Deep Blue Secret is the first book in the water keepers series, and I believe that the second book is already out as well so people that don't like waiting between books, never fear! You can continue right on with the series. I liked Deep Blue Secret. It was a different kind of paranormal for me. While there is a bad guy "villain" in this story, the premise still seemed somehow lighter than most other paranormals that I have read. And I liked that. The water keepers are all about healing and helping. While we don't learn a ton about the specifics of them in this first installment, we do get to know the characters in the story pretty well.

Sadie is a unique girl. She has a strange birthmark that changes colors, and then this new guy shows up out of no where. That's when her life starts to really get interesting. I loved seeing Rayne and Sadie together. Rayne was just so sweet. He was always there for Sadie, always looking out for her and protecting her. There is a bit of a twist when it comes to why that is, and even though I managed to guess what it was, I still really like it and I think it is going to be interesting in the books to come. And Sadie herself is a nice, good girl. It is so nice to see someone so nice and normal. I love my jaded heroines with trust issues galore sometimes, but it is also nice to once in a while see a happy, well adjusted teenage with a great mom who is just living her life. I think that's why I felt like this book was a little lighter than most other paranormal's I have been reading lately.

My favorite part of the story was the developing romance between Sadie and Rayne, and getting a glimpse into Rayne's world. I loved learning about the farm that his family has. The only thing I thought Deep Blue Secret was missing was a little bit more back story on the water keepers themselves. I feel like I still have so many more questions about what is going on with them and with Voss, but I think that will all be explained in the next book. Overall, Deep Blue Secret set up an interesting plot that I am intrigued enough with to want to continue on with the story. I love Sadie and Rayne and I can't wait to see if a real romance will blossom between the two of them. I really hope so!

Love Spell is the second book in the Comedy of Love series, but it can be read as a standalone. They two stories are about completely different characters. I have not read the first book in the series, The Cinderella Project but after this book, I am interested in reading that one as well. I thought this book was a really fun story. Love Spell is a contemporary romance that could be classified as either New Adult or Adult. The characters are around 24 years old, but no matter what you classify it as, this is a clean romance story. So while I think it is technically a contemporary romance, it is a heck of a lot cleaner than most new adult romances I have read lately.

Clint made a wish at a roadside wish wagon to help him find love, but what happened was that everyone woman that touched him instantly fell in love with him and became addicted to his touch. They all went a little crazy. The latest woman that Clint had a crush on, and touched went totally batty when Clint realized that she was “infected” as he likes to call it, and when he tried to leave, she tried to kill him! So then clint decides he needs to change this curse, and he seeks out a private investigator. That’s when the real fun of the story starts.

Love Spell is told in multiple point of views, mainly from Clint and Lindsay’s (the private investigator), but with Molly’s thrown in sparingly. I really liked the way the author split up the point of views. I thought we had a good chance to hear each characters voice and get to know them throughout the story. I also loved that this book was written by a male author. Stan Crowe did an excellent job with the character development of Clint and Lindsay. Lindsay had a huge crush on Clint in high school and then he just left. The details made me a little confused at the start of the story, but eventually everything was explained. Lindsay became “infected” pretty early on in the story, but the interesting part was watching her deal with the effects of the curse throughout the story.

Love Spell is a lot of fun. I thought the first couple of chapters had a little bit of a slow start, but after about 4 chapters I completely got into the story. I thought it was wonderfully written. I will say I was a little peeved about a tiny thing towards the end of the book. Lindsay said she was at a private firm doing prosecution work while her partner did defense work for accused criminals. I know I am really stretching here, but the “prosecution” is the state. It’s not in private firms. (except maybe in virginia) But like I said, that is a little just a little detail of the story. Anyway, aside from that minor annoyance, I really enjoyed Love Spell. This was my first book by Stan Crowe and I was impressed. It had me on the edge of my seat right up until the end, and it turned out to be a really nice love story.

I am a big fan of mysteries. Take that and add in the victim being a celebrated magician, and a big contest at the Belief and Beyond conference to anyone who can prove that the paranormal exists? How could I not read this book? Emily Castles is a young sleuth and she kind had a nancy drew vibe going on. Another huge plus for me. Beyond Belief, despite the fact that this is a serious murder mystery novel, it is actually surprisingly funny and was a very fun read. I know that sounds strange, but the mixture of the humor and the suspense of the mystery were an awesome combination for me. I loved this book. I couldn't guess the twists and turns and the story had me completely engrossed and on the edge of my seat the whole time.

Beyond Belief is the second book in the Emily Castles Mysteries series, but each book can be read as a standalone. I didn't read the first book in the mysteries series so I am not sure how much set up and background character information was given in the first book, but I never felt lost or out of plce while reading this story. The only thing I thought about was whether or not I would have gotten to know Emily Castle a little better through the first book. I feel like we did get to know her in this story well enough, but she was surrounded but such crazy and loud other characters that she seemed almost mousy in comparison. And I know that she wasn't someone that I would classify as mousy on her own. She is spunky and independent and very resourceful, but even with all of that, she still felt overshadowed by all of the "look at me" eccentric people around her.

I am now a fan of Helen Smith. I need to check out more of her books based on her writing in Beyond Belief. She is just so spot on with her descriptions. I found myself nodding along appreciatively when I could picture EXACTLY what she was describing. I just loved it. This book will have you laughing, and scratching your head right along with Emily trying to solve the case. Beyond Belief was a huge hit for me!

No More Goddesses is a young adult novel in which the Egyptian goddess of love, Hathor starts causing mischief in Jordan's high school through the use of am old bracelet that Jordan found at her grams house. No More Goddesses is a fun younger feeling young adult book. The content is very clean, and appropriate for all ages. I found the book to be a fun high school adventure where a group of three friends find themselves racing against a clock trying to solve the mystery of this bracelet and maybe find some love along the way.

Jordan has kind of an obsessive personality. It's kind of cute because she throws her whole self into things. Her icon is Audrey Hepburn. She loves her movies, she dresses like her. It was a nice theme throughout the story. The bracelet was based on one from the movie Tessa's Treasures. Jordan was also obsessed with the idea of Ethan and getting him to ask her out. So obsessed that she didn't want to see any of the signs in front of her about her friend. And, once the bracelet magic started, she was obsessed with solving the mystery of the jewelry. But I admired how persistent she was. She never gave up. At the start of the story, I thought she was a little shallow, just going after the hot, popular guy, but once the story got rolling, I saw another side of her. She is a great friend and she is funny and she does not give up.

We didn't learn too much of a back story on the god Hathor or Bastet,but we did see a lot of them and we learned some details about who they are in mythology. I would have liked a little more mythology woven into the story. I also thought that the valentines dance was going to play a bigger role in the story, but that wasn't the case. The first three fourths of the book were kind of predictable, but it didn't bother me because the story was cute and the fast pacing, kept everything flowing along, but then the last bit of the book actually took me by surprise. I liked the way everything ended. It was wrapped up really nicely. No More Goddesses was a cute book.

Defy is the first book in a new young adult fantasy series. It is about a young girl named Alexa that is forced to cut off her hair and act like she is a boy in order to survive. Her and her twin brother, Marcel join the royal family's guard, when a war break out. Alexa becomes Alex and she is a truly gifted fighter. She is pretty much better than all of the other guards. I liked reading the sparring and fight scenes in Defy because her fighting ability was my favorite thing about Alexa. I loved watching her best pretty much any guy she was up against. Defy is a good start to what looks like it will be a good fantasy series.

I want to continue the series, because I am invested and interested in the characters but there were a few things about Defy that kept me from going from like to love. The whole setting of the book was a country torn apart in war, and I never really found out why. We learned some of the reasons later on, but I wanted more of a back story on the war and on what was going on in the countries. Some more details about the people added in throughout the story. I am hoping we will learn more about the different heritages and groups of people in the next book.

There is a love triangle in Defy. And while this in and of itself is not a negative for me, I came up on the wrong side of the love triangle. I fell in love with one of the guys and I was rooting for him so badly. I haven't given up hope yet. Things can really turn around in the next book. The two guys vying for Alexa's attention were Rylan, a fellow guard, and Prince Damian. Both of the guys were likable, but I had an instant draw to one of them. The other just had too many secrets. I couldn't bring myself to ever fully trust him. All is revealed towards the end, but it was too late for me. I had already fallen for the other guy. So I was a tad disappointed when Alexa didn't seem to feel the same way as me.

I really loved the writing in Defy. I thought that the characters were fleshed out and the story flowed along at a great pace. There wasn't as much action as I was initially expecting, but the fighting and excitement really picked up at the end. I admired Alexa for her strength and will at the start for pretending to be a boy and having to hide herself from everyone, but it seemed like so many people knew her secret. And as soon as the cat was out of the bag with a few of the main characters, Alexa because noticeably more emotional and kind of girly. A few times during the story, I found myself liking her more when she was pretending to be Alex. That is not to say that I didn't like Alexa or that I found her to be annoying, because I didn't. She is a tough girl and very brave, and even her more girly side was not annoying. I just wasn't expecting her personality to change quite as much as it did sometimes. Overall though Defy was a good read. Fans of romance and fantasy should check out Defy. I really enjoyed the story and it has the potential to become a great series!

The Secret of Isobel Key is part romance, part Scottish adventure, part coming of age story for Louisa. And part witch hunt/ghost story. It all worked really well for me. Louisa, or Lou, has just graduated from college a year early and she hasn't found the perfect job yet. She is working as a clerk in a bookstore, when finally she has enough and she quits. Her best friend, Tammy, is thrilled but Lou is still trying to figure out what her next step will be. Insert Tammy with free trip to Scotland to visit family. It seems like the perfect getaway for Lou. While they are overseas, they go on a little tour and of course they have a hot tour guide.

Most of the story takes place on the girls trip in Scotland over winter break. Tammy and Lou's parents are close friends so they both sent their daughters on the trip for Christmas. The book is told in split narrative between present day Lou, and past day Isobel Key. At first I didn't know how the stories were going to connect, eventually you start to see a little connection. And then later on in the story, you see a little more connection, and then by the end you see even more. I loved how the two stories were intertwined on all these different layers. I thought the whole research on Scottish witches and Isobel Key was really well done. It was detailed, and super interesting.

Tammy is super outgoing and a huge flirt. She has no problem hitting on their tour guide, Brian shamelessly! Lou is quieter, more reserved. She also had a crush on Brian, even before Tammy, but because she is so shy, no one knew about it. What I loved about Tammy is that she finally the great friend that I wish was in more books. When she found out that Brian and Lou liked each other, after she flirted up a storm and let everyone know that she liked him, she simply said, "well, I can't win them all." and winked at Lou. That was it. There was no fight, no "you hate me. Why are you doing this?" Just support for her friend. Now Tammy and Lou are not perfect, they later clash over religion. Which, I thought was another interesting layer and element to this book (it is not a christian story) But the point is that they are always there for each other.

The Secret of Isobel key surprised me. The story was an enchanting one. The ending was not what I expected at all. I was a little disappointed with it, but mostly it was so refreshing to see something different happen. And it still was a "happily ever after", just a different one than I was expecting. There is much more than meets the eye with this book.

There was a lot that I loved about this book, but there were also a few things that didn't work for me. The writing in Anything To Have You is incredible. I totally connected with Paige Harbison's writing style, and I think that is why I loved Aiden and Natalie as much as I did. The book is told in dual narrative, split between the two best friends- Natalie and Brooke. Brooke is a wild child and Natalie is is more of a "homebody." But with some coaxing, Brooke manages to get Natalie to agree to come out more for their senior year and then the you-know-what hits the fan.

I really liked Natalie. I thought she was funny, and smart and sensible. I couldn't stand Brooke. I thought she was too jealous. but I pushed that aside, because I really did like the friendship that her and Natlaie shared for the most part. You could tell that they truly did cherish their friendship. But Brooke just let her emotions and jealousy for Natalie control her. Natalie is a very genuine girl. She made friends effortlessly and she always stayed true to herself and I think that her "effortlessness" is what upset Brooke the most. Natalie just breezed into parties (that Brooke dragged her too) and people flocked to her. I feel like Brooke just should have let Natalie stay home and then none of this would have happened, but that is neither here nor there.

Anything to Have You was a fairly predictable book. The writing was on the wall the whole time for most of the plot twists. One thing in particular really upset me. I'm not going to say what it was, but I really didn't want it to happen, even though I saw all the clues. And then once it did, the whole book kind of shifted for me. Brooke became even more annoying and she started taking over the story and even though the "unspeakable-thing/plot twist" happened to Natalie, she kind of got pushed into the background of the story. And she was what I liked most of all, so I was kind of bummed about that. I wanted to see more of her and Aiden developing. It was so clear to me that they would have been the perfect couple from the start and I really enjoyed watching them interact. It would have bugged me a lot more about what they did if I had liked Brooke more. What they did is absolutely not something that I would condone, but Brooke was just such a brat herself that I couldn't bring myself to feel bad for her or get mad at Natalie on her behalf.

I know from my review it may seem like I didn't care for the book that much, but that is not true. I could not put this book down! It was like a guilty pleasure for me. The writing was perfect, and it has left me dying to read another one of Paige's books just for her writing style alone. I really enjoyed Natalie as a character and I would have liked for more of the focus to have been on her. I didn't like the plot "surprise" about 3/4th of the way through and I didn't really enjoy Brooke, but I still found myself really enjoying the book. Anything to Have You is a realistic look at some of the struggles and betrayals that a friendship can go through. It isn't all sunshine and rose, but it is very well done.

This review is for Run To You parts 1, 2 and 3. This is a serial series, and so far the first three parts were released together. The next three parts (parts 4, 5, and 6) will be coming out together in June 2014. Each of the three parts is short, like a novella, but together they made a good sized book. I am loving this series! I would easily read right on to the next three parts back to back (to back) if I had them. It is addictive. I felt like I was on a netflix binge and I just couldn't stop watching the next episode.

Run To You features a family that has different psychic abilities, that is on the run. Tessa is the only one without any gifts and even though she is the "normal" one of the family with the least to hide, she is the most guarded of the bunch. She never gets close to anyone. I loved getting to know her whole family and learning about each of their gifts. But soon the focus of the story shifted to Tristan. He is always so kind and great to Tessa, or Sarah, as he knew her. I loved watching her become close to someone outside of her family for the first time ever. Their romance was just so sweet and full of promise and hope. All the exciting things from a first love.

The cool thing about this series is that you get two great stories. You get the sweet and adorable romance and you also get the pulse pounding mystery/action/intrigue plot from the family always on the run from this Dennis Connelly. I can't tell which aspect of the story I enjoyed more. If I had to pick, I would say the romance because Tristan just melted my heart. I thought the pacing and plot twists and reveals were excellently spaced out. The only thing I can be critical on, was I thought that the author waited too long to explain what exactly was going on with the "fog". I found myself thinking that I had missed something once or twice when it was mentioned. But it was eventually explained and I thought it was really cool.

Parts 1 and Part 2 each ended with a bombshell dropping. I didn't really see either of them coming, which was such a great surprise for me. And the cliffhanger ending of the second part set up what pretty much the whole third installment would be about. It was like a mini mystery in and of itself. While I did kind of see where the third book was going, it was still full of twists and turns and information reveals for me to be totally riveted. This book was different than anything I have read in a while, and I absolutely loved that about it. This is a series that I will be continuing for sure. I highly recommend it.

This review is for Run To You parts 1, 2 and 3. This is a serial series, and so far the first three parts were released together. The next three parts (parts 4, 5, and 6) will be coming out together in June 2014. Each of the three parts is short, like a novella, but together they made a good sized book. I am loving this series! I would easily read right on to the next three parts back to back (to back) if I had them. It is addictive. I felt like I was on a netflix binge and I just couldn't stop watching the next episode.

Run To You features a family that has different psychic abilities, that is on the run. Tessa is the only one without any gifts and even though she is the "normal" one of the family with the least to hide, she is the most guarded of the bunch. She never gets close to anyone. I loved getting to know her whole family and learning about each of their gifts. But soon the focus of the story shifted to Tristan. He is always so kind and great to Tessa, or Sarah, as he knew her. I loved watching her become close to someone outside of her family for the first time ever. Their romance was just so sweet and full of promise and hope. All the exciting things from a first love.

The cool thing about this series is that you get two great stories. You get the sweet and adorable romance and you also get the pulse pounding mystery/action/intrigue plot from the family always on the run from this Dennis Connelly. I can't tell which aspect of the story I enjoyed more. If I had to pick, I would say the romance because Tristan just melted my heart. I thought the pacing and plot twists and reveals were excellently spaced out. The only thing I can be critical on, was I thought that the author waited too long to explain what exactly was going on with the "fog". I found myself thinking that I had missed something once or twice when it was mentioned. But it was eventually explained and I thought it was really cool.

Parts 1 and Part 2 each ended with a bombshell dropping. I didn't really see either of them coming, which was such a great surprise for me. And the cliffhanger ending of the second part set up what pretty much the whole third installment would be about. It was like a mini mystery in and of itself. While I did kind of see where the third book was going, it was still full of twists and turns and information reveals for me to be totally riveted. This book was different than anything I have read in a while, and I absolutely loved that about it. This is a series that I will be continuing for sure. I highly recommend it.