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What a beautiful but at times heartbreaking story is Till There Was You.

I have previously read a lot of Lilliana Anderson's work and adored them. This is the first collaboration between husband and wife team of Wade and Lilliana Anderson, and I hope there will be more in the future.

Linc's story is not a pretty one. Then again, with what Ms Anderson has written in the past, I was not expecting flowers and smiles!

But when he finally, and I mean finally opens up to the people in small town Newsham, in particular bar owner Lily, my heart began to hope for him.

I loved the banter between Linc and Lily, the push/pull of emotions as they both come to terms with their feelings for each other.

There are some other great characters that really filled out Linc and Lily's story well.

This is so much more than just a love story. It is a story of hope. Of overcoming loss. To coming alive again.

I really enjoyed Till There Was You, and I can't wait to see what Wade and Lilliana bring us next.

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This is the final book in the Black Addiction series, and for this I am sad

I have loved each and every story in this series to date, and it was the same with Stand.

Max is the bass player for Black Addiction and has seen all his band mates succumb to love.

There has only ever been one woman for him - Beth.

Over the years, Beth has never really completely moved on from Max, so when their worlds collide again - they can't help but fall back into their old routines.

I loved that even after all the time apart there is still the ease between them, when it could all be awkward.

I admit that I didn't connect with Beth as much as I have done with the previous leading ladies in this series, but that could just have been my mood when I was reading. I am sure I will feel different when I go back and reread.

Beth and Max are sweet, sexy, hot to trot and who knows, maybe this time things will stick?

I loved the banter between Max and his bandmates, Beth and her best friend. They made me laugh so hard.

I am going to miss the Black Addiction guys and gals, but I am really looking forward to whatever Ms Gephart brings us next.

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It has been a while since I have read an Anna Clifton book, so I jumped in to Copping It Sweet.

It did take me a little while to get into the swing of this book (but this was probably more to do with my mood at the time rather than the book I think).

I have read the other books in this series (they can all be read as stand alones) so it was good to get a little glimpse into their lives from where their story ended.

I love that the characters aren't perfect. Cooper and Sara have their flaws, have stuff from their pasts that are still affecting them now.

Sara is strong willed, standing on her won two feet and doesn't want anyone's help.

Cooper is the policeman who is to sweet talk information about her estranged husband out of her.

There is an undeniable attraction between our lovelies which flits between sweet and down right sexy, and you just hoped that they would get their act together!

There is a undercurrent of suspense and intrigue in Copping It Sweet that just had you wondering when things were going to drop.

While I did not connect with Sara as well as I have others in this series (again this was probably just my mood!) , I still did enjoy her.

I LOVED the banter between Cooper's family (characters from the earlier books), the bite the snark, the fun and games.

And I love that these books are set in my home town of Sydney - so nice to be able to picture all these places being written about!

I am not impatiently awaiting for what Ms Clifton brings us next.

ARC received from Simon and Schuster Australia for an honest review

Where do I start with my review for Rake's Redemption?

Ms Fernando's Wind Dragons series is the the series that got me back reading the MC genre when the market became saturated with them. There is just something about this series that went above and beyond other MC series I had been reading.

And Rake... well let's just say that Tracker might have some competition for my affections.

If you have read the earlier books in the WDMC series, you would know that Rake is the man that the word man-whore was created for. But a lovable man whore all the same.

Bailey is his past, but when she crashes back into his present, I just knew that things would never be the same - for him or for me!

I just love and adore Bailey and Rake together. I guess their story shows us love never really dies, no matter what happens.

I am not going to lie, Ms Fernando crushed my heart along with the characters with some events in this story. Absolutely ruined me. I was a snotty crying mess.

But more than anything, I loved the family that is the Wind Dragons. I loved the banter between the WD ladies, the ribbing among the bikers.

There was also a great epilogue that I am hoping is a bit of a hint of what is to come!

So, in the words of Oliver Twist - Please, I want some more!

Can't wait to see what Ms Fernando gives us next!

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Woohoo, more hot SEALs in my inbox (hmm that sounds a bit suss!!) - let me at them!

I adore the Hot SEALs series, so whenever I get more to read it puts me in a happy place.

And getting more of one our my beloved SEALs - even better!

Romanced By A SEAL had a completely different feel to the other books in the series. Yes, it had Jon and his Ali, but this time there was so much more to their story than just the romance.

Sure, there was romance (look at the title!) but this time there was more SEALy stuff in the story.

In fact, after about the first 25% I was thinking who is this man and what has Ms Johnson done with Jon? This showed us the SEAL side of the man more than the devoted boyfriend.

And I liked it.

Did I want to slap Jon for being a bit of a jerk - hell yeah. But could I see why he was the way he was. Sure thing.

I loved that we got more of Jon and Ali's family and friends, the banter and the snark between them all.

And now I have finished and am wanting more. Please don't make us wait too long Ms Johnson!

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I wasn't really sure what to expect when I started The Sapphire Affair, but once I got started I was hooked.

It did take me a little while to get into the story, and I felt that maybe some of the set up in the first 20% could have been condensed or given to us in flashback-y kind of scenes - but this could just be me.

Jake and Steph's story was full of mystery and intrigue. with a whole heap of sexual attraction thrown into the mix.

I couldn't help but love Jake - who wouldn't love a sexy as sin bounty hunter running along the beach in nothing but his boardshorts **daydreams about hot guys on the beach on this cold winter's day**. But not just the hot factor, the more we learn about him the more swoony he became to me.

Their relationship really had a lot of push/pull to it. Do they trust each other? Can they be just friends? Is this just sex?

And boy are the sexy times hot hot hot!

But then just when things were starting to look hopeful... BAM - cliffhangered (though it is not too bad as there is only a few weeks until the second part is out).

There is so much I need to know now. Will they find what they are looking for? Will the fight for each other or will it be too much? Why the heck aren't I in the Caymans instead of cold wintery Australia (wait, that's just me daydreaming again).

I can't wait for the final part of this series, The Sapphire Heist, coming soon!

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I have not read the first book in this series, and Laura Trentham is a new to me author, but this did not take anything away from this book.

I love a good friends-to-lovers story, and I was intrigued about Nash and Tally's story.

There is a lot more to this story though. There are long held grudges and prejudices, heaven forbid you live on the wrong side of the Mississippi River! Small minded people with nothing better to do than interfere in other people's lives seems to be the norm in Cottonbloom!

It's been about 20 years since Tally and Nash have seen each other, and even though they were just kids before, they have always loved each other in some way, shape or form.

Gah, so many times I just wanted Tally to STFU. She came across as whiney a heck of a lot of the time, and I just wanted to slap some sense into her. Her "why do you want me?" all the time with Nash drove me batty. I am all there with her being insecure, but she went above and beyond ridiculous with it - but maybe this just bothered me?

I did feel a little Van Halen "Hot For Teacher" when it came to Nash though. But who wouldn't?

Theirs is a love story decades in the making. A slow burn, smouldering looks.

There were some great secondary characters and storylines that I drew me in and kept me reading.

I am looking forward to Sawyer's story, and I will go back and read Cade's soon as well.

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I wasn't really sure what to expect with Moonshot. But it is an Alessandra Torre, and she has never done me wrong yet.

I am the most unathletic, unfit person I know, but I do love a sports romance. I have never played baseball, never watched it, but I LOVE to read about it.

The story started out with the characters being a lot younger than I was expecting - not sure why, but I was surprised that Ty was only 17 when it all started. Not that this affected my enjoyment at all.


And Chase... he just has exudes that bad boy vibe.


They are so wrong but so right for each other, and it is fascinating watching them circle each other.


There is so much more between them than just sexual attraction and tension. Their pasts have kind of defined them for a while (maybe not to anyone else but to themselves) and seeing them grow and move on from this was wonderful.


There was a suspensey story running in the background that I felt was a little redundant. It didnt' detract from things, but it didn't really add to the story that was Ty and Chase, didn't really affect where their characters went in life. This might just be me though.


I wanted to shake some sense in to our lovelies at times, tell them to communicate dammit!

Moonshot is a heartwarming but at times heartbreaking story of first love, true love.

"First loves were supposed to be flimsy and temperamental. They were supposed to burn bright and fade fast. They weren't supposed to stick. They weren't supposed to eat away at a man's heart, his capacity for life."

I couldn't wait to turn each page to see what would happen next. And now it is over, I can't wait to see what Ms Torre brings us next.