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This is the 3rd in the Second Chances book, but could be read as a standalone.

Jo is a romance writer with no romance in her life. Ben is her very own book hero/manwhore. And they could just be what each other needs.

Catch A Falling Star is a sweet contemporary romance with a bit of heat. Yes, there are some sexy times, but this is more a story of two people learning to love, trust, believe in not only each other but themselves.

We got some snippets of characters from the other books in the series, but you could read this as a stand alone.

I was drawn into Jo and Ben's story, and was cheering for them to get their HEA.

I am looking forward to more in this series in the future.

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This is a m/m romance.

This book should come with a warning ~ do not read without tissues within reach!

It has been days since I finished reading Always, and it is still in my thoughts. Can we say "book hangover".

Avery Adams and Kane Dalton are soul mates, pure and simple. Though I am not a fan of insta-love, and this is definitely an insta-love relationship, this didn't bother me at all. Perhaps as the story spanned such a long period of time? Maybe it is just that I love these characters so darn much?

Always follows their relationship over 40 years, starting in the 70s when being openly gay is strictly taboo. To make things more difficult, Kane is devout Christian and believes his feelings are wrong, and Avery is a public figure, and America is not ready for a gay Senator.

At times I wanted to reach in to my kindle and shake Kane though. He was forever on about how their relationship was wrong and it felt a lot of the time that we were waiting for something bad to happen, even though their relationship was travelling along beautifully. I could understand why he felt that way, but there had been no reason for him to be that way after all their years together.

It was wonderful being swept up in the story, drawn into the lives of Avery and Kane, so much that I felt that I was in the book with them.

Always also gives us a bit of an insight into what it would have been like to be in a homosexual relationship back in the 70's. I have no problems if you are straight, gay, purple with pink spots. Your heart wants what your heart wants.

Always is an exceptional beautiful story about finding ALWAYS love. Ms Alexander has a knack with words, and writes wonderfully heartwarming stories that will stay with you long after you finish reading.

Word of warning though on those tissues. Have them ready. I am not ashamed to admit that for the last 15% of the book I was crying. Really crying. Puffy eyes, howling, pain in the chest, snotty nosed ugly crying.

Thank you, Ms Alexander, for bringing Avery and Kane into my life.

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I have this terrible disease called Bookzheimer's, and I can forget about a book before I have even put it back on the shelf!

Denial spins off from the Inside Out series, but if you haven't read all of them, it wouldn't matter too much.

You should remember Sara's best friend Ella and how she disappeared, and how Sara was searching for her through her series. She still hadn't been found when that series ended.

This series starts with Ella being found, and suffering amnesia. But as Denial progresses, I was collecting more questions than answers (though if you read Ms Jones' notes at the beginning of the book, she does say this will happen!!)

I adore Kayden - I am still wondering who he is, what he knows, who is he to Ella.

Poor Ella - who is she? Who should she trust? Will she ever remember everything?

There is so much suspense and mystery surrounding Ella, and I really want, no need to know what has happened to her.

I did find that for the first 70% of the story, things did tend to go around in circles a bit, with only small bits of information being released to the reader, and felt that it did drag a little bit (this could just be me though). But the last 30% really ramped things up and when I got to the end I was disappointed there was no more.

As with all Ms Jones' work, she has left the reader wondering what will happen next.

It is going to be a long 6 months until the next part is out!

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This is the second in the Oni Fighters series, and runs on a parallel time frame to the first book Brave. You could read this as a standalone, but why would you want to miss out on any sexy MMA goodness.

Dane Robert feels like he is kind of skimming through life. His work life and his training are all going well, but he feels that he doesn't have a real sense of purpose, a goal that he is stretching to reach.

A chance encounter with Arianne - Ari - and her son Isaac sets him on a path he never expected for himself.

I loved the chemistry between Dane and Ari. There is that instant spark of attraction, but there is that fear, that wondering, that longing also.

But Dane.... le sigh! What a man!!

It immediately drew me in, and I wanted, no needed to know more. I needed them to make a go of a relationship. I could understand Ari's misgivings about Dane and a relationship with him, but I just wanted to clip her around the ears and tell her to wake up to the man he is.

There were plenty of ups and and downs in their relationship, but Dane kept at it until it really was a foregone conclusion.

In my opinion, the scene stealer in this whole book was Isaac. And the relationship that he forms with Dane. Out of the mouths of babes, some of the things he says and asked really tugged at my heartstrings.

I loved that we also got a bit more of Xander and Eden's relationship further on from where their book Brave ended.

There are some wonderful secondary characters - expeicallly the boys from the dojo, and Seth in particular. Can't wait for his story.

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I have said it before and I will say it again about this series - I love the role reversal with the characters. I love the strong females making their way in the male dominated professions they are working in.

Delaney is a body guard and is finally given the chance to prove herself on her first big job.

Jax was in the wrong place at the wrong time and now the bad guys are after him.

It took me a while to warm up to Jax. He was very mercurial, and my head spun with his mood swings. Whiplash alert!!! Flirty one minute, sexist pig the next! Maybe a couple of chapters from him POV might have made his behaviour easier to understand.

I loved how Laney had the balls to stand up to the males around her. Loved her even more as she had to bite her tongue to not tell them off on more than one occasion - I could totally relate to that!

There was the sense of doom hanging over the characters, there was the da da daaaaaahm Something's Gonna Happen vibe throughout the book, and to me it did feel a little anticlimactic when it all happened - but this could just be me.

I have enjoyed the Alpha's Heart series, and look forward to what Ms Jewel brings us next.

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I have read all of Ms Daws London Lovers series, so I was excited to read Not The One.


You can read this as a standalone, as they characters from the previous books play only minor secondary roles in Not The One - but I would still go back and read the others!


I knew from reading the synopsis that this was going to be a darker book than the LL series, but wow! It was so much more!


Reyna and Liam's story is not an easy one to read. It is highly emotional, taking you to the highest of highs to the lowest of lows, all within one rollercoaster of a story. As well as a story of love, it is a story of sadness, regret and guilt. Self loathing. But also of self discovery and learning to love oneself.


It is not a hearts and flowers kind of story. It is darker, grittier than all that. If you don't shed a tear at least once whilst reading, you are stronger than I am.


I felt a deep connection with Reyna. I have felt the self loathing, self doubt, the I am not good enough.


But all I wanted was for Reyna to find her way out of her mind and find her HEA.

I adored that we got more of the other couples from the other books, and that my favourite ginger, Frank, got a bigger part to play. I loved how this interweaved itself into the previous stories (but not so much that you have to have read them).

Thank you Ms Daws for a beautiful, heartfelt story. I can't wait for what you give us next.

3.75 - 4 stars

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This runs parallel to the timeframe in Wicked White, so you would not have to have read it to read Wicked Reunion.

Jared and London's story goes way back. Sweethearts since forever until Jared takes off, never to be seen by her again.

Girl meets boy. Girl and boy fall in love. Boy breaks her heart. His brother consoles her. Boy comes back.

5 years later, he is part of the famous Wicked White, but still in love with London. His unexpected return to town throws everything into disarray.

Poor London - she has never stopped loving Jared, never really gave up hope he would come home, never really moved on.

There is a lot of emotion in Wicked Reunion. If I was London I would have nut punched Jared the first time I saw him again! I could understand why she acted like she did, but still gah!

There is a lot of angsty, confused emotions in Wicked Reunion. Poor London is a a bit of a mess really, and I felt for her. There were a couple of times when I shed a tear for her.

I liked Wicked Reunion, but there was just something it was missing that stopped me from loving it. I can't quite put my finger on what it was though that was missing.

I enjoyed the journey that Jared and London have taken to get to this point in their lives though, and look forward to more of this series - hopefully we will get more of Ace and his relationship with the guys in his band!

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This second installment of the Cedar Ridge series is a sweet, cute, sexy story.

Bailey has given a big

to things from her past, and is now living life to the fullest. But what she doesn't expect is a big sexy ski patrol guy to come into her life. But then again, who could resist a Kincaid?


I loved how both Hudson and Bailey tried to fight their attraction to each other. And when they couldn't fight it any more, fought against it being more.

My heart ached for Hudson as things with is brother Jacob took their toll on not only him but his family and friends too.

I love the banter between the Kincaid siblings and their partners. I especially love the "game" the boys play with underpants (you'll laugh when you read it, believe me!!).

You will fall in love along with Hud and Bailey in this beautiful story.

Now, Ms Shalvis, I NEEEEED Jacob's story - sooner rather than later please!

**It's summer here, but I think I need to hop on plane to Colorado and find myself a Kincaid!**