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Woohoo a new book from Leisa Rayven, let me at it!

Mister Romance could so easily have been one of those cliche books where the lovelies fight over the story then fall in love. But this is different. Mister Romance, the sexy as sin Max Riley, goes along with the expose story... with some conditions.

He is a man of mystery, you never know who he is going to be.

Enter Eden, the non-romantic, cynical journalist who is like a dog with a bone, needing to know all about the man who has the rich ladies of Manhattan all atwitter.

I freaking love everything about Max - no matter who he is. There is just something about the guy that you can't help falling for.

This book was just amazing. I couldn't put it down, I just had to know what shenanigans would ensue next.

I adored our lovelies ,their flaws made them all the more loveable.

You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll swoon.



Get to your nearest book seller and buy Mister Romance - you won't be disappointed.
 

It has been a while waiting for Take, and for me it was a very impatient wait! From the minute I first read Try (the first time!) I knew I just had to get my hands on Take ASAP.

Ms Frank, you have definitely not disappointed me.

You will need to have read Try first, as Take starts up where Try finishes (and besides, who would want to miss a minute of Logan and Tate by not reading it).

Where do I start with Take? Well, I just have to say that I didn't think I could love Logan and Tate any more than I did in Try.... until now!

Where Try was a bit more lighthearted as Logan tried to get into Tate's pants, and Tate came to terms with his feelings, Take is a bit darker, as Logan and Tate come to terms with their "relationship".

Logan is all in, his family and friends love him and Tate and accept them for who they are. I loved his friend's reaction to the way Logan is acting. There are some truly funny moments with that.

Then there is Tate... his heart knows what it wants - Logan. But his family - who I can honestly say I don't like one. little. bit - are just horrible. And don't get me started on the bitch of the ex-wife - remember Diana from Try? Yeah, she doesn't get any better!
While there are some smoking hot sexy moments between Logan and Tate (did someone turn up the heat?? I think my Kindle was about to combust!!), there are some sweet, tender moments, as well as some flat out sad moments.

OMG I wanted to slap the crap out of them, and hug them at the same time sometimes. And they may or may not have made me cry at others, but that cannot be confirmed nor denied!

I am Logan and Tate's biggest cheerleaders, they just have to get their shit together, don't you think?

So, do things end on a happy note for our sexy duo?

Uh uh, you are going to have to read for yourself.

Now I am impatiently waiting for the 3rd book to come out **taps toes** I'm looking at you Ms Frank!

Oh... and sorry (not sorry) for all the gifs... but really, is there anything sexier than two guys kissing?

So for now, Logan and Tate send their love
 

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Navy SEAL - sign me up.

I am a sucker for a SEAL book and this one has 3 - Hello!!

Whilst I wanted to love this book, I didn't. Don't get me wrong, I did like it but not love - this might just be me though.

Firstly - there wasn't much SEAL action, more that the SEALs become office managers :(

The foster brother/sister thing didn't bother me as much as it might have - I know it is an icky thing for some people (and I am not a fan of the step brother thing myself)

Whilst there was lots of things going on, I did feel that it was quite repetitive. Our lovelies Van and Chloe seemed to rinse-wash-repeat the conversations/arguments for about half of the book. I felt that a chunk of dialogue could have been edited out (but again, this could just be me and what do I really know?)

I did like the story of the Tate Brother and their sister, the dramas that are happening around their family and businesses, though I did feel like we were left wondering at the end of this book. However I suppose things will be continuing through the books of the other 2 brothers.

Whilst I was left wanting a bit after this book, it held my interest enough that I will be diving in to the other 2 brothers stories.

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Hockey hotties? Check!
Second chances? Check!
Slow burn? Check!

Sarina Bowen's hockey books are some of may favourite sports books out there. There is something about her writing that drags me in takes me on the journey along with her characters. Mike and Lauren's story is not all rainbows and butterflies, Mike has enough baggage to hold them back - at least for a while.

I love the pull and the spark between our lovelies. It is a force to be reckoned with.

I adored seeing more of the couples from the first two books, but most of all I loved seeing the progression in Nate and Becca's relationship, and hope that we get more of them soon.

I read Pipe Dreams in one day, and now I am impatiently waiting to see what Ms Bowen brings us next.

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Finding You is a fun, sweet, beautiful and at times sad romance that had me right in the story with the characters from cover to cover.

I think there is a little bit of Jane in all of us. She feels different from her family, she is filled with self doubt, she feels that she doesn't fit in.

When she takes off on a whim to Greece, she definitely finds more than she bargained for. Through all kinds of chaos and catastrophe, we are taken on an adventure of a life time along with Jane.

Dimitri -it is like that scene in My Big Fat Greek Wedding - meet Nick, Nick, cousin Nick and Nicky. Every man is a Dimitri. But this Dimitri is all kinds of swoonworthy.

Ms Watson has written with such vivid imagery that I could feel myself dipping my toe in the Aegean, walking the streets filled with whitewashed yet colourful homes. I may have had a craving for gyros whilst reading.

What I wasn't expecting in this book was how heartfelt and emotional it would be. I wasn't expecting the shimmering eyes and the ache in my heart.

I really enjoyed this jaunt to Santorini

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Unrequited love is a b!tch. But what would you do if the person you had been in love with for years fell back into your life.

That is the question Ryan Harper needs to answer.

Ryan and Jade's story isn't an easy one. Their history isn't all sweet, and their present is anything but hearts and flowers.

But oh did I want it to be! I adore Jade, I really do. But I did want to slap some sense into her at times, make her wake up and smell the roses, see what is in front of her, pull her head out off her a$$.

Ryan - he is all kinds of swoonworthy. I was talking to Jade (well, OK I was talking to myself) whilst I was reading, telling her that if she didn't want Ryan I would gladly take him off her hands!

This story though - boy, did it have me in all kinds of a mess. It had me in tears, it had me rigid with rage, it had me wanting to throw my kindle across the room - all signs of a good book to me!

Told in dual POV, Rush is well balanced, giving us great insight to both our MCs thoughts and motivations, and kept me wanting more.

Please Ms Cross, I need more of this series. Please don't leave me waiting too long!

 

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I have been impatiently waiting for Trust since the minute after I finished reading Take for the first time last year.

You will need to have read Try and Take before starting on Trust, as Trust starts up right where Take finishes.

Even though it seems to have been decades since we got Take, it was worth every second of the wait.

Ms Frank, you have definitely not disappointed me.

We come back to the story, after Logan's ex Chris - remember him? - is trying to cause trouble between our guys.
Chris is a 100% grade a douchenozzle!!

I loved how far that our boys have come in such a short time. Wanna try and break them up? Game on!

The road to any long lasting relationship is never a smoothe one - and boy oh boy are there some roadblocks thrown in the way of Logan and Tate's happily ever after! I shed more than one tear whilst reading.

There were some characters that made another appearance that I kinda wished were out of their lives forever, but there were also some that I was glad that came back. I especially loved that we got more of Cole and Rachel.

So, do Logan and Tate finally get their happy ending? Or will those roadblocks be too much for them to overcome?

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

But you will not be disappointed on the ride Ms Frank takes you on - even if it is one hell of an emotional rollercoaster.

I am a huge m/m reader, and of all the books and relationships I have read, Logan and Tate have wormed their way into my heart, and they will hold a special place their for, I think, the rest of my life.

It was bittersweet reading Trust. I wanted to read slow and savour every. single. word of this last installment of their story, but then I wanted, no needed to know what was going to happen to them. In the end I was up till after 1am to finish it, then up till nearly 2am messaging with Ms Frank how much I loved it.

Whilst this was the end of their series, I really felt that this was just the beginning for Logan and Tate, and I hope, I pray that Ms Frank revisits them in the future.

So, now you need to Try - Take - Trust!

So for now it is time for our lovelies to say goodbye - but I hope it is not forever

       

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No no no no no! This was not supposed to happen!

I am supposed to hate Julian after what he did, right? I wasn't supposed to feel for him, hurt for him, fall for him,was I?

Because that is what happened. Ms Phillips has certainly turned my opinion about the guy right right around. Right from the get go, I could feel that he and Kendall still had something special, that both had changed, that they really were perfect for each other.

But boy the emotion - mostly not caused by these two (though there was some) but that was caused by Lexie and Kade. Oh my goodness, I never thought I would say it but at times I really really disliked them both. They made me want to jump into my kindle and yell at them! I could understand the why of what they were doing/saying, but I wanted to rip the blinders off them and make them see what was in front of them.

To be in the now with Julian and Kendall, looking forward not to the past.

I really, really did adore Julian. As we learn more about things in the past, my heart couldn't help but hurt for him, grow for him, hope for him. Be there with him as he fights for the woman he loves and the prejudices against him.

And to give the perfect ending to this series.

Thank you Ms Phillips for the Billionaire Bad Boys, now I am impatiently waiting for what comes next.

That up there was me when I found out that there was not going to be one, but 3 more books in the Temptation series.

And that up there? That was me when Tease turned up on my Kindle.

Now, I am not going to lie. I love Logan and Tate so so much that when I found out there was going to be more books, as much as I was excited, I was afraid that it would not live up to my expectations. I mean, it has been a couple of years since we left my boys in Trust.

Why was I ever in doubt?

We are now 4 years down the track from Trust, and things are going pretty cruisy for our lovelies - well, they still have their ups and downs *snickers like Logan would be*

I freaking LOVE assertive Tate. I mean, we got glimpses of him in earlier books, but when he is out in full force, it is a sight to behold. And the easy banter between our lovelies made me laugh out loud at times.

I also adored that we got more of Cole and Rachel - you remember Logan's brother and his wife? It was a pleasure to also see where their lives were at.

Oooh! Ooooh! And guess who's back? My favourite barista Robbie is back! Don't want to give away what and why, but I adore him just as much as I did before.

I loved that this book was pretty much drama free. That there was no drama for dramas sake. Sure there were some things that popped up from the past, but they were things that needed to be resolved sooner or later, not new and ridiculous things happening.

It was great reconnecting and seeing where their lives are at now, and now I can't wait to see what the next 2 books bring us.

 

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Hockey hottie? Check!

Second chance? Check!

It is no secret that I am a sucker for a hockey player story, but throw in a blast from the past/second chance romance and you had me at hello.

I am not always a fan of the reformed manwhore story, however Score definitely had a different feel to it than that. His history with Zoey is a big part of that feel. The way Ms Denault has written his story is another big part.

Oh Zoey, how I adore you. Through the crappy hand that you are being dealt, you are all dignity and class - unlike others involved.

I adored seeing both sides of Jude - the cocky, arrogant, sometimes a d!ck hockey player, and the sweet, kind, thoughtful man behind it all. We all know that there is more behind the public persona, and this showed it wonderfully.

I loved the push and pull between Jude and Zoey, but more than anything I LOVED the way Jude was with Zoey as she is dealing with the a$$hat that is her soon to be ex husband. This is when I felt he really shined. Don't get me wrong, he was still all about getting her, but he was so much more.

Another thing that Ms Denault does well is the secondary characters. Each and every book has some fantastic characters that I just need to know more about - this time it is Jude's sisters, escpecially Dixie. I hope we get more and more of her as the series proceeds.

I thoroughly enjoyed getting swept away with Jude and Zoey, and now I can't wait to see where the series takes us next.