This romance has all the excitement and drama one would expect to happen to Vegas - beginning with a drunken wedding between two people who don't really know each other. Well at least Kacie doesn't seem to remember. Sebastian thinks it's the best thing to ever happen and he sets out to prove to Kacie that he's right.

I really enjoyed the first person telling of this story. It can be hard to pull off, but if done correctly gives the reader some great insight into the main character. This story is told by Kacie and she has quite an interesting way of telling it. I loved her voice and colorful way of phrasing things. She was a riot and really made you feel what she was feeling.

At first Sebastian seemed way too good to be true - a rich, sexy doctor that's in the career for the right reasons? Way too good to be true. But he's not perfect - just really close, and that is what saved him for me. My heroes have to be at least a little flawed. I loved that he was willing to give Kacie time to realize her own feeling - but at the same time he wasn't going to try and hide or deny his own.

The setting of Las Vegas was perfect for this story. I loved the hubbub and bustle and the larger than life personalities. It's just what I always imaged the place would be like (I've never had a chance to go myself). Kacie's brother and best-friend play important parts in the story and it looks like perhaps they may be finding their own version of true love soon as well.

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Cassie was such a great character. She was a real woman - not your typical romance heroine - and she faced some pretty serious real-life style problems. Struggling to make her way through college and get her degree in mathematics, Cassie works as a bar tender at a trendy restaurant. Here is where she stumbles into being acquainted by Jack - a CEO with one heck of a math problem.

Jack has so very many rules - he's quite an uptight man and his reaction to Cassie is completely out of character for him. But maybe if he just breaks one rule - it'll be OK. He can still go back if it's just one. Well, maybe two - or three - and soon he finds himself sliding down a steep slope where all his precious rules are getting thrown out the window.

They grow to care for each other as they work on Jack's math problem for his company - and they learn a lot of really cool little things about each other. Like Cassie's fascination with the stars - I loved that she was so impressed with such a simple thing. It made her even more likable than she already was and played a good part in the story-line several times as well. In fact, all the little facts and figures that are introduced along the way play important parts as the story unfolds. It was very well done.

This was a very sweet romance with a lot of intense moments that gave it just enough spice. I loved how the characters related to each other, and Jack's business deal was wrapped up and handled in a way I thought was just about perfect.

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Rock stars and romance can be quite a volatile combination. Long hours on the road, adoring and obsessive fans, these can all lead to trust issues. Laz knows this all too well and he has sworn off relationships because of it. But as his band mates and friends begin to fall in love and get married - well, he may just have to re-think his stance on love.

His first meeting the Syd was priceless - it was humorous and sexy and I don't think either will ever forget it. It gets them off to an interesting start to say the least. When he finds out she's actually the best friend of the bride and an amazing caterer to boot - he tries valiantly to resist the attraction. But his band mates think differently and they would love to see the pair hook up for a lifetime.

What I loved most about this story was the lack of unnecessary drama. There was some judgement errors and incorrect assumptions, but most of the issues were about overcoming your past and not letting it rule your future. It was so much fun to watch these two connect and re-gain their confidence and decide to take a risk on themselves and each other.

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I have fallen in love with Eve's shifters. They are a wonderful mix of traditional lore with a nice little twist to their world to make them unique. The setting and history of Kodiak Point really stood out to me in this one. I loved how remote and some-what self-sufficient the town was. It was it's own little shifter world tucked out in the Alaskan wilderness. Eve really brought that wilderness to life and showed several times just how remote the place was.

At first I missed some of Eve's clever dialog. Reid Carver just doesn't seem to say a whole lot at first, but once he opened up a little the lovely way she has of speaking for her characters came to life once again. I loved Reid and his bear - they both seemed to have quite a mind of their own, and frequently disagreed on what to do about Tammy. He is the alpha and leader of Kodiak Point and takes his job very seriously. So when Tammy shows up to investigate his insurance claims, he's determined to keep things professional and make sure she doesn't know the true nature of the town's residents.

Well, he fails miseably. Not only does Tammy end up falling for him, but she's convinced something fishy is going on. While investigating the claim things get a little strange. Her time with Reid leads to some danger as whoever is targeting him decides to use her to get to him. This was a very exciting part of the story line and I stayed up late to make sure I could find out what happened.

The ending was beautifully written. It really highlighted why these two were so perfect for each other. Throughout the book we meet several other residents of Kodiak Point and their stories promise to be just as much fun as this one.

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This book just about had it all. The hot bad boy with a heart of gold, a smart woman that knows what she wants, and a tropical paradise. With a history that goes back years for our main characters - one that's filled with untruths and assumptions that have haunted them both for years. So much goodness I couldn't believe it.

So Caylee is pretty damn smart. She's a mathematician working on some pretty heavy concepts, but may be losing her funding if she doesn't impress the new director. So off she goes to a conference at an island resort run by - or course - her crush from long ago - the one that loved her and left and she's still pissed at how she thinks he did it.

Blake is an amazing bad boy turned billionaire. He comes from a rough past and it never truly leaves him, but he's made the best of all the lessons he's learned and come out on top - and then some. He now owns the resort and jumps at the chance to help Caylee when her travel plays go awry. He also jumps at the chance to show her what he's made of himself. He feels the need to prove to this beautiful and smart woman that he's not the loser he seems to think she thinks he is.

Now, I mentioned they have a history - but it isn't didn't fall out the way either of them though it did. I'm not normally a huge fan of misunderstandings driving emotions in romances, but this one was written in a way that I could actually see it happening. Their assumptions were logical based on the way events played out and they never had reasons to doubt them - until now. Now the both need to be honest and own up to what they did and didn't do if they want to find out if they'll ever work.

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Just about everyone has heard of the Secret Santa tradition. One where we get together, give gifts anonymously, and throw an office party. But this Secret Santa was something really special and very unique. They reached out to a family falling apart. A family that didnt seem like it was going to survive through the Christmas season without some very serious emotional fallout.

When gifts start showing up at their doorstep (along with cute little verses that I lvoed), the mom is initially quite upset. Upset in a way that I really didn't understand until about half way through the story. These gifts from strangers brought a holiday to her that she was trying desperately to erase from her life. A holiday that brought so many bittersweet memories with it.

Thankfully, her youngest won't let her throw the gifts away, and even manages to make a game of trying to catch Santa in the act. Slowly but surely these gifts - one for each of the 12 days before Christmas - begin to draw the family not only into the holiday spirit, but it brings them back together. For the first time in a long time, they find themselves working on a common project - a who-dun-it (in a good way) type of mystery.

In the end, things are still not normal, but the family has learned to come together to deal with all the things life throws at them. They have also built some amazing memories together that they continue to share through the years. This is what a Christmas story should be all about.

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This book had a lot of really good elements to it, but it also had some things that just didn't sit right with me as well. Both of the characters were very well written and I enjoyed them a lot - but parts of their development just didn't feel a whole lot like a romance to me. Perhaps I've read too many stories with lust at first sight and the no-strings-attached sex arrangement, but it just didn't fit for me this time. Lora didn't seem to evolve much, and a love a character that has some important changes in themselves by the end of the story. Lorenzo changed a lot by the end, but you just don't see it until he starts talking about it at the end. I wanted to see and feel his change throughout the pages and I didn't get that.

There was a little excitement between the pages. Lorenzo isn't a bad person, but he comes from some pretty shady roots. Trying to cut ties with that can be dangerous and he is well aware of it - there are bodyguards everywhere. They were constantly mentioned, but didn't really have enough to do to justify their constant presence. I didn't really feel like I saw them fall in love. The most interesting part of the story was Lorenzo's business deal and some of the details surrounding it that are revealed slowly throughout the book. I loved that part of the story, but it definitely wasn't a romance.

The ending seemed to be a bit contrived. We do have a happily ever after, I guess, but the way the final declarations are stated you have to wonder if they are really sincere - especially giving Lorenzo's background. I just didn't feel very satisfied with this one. All the right elements were in place at the beginning and they just didn't pan out well.

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I have not read any of the previous Twilight, Texas novels and this one means I now have another series to go buy. Definitely works very well as a stand-a-lone. There are a few characters from previous book included, but they are really side characters that we don't see too often. The focus of the story is directly on Hutch and Meredith and the two kids. We very rarely see anyone else at all - which was kind of odd thinking back on it, but I didn't really notice it too much while reading.

There were just a couple of things that bothered me that prevented Christmas at Twilight from getting 5 stars. The first was that way too many people in this town come from the elite of the military branches. I know this is fiction, but having three grow up in the same town seemed a bit much. The other is an issue involving a kevlar vest - a device that manages to save the lives of two different people in two different situations. The second time it seemed more of a way to tie loose ends up instead of really an integral part of the story - almost an afterthought. These were the only two little plot issues that stood out and made me do a double take.

Both Hutch and Meredith are great characters. They are perfect for each other. Meredith is going by the alias Jane - which was very confusing at first. She still referred to herself as Meredith in internal dialog, but everyone around her was saying Jane. Before I got used to it, I kept thinking there were two people. She is soft and hard at the same time and the way she treated both the kids was magical. I loved to watch her. Hutch was complicated. Not being able to speak made it difficult to get to know him too well right off the bat. It was all emotions and actions - but we learn to watch for the cues to how he feels and learn what he is trying to say right along with Meredith.

This almost qualifies as a romantic suspense - which surprised me in a holiday book - it was a very nice surprise and a great way to break up some of the gushiness of the traditional Christmas story. I love those too, but you just need a break once in awhile. Christmas at Twilight was a great way for me to keep up with the holiday reading and mix it up a bit at the same time.

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Flirting With the Competition put a nice spin on the whole love in an elevator theme. Only this couple aren't exactly happy to be stuck together at first. Jordan and Whitney start their first encounter with each other on very bad feet. Competing for the same job, they spend the first part of their ordeal stuck in an elevator trying to one up each other - assuming they already know everything there is to know about their competition.

As the hours pass and they begin to actually talk to each other - they find out that they do kind of like each other. They open up and tell a surprising amount of personal information for not knowing each other very long - this was a way to let me get to know them better, but seemed a little unrealistic for my tastes. They are both fighting past demons of various sorts, but end up helping each other make some decisions that they didn't even really know they faced yet.

This was a fun little read, but the characters just didn't seem to connect on the level I've grown to expect in a romance. Part of it just seemed to jump forward in what they would do a little too fast.

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Christmas is the perfect setting for guardian angels. Harry Mills is a new one, on his first mission. His cover is that of a literature teacher at a local school where his goal is to "help" Addie. What he's supposed to help her with is a little vague at first, but once we get to know her a little and get to meet Erich - we know just what both of them need.

I loved the character of Harry Mills. Since it's his first time on earth and his first time interacting with humans, he makes some silly mistakes and gets himself in just a bit of trouble now and then. Who knew that emotions could be so strong anyways? These little errors help balance out his perfect in other ways self - he is an angel after all - and made him a delightful character.

Addie and Erich were fun to watch, and you could tell they were meant to be together and help each other from the get go. Their relationship grew very naturally at first and I was loving it. There was one case divine intervention that went a bit overboard for my taste - the kind of intervention that really gets noticed. But no one really seemed to get overly concerned about it and it just seemed a little off compared to the rest of the story.

This was a fun little Christmas read though. It was a great start to the holiday season (a little earlier than I usually like though). It really helped that there were some clever mentions of Dickens' Christmas Carol - actual discussion about the book and its meaning. I love when books talk about books.

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