Heather Miller Bookophile

  Book Rating:  Harper Ross has taken over the family construction business after her father failed to report funds to the tax man. Harper knows that the business is in trouble, and she's trying to turn it around. Harper wants to do the construction side of the work, not the office part. Her family is very toxic, only wanting her around to help out with giving money out. Reid Dorsey and his brother  Jeremiah  have a very successful TV show which showcases   home remodels. They like doing house flipping and doing the work themselves. Reid and Harper have more of a grumpy vibe going on, they butt heads more often. Reid has doubts about Harpers work when they first start working together. But, he do look her up and finds out that she does know what she's doing.  Harper's friend Ankia, has an idea for a historical renovation.  Someone has purchased a beautiful historical home, and Harper and the Dorsey brothers are working on it to complete the renovation....

  Book Rating:  Book Tropes:    Accidental Pregnancy,  Marriage of Convenience,  Royal Princess x Dark Prince,  FORBIDDEN relationship,  One Night Stand, O pposites Attract,  Found Family This story does do time hops, from 5 yrs ago to present, and then from 5 months ago to present.  Maddox Beneventi has a huge Italian family, & mob connections. He is trying to open a new restaurant that has been his dream, his baby. Five months ago, one late night driving back home, he runs into a car that just got into an accident with a deer / telephone pole. When he looks who the driver is, it's his dream girl, Princess Lennon. He hasn't seen her in awhile, since London. Now, she is stuck in the middle of now where and needs help. He doesn't take her to her friends place they go back to his.  Maddox knows she usually has to travel with her security detail, and she has no one with her. He knows he can protect her at his place.  Prin...

  Book Rating:  Book Tropes: brother's best friend, coach's daughter  Michele Mercer - is a  physiotherapy. She had to fill in a few times for her best friend and roommate, Stacey.  She did meet Cole as he was a patient of Stacey's at the time. She applied to her father's team, the  Portland Timberwolves  and she got the job! The one person she wasn't looking forward to seeing is Cole, and who walks into her office ? Cole. One of her other best friends from college is a guy - Kyle.  He and Stacey, usually play to see who knows Michele better, or who Michele likes better. Michele finally realizes that Kyle is Cole's younger brother, who he hasn't spoken to in years. Michele has OCD, and panic attacks. She usually keeps herself in check with the symptoms that show when she's about to spiral into a full panic attack. Now being around her dad at the hockey arena she isn't sure if she can work and be around him.  Cole Hendrix - was on a different ...

  Book Rating:  Lincoln Daniels is on the Dallas NHL Hockey team. Ice Hockey is the one thing he's always wanted to do, and he loves the team and teammates on his team.  He is a billionaire's son. He's always known wealth. His father and mother hate his hockey career and want him to quit and join his father's business. He doesn't have a clue how people 'live' in bad conditions. He went to private prep school, where he met his best friend Ari. The two are on the Dallas team together. They love harassing each other and giving each other good vibes and bad.  Monroe, has had a hard life. Her mom lived to please men in the bedroom and then she died, leaving Monroe to the foster system. She had some good homes and some bad. She was living in a home in the Houston area where the 'dad' was becoming to friendly to her, she knew she had to escape him and the family that treated her like Harry Potter, just doing chores and cooking for them. Monroe makes her way...

  Book Rating:  Deacon Slater grew up in a very bad family, in a small town everyone knew his last name and the family he came from were all trouble makers. Deacon knew never to give his older brother an idea of a girl who he may like. His brother would tease him / her beyond belief. When Deacon and Phoebe were in high school, he would always watch her, he always wanted to be close to her. But, could never let her or his brother know he was interested in her.  After high school Deacon (Deke) and his brother got involved in something he shouldn't have and Deacon wound up going to prison for his brother's mistakes. Deacon (Deke) got his Associates Degree on the inside, and put his time towards good instead of bad. Deacon has a younger sister - Hailey his parents gave up on, and he knew she was going to wind up in foster care after he went into prison. He could only hope she gets into a good family.  Phoebe Kelly owns and runs  Sugar Rush bakery, in her small town ...

  Book Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tropes: brother’s best friend, enemies-to-lovers, slow burn, hockey romance Kane Barlow is a hockey star for the Chicago NHL team. He's best friends with River, and even lives in the same building, except a floor above him. Kane is roommates with Malaki, who is also on the same NHL team. Kane has a lot of superstitions that he does - he does certain things the night before a game, the morning before and even right before the game. He thinks doing all these things will bring him good luck and will be able to win games.  Daisy has always been around her brother, River, and Kane. Growing up the three of them use to do mostly everything together. Kane didn't have much of a home life and almost always over at their house, dinners, sleepovers, weekends. Daisy & Kane became very close during high school. He confided in her instead of her brother, River, which brought a lot them closer together. Daisy didn't realize that Kane was in Chicago, she stopped foll...

  Book Rating:  Flynn Holland, (aka Baby Holland), is now Lake City’s new hotshot pitcher. Flynn has been playing baseball for a big baseball team back east, but, was recently traded to Lake City. Flynn thinks it's a down grade, since this team hasn't won anything in the past 50 years. But he is happy to be around his brothers and family again. Flynn loves pitching, but, seems to get in and out of his grove every few games. If he's brothers are in the stands he has a great game, but, if they aren't he usually doesn't do that well.  Olivia works at one of the book stores in Lake City. The other is their rival she says all the time. She also works as a bartender/waitress at a local club. She also has a 6 yr old daughter, Greer. To say she's always busy is an understatement.  Olivia and Flynn met when she was out of town on a trip, and they did wind back at Flynn's hotel room they didn't do anything except talk and fall asleep. But, when Olivia sees Flynn i...

  ARC Book Review - Worth the Fight (The Malone Brothers) by K. Bromberg Book Rating:  Book 1 of 3 in The Malone Brothers Series by K. Bromberg Dylan McCoy is a  songwriter for a popular artist. She has escaped LA for the small town of Sunnyville, to work on the songs for the next album for the artist. Usually she works with Jett, the artist, but they recently broke up and she wants space away from him. Her brother suggests going to the small town of Sunnyville and going to Grady's as he is a firefighter, and has an extra room. Dylan has been called the Jett whisperer by the record label business group. If they want Jett to agree to anything they bring it to Dylan first so she can approach him.  Grady Malone is a firefighter in Sunnyville. He loves being a firefighter. A few years ago he was in an accident on the job. A building collapsed and he lost his best friend, and he walked away with horrible scars on his back as a beam fell on him giving him 3rd degree burns ...

  Book Rating:  Dax is a hitman / fixer. He is going to a small town to help a friend out with taking care of their cat while they are out for a 2 week vacation to Hawaii.  Dax isn't a relationship type person. He is a one and done type person. He and relationships don't mix.  Fiona is  an FBI agent. Fiona meetx Dax in the middle of a robbery. She is on the good side of the law, while Dax is more in the 'grey' area. Fiona is on leave for a month taking a vacation. Dax is instantly smitten with Fiona when they meet.  Fiona is more of a runner, she's not so much into relationships either. Fiona winds up with Dax in her corner as well as a few of the small town folks helping her out / cheering her on.  I did receive a free ARC Book Copy of this book. I am freely leaving an honest review.  Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7491633663

  Book Rating:  Aaron Murray, plays ice hockey as a wingman for the Riverside U ice hockey team. He has always been considered the campus heartbreaker. Never really dating, other than just a night with a puck bunny here or there. Aaron has started hanging out at Black Jack's bar more and more ever since Briar has started working there. He likes her, but, hasn't ever asked her out. Briar Halle is a college gymnast with dreams of competing at the Olympics, she also wants to be a lawyer one day. Briar works at Black Jack's bar, a college hang out mostly for the sports teams. Briar has a lot of negative relationship visions from her parents divorcing. She doesn't really date. She works, has gymnastics practice and school. The house she is roomed with 2 others they aren't friends, she just goes into her room and is shut off from many people.  The owner of Black Jack's tells the college workers that he is going to shut down the bar for the week of Christmas/New Year...

  Book Rating:  Nico Barone is in the Bravata, his father being one of the head members. Nico enforces things for the family. Being around his sister, Bianca he knows about ballet, and what all she did to herself for dancing and performing. He's seen Naomi at the company theater before, never interacted with her but he knows who she is.  Naomi is a prim-and-perfect ballerina, daughter of a politician. Naomi has been a single child to her father for a few years. She shows up at events and knows when to smile and nod for the cameras. Naomi is a ballerina who is working on her next performance of Swan Lake. She is the 2 main leads Odette and Odile and she's over the moon for the upcoming performance. She is working hard to nail her parts. Her best friend, Bianca is injured in an accident. She didn't know what happened, but, now her friend is in the hospital. Naomi goes to a 'photo' shoot, thinking she will earn some extra money to help with her rent, and food, but, she...