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Single dad? ☑
Pastor's daughter? ☑
Single dad is a rock star? ☑☑☑

Adam and Sarah's story is a slow burn of a story. After her dreams were shattered, she's been living, but not living life to the fullest.

Until Adam walks into her life.

I completely and utterly adore Adam. He is not what is expected of the rock star, and his daughter is the absolute bees knees. Shes a 30 year old in a 5 year old's body, but you cannot help but smile whenever she is on the page.

This whole story has the feel of Footloose, except with rock music instead of dancing being the worst thing in the world.

One thing though (this is my thing and won't bother anyone else) - I am an athiest and all the God and church stuff was just ugh. Sarah's dad being a Pastor and being such a judgemental ar$e frustrated me. Again, this is my issue, nothing to do with the story or anything.

I enjoyed falling in love along with our lovelies, and I am looking forward to what Ms Runow brings us in the future.

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This is David Koepp's debut novel, however you can see the screenwriter in him shine through in his story.

Cold Storage is an entertaining, if at times farcical sci-fi/horror story about a killer fungus that could take over the world.

Now, I am not sure if this book was supposed to be funny or serious, however I found it had many laugh out loud moments. I know it is fiction and supposed to stretch our belief, but gees, come on sometimes it was just u eye-roll worthy.

I found that the story flowed well, but it did lack character development. They were all a little 2 dimensional for me. I felt that they would probably come across better on the screen than the page (not surprising though with the author's background).

The highlight of the story for me was a character called "Teacake". I don't want to spoil anything, however is quite delightful.

So, whilst this isn't the heaviest of reads, I did find myself picking it up each lunch time to dive a little more into this fantastical adventure. It's not the greatest book out there, however it was enjoyable enough for me to keep reading.

ARC received from Crooked Lane via Netgalley for an honest review - thank you!

I am late to the Monkeewrench series, and have only read this and the last book, however it is a series that I know I will keep up with in the future (and will eventually get back to the first 8!).

Murder and mystery abound in Minneapolis as the detectives take on the bitter winter to find a killer.

This story takes on so many twists and turns, and what feels like at first could be an easy capture leads us on a road that is so not expected. There are many story lines in this story, and whilst that could have been confusing and frustrating, it brought the story together.

I never knew which way the story was going to take me, and whenever I thought I might have a clue to whodunnit, I was again left scratching my head, having to turn the page and find out I was wrong!

What I love about this series is the great set of recurring characters, both the detectives and the Monkeewrench crew. They round out the story well.

I look forward to more, and to catching up.

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Woot woot! Happy dance! Daggy dance! Heck, anything that can show my excitement at being back in the Stage Dive world!

I love these 1001 Nights stories. I love that I get a bit more of the Stage Dive family (let's be honest, any slice of Mal that I can get, I will take) however I love that we are introduced to the extended family of the Stage Dive world, and that I can read these as stand alones if I wanted to.

Mae and Ziggy's story is full of longing looks across the room, UST and just full on wanting, whilst trying to toe the professional line.

I gotta say, I love a story where the protectee falls for the protector - there's something about a hot bodyguard in the corner that just does it for me! I know it would be horrible in real life, but in fantasy world it is

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Gah, I just love getting back to Heartbreaker Bay! I just adore every single thing about the people in this series.

I love how the Pacific Pier extended family keeps growing, and we have more lovelies to fall in love with. So Ms Shalvis will just have to keep writing this series forever!

Ivy and Kel's backgrounds are not the easiest to move forward from, though they are a great help for each other. Neither of them wants a relationship, however with Kel always her knight in shining armour, Ivy can't help falling. I wanted to knock some sense into both of them when they kept avoiding the obvious!

I little bit funny, a little bit sexy, a little bit suspensey, Wrapped Up In You had a little bit of everything, and makes me want to move into the area and be friends with all of them.

I can't wait to see whom Ms Shalvis brings us next.

Now, I am so far behind with the Winston series - I have read Roscoe's story but not the others.  I have had them sitting on my shelf for a couple of years now, but so many books, so little time.

I keep telling myself that I need to read them, however after reading Billy and Scarlet/Claire's origin story, I am not thinking I want to wait for all the brother's origin stories first - such a dilemma.

I didn't know much about the Winston's past at all, except from Darrell, and what we learn in Roscoe and Ashley's stories.  I liked going in blind with this to find out more.

Beard With Me is heartbreaking, making me cry for at least the last 20% of the story.  Oh my!

I have been watching Penny's warnings for the past month or so saying this book is going to break us - and she tore my heart out and stomped all over it!

I don't want to give anything away, as this is a story you need to dive into blind, to devour, to feel all the feels.

This book is definitely one of my favourite Penny stores.

And now I am back at my dilemma - more origin stories, or present day Winstons (I so want more of teenage Cletus!)

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You need to have read Resist before diving in to Reveal, is it carries on right where the first book finished off.

Ugh, now at the end of the first book I was so annoyed with our leading lady. Seriously Vaughn, after all you and Ryker had been through, you run off p!ssed at him and the world and don't let him talk to you. Did you really think that was what happened. Ugh. This is a big bug bear of mine, when the characters don't communicate.

After they got past that, it was an intriguing story. Who was messing with Vaughn? What had she gotten caught up in. I was riveted the whole time I was reading.

And Ryker, Ryker, Ryker - for a smart man, you were a bit gullible.

There were so many questions after the first book, and I was not sure that Ms Bromberg was going to be able to tie up all the loose ends in the second installment, however I shouldn't have worried, she never lets me down that way.

There were a couple of twists that I certainly did not see coming too!

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Oyyyy this book!

Now, if you have read the Pierced Hearts Duet (you don't need to have), you will have a bit of an idea of where this story was going.

Heck, even after the prologue of Hated You Then, I thought I knew where this story was going.

I was wrong. So wrong.

I was expecting a Jackson and Harley story from the present day, and what we get is their history, from little kids to teenagers.

And a whole lot of frustrations!

Gah, this pair! I wanted to lock them in a room until they could at least appear to be nice to each other. We have seen their "hate" for each other in the previous books, but this takes things to a whole different level - and I have been impatiently waiting for Ms Robinson to let these two loose.

I ran the whole gamut of emotions, from times when I thought all of their hate was cute and funny, to wanting to throw my Kindle across the room. This is what M. Robinson does best.

I loved seeing the Good Ol' Boys: Generation 1 again. Am looking forward to more of The Next Gen in the future.
ARC received for an honest review

Oyyyy this book!

Now, if you have read the Pierced Hearts Duet (you don't need to have), you will have a bit of an idea of where this story was going.

Heck, even after the prologue of Hated You Then, I thought I knew where this story was going.

I was wrong. So wrong.

I was expecting a Jackson and Harley story from the present day, and what we get is their history, from little kids to teenagers.

And a whole lot of frustrations!

Gah, this pair! I wanted to lock them in a room until they could at least appear to be nice to each other. We have seen their "hate" for each other in the previous books, but this takes things to a whole different level - and I have been impatiently waiting for Ms Robinson to let these two loose.

I ran the whole gamut of emotions, from times when I thought all of their hate was cute and funny, to wanting to throw my Kindle across the room. This is what M. Robinson does best.

I loved seeing the Good Ol' Boys: Generation 1 again. Am looking forward to more of The Next Gen in the future.

I need Love Hurts #2 NOW!