning Gabriel's secret in a heartbreaking and painful way, which leads into the second book, A Vampire's Soul.

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Hope at Dawn (Of Love and War #1) by Stacy Henrie

Hope at Dawn by Stacy Henrie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Hope at Dawn is a historical fiction set in Iowa in 1918, during World War I where in certain areas it was very nearly seen as a crime to be of German descent. A foreign language law had been passed by the governor and it was illegal for anyone to speak anything other than English in public. There were Liberty Bond drives that people were forced to buy by overzealous neighbors to prove that they were not affiliated with the kaiser, or risk being tarred and feathered, have their home and business painted yellow to signify to others that this person was German and couldn't be trusted.
Friedrick and Olivia come from two different worlds, he is the son of German immigrants, she is the school teacher daughter of a farming family with "not so suspect" ethnicity. Hope at Dawn tells the story of how they learn to fight racism for the sake of love.

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The Millionaire Affair (Love in the Balance #3) by Jessica Lemmon

The Millionaire Affair by Jessica Lemmon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I had read book 2 in this series and wasn't too crazy about it but I liked this one a lot. The characters are likeable and the chemistry between the two mc's is awesome. A very entertaining read!

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Vampire's Thirst by Cynthia Garner

Vampire's Thirst by Cynthia Garner
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was a satisfying conclusion to the zombie apocalypse. I'm a big fan of happily ever after even during the end of the world and this book delivered big time.

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I Am The Weapon aka Boy Nobody

Boy Nobody by Allen Zadoff
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This was a good solid read for a young adult. There is a lot of violence, obviously because the MC is a boy who is an assassin for a group called "The Project" but it's not too gory or overdone. I would recommend this to teens 13-18 (or slightly younger depending upon their maturity level!)

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Everything's Golden With The Goldens...

This is due to be released on May 27th and WOW it's worth picking up.
We Are the Goldens by Dana Reinhardt
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Ok. WOW. This book was incredibly intense, especially for a YA novel. The subject matter is very delicate and the author handles it very well with Nell, the younger sister, torn between keeping a secret that is tearing older sister Layla's life to shreds and telling the secret to an adult and facing her sister's wrath, possibly destroying their close relationship. She struggles with keeping this big secret and continuing her role as family peacemaker or spilling what she knows and turning her seemingly perfect sister in to her parents and destroying a favorite teacher in the process.

It is incredibly well written and will keep the reader turning pages til the end. My only fault with the story is the abrupt ending that made me say "What! Nooooo... what's next???!!!"

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Blind Faith by Rebecca Zanetti
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What can I say except that I'm in love with the Dean/Grey brothers! Blind Faith follows Nate Dean in his quest to help find a way to deactivate his and the other brothers kill chips, implanted by the Commander's medical team. To find the secret facility that the brothers suspect holds the key to deactivating their chips, he enlists the help of Audrey Madison, Dr. Isobel Madison's daughter who broke Nate's heart five years before and was badly injured when the brothers finally made their escape from the Commander. Blind Faith was an awesome addition to the ongoing story of the brother's fight to gain their freedom from a oppressive madman and to find peace with who and what they are.
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Karina Halle's Love, In English is coming soon

I saw on Facebook that Karina Halle is releasing Love, In English on April 20th which is 2 days early. For those of you unfamiliar with Karina, she is one of my very favorite writers for good reason-her books are AWESOME! :D If you want to check her out for yourself, check out Darkhouse (Experiment in Terror#1) it's FREE on Amazon and it's REALLY good. Happy reading!

Darkhouse (Experiment in Terror #1)

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The Darkest Craving (Lords of the Underworld #10) by Gena Showalter

I know I'm a bit late reading this but here's my review:
The Darkest Craving by Gena Showalter
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I finally got around to reading The Darkest Craving #10 in the Lords of the Underworld series by Gena Showalter and I absolutely loved it! This book centers on Kane, keeper of Disaster, an all around unlucky warrior thanks to his demon and Josephina, a half fae blood slave. Josephina is blood slave to her fae princess half sister, Synda, who also happens to be keeper of Irresponsibility. As a blood slave, Josephina is punished for all of Synda's mistakes and this is how Josephina, who later gets the nickname "Tinker Bell" meets Kane in hell. She saves him from the minions of Disaster in hell only to make mortal enemies with a Phoenix. Kane tries to fix all of Tink's problems as thanks for saving him and is shocked to discover someone who may have more disasters in their life then he does! All in all this was an awesome addition to the Lords of the Underworld series.

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Willow (Blood Vine Series) by Amy Richie

This book was okay. Not fantastic but not awful it's free on Amazon at the time of this post for anyone interested.
Willow by Amy Richie
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Willow was an okay book. I can't decide if I liked it a lot, there were moments that I enjoyed but for much of the book it left me with a meh feeling. It was well written but it just seemed to me that certain things weren't explained or they just didn't make much sense. The weird thing about the whole book is the dynamic between the female and the pack. Willow gets jealous whenever any of "the boys" show interest in human girls, stomping around and pouting as if she should be the apple of their eye. IDK, it was annoying.

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Forgiven (Angels of Affection #2) by Carly Fall was even better then the first

I was so sad to see this series end but it was an incredible journey!
Forgiven by Carly Fall
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

In Forgiven, Liam and Adela are back in their roles of Angels of Affection and this assignment brings them to a secluded cabin in the winter at Lake Tahoe. Their assignment this time seems pretty much cut and dried; they only seem to have one couple living next door who have a very volatile relationship. Along with a surprise third party added to their team, the reluctant Angels of Affection must find a way to bring more love to the world and try to avoid letting hate and evil win. This seems to be the conclusion of the series and I'm sad to see it end!

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Betrayed (Angels of Affection #1) by Carly Fall

Carly Fall hit it outta the ballpark on her new Angels of Affection series. I read book one in under a day and am already halfway through book #2 (Forgiven). Here is my review from Goodreads and I hope others like it as much as I do!
Betrayed by Carly Fall
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Betrayed is the first book in an exciting new series written by bestselling author Carly Fall. The premise of the book is due to the current state of the world and all the hate that's brewing in the heart of man, two angels of death (Liam and Adela) are taken from their job by the creator to become angels of affection. Liam died about five years ago fighting a forest fire in Australia and Adela died 300 years ago during the Salem Witch Trials. They are once again given human forms to interact in the world of the living and find the people who are destined to fall in love. This was a solid start to what promises to be a great series.

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Rebecca Zanetti's Rising Assets

Rising Assets by Rebecca Zanetti
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Rising Assets is the funny and sexy new book in Rebecca Zanetti's Maverick Montana series, which is all about the Lodge-Freeze family. This installment revolves around best friends since preschool Colton and Melanie. Melanie has recently gotten some devastating news that she will soon be infertile and Colt is determined to help her any way he can, even if it's only to give her a ride to the fertility clinic so she can conceive the child she dreams of having before it's too late. As the story goes on, Colt finds himself questioning his own rigid plans for his future and just where Mel fits into it.

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April Fools' Day with Loki's Wolves

Loki is known in Norse mythology as a trickster and reading this on April Fools' Day may have gone bad for me but I was so pleasantly surprised with this book... for me it was definitely a five star read!
Loki's Wolves by K.L. Armstrong
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

An interesting tale full of Norse mythology, Loki's Wolves started out as a fast read and never slowed down. This is meant for younger readers, but like the some other series, is enjoyable for adult readers too. I absolutely adored it and could barely put it down, wanting to find out what the three main characters, Matt, Fen and Laurie, will need to do next to stop Ragnarok (the end of the world in Norse mythology)from happening. I would recommend this to anyone who loves a good adventure!

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The End of Never Went On Forever!

The End of Never by Tammy Turner


I couldn't finish this book. The story was too farfetched and convoluted for me but perhaps someone else may like this but it wasn't my thing.

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