ebook purchased by myself.
Release Date: August 30th 2016
Publisher: Self-published
Description:
Waking up in Vegas married to the guy of your dreams sounds like a good thing, right? Not when you’re Thea Montgomery and said guy is your brother’s best friend.
Thea and Xander have always avoided the connection between them because her brother would never approve. Now, they’re married— the strongest bond you can have as a couple—and they’re not even a real couple…unless they want to be.
Thea wants an annulment immediately, but Xander’s waited too long to see her become his and he won’t let her go easily.
If she wants a divorce, fine, but he wants the summer to convince her that he’s the one. If at the end of the summer she still wants to end their marriage he’ll sign the papers, but until then…
All is not fair in love and war.
My Opinion
I saw this was on 99c sale and I just had to buy it. After enjoying A Rae of Sunshine last year I couldn't resist diving straight into this book and I found myself enjoying it even more than the first.
I love the accidental marriage trope in this book. The characters handled the situation well and I felt the sparks and chemistry between them. Tate was a great leading male and I honestly didn't want the book to end.
Overall, I thought this was better than book one, which is usually hard for a sequel. I would definitely recommend.
4.5
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Release Date: May 2nd 2015
Publisher: Self-published
Description:
Your life can change in the blink of an eye.
How you adapt to these changes is what defines you.
Jake Fox is an aspiring actor who has found little success.
He is also a typical, cliche, bad boy, who 'loves them and leaves them' without love ever coming into the equation.
Emma Campbell is finding her way in life, struggling with memories from her past, an apathetic mother and the choices ahead of her. Can she keep focused on the light when life keeps surrounding her in darkness?
Polar opposites, will love be the thread that binds them or will circumstances beyond their control, tear them apart?
My Opinion
This was an okay read. I enjoyed the story, I just wish it had been a little shorter so it kept my interest the entire way through.
Like I said, I liked the plot. My issue was that the author has written in dual first person and repeats most scenes from both POV. For example, the characters go to a bar and it's narrated by Jake, the the next chapter goes back in time to when they arrive at the bar again and tells the scene from Emma's POV. Occasionally I don't mind this. However, it happened with most chapters and it made the book drag for me. I will admit I skimmed the repetition and just read the new parts. It felt unnecessary. Considering this books leaves on a cliffhanger too, I felt there could have been more story included without this repetitions.
Saying that, the book did make me read to the end. I liked the characters--especially Liam--and I wanted to know what happened.
Overall a good read. I just wish it had been cut down a bit and flowed better.
3
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Release Date: Febraury 9th 2016
Publisher: Limitless Publishing LLC
Description:
Jemma Bowers hasn’t kissed anyone in over a thousand days. She knows—she’s counted.
For twenty-year-old Jemma, rules are not meant to be broken…even if she’s the one who created them. Friendships have boundaries, relationships mean trouble, and don’t even get her started on sex. Haunted by the death of her mother and her father’s abandonment, Jemma finds herself hungry for something meaningful and permanent, but is afraid of what may happen if she pursues it.
Jordan Capshaw can’t fight his addiction. Not even if it will cost him his career…
When Jemma finds Jordan drunk and barefoot in the street, she convinces him to get in her car. Aside from the fact he’s the lead singer of her favorite band and pretty much the rock star of her dreams, she quickly realizes his addiction is a monster neither of them can control.
Who knew choosing between a rock star and a fireman could be so difficult?
Emotions run high as Jemma soon finds herself caught between the troubled rock star and her growing affections for Vic Harper, a swoon-worthy firefighter from her past. But when her grandmother passes away, leaving her with no other family, Jemma’s world falls apart.
To save herself from further heartbreak, she risks it all by breaking her own rules, and putting her heart on the line.
After all, the heart just might be the biggest rule breaker of them all.
My Opinion
Well that took a different line to what I was expecting ...
I've had my eye on this book for a while. However, with my crazy tbr pile I couldn't bring myself to buy it as I knew it'd be forever before I got to it. Anyway, when I saw it up free I had to grab it. And now that I have no ARCs for a few months I needed to read it.
Raining Down Rules is well-written and a different story. I'm not going to tell you why it's different, since that will ruin things, but it definitely doesn't follow the usual tropes. I'm still undecided if that's a good thing though. I can't decide which team I'm on.
Anyway, it's a likeable read that held my interest well. I didn't expect to read it in one sitting but I refused to go in out of the sun with the end of summer approaching so this book kept me company.
The characters were in general likeable. I'm still not sure on the plot and the ending. It my be a little flat for my tastes but overall a good read and I'll more than likely check out the next in the series.
3
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Release Date: October 29th 2015
Publisher: Limitless Publishing LLC
Description:
Alexandra McCabe is disconnected from the world, grieving the loss of her parents... Content with studying and keeping to herself, Alex has no interest in the campus playboy, Drew Collins, trying to get close to her. But even dousing him with beer doesn't deter the easy-going charmer, and against her better judgment, the pair falls into a reluctant friendship. Drew is bored with college life, and Alex's romantic rejection intrigues him... Their friendship is good for both of them, but Drew is used to getting what he wants, and he's tired of shallow sorority girls. He's much more interested in the feisty redhead, but despite his growing feelings, Alex keeps him firmly in the friend zone. Old heartaches and new tragedies deepen a complicated relationship... Whatever life throws their way, Alex and Drew remain best friends with their own traditions. Drew is Alex's family, her rock, and Alex keeps Drew grounded, always challenging him to better himself. When years of buried feelings rush to the surface, they threaten to change everything... Drew promised his mother he'd tell Alex how he feels, when the time is right-but how will he know when that is? Alex is terrified to reveal those 'three little words, ' certain Drew doesn't feel the same, and she'll lose the only family she has. Getting what you want might be as easy as being brave enough to ask for it. Should Alex and Drew open their hearts, and risk being crushed? Should they be satisfied with a deep, lifelong friendship? Or does the only chance for happiness lie... Somewhere In Between?
My Opinion
Somewhere in Between surprised me. It held my attention well and was a sweet friends to more romance. Even better, it can be read entirely as a standalone with a HEA--although it makes you want the next.
Alex and Drew were a sweet couple. I felt their friendship was real and I believed in their relationship. I also thought the author did a good job at not making their decisions come across as stupid. Usually when couples keep their feelings from one another there is an air of stupidity and I just want them to get on with things. In Somewhere in Between I understood Drew's reason and accepted them.
Things progressed well and I ended up spending the entire day reading this book. It was cute and sweet. All of the friendships were good in fact and the cast was close knit. The only thing I wasn't too sure about was the ending. The last few chapters felt a little rushed and, although a HEA, it didn't give me the satisfaction I wanted because the pace changed. The rest of the book built beautifully, so it made the ending even more different.
Overall, an enjoyable read. I will definitely be looking out for more.
4
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Release Date: September 5th 2013
Publisher: Self-published
Description:
My name is Lily Gilmore and today was supposed to be my wedding day. That was until I found my fiancé having sex with my sister in the church moments before I was supposed to walk down the aisle. I grew up with a famous rock star father who was nothing but a womanizer who cheated on my mother every chance he got. Cheating and lying was all I ever grew up with and I vowed never to live the life my mother did. Wanting to start a fresh new life, I moved from Seattle to Santa Monica to focus on my passion for photography. No men. No lies. No hassles. No love. Until I met Luke Matthews.
My name is Luke Matthews. A year ago, I lost the love of my life, my fiancée, in a tragic car accident. My life and all my dreams died with her that day, and I do nothing now but exist and play my guitar to try and ease the pain. My love was taken away and that was something I would never get that back. Then I met Lily Gilmore.
What happens when the lives of two people who no longer believe in love are suddenly changed by fate?
My Opinion
This was a sweet read. I didn't have any idea what it was about since I downloaded it ages ago when it happened to be in a free sale. It was basically the cover that led me to dig it out of my Kindle archive and give it a go.
In general I enjoyed Love In Between. It held my interest well, the romance was sweet, and the characters and relationships were interesting. Sometimes things seemed a little too easy or were resolved a little too quickly, but this was a laid back book with a little drama thrown in.
4
