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Firstly, gah! This book made me want to go back to Vegas!!

Bright light city gonna set my soul, gonna set my soul - or at least Bell's soul - on fire!

I was hooked on Even Money from the minute I started reading. I adored Bell, liked that she didn't just throw herself at a rich guy just because she could. She makes Dario fight for every morsel of her time, and I love her for that.

Dario - oh my goodness I want that man's... goodness! He has upped the ante on what I want in my BBFs.

As this is a duet, I knew that there would be a cliffy of some kind, however Ms Torre has upped the stakes with this one, and my jaw hit the floor as I hit the last page.

It is only a few weeks until we get the conclusion to this story, and I for one cannot wait.

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Start of Something Good was all sorts of adorableness. Right from the start I was hooked, and didn't want to put it down until I had finished.

Ethan and Mia's story was just what this girl wanted this past weekend. The country, sex-crazed grandmas that had me laughing out loud, cookies - oh, the cookies had my searching my cupboards for goodies to eat!

I adored the progression of Ethan and Mia's relationship from hating each other to somewhat more. And I also adore their relationships with Mia's charge for the summer, Chloe.

However the scene stealer in this story is definitely a little bit cocky. No, what, he is a big cocky. This rooster had me in stitches!

This made me want to hit the farm - though not near horses, those things are the beasts of Satan! I live in the country and loved the vibe this story gives the reader.

I can't wait to see where this story goes, and can't wait for the sister's stories.

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Mon Dieu! I am back with the three P's and I don't ever want to leave!

You will need to have read Robbie before picking up Julien, because the story follows right from the end of the first book. Plus, you don't want to miss any of the UST between Robbie, Julien and Priest.

I really liked that this is more of the "getting to know you" stage of their relationship. We have gone through the attraction and lust, now this is the falling in love part.

Le sigh.

There is so much more to my guys than we ever thought, therefore Julien delves more into the pasts of our tempting trio than Robbie did.

I really, really loved seeing Robbie come out of his shell - well, more than His Fabulousness already was. We see behind the guyliner and the amazing clothes to the man to the real guy. I never though I could love Monsiuer Bianchi anymore than I already did.

We also have some great set up for Priest's story too.

Priest... forgive me Father for I have sinned. I have had lustful thought over you, your husband and your boyfriend!

I am really looking forward to Priest's book - please dont' make me wait too long!

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The cover of this book is what first drew me in. It reminded me of The Hating Game by Sally Thorne, and that is a book that I have read multiple times over the past few years.

I like books that have something a little different, and having characters that are a) a little older and b) on the spectrum lured me in.

What a cute, sweet and wonderful debut novel from Ms Hoang. I was enchanted with this story right from the start.

The Kiss Quotient is a refreshing story, Michael and Stella both have a lot of learning to do when it comes to relationships, and they way they do it made me smile. I felt that we could all relate to Stella in ways, We have all felt out of place, overwhelmed, and all spoken out before our brain has caught up.

Heck, I loved Stella's bluntness! So much talking around things these days, the straight to the point can be a good thing.

I adore Michael and his family. Ms Hoang brought quite of the Vietnamese-ness to the reader, which is something else that I have not come across in my reading, though I am sure there is plenty of it out there.

Beautifully written, lovely storyline, enjoyable characters. This was one that just left me feeling good.

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

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I have said in the past that I am pretty over the MC genre - with the exception of just a couple of authors. And Ms Fernando is one that I will always pick up and read.

I have missed the Wind Dragons MC , and am excited for the new Cursed Ravens MC series.

Erin is the ballsy young woman who walks into the Cursed Ravens club house and turns everything upside down and inside out when she asks to meet her biological father.

Everything she has ever known about her family has been a lie, and now she is trying to create a new, additional family.

I adored those bikers, especially Ace, Gage and Knuckles. I love how they turn to putty in her hands as she worms her way into their club - and their hearts.

And Ace is all kinds of swoonworthy. You can't help but fall for him as the story progresses.

Lies, secrets, and a bit of mystery thrown in, Ace Of Hearts has a bit of everything.

Ooooh and there is an appearance by someone fromthe WDMC that made me smile large.

I really enjoyed Ace Of Hearts and read it in one night. I can't wait for more Cursed Ravens!

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If you have been reading Toni Aleo for a few years, and have read her Assassins series, you will have met our boy Ryan Justice - though he would have been a little kid back then.

Now he is all man, all grown and waiting for his call up to the NHL - and with his pedigree - he is Shea and Elli Adler's nephew - hopes are high.

I like that though he has plans, Ryan is not all about the NHL. I liked that he is taking his academic studies as serious as he takes his hockey.

Enter Sofia - his sister's roommate/bestie. I love her perseverance, I love her naivety, I love who she is.

I adored watching the relationship between them bloom and grow as they stop fighting their feeling and just... fall.

I loved seeing how the Adler's lives turned out. I loved seeing more of the Assassins. I am loving the Assassins: Next Generation.

Gah, I just really enjoyed everything about this story. Full of fun, laughter and sadness, I was hooked from the first word to the last.

Now I feel the need... the need to reread the Assassins series.

Can't wait to see what Ms Aleo brings us next.

Head Over Heels is a sweet, quirky, fun novella and a great intro to the Sanctuary series.

I have to say, I did pick this book from Amazon just because I came across the cover and loved the pin up girl style of it.

And what was inside it was cute and lovely, and though it was only a novella, and novellas usually feel rushed and everything insta, I did not feel this was with this one.

Beautiful characters, fun surroundings, well rounded out characters and development for a short read.

I really enjoyed it, and went straight to one-click the first full length story in the series.

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I have been keen to know more about Richard/Murph and Madison since I started reading this series a couple of weeks ago, and Ms Lind has not disappointed with Playing For Keeps.

This is a sweet, cute read and was a great development of Richard and Madison's story. They have been best friends / FWB for years and now both wants more - but haven't told each other (that is the one thing that annoys me - communicate people!). Will they ever make it out of the "friend zone"?

I loved that there was no OTT drama. No puck bunnies jumping out of corners causing grief. No stupid misunderstandings. In fact at times I was wondering if these two were rea? Sometimes they were just too good at being just friends - but this is probably just me!

Richard and Madison "just fit", and you can't help but adore them together.

I loved getting more of Scott/Becca and Brian/Kinley and seeing where they were at now. I love the friendships between this group.

Sweet, sexy, fun and cute, Playing For Keeps was just what I needed today.

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

I adore Penny Reid and I love this series, however Love Hacked wasn't a favourite in the series.

Don't get me wrong, I liked it however I just didn't connect as well with Alex and Sandra as I have with the other couples so far.

I felt that it took too long to really get into the story - however once it did get going I did like it.

I love these ladies and their gents, and wowsers, did Fiona surprise me! Since finishing this I have already picked up and read Fiona's prequel novella and am already right into Happily Ever Ninja.

I feel that this one was just an anomoly that I didn't connect.

Now, I need to get back to Happily Ever Ninja

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I adore Jill Shalvis' writing, and love the Wildstone books, so it was a no brainer to read Rainy Day Friends.

What an emotional ride Rainy Day Friends is. I have been reading a lot of darker books lately, and this was just what I needed for a rainy weekend.

Sweet, tender, emotional - it had a bit of everything. It is not only Lanie's journey of self discovery, it is a beautiful story of love, loss, betrayal, friendship.

I want to be adopted by the Capriotti family soooooo badly. And I don't even like wine!

I laughed and smiled as I was reading, however I also shed a tear or seven. I am kinda enamoured with the whole family, however like Lanie I am hooked on Mark. I mean, who doesn't love a man in uniform?

There are surprises galore with this story, and you won't want to miss any of them.

I read Rainy Day Friends in one day, and now am impatiently waiting for whatever comes next from Ms Shalvis.