Unforgivable ~ Isabel Love

There are certain things that are unforgivable…

Falling for your brother’s best friend is one of them.

That isn’t the worst thing I’ve ever done, though.

Not even close.

Shame and guilt follow me everywhere.

Except when I’m with him.

With him, I can breathe again.

Smile again. Love again.

But he doesn't know what I've done.

Loved this book so much!! 

It was real, it was raw and I devoured it once I had the courage to read it..

I was not a fan of Ana's ~ based on what I knew from her from Charlie's book so of course just hearing one side of the story I made my mind up and picked sides.. just like that!

Isn't that we all do?

I felt horrible after reading and getting the gist of it.. her side of everything especially what Wesley went through.. Young puppy love, sacrifice, life in all it's ugliness..

Unforgivable was so different from the other 2 books I've read by Isabel Love..

and it was just as amazing in it's own Unique way!

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Gentleman Nine ~ Penelope Ward

Growing up, the three of us were friends.

He was the nerd.

I was the playboy.

She was the beauty.

Deep down, I only ever wanted her. I kept it inside because Rory and I made a pact that our friend, Amber, was off-limits.

He lied.

I went off to college, and he got the girl.

Amber never knew how I felt.

They were together for years—before he broke her heart.

Through it all and across the miles, she and I casually stayed in touch.

When my job sent me to Boston for a three-month contract position, Amber let me stay in her spare room.

Still reeling from her breakup, she’d sworn off men.

One night, I opened her computer to find the shock of my life. She’d hesitantly contacted a male escort company. Afraid to date and get her heart broken again, she was looking for sex with no strings.

Every emotion imaginable ran through me: protectiveness, jealousy—curiosity.

Amber had chosen Gentleman Number Nine and sent him a message.

She opened up to him, confessing, among other things, her physical attraction to her friend—me. But she considered me off-limits—and she thought I was a manwhore. (Ironic, considering the circumstances.)

Eventually, she set up a date to meet Gentleman Nine at a hotel.

When she showed up several nights later to meet him, she was stunned to see me standing there—with an offer I hoped she wouldn’t refuse.

You get so much more than a friends to lovers with Gentleman Nine..

Two friends brought closer together by losing someone they both loved and a third comes to play by association. 

Here's a story where two individuals trusted the wrong person with their secret and were betrayed in a sense - but that person wasn't really bad per-say just knew when to pounce on an opportunity and well just Did.. while reading I felt as if everything played out as it should have everyone was able to grow and as adults better appreciate what was right in front of them, talk about their emotions - lay them all out when it counted.

So all though the saying "you snooze you loose" might have been the way to go initially and we might have seen it as a missed opportunity for some..

The whole "If you Love someone, set them free" didn't go over so well either...

Channing was absolutely perfect!! 

Perfect friend, perfect brother, perfect son perfect everything.. *a wet dream*.... 

There was so much chemistry between Amber and Channing, they both complemented each other in so many ways. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about their mornings, their outings, their banter. The flow was a slow simmer with a lot of sexual tension and some nail biting angst towards the end. 

This was such a fun, sexy & sweet read I didn't want it to end.

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Drunk Dial ~ Penelope Ward

It seemed like a good idea at the time. Look up Landon Roderick, that boy from childhood whom I’d never been able to forget—even though he so easily forgot about me—and call him.

Then again, anything sounds like a good idea when you’ve had a little too much wine before bed, right? It was supposed to be just a quick, meaningless, prank call. Instead, I went off on him—unloading thirteen years of pent-up emotions.

I didn’t think he’d call me back.

I certainly could never have anticipated the weeks of sexually tense phone conversations that followed as I got to know the man he’d become.

Turned out, Landon had never really forgotten me, either. That special connection we had was still there. I opened up to him, but there were also things about me he didn’t know. And he had his own secrets.

Over the countless hours we talked on the phone, I wondered what would happen if we actually saw each other. One night, I did something impulsive again. Only this time, I went to the airport and booked a ticket to California. We were about to find out if one phone call could bring two lost souls together or if my drunk dial really was all just a big mistake.

A funny, sexy read that had a coming of age type of vibe.

It had a slow build up with pasts and secrets being revealed through steamy phone calls, sexy pictures and adorable notes!

"Tell me something Funny"

Landon is pleasantly surprised when a blast from the past decides to drunk dial him.

He was of course my favorite character.. Even through his own issues he managed to be the perfect guy.. That perfect guy that laid it all out there and sacrificed it all with out a second thought.. Where are these guys? How can I find one?

Rana had so many insecurities and hang ups.. she basically lived in the past and her guilt wouldn't let her move forward. but Thankfully... her one moment of  liquid courage was able to turn all of that around. and although vulnerable she eventually allowed Landon to slowly pull her out of this self imposed judgmental way of  viewing herself ..

"You're obsessed with the idea of me - the mystique. The reality is a mess"

Both Landon and Rana had things they both needed to overcome in order to accept each other and ultimately forgive themselves.. With time, determination, Love and a little humor they both managed to get a second chance at happiness and get the HEA they were meant to have.

"It's funny how the things that we once looked at as tragic are exactly what needed to happen, in retrospect."

Until It Fades ~ K.A. Tucker

Twenty-four-year-old truck stop waitress and single mother Catherine Wright has simple goals: to give her five-year-old daughter a happy life and to never again be the talk of the town in Balsam, Pennsylvania: population two thousand outside of tourist season.

And then one foggy night, on a lonely road back from another failed attempt at a relationship, Catherine saves a man’s life. It isn’t until after the police have arrived that Catherine realizes exactly who it is she has saved: Brett Madden, hockey icon and media darling.

Catherine has already had her fifteen minutes of fame and the last thing she wants is to have her past dragged back into the spotlight, only this time on a national stage. So she hides her identity. It works.

For a time.

But when she finds the man she saved standing on her doorstep, desperate to thank her, all that changes. What begins as an immediate friendship quickly turns into something neither of them expected. Something that Catherine isn’t sure she can handle; something that Catherine is afraid to trust.

Because how long can an extraordinary man like Brett be interested in an ordinary woman like Catherine…before the spark fades?

This was an absolute delight to read..

It was a beautiful heartfelt love story that slowly unraveled as you went along for the ride.

It's about family, friends, mistakes, love, trust and believing in Happily Ever Afters

Catherine was so much more than she gave herself credit for, a single young mom doing everything she could for her 5 yr old daughter while battling with the skeletons in her closet. she's done nothing but continue to move forward while trying to stay in the shadows and not draw any more unnecessary attention from her judgmental town...

 But all it took was a split second of heroism to change her life forever!!

Brett was absolutely perfect.. there is no other way to describe him..

He was patient, understanding, caring, loving and supportive - All rapped up in the YUMMIEST package..

Even though rich and famous he was so grounded and genuinely humble there was no way Catherine was able to keep that wall up and keep him in the "friend" zone..

Even though he was battling with his own uncertainties he managed to put her feelings and well being fist..

His friendship and attentiveness to Brianna which was a bundle of laughs the only way a chatty 5 yr old could be won me over immediately.

The story tells us the why's and how's of Catherine's past, introduces us to some other amazing and not so amazing people in her life.. Shows us the sweet way Brett ingrained himself in her like and makes us feel exactly when she decided to chance it all, even though she thought it would only be "Until It Fades"!!!

A definite feel good must read Romance..

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A Thousand Boy Kisses ~ Tillie Cole

One kiss lasts a moment.

But a thousand kisses can last a lifetime.

One boy.

One girl.

A bond that is forged in an instant and cherished for a decade.

A bond that neither time nor distance can break.

A bond that will last forever.

Or so they believe.

When seventeen-year-old Rune Kristiansen returns from his native Norway to the sleepy town of Blossom Grove, Georgia, where he befriended Poppy Litchfield as a child, he has just one thing on his mind. Why did the girl who was one half of his soul, who promised to wait faithfully for his return, cut him off without a word of explanation?

Rune’s heart was broken two years ago when Poppy fell silent. When he discovers the truth, he finds that the greatest heartache is yet to come. 

Perfection!!

There will never be enough words to describe how this book made me feel..

There won't be enough pictures to portray the beauty that this book made me see..

And there definitely won't be a lack of reviews telling you how amazing this book is!!

It's a lesson on life told through the experiences of  two best-est of friends.. 

For Infinity.. Forever and Always!!!

A love so pure and innocent flourished on the cherry blossom fields of GA ..

The feelings of helplessness being so young and not having a say as to where life will lead you is gut wrenching.. 

The cruel harsh reality of Life... time moves on.. time changes us..

What will be will be!!!

This book will forever change the little things I take for granted 

I will now stop to feel the warmth of the morning sun on my skin

and will smile when I feel the wind brush across my cheek!!

Bravo Tillie Cole you are an amazing author that has taken me on so many journeys!!

And I'm sure many more to come!!

AMAZON

A Love so Tragic ~ Stevie J. Cole

Promises. 

We all make them. Sometimes we break them. But what happens when the promise you break haunts your dreams, when that moment of betrayal echoes within every last beat of your heart? 

Love. 

Love is passionate, painful, and all consuming in the most brutal yet beautiful way. How many people have you said 'I love you' to? Five, ten, maybe no one? I've said that word to two men, but only one where I felt it. 

Tragic. 

This word sums up my relationship with Nicolas: devastating, painful, depressing. 

A first love that should have lasted a lifetime, but I ruined with a stupid decision. Nicolas is my star crossed lover, and even though Shakespeare has taught me that stories such as ours always end in tragedy, I can't not love him, even if I'm married to someone else.

I don't condone cheating, I don't think it's right in any way, shape or form
Blah Blah Blah!!
But I'm not gonna lie and say I made an exception to read this or "I had no clue" what this read might be about..
The fact is I really, REALLY enjoy reading about it.. I love the anticipation, the anxiety maybe the adrenaline rush from the possibility of getting caught..
That's why I read..
To immerse myself  in these characters lives to feel what they feel, from a spectators POV though,,

This is a story on how 1 mistake can change so many lives, how the simplest of acts can and will change the path of your life, how not every sacrifice or well meant decision is the right one.

Sometimes not even time can overcome fate..
Destiny is Destiny
Why fight it even if  it my lead to more heart ache or even tragedy?

I absolutely LOVED this Tragic Love story
cheating be damned because there was cheating..
But hey maybe one wrong can un~wrong another?

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The Baller ~ Vi Keeland

The first time I met Brody Easton was in the men’s locker room. 

It was my first interview as a professional sportscaster.

The famed quarterback decided to bare all. 

And by all, I don’t mean he told me any of his secrets. 

No. The arrogant ass decided to drop his towel, just as I asked the first question. On camera. 

The Super Bowl MVP quickly adopted a new hobby—screwing with me.

When I pushed back, he shifted from wanting to screw with me, to wanting to screw me.

But I don’t date players. 

And it’s not because I’m one of the few women working in the world of professional football. 

I’d date an athlete. 

It’s the other kind of player I don’t date. 

You know the type. Good looking, strong, cocky, always looking to get laid.

Brody Easton was the ultimate player.

Every woman wanted to be the one to change him.

But the truth was, all he needed was a girl worth changing for.

Turned out, I was that girl.

Simple right?

Let’s face it. It never is.

There’s a story between once upon a time and happily ever after… 

And this one is ours.

Okay sooo as you can see I FLOVED it!!

Even the none secondary characters like Mr. "CUM" to even the nursing home nurse Shannon.. every. single. one. played a special roll..

Indie was the BOMB reminds me of a few crazy girlfriends I try to stay out of public areas with hahaha, Her voice of reason and personality was on point!!

We got a Super Fun, Scorching Hot read with an awesome flow and an amazingly sexy sweet story-line!!

Yes Brody "Subway" Easton was one arrogant SOB but he was also this genuinely amazing guy to those he cared about.. I loved his banter with Grouper, his dirty talk and even dirtier mind when he interacted with Delilah.. his nurturing side when he was with Marlene.. There was so much to Brody you couldn't help but fall for him..

Which is no wonder Delilah did!!!

This gal had me girl crushing HARD .. She had the cutest quirky antics.

CUM..HI... bwahaha~ I'll just leave that there you'll just have to read about it!!!

Although Delilah was able to prove her worth in the sports casting world and had 

this tough as nails exterior there were a few emotional traumas she had to deal with..

I could not put this read down would actually really enjoy a sequel with Indy in it :D among other characters that definitely made an impact!! (but will remain nameless do to spoilers)

READ IT I TOTALLY RECOMMEND!!!!

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