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12 June 2018

❤❤ GETTING SCHOOLED BY EMMA CHASE 5 STAR REVIEW ❤❤



Garrett Daniels has this whole life thing figured out.


The cocky, charismatic former high school star quarterback is an idolized football coach and "cool" teacher in the hometown where he's not just a golden boy—he's platinum. He has good friends, a great house on the lake, and the best damn sidekick a man could ask for: Snoopy, the albino beagle.



Then...Callie Carpenter comes home.



And knocks him right on his tight end zone.


21 May 2018

❤❤ BILLIONAIRES AND BRIDES SERIES by Krista Lakes Series AUDIOREVIEW ❤❤

Yours Completely
Billionaires and Brides #1


Maids don't ever get to go to the ball... do they? 


Jace Connors: 

Stretched thin from running a business and organizing a wedding, the last thing Jace needs is the world's most eligible bachelorettes trying to sneak their way into his bed. When he meets Ella grooming the inn's horses, though, she leaves him breathless. Jace knows that he can't let her get away... 


Ella McDaniels: 

What starts as an almost-kiss in the barn ends up captivating Ella, even though she knows that the richly dressed Jace is out of her league. However, when he keeps showing up wherever she is, her attraction to him grows. And if she can outwit her wicked stepmother, she just might be able to dance with him at the wedding reception ball. There's only one problem... 


What if Jace is actually the groom? 



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Yours Truly
Billionaires and Brides #2


Only one woman's foot will fit this size 11 1/2 glass slipper... 


AJ Jacobson: 

Billionaire CEO AJ wants nothing more than to just get away from his busy life. So when he goes to an employee's wedding and meets a beautiful girl, he feels like he can lose himself to her. Despite an intense night of passion, he wakes up in an empty bed. The only clue he has to find his Cinderella? A glass slipper and two handwritten lines on a note, fished out of a dumpster and almost unreadable... 


Kat Ryder: 

When responsible Kat lets her hair down for one night, she meets a gorgeous stranger who really likes the new her. After an enchanting evening together, Kat gets an early morning call into work by a panicked boss. Knowing that she must see him again, she leaves a letter for the sleeping hunk and signs it, "Yours Truly, Kat,” not realizing that's the only part of the note that will survive. However, there are other consequences to her night of fun, especially when she finally meets up with her one-night-stand... 


What if AJ is actually her company's CEO? 



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Yours Royally
Billionaires and Brides #3


Can a regular girl ever marry a real life prince? 


Prince Marco: 

Royal life can be a royal pain, and Marco needs a break. A secret identity, just for a few weeks. A relaxing vacation in America, where nobody knows who he really is. Not even the girl he hires to be his personal assistant, Sabrina. But when Sabrina turns out to be the best part of his vacation, he finds it harder and harder to keep his secret from her... 


Sabrina Wise: 

Sabrina never imagined that any job could lead to paparazzi encounters and surprise trips to Hawaii. Who could have thought that her boss would turn out to be as charming as he was handsome? But, behind their sizzling sexual tension, she can't help but think there's something more to Marco. Who isthis gorgeous man she's taking orders from, and why is he keeping so much hidden away? If she's willing to risk everything to find out, she might end up in her own Cinderella fairy-tale ending... 


What happens when Mr. Right turns out to be Prince Charming?






I am going to review this series as a whole, since I listened to all the books back to back. 

Every now and then I get on this kick where I need an overly sweet romance, where I guaranteed the happily ever after .. This is exactly what you get with this series. You get that instant love, tooth ache, type of story. And for once, this is exactly what I was craving. 

In each story, you get two people whom you don't think should fit, but who's chemistry is off the charts. Whether they know each others identity or not, the pull between them is undeniable. Whether its a CEO, a prince, or a rich bachelor, the ladies don't really know who they're dealing with at first. Then surprise surprise, the truth comes out and they're all dumbfounded. 

My only complaint is this. With each book, we have a villain, obviously. The one that stands out the most to me, probably because it was the most recent is the Queen. There are so many things that she does that are just horrible , selfish things. And yet, at the end, when we could be given a resolution to this horrible woman and her actions, it's just brushed under the rug. She is just going to stay somewhere else. Yet, the King, who you come to care for, is just supposed to be okay with it? How she treated Sabrina, in front of people, we're just supposed to be okay with it because they had words? There is never any resolution or punishment to the villains in any of the stories. That is my only complaint.

The narrators in each story was amazing. They really brought the sweet, unblemished side of each woman to life. And when you do that, when you bring them to life, it makes it so much easier for the readers to get sucked in and not want to put the story down. 

The series gets 4 stars from me. 
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20 May 2018

❤❤ SAVAGE PRINCE by Meghan March AudioReview ❤❤



SAVAGE PRINCE
SAVAGE TRILOGY BOOK 1
By Meghan March
Release Day March 27





Who knew things could get even darker and dirtier in New Orleans? New York Times bestselling author Meghan March introduces the Savage Prince of the city, the man you never want to meet. 

17 April 2018

❤❤ THE CINDERELLA ARRANGEMENT by Vanessa Waltz 3 star Audioreview ❤❤

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Fake Cinderella. Real Romance. 
Luke Pardini is many things: playboy, tabloid fodder, ridiculously attractive billionaire. He’s the Prince Charming every woman dreams of. 

And he wants me to be his fake girlfriend. 

02 April 2018

❤❤ WITH THIS MAN by Jodi Ellen Malpas 4-4.5 star audio review ❤❤

My rating: 4 of 5 stars




Jesse Ward is back in the newest novel in the #1 New York Timesbestselling This Man series!

Life is good for Jesse "The Lord" Ward. Perfect, actually. He still has the charm, he's in great shape, and he still reduces his wife, Ava, to a pool of desire with a mere look. He's in full control, just how he likes it.

26 December 2017

❤ TAP LEFT by A Zavarelli 3.5ish star Audioreview ❤

My rating: 3.5-4 of 5 stars



Former hot mess seeking d̶y̶s̶f̶u̶n̶c̶t̶i̶o̶n̶a̶l̶ ̶r̶e̶l̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶s̶h̶i̶p̶ ̶single, well-together male. Sanity preferable.


From now on, I’m going to do everything right. I’m going to make good choices. Say goodbye to the bad boys, narcissists, and emotionally unavailable men. Because starting today, I’m a girl on a mission. 

Find a man to walk me down that aisle. 

It’s a good solid plan, but there’s only one tiny hiccup. 

Adrian Daire. 

I’ve asked for his help because if anyone can make me marketable, it’s him. 

Only problem? 

He’s also one of the aforementioned emotionally unavailable bad boys/ narcissists. Oh, yeah and he slightly crushed my soul once before. But no biggie. I’ve got three whole weeks to exorcise him from my head and my heart… for good. 



**I was given this free audio book review copy at my request and have voluntarily left this review.**

i have recently found this author and realized that she is becoming one of my reliable authors . looking for something you have maybe not heard about, but from an author you rely on, and read/listen anyway? that's a reliable author, and that's what A Zavarelli has become to me.

I'm not normally a fan of the back and forth, especially when I know emotions are involved for one of our characters, so you know they're going to get hurt. it's almost like you go in on eggshells, because you're just cautious of when it's going to happen. we can see this one coming from a mile away.

while I did find some of the storyline obvious, I really liked the way it unfolded. being single, I automatically related to the dating app aspect. I loved how Dare kept secrets from her all this time. and while we think we know why, we don't really know . we don't know all of it. . . until we do. then all that hate you have building up toward Dare is really misdirected, and hate isn't what we should be feeling at all.

there was only one thing that didn't jive for me. so Dare has to take her shopping to help her wardrobe. yet, when she has enough and walks away, she shows up days later in new clothes and a new attitude. how did that happen? how'd she change so quickly without his help? that part I didn't catch. other than that, these two have such a hate *uck, I really love you relationship. and he makes you mad and pushed all my buttons when he was trying to break her . then when they talk about the past, I started to take all those feelings of frustration and direct them to Ryan, exactly where they belonged. part of me was kind of hoping That Guy was really him, after faking his death so long ago, just so they could put him in his place and kill him themselves. then after realizing I thought that, I kind of wonder if I need therapy. :/


and when Graciela stepped in, it was like my momma bear instincts stepped in. why in the world does every one shit all over this girl and treat her like trash when she didn't do anything wrong? see----> momma bear.

the storyline on this was great. I am not too much of a fan of this narrator. there is just something about her narration and pronunciation, it's overly breathy and it's just not my cup of tea. because I'm not a fan, it does pull me from the story. but I like this author enough to know I need to stick it through bc the story is totally worth it . I wasn't wrong here.


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08 December 2017

❤ GRIP by Kennedy Ryan AudioReview ❤



Resisting an irresistible force wears you down and turns you out. I know. I've been doing it for years. 


I may not have a musical gift of my own, but I've got a nose for talent and an eye for the extraordinary. And Marlon James - Grip to his fans - is nothing short of extraordinary. 



Years ago, we strung together a few magical nights, but I keep those memories in a locked drawer and I've thrown away the key. All that's left is friendship and work. 



He's on the verge of unimaginable fame, all his dreams poised to come true. I manage his career, but I can't seem to manage my heart. 



It's wild, reckless, disobedient. And it remembers all the things I want to forget.


***This does not have a cliffhanger***



So I've never read Kennedy Ryan before, and I had never heard of Grip before. It came up from the library as "a book you may like." So I thought what the heck, I'm still trying to read new authors I've never heard of before, I'll give this a try. 

Ladies. Gents. Readers. Book Lovers. Stop what you are doing. Stop..What..You..Are..Doing...

You need to read this book. Or as I did, you need to listen to this audio. The audio was hands down one of the best I've listened to this year. I've listened to other books that Maxine has narrated, but this was the first I've listened to by Jakobi Diem. These two together.. Spectacular narrating duo. Hands down, I think the best female/male narrating pair I've heard this year. They did great things with this story and really brought it to life. The feelings felt real, the chemistry came to life, the love, it was all there. 

And the story, my GOD, this was ahhhmaaaayyyyzzzingggggg.



I feel like this was one of those books where I want to stand on the rooftop, or fly a banner in the air telling everyone who will listen how good this book is. I'm so glad I picked this up. Kennedy is a fantastic storyteller. She wrote this story that just sucked me in and I was not going to stop this until the story was over. Once it started , I didn't want it to ever end. Like, at all. once you read this you will want more Bristol and Grip. These two are electric!

And the music that we get, granted not actual music, but the lyrics make this book even more. Music, love, romance, angst, heartbreak, drama. GAH. AMAZING.





5 stars guys, 10, 15, infinite stars!

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05 December 2017

❤ ALL OR NOTHING AT ALL by Jennifer Probst Audioreview ❤



Tristan Pierce left the family business to carve out a life of his own, but never forgot his passionate affair with the much younger, inexperienced Sydney Green, or the hurtful break-up that tore him apart. When he’s forced to return home and face his past, will he be able to carve out a future, or will lies ruin his second chance at love? 

Sydney Green loved Tristan her entire life, but when he left, he took not only her heart, but her trust with him. Now that they’re together again, it’s time they both face the biggest secret of all….





God i loved this story so much. And part of me thinks i loved it so much because these narrators were spectacular . Not only were the narrators fabulous, combine that with an amazing storyline and this resulted in a fabulous book. I am in love with Tristan's storyline. He was so hard and cold to Sid, and slowly we find out their history from when they were younger to now. We find out what Sid has been hiding and why, and how it affected all the Pierce brothers. 

There was a large part of me that wanted to not like Sidney for what she did. But when we find out why, when we get the glimpses into their past, I can't help but think she did the right thing. Especially with how Tristan reacts when he finds our her secret. I was so in love with him when he started opening up to her again, until then. Then I wanted to hate him, but again I couldn't do it. There were so many emotions I wanted to feel, things that I knew normally I would (I hate keeping secrets in books), but I didn't feel them. Jennifer managed to make me think outside my normal emotional box. She gave me so many reasons, so much depth to these characters, that I couldn't react how I normally would. I also couldn't walk away. I didn't want to stop this audio. Any time I could take a minute to turn it on and see what was going on between Tristan and Sidney I did. You add in the cat fight drama llama at the Ballet and I was all in. Especially when Sidney's little cat claws would come out. Who doesn't love this woman? and who doesn't love her with Tristan!? These two just burn up the sheets when they are together. 

Can we discuss when the truth hits Tristan. When his eyes open. When he realizes he may not have been seeing their past quite as it was. I just wanted to reach into my audiobook and smack him. All this time. All this pain. But it also made me think, reflect, how often do we look at the past through our own eyes and how we view things went down, instead of eyes wide open? 

This book had it all, surprises, drama, heat, history, growth, love, just everything that you really want from a romance book. 

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04 December 2017

❤ FOR 100 REASONS by Lara Adrian Audioreview ❤




Billionaire Dominic Baine stepped into Avery Ross’s life when it was at its lowest. Obsessed with the beautiful, struggling artist, Nick was determined to have her. What began as a scorching seduction soon burned out of control, exploding into a white-hot passion neither of them could deny.

01 December 2017

❤ RUTHLESS KING by Meghan March Audioreview ❤

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



Get ready for the darker and dirtier side of New Orleans with a brand new alpha romance from USA Today bestselling author Meghan March.


New Orleans belongs to me. 
You don’t know my name, but I control everything you see—and all the things you don’t. 
My reach knows no bounds, and my demands are always met. 
I didn’t need to loan money to a failing family distillery, but it amuses me to have them in my debt. 
To have her in my debt.

❤WAIT FOR IT by Mariana Zapata Audioreview ❤





If anyone ever said being an adult was easy, they hadn't been one long enough. 


Diana Casillas can admit it: she doesn't know what the hell she's doing half the time. How she's made it through the last two years of her life without killing anyone is nothing short of a miracle. Being a grown-up wasn’t supposed to be so hard. 

19 October 2017

❤ REAL DIRTY DUET by Meghan March Audioreview ❤













REAL DIRTY

Country music's bad boy, Boone Thrasher, takes center stage in USA Today bestselling author Meghan March's brand new stand alone Real Dirty Duet! 

19 September 2017

❤THE CONTRACT by Melanie Moreland Audioreview ❤

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


A tyrant by day, a playboy by night. That is the reputation that precedes Richard VanRyan. He lives life the way he wants, no concern for the opinion of others. He cares for no one, is completely unrepentant, and he has no desire to change his ways.

16 February 2017

11 January 2017

❤❤ KULTI by Mariana Zapata 5 Star Audio Review ❤❤

Audio Review 
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



“Trust me, I’ve wanted to punch you in the face a time or five.”

❤❤ ROYALLY SCREWED by Emma Chase 4.5 star audioreview ❤❤

Audio Review
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars



Nicholas Arthur Frederick Edward Pembrook, Crowned Prince of Wessco, aka His Royal Hotness, is wickedly charming, devastatingly handsome, and unabashedly arrogant; hard not to be when people are constantly bowing down to you. 

05 January 2017

❤❤ 5 STAR audio review of A THOUSAND BOY KISSES by Tillie Cole ❤❤

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



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.