Dog-Eared Daydreams

Note: An advanced reader copy (ARC) was provided by the author. Who is this guy? Men like Toby Cartwright didn't exist. Not in my world, anyway. Women like me didn't attract men like him. And if they did, they certainly didn't get to keep him. FINALLY!!! Gah! I've been waiting for Toby Cartwright's book ever since he first entered my consciousness in the Cartwright Brothers series starter. He was the quietest among the five brothers--the one everyone leaned on, the eldest who took his responsibility to his mother and his younger brothers seriously, to the point that he put his life on hold while everyone else lived theirs to the fullest--and yet he was a scene stealer in the each of the first four novels. Okay, maybe he simply stole my heart from the get-go, and I was itching for the poor guy to have the same kind of happily-ever-after that his brothers got with their women. No, scratch that. I wanted Toby to have an even more wondrous happy ending. Why? ...

Sealed in Strength (Ravage MC Rebellion #3) by Ryan Michele Release Date: December 31, 2018 About Sealed in Strength Sometimes the risk truly was the worth the reward. Rylynn I knew pain. I knew my pain. I knew his pain. I knew our pain. He sparked a fire inside me I couldn’t put out. Crow I was strong. I was fearless. The biggest mistake my enemies could make would be to assume she was my weakness. Rylynn made me stronger, harder, and more determined to protect what was mine. Friend or foe, I would never let another person get between us. No matter the risk, she was mine to have and hold. We were connected in pain, fueled in fire, and the world would test us, only to show we were sealed in strength . In the end, nothing could keep us apart. Read my five-starred review of  Sealed in Strength . Add Sealed in Strength on Goodreads . Pre-Order Links Amazon | Angus & Robertson | Apple Books | B&N | Google...

Note: An advanced reader copy (ARC) was provided by the author. Sealed in Strength is the third book in the Ravage MC Rebellion series--and the conclusion to the trilogy involving Caleb Moore-Blaine and Rylynn Hutton, aka Crow and Rylynn--and everything involving the first couple in this spin-off series is wrapped up. Book number three picks up where the second one left off, with Crow and Rylynn still very much in love, but not everyone is as supportive of their burgeoning relationship as they would have wished. These two are going to be forced to confront naysayers, but there are forces beyond their control that will stop at nothing to put an end to everything these two are forging--whether it be as a couple or as part of the very club they love. As always, I'm going to strive to keep this review of mine free of spoilers, but I think it's safe to say that this third book does NOT end in a cliffhanger. Can I hear an "amen"? Crow and Rylynn go through hell an...

You. Forever. Always. (The Underdogs #3) by K.A. Merikan Date Released: December 29, 2018 About You. Forever. Always. ---Years of loving in secret. Now the secret’s out.--- Mage. Reasonable. Mature. In love with his best friend’s little brother. Dawn. Painfully shy. Crazy talented. An anxious cinnamon roll in need of protection. Mage has always been Dawn’s hero. He’s been there for him when Dawn was bullied, when Dawn came out, and when he joined The Underdogs. He’s also been Dawn’s first and only love—painfully unrequited, since Mage is straight. But that’s only for the better, because they’re bandmates, and Dawn’s brother is Mage’s best friend. It would all be too intense, too complicated, too real. But then one drunken kiss proves Mage might not be as straight as he seemed, and their whole world turns upside down. Even though Dawn craves Mage’s love so much his heart could burst, his shyness stands in the way of any future they could share. While they have t...

The One You Fight For (The Ones Who Got Away #3) by Roni Loren Release Date: January 1, 2019 Sourcebooks Casablanca About The One You Fight For How hard would you fight for the one you love? Taryn Landry was there that awful night fourteen years ago when Long Acre changed from the name of a town to the title of a national tragedy. Everyone knows she lost her younger sister. No one knows it was her fault. Since then, psychology professor Taryn has dedicated her life’s work to preventing something like that from ever happening again. Falling in love was never part of the plan… Shaw Miller has spent more than a decade dealing with the fallout of his brother’s horrific actions. After losing everything—his chance at Olympic gold, his family, almost his sanity—he’s changed his name, his look, and he’s finally starting a new life. As long as he keeps a low profile and his identity secret, everything will be okay, right? When the world and everyone you know defines you by one c...

Something About Jace (Pineapple Grove #1) by Jocelynn Drake & Rinda Elliott Date Released: December 28, 2018 About Something About Jace Gallery owner Jace Townsend loves his tiny hometown of Pineapple Grove, deep in South Florida. His life is filled with sunshine, blue skies, jogging on the beach with his dog, and the greatest friends a guy could want. What more could he ask for? Love would be a great start. After his last relationship fell apart, Jace has begun to wonder if he’s ever going to find someone who would fit into his quiet life. Of course, the last person who would fit into his life is a major movie star. Trent Elrige is drowning. He’s constantly on the go from one movie obligation to the next. And after the last stalker got a little too close for comfort, Trent decides it’s time to take a step back and figure out what he’s doing with his life. Pineapple Grove seemed the perfect spot to hide for six months and figure out his future. He jus...

Note: An advanced reader copy (ARC) was provided by the authors via IndiGo Marketing & Design. “I didn't expect anything like this,” Trent whispered. “But I'm so glad I found you.”   His heart, still beating like a bass drum, quickened again because that stare was full of something he couldn't put a name to—something that filled him with more hope than he knew what to do with.   He pulled Trent close and kissed him. “I'm glad I found you, too.” It was back in October of 2017 when Jocelynn Drake and Rinda Elliott first made their presence known to me by way of the first novel in their Ward Security series, a spin-off of their original series together, Unbreakable Bonds . In a year's time, I've worked my way through both of those series and have fallen absolutely smitten, not just with the stories their core cast of characters had to tell but the characters themselves, and that includes those supporting characters who end up becoming so damn ...