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  ARC Book Review - I Pucking Hate That I Love You, (Pucking Love #1), by D.L. Gallie Book rating:  Kallen Jones is the newest hockey addition to the  Crushers Ice hockey  team. He is the new rookie goalie.   Chelsea (Chels) Maxwell is the daughter of the Crushers Coach. Last year Chelsea had a relationship with another player - and has sworn off hockey players, she won't get pucking played again, she has vowed.  Chelsea and Kallen met before he was officially signed by the Crushers team and had a one night stand. Once Chelsea realized who he was she left and ghosted him. Now, Chelsea is working with her dad in the arena to help him get organized and on track while his secretary is out on leave from surgery.  Chelsea keeps running into Kallen around the arena. Kallen has a heart of gold, and wants Chelsea and wants something with her. But, Chelsea doesn't know if she should let her heart trust any of the hockey players. Kallen has to woooo her. Wi...

  Book rating:  Trigger warnings:  real life issues of PTSD, depression, alcohol, veteran to civilian transition and combat death.   Serena / " Serenity" - now lives in Nashville, TN, and works as a publisher/editor for a book company. She loves to read, and loves the books and the stories they hold. Serena starts getting text messages from a number she doesn't know. She finally realizes who is texting her after 10 yrs of silence, Jensen. Serena left her hometown and created her new life in Nashville, she hasn't been back home in those 10 yrs she's been gone.  Jensen, was in the military for the last 10 yrs, and has gotten out and is back to being a 'civilian'. Something he really doesn't know how to be. Jensen takes on a lot of the projects around his family's house to stay busy. He needs to be doing something with his hands. He doesn't know what to do without the military.  Serena goes back home for the 4th of July week. Back to Jensen's ...

  Book Rating: ️ ️ ️ ️ Warnings:  This book does have several trigger warnings. This book is a 'dark' romance, although the trigger warnings should be addressed. There is a 'almost' rape scene. A few Kidnappings. Beatings. Attempted drowning. Fighting. Rope tie up. Strangulation. Self harm / self-mutilation. Depression.  Multiple SEX partners, at once/and right after the other.  The book itself was well written. I wasn't expecting all the 'trigger's' this book has. Some are my own triggers.  Sydney  Windsor , she is the head ice hockey coach's daughter. This is her 2nd college at FSU. She was kicked out of the one she started at. She took photo's of her dad's teams playbook and gave it to the oposing team so her dad's team could lose. When she got to the new college students recognized her of course and started hating on her right away. Calling her at all hours of the day, texting her, saying vile things to her in classes and in the hallw...

Book Rating:  Twyla works at the s@$$X toy store in the small town. Still blushes with every new order she receives. Twyla can't get over how shy she is verus her husband Seth or her sister Astrid. She always feels like she is the prude in the family. Twyla isn't sure if it's a mental block in her head that makes her not push through things, and she will actually freeze and not continue because she's just frozen in place. Doc has an idea that it is a mental block and she needs to work through it in her head.  Seth is still working at Imperium Security and Club Alias, he is also part owner in both places. His birthday is coming up and Twyla has been freaking out about getting him a present. She can't figure out what to get him! When she is working in her store one day she has an idea hit her! She knows what to do / get him!  I did receive a free ARC copy of this book. I am freely leaving an honest review.

Book Rating:  Second-chance, enemies-to-lovers, fake-date, little-sister’s-best-friend, forbidden, stand-alone contemporary romance. Marilyn grew up in a small farming community about 2 hrs outside of Indianapolis. Marilyn always knew she didn't want to stay in the small town, and wanted to move to Indianapolis after she was finished with college later in life. Growing up with best friends Jill & Devan, she always had a crush on Devan's older brother Ricky, who always saw them as kids.  Richard (Ricky) Dunn has a little sister,  Devan  who Marilyn is best friends with. Ricky &  Marilyn   & Devan are about 10 yrs apart in age. Ricky didn't know what he wanted to do in life until he was in his late 20's. He decided to move to Indianapolis and go to college and get his degree. He had his sights set on working for a firm in Indianapolis. However, Marilyn also works at the same firm.  When Ricky passes several interviews and gets invited to a ...

  Review Rating:   TILL DEATH DO US PART is a stand-alone dangerous Mafia/cartel romance in the new “Brutal Vows” series. This is book #2 in the series.  Mia Luciano  her brother Dario is the new capo of the family. Dario has stated that Mia has mourned long enough - after 6 months, and she is to wed Aléjandro.  Mia's first husband, Rocco was not kind to her during their 10 yr marriage. Now that he has died Mia was looking at being on her own and being her own person for a while, however, her brother Dario has other plans for her future. Mia isn't sure of Aléjandro, he is 2 yrs younger than she is. She has lived through pain and sometime torture the last 10 yrs she doesn't want another 10 yrs of the same. Mia needs to learn not all men hurt and use you / your relationship for personal gain.  Aléjandro Roríguez is the son of the leader of the Roríguez cartel. Aléjandro's sister is married to her brother, Dario, and this marriage will join...

  Review Rating:    This book was a little different than the others in the series.  Nikki and Alex have been best friends since they were born. Their mother's are best friends, and they were always together growing up. Always over at each other's houses, always in each other's lives.  The mother's have always been meddling in their lives, always pushing each other on one another.   Nikki has always had a huge crush on Alex. But, has always remained in the friend zone with him, so as to not disrupt the friendship. Now that they are both seniors in college, they have spent so much time together, they know each other's habits and what they other likes/not likes. Nikki doesn't play a sport, she is a DJ - mixes CD's, tapes, music and wants to become a sound engineer, sound mixer.  Alex is struggling his senior year with baseball. The younger freshmen are eyeing for his spot on the team. He keeps putting too much pressure on himself and hurting himself...

  Book Review Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Hailey Wagner - has moved back to Time River with hopes of healing from her recent separation / divorce. She rents a cute house not thinking of who her neighbors might be. Of course she finds Cody next door looking to help her. She’s always had a thing for Cody, but her old friend Brooke always did. Hailey has always left him at arms length because of Brooke.  Her first day on the job who does Hailey run into? Cody. Is it kismet they are finding themselves wrapped in being close to one another? Hailey is a stable manager for one of the large ranches in the area. Cody is the landscaper will they be able to keep the distance they set for each other? Cody, hasn’t seen Hailey in 6 yrs. Who does he find is moving in next door to his house in the middle of a thunderstorm? Hailey.  Hailey has always been off limits. Cody has always had a crush on her but has never done anything about it.  I received an advanced reader's copy in exchange for a...

  Book Rating:  Brady Spade, one of the bachelor's of the family, has finally met someone he can't be without, Lily.  Brady is constantly traveling for the family hotel empire. He is going back and forth between LA & Edinburgh. He has to be on the private jet, although his other brothers book the jet in advance, something he doesn't plan for. He meets Lily on a commercial flight. But then after she ghosts him he doesn't see her for another 6 months, on the private plane of his best friend of course.   Lily loves being a flight attendant. She loves the private plane part of it. She got tired of the commercial flights, and now loves being a fill in on the private planes. Every time she gets a shot at happiness she gets a phone call or a text that sends her into a panic. Brady picks up on this and confronts her about it.  Lily has an ex, David who won't leave her alone. She left him about a year and a half ago, and David still texts her, stalks her, won't ...