I had no idea Take Me On was part of a series while reading! Thankfully my lack of awareness did not take away from this story at all, and it can definitely stand alone.

I found the kickboxing and MMA aspects of this novel to be very well researched and authentic (as far as I can tell) and was pleased with the relationship between West and Haley. It is nice to see a kick-ass young lady teach a boy how to fight and control anger, while struggling with her own. The heat factor was also apparent, and I would recommend for those who are 17+.

My only annoyance was the sheer amount of drama these poor kids had to deal with. I felt some of it

especially finding out West's father isn't really his biological father

could have been left on the editing room floor, but overall a great read.

Picked this up for my 2014 camping trip. Yep, a paperback steamy romance with some obviously photo-shopped puppies on the cover. Whatever.

Surprisingly, I really enjoyed this romance story between a 2nd grade teacher and a wounded Afghanistan War veteran. It was hot, sweet, and had great characters that kept it from being too cut and dry predictable.

A perfect book for the type of vacation where I knew I would need to constantly put it down while chasing a two year old on the beach.

Good messages, a strong chemistry between the two main characters, and a healthy teen relationship that was based on respect and love. But, I didn't really believe in psychology aspects of Echo's treatment and the dialogue also started to grate on me by the end. If I had to read "nymph" one more time I thought I may vomit. Later titles in this series are stronger, but I would hand this to older (15+) teens who like emotional, dramatic, contemporary romances. There are some heavy petting scenes but no actual sex.

Spunky puppeteer confronts her childhood sweetheart (who she believes tried to kill her) while she tries to find the legacy her deceased mother hid in a small Maine island cottage. Taking hints from traditional Gothic romances, this is a somewhat unbelievable but fun tale.

I generally like a cute story about a childhood crush finally realized, but the plotting of this story was really uneven. Too much time spent on cutesy relationship stuff interspersed with various drama filled episodes that were too quickly (and too easily) resolved.

**Reviewed from a complementary arc provided by www.netgalley.com

Becca needs a place to regroup, to leave her troubled brother in the care of others, and to forget a man who hurt her. Sam needs to learn that he can love and is worthy of love.

Super cute, steamy, and fun. Shalvis does a great job writing real and relate-able characters. The tension in the story felt genuine, and wasn't just characters lying to one another. Definitely recommend for fans of the genre.

**Reviewed from an ARC, complements of www.netgalley.com

A New Adult romance set in Australia that tries to set itself apart from the masses with a main character who has OCD, but this was more of a plot point than a story-driver.

Fans of the genre will enjoy the hot surfers and Aussie lingo.

Sexy sex but very shallow character development. Hoover is truly the queen of insta-love and that is my very least favorite romance trope. I bumped this up a star because her writing style is unique (see chapters written in 'verse') and because of the cranky old elevator guy who befriends the main character. Miles, you are a tragic piece of work and I just didn't like you.

A slightly wonky premise but cute and with lovely sparkling dialogue. A great fluffy romance for teens, but some of the drama around lies, social media lessons, and the slightly unresolved ending may leave older readers a bit annoyed.

I had fun reading this, but not one of my favorite stories.

I wish this would have spent more time on the DJ aspects of Casey's life (which the title implied). Instead this was really your typical NA tortured soul healed by cute (and oh so sensitive) new guy Daniel. Not terrible but nothing ground breaking here. Nice inclusion of a Spotify list of songs at the end.