Hello! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend. I ended up out of town for a couple of days, so today I am playing catch up. Last week I read three books. One ARC, one book from my TBR, and one book (a new-to-me author) for a reading challenge. I wish I would have had more time to read, but my paying job took a whole lot of hours over the past two weeks. This week I hope to recover a little bit and do some serious reading. I hope my reviews give you some new books to add to your TBR.
The One I Stood Beside (Plain Daisy Ranch #2) #FriendsToLovers #MarriageOfConvenience #SmallTown #ARC
Written in first person from an alternating dual POV, book
two in the series can be read as a standalone and ends with a HEA.
Jude and Sadie were everything I hoped they would be an
more. I loved their history together. I adored how well they knew each other
and how they had always supported each other in so many ways. Sadie is a gem.
She rolls with the challenges that come her way as she and Jude enter a “fake”
marriage to save her arm. It doesn’t take long before very real feelings are
admitted, and they are forced to establish that it was never really fake at
all. Jude is a little grumpy, definitely
private, and the quietest of the brothers. He has always borne responsibility
for the family and is so internally strong. He also has some baggage from
having his mother pass when he was so young.
This was heart-warming, romantic, and steamy at times. I adored this couple and couldn’t stop reading till they found their HEA. I am so excited about this series! Jude is going to be a hard hero to top though.
#MorallyGrayHero #RomanticSuspense
Book two in the interconnected series can be read as a
standalone and ends with a HEA. It is written in first person from an
alternating dual POV. The author offers some content warning at the front of
the book, and sensitive readers should take those into consideration.
After meeting Piper in book one of the series, I knew her
book would be something else. I was not disappointed. She is absolutely fierce,
strong, independent, argumentative, and willing to fight hard for those that
she cares about. Tate is cocky, grumpy, serious and an absolute cinnamon roll
under his crusty exterior. He falls so hard and fast for Piper and I loved his
deeply protective nature. Both Piper and Tate struggle with some baggage from
their past that makes them a uniquely perfect fit for each other. Their
characters develop and grow throughout the book until they get to a point where
they grow together and are ready for a future completing each other.
There is plenty of heat, some suspense, and even a few
laughs along the way. These men may do “bad” things, but they are always for
the right reasons. I love this series so much!
Stars & Sparks Forever (Starlight Bay #7)
by Kara Kendrick
#Holiday #InstaLove #Novella #SingleDad #SmallTown
Written in first person from an alternating dual POV, this
can be read as a standalone and ends with a HEA. This was my first book by this
author, and I am excited to read more of her work.
Grant (36) is the single dad of 5-year-old Hudson. Lana (27)
is a teacher who also teaches swimming lessons in the summer. Set in Cape Cod
in the summer, this would be a good beach read. Lana and Grant are instantly attracted to each
other. They can’t stay away from each other, and they both feel like there is
“more” to them than just a physical relationship. Hudson is adorable. I thought
both characters were likable, and the setting was well described. My only wish
is that it would have been longer with the characters more fleshed out and
their relationship more detailed.
This is a fast and steamy summer holiday read.
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