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Book Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is the next book in the series. You can read each as a standalone. But they are intertwined so if you read the other previous books you have the back story of what’s going ok.  In this book we have Ripley Brewer and Georgia.  They have always had a hate / hate type of relationship. No matter when they - the group seems to get together they are always saying the opposite of each other.  They went to high school together and have all the same friends. Ripley likes the outdoors, staying active and being fit and eating healthy. Georgia, loves her frozen pizza and chicken nugget, sugar in her coffee and chocolate.  Georgia’s mom is a bit much. She is ver smothering to Georgia. Only really talking about herself and her friends. Georgia always seems to come in second place with her.   Georgia and Ripley agree to go on a dating show their friends are making. Not realizing they both agreed to be on the show. Of course Georgia and Ripley are set...

  Book Rating:  This is book #2 in the series you do need to read book #1 Wicked Dreams.  This book #2 continues with Caleb & Margo and their friends.  Caleb knows what happens in their past. He is still blaming Margo on what happened when they were 10/11 yrs old. Margo still doesn't remember. Her dreams are becoming more and more active and she's trying to remember what happened so she can understand why Caleb holds things against her.  Caleb's uncle beats him and beats him. Caleb knows he shouldn't show anger or get in trouble but he can't help it. When the hockey coach let's Caleb's uncle know he's been causing trouble he gets a horrible beating that is all weekend long. Not sure how Caleb didn't wind up in the hospital.  Margo and Riley plan to go to NYU to do a campus tour. Caleb is shocked she wants to go. Margo's never talked about college before. Margo just wants to graduate high school and get a job somewhere where she can save up mo...

  Book Rating:  Margo, is in the foster system. She's just gotten placed with a new foster family. Back at the tow n she grew up in and hasn't seen in the past 7 yrs. She knows the kids she's going to be in school with, and she isn't quite sure what she is walking into when she goes to the private school on her first day.   Margo doesn't understand what is going on. Why does everyone hate her so much. It seems like Margo has a few blank spots in her memory with what happened in this small town she grew up in.  Caleb Asher, knows Margo. He knew her when she lived in the guest house on his families property. Her mother was the cook for Caleb's house, and her family lived in the guest house just across the lawn from the main house. Caleb and Margo were best friends in elementary school. Now they are in high school. Caleb is now 'King' of the high school, and captain of the hockey team. He and his friends can't be touched. No one would threaten them.  No...

  Book Rating   This is the 5th book in this series, but each book is a standalone. Elaina  - was walking down the aisle to marry someone the first time  Dylan  (Baja) saw her. He knew right away she should be marrying his brother.  Elaina during the reception knew something was going on, she couldn't put her finger on it. But, she knew something was about to happen. When  Dylan sees Elliott going for the cake he sees that same smirk Elliott used on him all those years ago when he smashed the cake into his face. Oh he is going to do that to Elaine. By the time Dylan gets to Elaina and Elliott all he can do is pull his brother off of her and shove him and threaten him. Elaina rushes off to the bathroom sobbing.   Dylan is nothing but kind and sweet to Elaina after Elliott has treated her so horribly.  Dylan offers to take her down to Durango a few hours from Denver. So she can get away from him and see what she may want to do fo...

  Book Rating:  Emory Olson is a hockey goalie for the Blue Devil's, a professional hockey team in Chicago. Emory hasn't had the best light in the public's eye. He is just seen as a womanizer - from the press always taking pictures of him with different women, even if nothing happened with them. He is new to the Blue Devil's hockey team, he was traded from another team hoping his attitude would change on the ice.  Scottie has always had a bad hand dealt to her in life. She loved her father, and he didn't live long. Scottie and him were two pea's in a pod. He would always take her to the Blue Devil games, they were great at watching hockey, that was what they did together. Her mother has a lot of demons that include drugs and alcohol and she is currently homeless, living on the mean streets of Chicago. Scottie always knows where to find her though, she finds her and gives her food and clothing.  Scottie is working as a stripper at a local club, the Cat House...

Book Rating:  This is the 3rd book in the series. Each book can be read as a stand alone.  Arranged-marriage, age-gap, Mafia/cartel romance, forbidden romance Camila Ruiz is the youngest daughter of Andres Ruiz, a top lieutenant in the Roríguez cartel. Camila is in college, just finished her 1st year of college starting her 2nd year. She is young, she has been around the mafia her whole life.  Dante Luciano is the brother of  Dario Luciano who is the Capo. Dario is married to  Catalina who is  Camilla Ruiz's sister.  Dante & Dario's sister,  Mia Luciano  is married to  Aléjandro Roríguez  who is also in the cartel.  The cartel and the capo's are intertwined  now with the marriages.   Dante is the 2nd in command to his brother Dario.  Dante runs the club and is in charge of a few things for the family. Dante is older, we don't really know how much older, I believe it stated 20 yrs older than  ...

  ARC Book Review - Here to Eternity (Moonlit Ridge #1), By A.L. Jackson Book Rating:            Here to Eternity is the 1st book in the new Moonlit Ridge  series. River Tayte    is a tattoo artist at River of Ink. River is a beast of a man, taking up the whole door frame when he stands inside of it. River is covered in tattoos.  River is very protective of Nolan and Raven and his crew of guys he's known since they were all teenagers. River and his crew of guys also formed a club, where they help women and kids escape those who are harming them and get them into better places to live.  Nolan Tayte is River's son. River and Nolan have a very special bond, they love each other. Nolan always calls River - Daddy-O! He is a 5 yr old little boy who is very precious.  Raven Tayte is River's younger sister. She owns a flower shop in town. Charleigh happens to rent an apartment over Raven's flower shop, and they become fast fr...

  Book Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Banks is  captain of the SoCal Vipers. He finds Aspen attractive and wants to know more about her. Banks has a past he's tried to get away from. He doesn't want a family. He's afraid that will hurt his hockey career and his goals. Banks has a great group of friends he co-owns a bar with. They have been together since their college days. Aspen works two jobs one at the hockey area as a cleaner - janitor and the other as a bartender at a club. Banks is part owner in the club that she is working at. Aspen grew up with money and being in the 1% crowd. However, she realized her father and family would never 'let' her do anything she wanted to do, go to college, be part of the family business as her brother are. She broke apart from the family and left and is working two jobs to support herself away from her past toxic life. Aspen is very independent and has worked hard to make her own path in the world.  I did receive a free ARC Book copy of this book...

  Book Rating:  BLACK SHEEP is the gripping conclusion to the Smoke and Mirrors trilogy.  Logan has been locked up in jail, and is fighting his past demons in his head.  Logan has always been with the circus. But, now after getting out of jail, he doesn't want to be a part of the circus life, he doesn't know what he wants to do with his life.    Sienna loves Logan. She has repeatedly told him how much she loves and cares for him. Logan seems lost in his head, and wants to believe that Sienna can love him, but, at the same time, doesn't think he is worthy of having someone love him. In the small town of  Forrester, TX rumors run wild with Sienna on everyone's tongues. She doesn't like the rumors, but can't escape the rumor's either.  Will Logan be able to return to his feelings of love towards Sienna and the circus? Or will he be trapped in his head with the past? I did receive a free ARC Copy of this book. I am freely leaving an honest review...

  Book Rating:  This is book 2 in my new Irish Mafia series but it can be read as a standalone! Irish Mafia Standalone  Age Gap  Single Dad  Forced Marriage  "My Wife"  Tynan Quinn, is the son of an Irish mafia mobster. Tynan is in line to replace his father once he retires, only Tynan has to be married to someone of his choosing, or someone will be arranged to marry him. Tynan is now the guardian of his elementary age cousin, Brody, whose parents are now deceased.  Tynan is trying to get Brody to still do his daily activities, soccer, school, but, Brody isn't talking, he's closed off, unfeeling.  Tynan notices that Brody is very at ease with his teacher, Ms. Elara. Tynan asks Elara about working for him after school with Brody to see if she can get him to open up any more.  Elara isn't sure of Tynan's offer at first. She doesn't know who Tynan is. She doesn't realize that he is a mobster, and that he is filthy rich. She knows Brody and ...

  Book Rating:  This is the 2nd book in the Bad Boys Club series. But, each is a stand alone you can read.   Grace Kensington, the daughter of the hockey coach, and now she is interning for his team with the marketing department.  Grace's parent's fostered a few kids when she and her brother were growing up. One of those happened to be Brady. She was instantly smitten with Beady and would often follow her brother and him around during the summer.       Brady is a hockey player on the same team Grace is now interning for.  Brady always had a thing for Grace, but he knew her brother would take him out if anything ever happened between them when they were younger.  Brady use to give Grace a hard time, often saying mean things to her, to cover for the fact that he was actually into her.     Now that they are both adults, and working together will they be able to avoid each other? Grace seems like a little l...