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And Will is Mine!

I was wondering where the mysterious Max Monroe duo was going to take us now that the Billionaire Bad Boys series was finished.

And when they bring it, am I going to enjoy it as much as the Bad Boy Billionaire Series?

Never fear! The first book in the St Luke's Docuseries, Mr OB, is here and is fantastic!

We have met our leading man Will Cummings in the BBB series - he is Georgia's brother - you know, the ones with a sex therapist mother with no boundaries?

I adore Will so much. He is the typical cocky doctor, but he is so much more than that. He is charming, and sweet, and loving, and just ... everything really.

He meets his match in his new nurse Melody. She is everything he is not expecting, and everything he needs. Cue the naughty nurse fantasies!

I adore them together. They are just too adorable for words, and you will be fighting for their HEA along with them.

I read this book in one sitting, I just couldn't put it down.

Now I am impatiently waiting for the next episode in Grey's Anatomy, I mean The St Luke's series.

Is it June yet?

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Don't fall in love. Fall off a fucking bridge. It probably hurts less.

Yessss a new duet from Max Monroe.

Firstly, I don't usually much look at the covers, however this one looks like it should be the cover of a WHAM! Album (sorry Max and Monroe, but he gives off serious George Michael vibes)

I liked the writing style of this book - in the style of transcripts from a podcast.

There were a couple of things though that we were a bit ugh for me. Firstly, Ollie's age. It is not that him being 37 was a huge age difference between himself and Lucky - that doesn't bother me at all in any books. It was that to me he acted a lot, lot younger. There is no way that I felt that he was nearing 40. Also, the cover model just did not give off the Ollie vibe either.

Sparks fly between Ollie and Lucky - though not always the sexual kind. The banter between them made me laugh, made me frustrated, made me want this pair to fight it out - in or out of bed. Gah, I just love them so much, even when they are frustrating the crap out of me.

I absolutely devoured this book. It is full of typical Max Monroe humour. And being an Aussie myself, I loved that they got the Aussie slang right - thank you for that! And thank you for not having any Crocodile Dundee or Steve Irwin-isms thrown in just to prove how Aussie he is.

Lucky is very relatable. We have all gone through crappy break ups and given them a post mortem, trying to figure out what went wrong.

Now, what the heck was it with that ending! Gah! How could you do that to me, Max Monroe? How can you make me wait for Ollie's side of the story?

I need it. Right. This. Minute!

I have had this pretty sitting on my bookshelf for a couple of years now, and slacker that I am, I have only read it this past weekend.

Now, I read Beard With Me (Billy/Scarlett) origin book before I started reading the Winston series, and even though you can read them all without it, it has made my enjoyment of the WB books more.

So, WHY did I leave it so long to read these? I can't answer that, however I am kicking myself for it.

Cletus is all that and a bag of chips! I loved him as a teenager, but as a man... I LOVED him so so much.

He and Jenn are just everything I wanted for their story. I laughed. I cried. I swooned. I was left wanting so much more.

 

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I love a second chance romance. One set around Christmas time? Well, I am just putty in the hands when it comes to reading them.

Cody and Lexi's story is full of emotion - it would switch me from loving to hating Cody in 2 paragraphs lol

I enjoyed the push/pull between our lovelies, never knowing where things would end up.

I was a big, big fan of Lexi's son and of Cody's father - they rounded out our MC's lives well.

Lexi is one strong woman - so much on her plate, but she never waivers in her love and care for those around her, when a lesser person would crumple under the pressure.

This is the 3rd book in a series, and I have not read the previous books, however this did not affect my reading or enjoyment at all.

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I have been craving Dixie Whiskey's story since I first met her way back in Tru's story. I was worried how this story would stack up, as you know how you can be disappointed when you have high expectations.

Ms Foster has definitely delivered with Taming My Whiskey.

I mean, I want to be her when I grow up! Strong, loving, and completely consistent when it comes to what - or who - she wants. I loved how she stood up to her family when needed, especially her brother Bullet.

And that's Jace. Jace whom I had a love/hate relationship with as I read. Mostly I loved him, however there were times when he did/said things and I had a raging hate on for him. I hate how he made me (and the lovely Dixie) feel and wanted to smash him over the head with my Kindle lol. He a bit of an enigma wrapped in a riddle that one.

The push/pull between our lovelies keeps the tension ratcheted right up. You know what you want to happen, what needs to happen, however you never know if it is going to happen.

I loved seeing more of the Whiskey family, as well as the other families/characters that cross over into this one (though keeping my head around who is who at times had me scrambling!)

Ms Foster always leaves me smiling, and Taming My Whiskey is now up there at the top of my list of her favourite stories.

I can't wait to see where we go next.

Audible review

I am not going to lie - I am fascinated by true crime, by serial killers, and have watched many shows about Jack The Ripper over the years.

One thing we are always told as that his victims were all prostitutes. It was just the easy thing for the police and the media to believe, so they ran with it.

Hallie Rubenhold has given us a wonderful insight into the lives of these women, who have just become a footnote to the Ripper story.

She has investigated their lives and told their stories - mothers, lovers, women who fell victim to alcohol addiction.

After many naive and downright wrong assumptions about the women (Patricia Cornwall, I am side eyeing you) it was refreshing to see someone talk about the women as they should have been talk about for the past 130 years.

Heartbreaking, frustrating, anger-inducing - their stories are a bit of everything. THIS is the story that should be told.

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Baaaaayyyyyeeeeeerrrrr!!!

Now that I have that out of my system, woot I have been waiting for Bayer's story. This spin off of the Brooklyn Bruisers gives us both hockey hotties, corporate espionage, thrown in with sexy times.

Eric is drafted by his family to help with their business, and you know this is going to be fun and games from that moment on.

Eric is the cocky sports guy, yeah. But he is so much more. And Alex isn't the damsel in distress who needs him to save her... or does she?

Gah there is so much I could say about this story, but I also loved going in pretty blind (Sarina Bowen is an author that I don't care what they write, I will read it).

I loved seeing the Bruiser boys (even though there's not much hockey happening here), plus there are other characters that I NEEEEED to see more of.

I can't wait to get more of The Company - please don't make me wait too long Sarina!

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Now, I wasn't such a huge fan of the first book in this series. I really wasn't sure what I thought of Edward. And I really didn't expect to feel sorry for Celia Werner, however I did and in this second installment I did even more.

I am still unsure of my feelings towards Edward. I will admit that by the end of this installment, I am slowly starting to come around to him and his ways.

This was a bit creepier than the first installment. However it was also hotter, sexier and more tender than the first one. You can feel the attraction between them growing - even with the scare factor thrown in ,there is true feelings growing between them.

And just when I think things will go one way, we come to the end of this installment.

I have no idea where this story is going to go. I know where I want it to go, however I know I am going to have to wait a while to find out. Please don't make me wait too long.

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Wow, just wow.

That is all I can say about this book. Buy it and read it, that is all!

As with all of Ms Cherry's books, it is an emotional, 2-box-of-tissues read.

I went into this one a bit blind - I knew we had met Landon and Shay in Eleanor and Grey - but that was it.

I am glad I did go in blind. All I knew when starting was that it would be an emotional read.

And Ms Cherry has definitely not disappointed with Landon and Shay Part 1.

This one hit very close to home with me with some of the issues that are dealt with. I could completely and utterly relate to Landon's story and emotions. Oh my heart!

I liked that this first part is all as teenagers, and whilst we are left wondering what is going to happen, there is no real OMG! Cliffhanger!

I laughed, I cried, I wanted to throw my Kindle across the room. But most of all I loved this book.

Now I need part 2.

I watch TV shows and documentaries about old houses and estates, and I always thing "boy there must be plenty of ghosts in those halls, and skeletons in those family closets".

The Lost ones was what I imagine a gothic style house would be. Kind of a Jane Eyre kind of vibe with mysterious happenings upstairs.

What secrets is Greyswick hiding? What have the residents got to hide?

I was drawn into the mystery along with Stella, Annie and Mr Sheers - I knew something was going on, they knew something was going on, it was a matter of uncovering all the truths.

There were some things that were pretty predictable with this kind of story, however there were a couple of things that surprised me - I usually have a good idea of the whos the whats and the whys, however there were a couple of "WOW" moments for me.

I found this story well written and flowed well. I was engaged in the story the whole time I was reading. Ms Frank has done a good job with her debut novel, and I look forward to more in the future.