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ARC Book Review - VERSACE: The Violence Of Becoming by Tre KonSi

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  Book Trope: Mafia Romance. Age Gap. Multiple love interests. Versace Aratrika Arabella Versace, is heir to the House of Versace she had left her home 3 years ago and went to lead a normal life. But after her friend Sanaaya Khalighi was gunned down she has returned to take control of the empire she left behind and revenge her friend. Versace is  Bold, sharp-tongued, and fiercely independent. Versace will go into subconscious - where she thinks its reality, but, it's not, kinda like a dream state. She's never 100% sure if something is real or not. Day dreaming in a way.  Versace family has just entered into negotiations for an arranged marriage with Aurelio Laurent Kashani who is with the Moretti family.  Aurelio closest cousin is Dominic Cassian Moretti who is the Mafia King for his family. Dominic and Arabella knew each other years ago when he saved her. But, Dominic doesn't know that she witnessed him killing her best friend / cousin,...

ARC Book Review - Right Your Wrongs (Kings of the Ice, #6), by Kandi Steiner

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  Book Rating:  Book Tropes:  NHL Coach x GMs wife,  College sweethearts/ first loves,  Second chance,  Older MCs.    Shane McCabe is 41 yrs old and is the head coach of the NHL Tampa Bay Osprey's. Shane always remembers the girl who he let get away, Ari from college. He can't ever seem to move on from her. But, now, she back in his world, as the wife of the General Manager of the Tampa Bay Osprey's. How is he going to get through this season with his ex being around? Ariana (Ari) Ridley wanted to become a social worker. That is what her college degree is in. Help those who needed help. But, it seems she's the one who needs help now. She was raising & taking care of her younger brother, Georgie. She met her now husband, Nathan and she  thought the world of him. He treated both her and her brother Georgie very well. Once they were married Georgie was able to have things that her limited salary could never afford them. Nathan has gotten the...

ARC Book Review - It Seemed Like a Good Idea (Darling Springs #1), by Lauren Blakely

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  Book Rating:  Book Tropes:  Grumpy x sunshine,  Small-town romance,  Bodyguard x client,  Forced proximity,  Banter + forbidden tension. Ripley lives in the  small-town of Darling Springs. She runs / operates her own flower / lavender farm. She has an identical twin sister, Heaven, who has just recently broken into her acting career. Ripley has tattoo's all over her arms, and her twin Haven has 1 small tattoo, but people still often confuse them when they are together. Now that they are filming in Darling Springs, the  paparazzi   think it's Heaven they are taking pictures of but it's really Ripley. Haven wants to protect Ripley, so, she has Banks being her security shadow just in case someone tries to do something to Ripley thinking its actually Haven instead. Something Ripley is firmly against, but, she is trying to be accepting of what her sister is offering.   Banks Kendrick, is in the security business, he and his busine...

ARC Book Review - If You Keep Me (Toronto Terror #6), by Helena Hunting

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  Book Rating:  Book Trope:  slow burn, age gap, hockey, coaches daughter Flip (Phillip) Madden plays NHL for the  Toronto Terror hockey team. He is 29 almost 30 yrs old. He's had playboy ways in the past. But, the last two or three years he hasn't dated/hasn't 'hooked' up and he's been good, just going out with his friends.  Tally ( Tallulah )  Vander Zee   is the daughter of Toronto Terror's head Coach  Vander Zee  . She interned with the Terror group when she was a 12th grader in high school. She loves working for the team. She made a lot of friends within that group she was always around. Tally is 21 almost 22, she is finishing up her senior year at the university in Dance. She is hoping to get on with a Toronto dance trope after graduation. She and Flip are always together hanging out with the same friend group. Tally has had a crush on Flip since she was 16 yrs old. Nothing has ever happened between them  they are just friends...

ARC Book Review - Dear MVP, You're Ice Cold, (Seattle Havoc #2), by Vivian Wood

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  Book Tropes:  grumpy x sunshine, workplace romance, forced proximity, injured hero, protective man, slow burn, he falls first, she’s off-limits Scout Nash and Silas met 8 years ago when they were both going to the University of Washington. Now they are both on the same NHL team. Scout is a 'team mom', gopher, finder of lost things. What she really wants to do is teach yoga, and be able to help the guys with PT using her kinesiology degree. But, working for the team lets her keep busy during the day and nights also. Juliet wants Scout to write up a mobility plan on how she would be able to help the team with yoga and stretching. This would give Scout a bigger role to play with the Havoc team for sure, something she can be proud of and not something her ex husband can doubt her for.  Silas 'Ice Man' Huxley is on the Seattle Havoc NHL team. His brother, Jet & Hunter are also on the team.  They are known as "Brother's Grimm." We met Hunter Huxley in ...

ARC Book Review - Savage's Salvation (Hurricane Heat MC #3), by Chelle Bliss

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  Book Rating:  Savage is 37, he was once an Army Ranger. Now he works the intel/security for the Hurricane Heat Club. Savage wants to help Claire and her daughter. He doesn't expect anything in return. Savage is offering her safety and Claire isn't sure what he wants in return. She doesn't want to be used like her ex was doing to her. She wants her life back that she had once upon a time. Savage is like a gentle giant, hard and tough on the outside and soft on the inside. He seems gruff at first towards Claire, but, he is just in turmoil with himself. He never wanted a family, but, now here he is being faced with one that he needs to help.  Savage (Ethan Everett) rescued Claire from a rival biker gang the Hellfire's. Claire is now in the Hurricane Heats clubhouse.  Claire is a single mother to a 6 month old baby girl, Aurora. Claire worked in a law office 2 years ago, and ever since she was with her ex, Anthony she hasn't work, hasn't had much contact other tha...

ARC Book Review - Instinct (Beneath The Blaze #5) by Luna Mason

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  Book Rating:    Book Tropes: Dark Mafia, age gap,  Dad’s best friend, former ballerina, bodyguard romance, grumpy x sunshine, and forbidden love. This book is the final book in the Beneath The Blaze series, but it can be read as a standalone.   Lily   runs an art gallery. Five years ago she was on stage performing as a ballerina. However, someone broke into her changing room, and tried to attack her. Ever since she's not been able to perform ballet that she loves so much. Ever since the attack she's looked over her shoulder, she is nervous all the time. Lily has panic attacks, she can't ever seem to be 'calm'. Her friends know she has remained scared, and they've tried to keep her safe, keep her company, but, she needs to heal on the inside - her head / mentally also. She was saved by someone who stopped the attack and got her home safely, but she has no memory of who that was.  Lily's father is in the Russian mafia. He's been in an out of her life g...