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Le Sigh... that is me after reading The Roman. It is always a bittersweet moment when you finish a series you have come to adore.

You will need to have read all the previous books in The Florentine Series before The Roman, as they all follow on from the previous book.

It has seemed a lifetime since we read The Shadow, and seemed like only a minute to read The Roman.

Raven and William - The Prince - are in all sorts of trouble in The Roman. It is like a Bourne movie - every time you think nothing more could happen, we are taken on an even more intense adventure.

There is so much going on, you just have to hang on for the ride and hope that Raven and William make it out the other side. It was quite emotional for me as I read and their story. Who will survive? Will we get a HEA?

Nope, for that you are going to have to read for yourself

Now I am in a book hangover and need to know what Sylvain will bring us next.

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#TeamTraviola
You will need to have read Checkmate #1 This is War as book 2 carries on where the first book started.

We were cliffied at the end of book one, so it was great to get back with these crazy kids (lord, does that make me sound old?)


I loved that through it all, they kept true to themselves. The banter between them is as funny and snarky as ever, but people, you need to know that lies or secret or lies of omission are going to give you grief. Communicate people!

But at least they sorted stuff out without too much grief and drama.

I also loved Viola's best friend Courtney. The way she is with V's brother Drew is hilarious, I picture her like a girl in a cartoon, tongue rolling out her mouth and hearts in her eyes!

Drew - man at times I want to slap you across the back of the head for being so clueless.

But all this cluelessness leads into the next book in the series, so I should wait until then before an slapping happens!

This Is Love is a sweet and sexy conclusion to Travis and Viola's story, though I can't wait to see more of them in Drew's book!

Bring it Kennedy Fox, this girl is awaitin'

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Another hockey-hottie? Sign me up!

Now it is time for the goalie-god Max Fournier to come out of the shadows of his Cold Fury team mates and becomes the guy that we all want!


Max and Jules' story is sweet and cute and sexy and all things nice.

I love that there is no drama for drama's sake - sure, they have hurdles they need to overcome, but they deal with is (mostly) like adults.

And don't get me started on Max and the kids


Sweet baby cheeses and all that is holey, that sure is swoonworthy!

And Jules - she is a wonder woman. My heart hurt for her with what she is going through, but knew that she would take on the world - and win!

I loved that we got more of the lads and lasses from the earlier books in the series, and Ms Bennett is truly testing my love for Zack with Max.

I adore these Cold Fury fellas, and can't wait to see what happens next in Roman.

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I am a sucked for a rock star book. I mean, helloooooo, rock stars.

What I loved about Jaded Hearts is that the rock star we are focusing on is not the tattooed guy with an 8 pack and the voice that makes knicker drop, it is the feisty woman with the raspy voice that drives men insane.

Both singer Wrenlee (Wren) and security guy Chance have both been SOL with relationships, and the last thing either of them is looking for is a relationship, but as they are thrown closer and closer together, the lustful thought and lingering glances can't help but turn into more.

I LOVED that Wren went for what she wanted. I could understand Chance's hesitance, but boy I wanted them to get their act together. And when they do, all that pent up tension leads to explosive times together. And they both give up fighting and go for it.

There is a bit of a mystery running through the background of this story which kept the characters on edge as well.

I adore adore adore the bond between the band members. No egos, they all have each other's backs and there was so much love for each other.

It has been a while since I have read a Harper Sloan book, and I loved that it tied all three series together (but you don't need to have read any of the other series to read Loaded Replay).

This is the start of another great series, and I cannot wait for the next book to hit my kindle.

Yes! More of Ethan, Liam and Josh!

I have terrible bookzheimers, and was not sure I was going to remember everything about them, but silly me, how could I forget these men?

I loved getting these extra glimpses into our lovelies lives since we last left them.

I laughed, I cried, I got angry and sad. But most of all, I had a smile on my face whilst reading. I hadn't realised how much I missed the Starcrossed guys and gals until I was back in their world.

I was especially happy with the Josh and Angel novella. They have always been the bit players to Ethan/Cassie and Liam/Lissa, so getting more in depth with them made me love them even more.

Bad Romeo Christmas had me wishing for a white Christmas/New Year (not going to happen unless I throw foam in the swimming pool and the blow flies drop artificial snow on me!)

I can't wait to see what Ms Rayven brings us next. I know it will be an automatic buy for me.

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I have loved all the Debra Anastasia books I have read previously, but For All The Evers is something completely different to what we have had recently.

The premise of the story is a love story, but the execution is something quite unique. It is hard to describe the book without giving too much away, but let's just say there may be something a little supernatural about Fallen and Thomas' story.

The story is a little bit like the first line of Bohemian Rhapsody... is this real life, or is this just fantasy? Now, I am not a big SPN/Paranormal reader, but this didn't even come to mind when I was reading. All I wanted was for Fallen and Thomas to get their HEA after all the obstacles that were in their way.

I adore the cover of this book, and as you read the Author's notes about this book, the cover became all the more special.

This is a different, adorable, sweet romance, a love story across the times. Thank you Ms Anastasia for sharing your Uncle Thomas with us.

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This is going to be an awkward one for me to reviews, as though I didn't love it, I didn't hate it either.

There are the bones of a really great story here, but at times the execution felt a bit clunky.

I liked our leading lady Sam, and could feel her disconnection from people around her, her class mates, her dorm mates.

And Aiden - well, I wanted to love him, but I felt more time than not frustrated with him. The way he kept pulling Sam in to push her away again, ugh!

I just didn't feel "it" with Sam and Aiden. More often than not I was telling Sam in my head to run run run as fast as you can. It felt quite a toxic relationship. But maybe that is just me.

That all being said, there was enough to keep me interested to the end. Maybe a bit more fleshing out the characters, particularly their pasts might help?

There was plenty of heat between the pair, but sometimes it just wasn't enough.

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Firstly, I have not read the first Bad Boys After Dark story, but this does not affect my enjoyment of Dylan at all.

Firstly, as much as I loved Tiffany, at times I wanted to shake some sense into her... and perhaps shove that phone where the sun don't shine! I understand her why's, and I love nothing more than a strong woman who knows what she wants and stand up for it, but boy oh boy, with Dylan in her face, I don't know how she could focus on anything not him.

Dylan. Le sigh. He is just the right amount of bad boy, sex god and nice guy, all rolled in to one delicious package. He's a knight in shining... tool belt, all set to save Tiffany from herself.

And if Tiffany doesn't want him, I will take him off her hands.


The thing I really love about Ms Foster's books is the way she weaves all her different series together. There characters from 3 different series in this book, but you wouldn't know it just be this story.

One thing that irked me - and this is totally on me, nothing against Ms Foster, the story or the writing. Tiffany. The name to me conjured up images of an 80's valley girl, all like, like and stuff. No offense to any Tiffany's out there, it is just the picture that jumped in my head at the beginning and it wouldn't leave! Sorry!!

Dylan is a sweet, sexy, steamy romance about jaded hearts and knights in shining armour coming together (literally at times!) and finding a HEA... or do they?

Can't wait to go back and read the first Bad Boy story (Mick) and to see what Ms Foster brings us next with these boys.

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You never know what you are going to get when you start reading a Toni Aleo book - well, you know you are going to get a world of hockey hotties, but other than that, it is like Forrest Gump said, it is like a box of chocolates.

I loved getting back in the Assassins world and getting to see more of the lovelies we have come to adore in the previous books. But Mekena and Markus' story just felt a little bit extra special to me.

Not sure what it was, maybe it was that I haven't read one an Aleo book for a while, or whether it was how emotional this book made me feel, but it is definitely one of my favourite Assassin books.

Markus and Mekena have history, and that history is not all good. Ms Aleo touches on some difficult - some might say taboo - subject in Face-Off At The Altar, and she does it so, so well. My goodness the emotions she evoked in my whilst reading. I know at times I had to read parts at least two times as I was trying to read through tears.

It has been a long, long time since I have felt such hatred for a character. I don't say the who, what, when or where, but you will understand the why when you have read it. I had such a visceral reaction to this person.

I adored that through it all, our lovelies fought. Fought between their heads and their hearts, fought each other, but more importantly fought for each other.

There were plenty of laughs and smiles and good times as well as the mad, sad and bad times.

I completely enjoyed my time back in Assassins-Land, and can't wait to see what Ms Aleo brings us next.

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Another one knocked out of the park by Ms Blakely.

Full Package is a sweet, adorable, sexy and just too cute for words best friends to lovers to more story.

We met Chase and Josie before in the earlier books and now, we get their story.

Chase, aka Dr McHottie, had me from his first words in the prologue, and I just fell in love with him more every page.

Josie is the quirky and lovable bakery owner, and right from the start we know they have to be more. I love that all their friends can see what they can't see themselves.

I loved the recipes thrown in throughout the story. They all sound delicious, but Josie's comments also thrown in there make them all the better.

There is nothing that I didn't like about this story - except for the fact that it ended - booooo!!

I can't wait for more of this series, and am impatiently waiting for Max's story.