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ARC Book Review - Ciao Bella, (The Rise of the De Langes, Book 1), by Rachelle Van Dyken

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  Review Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bella Abandonato is a sophomore in college at Eagle Elite University. She is the daughter of Nixon Abandonato, Cosa Nostra, Italian mafia, one of the richest mafia families in the underground.  Ivan De Lange   was rescued from his unsavory family, taken in by the Abandonato family, and has sworn his allegiance to the Cosa Nostra.   The  Five Families seem to be at war / odds again.  Bella and Ivan have a hate / hate relationship. They have rules in every household - Bella/Ivan rules to follow. But those that hate each other so much, doesn't that mean they secretly love each other? Is Bella and Ivan's hate really love for one other just in disguise?  Holy Moly! Twist and turns galore! A lot was going on with this book and the people involved. I received an advanced reader's copy in exchange for an honest review.    Goodreads:  https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6601821629

ARC Book Review - Vicious Tycoon (The Billion-Dollar Men #2), by M. Robinson

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Rating:  Bailey has always been America's Sweetheart - girl next door Hollywood starlet.  Baily & Aires have been acting together since they were both young teenagers filming  The Kids Club . They never had a title for what they were to each other when they were younger. They were just always together after they were done filming for the day, making out, & hanging out.  Once their show ended, they drifted apart and went their separate ways. Now they are back on set together for a new film as adults, an action romance type movie filming down in Australia.  Aires has been named one of Hollywood's sexiest bad boys. He loves being an actor. He doesn't love rules so much. Aires has always been attracted to Bailey since they were teenagers. He is more of a womanizer now that they are older.  Now that they are adults will they be able to stay in each other's lives after filming the movie? They are in a movie bubble right now, always together, no press, everyone on set

ARC Book Review - Over the Limit (Full Throttle #3), by K. Bromberg

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  Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is book #3 in the series.  Blair  Carmichael  is an event coordinator with APEX Racing in F1.  She is great at her job, has never let being around the racers / drivers affect her job. Blair &  Oliver Rossi have been on and off dating wise since they were teenagers. Rossi is a driver for APEX. They both keep their relationship behind closed doors, although most everyone knows they are dating, as Blair usually gives him a good luck kiss before every race, and she's done that since they were teenagers.  Rossi has been awful to Blair as of late. Not being there for her when she needs him, not talking with her. Not being a good friend, let alone a great boyfriend. When she gets a promotion at work, he's the first one she thinks of telling, but he can't spare time for her.  Lachlan Evans also races for APEX. Lachlan and Rossi are both competing for a contracted spot with APEX and have to make every race count. Lachlan started having feelings ever since he

ARC Book Review - False Start, (Red Zone Rivals, #5), by Kandi Steiner

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  Review Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kyle Robbins: Seattle's rookie tight end and the first boy to break Madelyn's heart. Kyle & Madelyn went to high school together. She is 2 yrs older. During high school, his parents paid her to watch him when they would go out. When he was 15 yrs old he had a ranger of a party and they never trusted him to be alone again.  Madelyn, is a realtor, and is showing a house to someone who was online shopping / looking at houses, it turns out to be Kyle. Madelyn isn't sure what to do with Kyle showing up out of the blue. He left all those years ago without so much as a goodbye.  Kyle & Madelyn agree to be fake boyfriend / girlfriend and she goes with him to his social events, weddings. He's tired of going alone to all of those events. Madelyn is worried about her ex-husband and how he treats her. Kyle agrees to help her if she agrees to help him.  Will they be able to go over their past relationships and what happened?  Will they be able to p

Illicit Obsession By Julia Skyes

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  Illicit Obsession picks up right of where Tainted Obsession left off. Massimo wakes up in the car after the car crash and hears Evelyn screaming his name. He is disorientated but pulls himself back together and goes after her and saves her. Massimo is bleeding, but he sees that Evelyn is unconscious and is more worried about her than himself. They rush out of the way of the attack and head to a safe house. The Dr. clears them both.  Evelyn is still trying to get home to America.     This is a short book. Almost felt like a short novella.  I did receive a free ARC Copy of this book. I am freely leaving an honest review. 

ARC Book Review - Scout, by Carina Rose

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  ARC Book Review - Scout, by Carina Rose Tropes, Small Town Romance, baseball Review Stars - 4  Cash Jameson, was a star high school baseball player in the small town of   Blossom Berry Falls. Now 15 yrs later he is back for the high school reunion. He was only planning on staying a few days, until he saw Hannah and all his feelings came back. He has to see her and find out what she's been doing.  Hannah was the local girl who got to show Cash around the school when he first came into town. No one thought the shy girl should be with Cash, until they were together, and no one could separate them.  When Cash left for college he broke things off with Hannah. She was devastated. When she tried to contact him throughout that first year he never got back with her, and she was abandoned. Now 15 yrs later will they be able to pick up where they left off? Will Hannah give him another chance?  I did receive a free ARC Copy of this book. I am freely leaving an honest review. 

Lace 'em Up (Bang Brothers Hockey #1), by Elise Faber

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Kingston "King" Bang rescues a runaway bride from the side of the road. King is a NHL hockey player, he has 5 other siblings. His siblings nicknamed their mom Momma Bang. Having a last name of Bang would get a lot of teasing growing up I'm sure.   Aurora "Rory" has run away from her wedding. She has no coat, only 1 shoe, and a tattered dress. It turns out that Rory's husband-to-be just beat her up for choosing a dress his mother didn't approve of. She chose a dress she wanted and one she liked. Now that she's walking down the street beat up and holding her stomach, King comes to her rescue and scoops her up and places her into his truck.   King helps Rory heal and lets her stay in his house. He has a top notch security system. Rory is worried about being in his way. However, he refuses to let her go anywhere else.    Rory grew up with an evil stepmother and stepsisters. After her father died they treated her horribly. She has never had an easy go at