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Ethan who??? There is another Blackstone in town and he has left Ethan in his wake.

From the first word to the last, I thoroughly enjoyed Filthy Rich.

Caleb Blackstone - sigh, what a guy! From billionaire playboy (sorta kinda) to being completely smitten at one glance. I loved that for once it was not the girl in insta-love with the guy. Caleb falls fast for interior designer Brooke, and though she is also smitten, she is the one to slow things down.

I love love love the destinations in this book, from downtown Boston to the quieter life on Blackstone Island, I could smell the sea air, feel the vibe of downtown Boston.

I loved Brooke's friends and family - especially her work colleague Eduardo. He's a scream!

Caleb and Brooke have some hurdles to overcome to get to their HEA, but even with these, Filthy Rich is a relatively angst free story. Their relationship is like the little engine that could - I think I can I think I can - until they get to their happy.

For me though, at times the conversation felt a little bit stilted, the jump between having contracted words and not in the same sentence sometimes make things feel clunky. I am not sure if it was the trying to get Brooke's british-ness to come through or what it was.

There are some great secondary characters that I really hope we get more of in the future, especially Caleb's brothers and sisters.

I can't wait to see what Ms Miller brings us next.

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Each Ainslie Paton book is like a box of chocolates - you never know what you are going to get.

Shotgun Wedding is really an extended epilogue for all three books in the Sidelined series, and is a great insight into all our couples after the end of Sold Short.

It was great to catch up with them all. Timeline is based around Dev and Sarina's wedding, but there is so much more going on around them. There was so much emotion that I wasn't expecting in this book! There was laughter and tears, over the moon happiness but more sadness than I thought was coming. Or maybe it is just me who felt the feels?

Ainslie Paton is one of my favourite and auto buy authors, and I can't wait to see what quirkiness she brings us next.

♬♬ Love me like you do, love love love me like you do....♬♬ sorry, I have been singing this song every time I see this book title.

Ok, so this book is really a twofer, as we get two storylines for the price of one.

We get Bella and Jamie's story (Bella is besties with Kat and Ashley from the first two books) but we also get Grant (Jamie's dad) and his story.

The dual stories did confuzzle me a little bit at first, but I soon got into the vibe of each story so this didn't last long.

This book was a lot more emotional than the previous ones. I can't tell you how many times I was reading through tears, especially with Bella. Although I loved that Bella is a bigger girl, her flip flopping between being fine with it and her not understanding why Jamie wants her irritated me. I wanted her to be proud of who she was all the time not some of the time.

And Jamie - gah make up your mind sir, no wonder the poor girl is confused about what you want from her!

But these things could just be me.

Love Me Like You Do is a different take on the Sex In The City, online dating, single in the city story. I needed to know what happened with Bella and Jamie, and with Grant.

I look forward to what Ms Clinton brings us next.

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In a huge step away from her rockers, Ms Jamison bring us this beautiful May to December romance.

And what a way to move away from her norm.

To Save Him is a beautiful, poignant story about love, loss and finding yourself again.

A big plus for me with Kimberly and Brandon's story is that for once, finally, it is an older woman with a younger man. Sure, we get it occasionally but most of the time it is an older guy chasing the younger woman.

Brandon at times though, felt a lot younger than he is. It did nothing to take away from their relationship though.

There are some darker elements to this story with coping with PTSD, and If felt that Ms Jamison dealt with this well (not that I have ever had PTSD or known anyone closely that has).

There is plenty of spark and tension, suspense and a little drama, all without lots of angst within To Save Him.

I really enjoyed this new avenue from Ms Jamison, and I can't wait to see what she brings us next.

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It has been a while since Bastard, so it was great to get back in that world.

If you have read Bastard, you will have met Jax and Candice, but that gives us nothing on what their story is.

I am struggling to put into words my thoughts on this book. It is one of those books that is not just a book, it is a journey that we are taken on along with the characters.

From the first word to the last, I couldn't put it down, I just needed to know what happened next.

Jax and his Candice's story is not a simple friends to lovers, second chance romance. It is so much.

A ran through the whole gamut of emotions. I can't tell you how many tears I shed as their story unfolded. I wanted to shake some sense into Jax so he could see what was right under his nose. I wanted to slap some sense into the pair of them for their actions at times.

But most of all I wanted them to see who they really were to each other.

I LOVE that it is set in my home town of Sydney. So many books are set in places around the world that I have never been, so it is nice to be able to picture where the story is happening.

I don't know how else to really put into words how much I love this book, other than to to say read it, you won't be disappointed.

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After some of the dark and emotional books I have been reading lately, the blurb of Road-Tripped sounded like just what I needed.

It is smart, funny, witty enemies to lovers book that had me giggling out loud at times (some of the trademarks are laugh out loud funny) but it also had so much more.

Callie and Walker's story had a lot more deep emotion than I was expecting - and for me it just added so much more to their tale. I was captivated by the characters, I found myself involved in their road trip, and I needed to know if they would make it once they were out of the RV.

This is a rollicking road trip story that I really enjoyed, and I can't wait for the next in the Ad Agency series.

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It has been a while since we have had a new book from CP Smith, but picking up one of her books is like coming home. It is like putting on a pair of comfy slippers and relaxing on the couch.

You kind of know what to expect with her stories, but the journey she takes you on is always a bit unexpected.

Wallflowers: Three of a Kind is the first in the Wallflowers series and as well as being a beautiful story in its own, it is a great set up for the next two books.

Calla Lily - Cali and Devin's relationship is full of fun, laughs and sexy times, along with plenty of betrayal, frustrations and aggravation. But through everything that is happening - it is a CP Smith novel, you know there is going to be plenty of sh!t going down - they are able to forge a friendship, a relationship, love.

There are so many great characters in this book. From Cali's aunts to her two new and best friends - the other wallflowers - you can't help but smile and get taken along on the adventure with them.

I love the friendship between the Wallflowers - Cali, Poppy and Sienna. We all need friendships like theirs in our lives.

There is also plenty of suspense, and I have to say, I am usually pretty good at picking who the bad guys are in the books I read but this time I had no idea!

Ms Smith has woven a beautiful, heartfelt story about love and friendships. The story flowed, it felt like I had known these characters my whole life, and even though events happen over the space of about a week, this did not feel like an insta-love kind of relationship.

I can't wait for the next in the Wallflowers series.

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This was my first jackie Ashenden book, so I haven't read the first in this series, but that didn't take away from this book.

I wanted to love this book, I really did. But for me the male lead just took a lot of that love away.

I get he feels wronged. I get he has the right to be pissed. But the way he treats the woman he says he loves, the friends that stood by him. Ugh, he was a complete douchenugget. He needed to build a bridge and get over it a bit!

I am not going to lie, I was going to give up on this book at about 50% through, but I don't like quitting so I kept going.

Levi did get better - slightly - towards the end, and those stalker tendencies did tone down. I think for me though it was a bit too little too late.

Now Rachel, I flipped and flopped with her. I could understand her actions for the most part, doing what he asked, but other times I just wanted her to walk away until he stopped his mantrums.

But this might all just be me. Yes, I did have my issues with this book, but for the most part I did like the storyline, it was more the characters that irked me.

I am interested in going back and reading the first book though.

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We met Tori and Jamie in the first book, Four Letter Word.

And after meeting them in book 1, there was no ifs or buts about it, I HAD to get my hands on Hit The Spot and know more.

And you know what, this book did Hit The Spot for me. It is full of snark, innuendo, witty banter. But also full of longing looks across the room, sexual tension out the wazoo (and later in it!!)

Jamie's dirty mouth is a beautiful thing to behold! Sometimes in books the cocky guy with a mouth (and the moves to go with it) can come across as a real arse, but Jamie toed that line between cocky and arrogant without pushing it over that line. I loved that he went after Tori, that he didn't just talk the talk but walked the walk to get her to see him.


Tori - girl, I wanted to talk some sense into you. Your stubbornness when it came to Jamie had me wondering what was wrong with you at times! I wanted you to get out of your head! Yes I was glad that you didn't want to be just another notch in his bedpost, but still...

Love was an adventure. It should be spontaneous and irresponsible and a little crazy. Not planned for. Not overthough.

You will be drawn into their game and won't want either of them to lose.

I have really enjoyed the Dirty Deeds books, and can't wait to see what we get next!

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It is always a bittersweet feeling when you get the last book in a series that you have come to adore. I so wanted Scoring Her, but once I started it, I didn't want to finish it.

The Billionaire Bad Boys series quickly became one of my favourite series of 2016.

Scoring Her was the perfect ending to the Bad Boy Billionaires series. There was plenty of fun, laughter and sexy times from all of our couples. But it wasn't all rainbows and butterflies, there were some sad times to be had too.

If you have read any of the books in this series, you will know that absolutely nothing is off limits from this mysterious pair, and there were some absolutely hilarious-slash-kinda-gross moments in Scoring Her.

While I am sad to see the end of the BBB series, it is goodbye now but not forever, as we will surely be seeing more of Kline, Thatch, Wes and their ladies the spin off Mavericks series.

Please start us with Quinn's book!