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ARC Book Review - The Fire We Crave (Iron Outlaws MC: Colorado #3) by Scarlett Cole

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  Book Rating:  Quinn Moran is a 27yr old baker in a small town. Her sister Melody was a few years older, and disappeared 14 yrs ago. Vanished, no reason as to where she went or if she was kidnapped. Melanie and Smoked were dating before she left. Quinn never got over her sister disappearing. She always felt that something bad happened and she has always blamed herself, always kept herself hidden from people.  Smoke (Ronan) Callahan is 8 yrs older than Quinn. When they were younger that 8 yr difference felt like a lifetime of difference. Now that they are in their 20's / 30's its not such a big difference. Smoke is now the road captain with the Iron Outlaws motorcycle club.  Quinn's shop is broken into twice. Quinn doesn't feel comfortable staying in the apartment above the bakery now. She does to the Iron Outlaws, and Smoke says she can stay at his place until they figure out who is behind the string of burglaries and threats in the town. Quinn and Smoke have a hate...

ARC Book Review - The Situation (Brewer Family #5), by Adriana Locke

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  Book Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Aurora, she has just gotten divorced. She’s not looking for a new boyfriend or anything serious. She isn’t even looking for a one night stand. But when Tate sits next to her on the plane she can’t help but think of how young he is but how it is nice to have someone put her first for a change. How he makes her feel special with just a few exchanges between them.  Tate, is the youngest Brewer. He has a business degree but hates working at the company his father created. He loves the businesses just hates that they are under what his father created. Tate’s best friend Carys is married to his older brother Gannon. He knows her father and step mother just broke up and got divorced but that’s about all he knows that happened between her father and d step mother.  Tate and Aurora meet on a flight one weekend. They have a flirty banter back and forth throughout the flight. They know they are going to the same conference. Aurora tells Tate the hotel restaur...

ARC Book Review - The Bind, by Laura Beth

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  Book Rating:  Dr. Colter Andrews is the hospital surgical grump. He works, but, also has eyes on all the staff in the surgery room making sure everyone is doing their own jobs. Dr. Colter doesn't like to share anything other than one word answers.  Doctor Richard Keeton is  Chief of Surgery. His daughter,  Annaliese Keeton is coming to work at the same Chicago hospital. Dr. Richard Keeton wants Dr. Colter Andrews to mentor / oversee his daughter the surgical residency program. Richard also wants Colter to break his daughter where she will see that the surgery program isn't for her. Annaliese left with her mom after she divorced Richard. She hasn't been around him much the past 13 years.  Annaliese Keeton has been abroad, working in remote countries, helping where she can for companies helping the less fortunate. Now, she's back in Chicago, and in the same hospital as her father. She needs to prove to him that she can work as hard as he can. She wants him ...

ARC Book Review - Teasing Flames (Luxe Escape Book 1), by Red Phoenix

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  Book Rating:  Sophie Lane is a quiet young woman, teaches piano lessons, is more of a wallflower than an extrovert like her BFF, Gwen. Gwen is an understudy for the main lead in a off Broadway play, but, the main lead gets sick and Gwen has to step up. Sophie sees how much her friend Gwen puts herself out there.  Sophie decides to take a leap and join the next group of a freshman class at a  Submissive Training Center . Sophie isn't sure what to expect, she met up and spoke with Brie -- from The Brie Series, who encouraged her to apply and to take the course. Sophie is a bit on the heavier side, and she isn't sure if the Submissive training is a good fit for someone of her size, someone like her. She has a lot of self doubt. But, she does like the training lessons she's received after the frist two weeks.  Sophie has had a string of bad luck recently and she's hoping that with being in the Submissive Training course she will be able to turn a corner with her l...

ARC Book Review - Little Nightmare (The Rise of the De Langes #2), by Rachel Van Dyken

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  Book Rating:  Raven Alfero is a twin to Tempest and also one of the boss's -    Dante Alfero one of the heir of the five families.  Raven has always had a mouth on her, usually talking before it going through her brain. She is in her senior year at  Eagle Elite College. Ace, being a De Lange orphan he was taken in by the Alfero family as a guard, then he went away to Italy.  Ace De Lange is back and is now the new bodyguard to Raven. Ace was a bodyguard to her father when she was a teenager, now he is with Raven. Ace had some heartache when he was in Italy and doesn't want to open his heart again.    Raven had a crush on Ace when she was a teenager, and he was her father's bodyguard. When she came onto him then he refused her. Now, that they are a little bit older, will Ace refuse her again? Being around her he's trying not to break, but, she doesn't seem to like to keep clothes on.  Will Ace and the team be able to find out who is aft...

ARC Book Review - Playing for Keeps (Playing #1), by Lainey Davis

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  Book Rating:    Emerson has lived her whole life in Manhattan, NYC, she went to Julliard for music, and has been performing her whole life to make her parents happy. Her controlling father is a conductor for the NYC Orchestra. Emerson has always played the viola and flute, small female instruments. Now, that she's an adult she wants to switch over to the cello, but, her father and mother think that is not a lady like instrument and she need to stick with what she knows, the viola.  Gunnar Stag, is a hockey goalie, and plays NHL Hockey for the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team, along with his twin brothers. His family has a lot of professional athletes including his father who was also in the NHL. This is Gunnar's rookie season, and he wants to do the best he can. Now that he is living on his own, and away from his family, he realizes how quiet an empty apartment can be. He is use to his 3 other brother always piling on top of him and no one ever having any room....

ARC Book Review - Scarlett and the Kiss Thief by Ivy Smoak

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  Book Rating:  Tropes: High School, Friends-to-Lovers, Love Triangle Scarlett Hunter is just starting her senior year of high school. She's always been the girl in the uniform that had the long skirt and glasses. This year she has decided it's time for change, short skirt and contacts. Her dad is now teaching at the school, and he doesn't like the little bit of skirt she is wearing, let alone rolling up to make it even smaller.  Scarlett has always had a crush on Axel Stevens. She's always wanted to be his girl. When he was kissing someone else in 6th grade, she's always held that over him. She wants him to look at her like a girlfriend and not just someone he has known forever.  Axel Stevens is the quarterback on the football team. He does like Scarlett, but, he says they are just more brother / sister type friends. But, he gets jealous any time some other guy talks with her / flirts with. He's told the other guys on the football team to stay away from her. Bu...