Dog-Eared Daydreams

Note: This ARC was provided by The Next Step PR in exchange for an honest review. From the first time I laid eyes on her, I knew she was gonna be mine. No matter how many times I was warned away from her, I persisted, defying all rational thought. I knew it was against the rules to be involved with family of another member, but try and tell that to my heart, mind, and...hell, I can't believe I was even thinking this but...my fucking soul. Well now. Expectations set. Expectations not met. Why? Because expectations were frickin' surpassed. Marek is already on my list of top reads this 2016, and it set the bar impossibly high for the sequel, but author S. Nelson just gave us a book that was so not what I was expecting but was what I was hoping for without my knowing it. Stone is about Lincoln "Stone" Crosswell, VP of the Knights Corruption motorcycle club and a man known for his inability to feel pain, and Adelaide "Addy" Reins, a registered nurse an...

Defender (Long, Tall Texans) by Diana Palmer Date Released: June 28, 2016 HQN Books About Defender The man who shattered her trust is back to protect her… New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer delivers a breathtaking story of second-chance love.  When Paul Fiore disappeared from Isabel Grayling's life, he told himself it was for all the right reasons. She was young and innocent, and he was her millionaire father's lowly employee. Three years on, Paul is the FBI agent assigned to Isabel's case. Too late, he realizes what life in her Texas mansion was really like back then—and how much damage he did when he left.  Once love-struck and sheltered, Isabel has become an assistant district attorney committed to serving the law, no matter how risky it gets. But right now, the man she can't forgive is the one thing standing between her and a deadly stalker. She knows Paul won't hesitate to protect her life with his own. But if she can't...

Note: This ARC was provided by Harlequin in exchange for an honest review. I'm not exactly sure how to find the right words to put together this review. This is my second Diana Palmer read and while the first one was okay, I was hoping that this second one would be better and let me experience what many fans of the author must experience when they read her books. Unfortunately, Defender  just wasn't for me. First of all, I had no clue that this was part of an on-going (and VERY lengthy) series. Had I known, I would have probably not decided to sign up to read it. I prefer reading all the books that have come prior before I read the newest one in a series, and I already skipped ahead with that other book of hers that I read and reviewed. But see, that one only had four books ahead of it, while this one had dozens, with Goodreads saying this is the 45th installment but I was at 51 when I counted the ones on the publisher's website. Now, I wouldn't be griping ha...

Trinity by M. Never Release Date: June 29, 2016 Cover Design: Marisa Rose Shor  ( Cover Me, Darling ) Cover Photo: Cassy Roop  ( Pink Ink Designs ) Cover Model: Michael Hornat About Trinity Two seductive strangers. One scandalous night. A trinity of temptation. It was only supposed to be a single encounter. A night stripped of sexual inhibitions. We were never supposed to become romantically involved. But they were alluring and irresistible. They were also the enemy. Their company wants to take the one thing that means anything to me. Now, I'm navigating a dicey path. Loving two men who can destroy me in a multitude of ways. They can shatter my heart, wreck my dreams, but worst of all, demolish the only place I've ever called home. 💞  💞  💞 💞  💞  💞 Read my five-plus-starred review of Trinity . Add Trinity on Goodreads . Purchase Links Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazo...

"I'm sure you know as well as we do how hard it is to find someone. It's even harder trying to find a connection with three. But when it happens, it's like a holy trinity. And we can't let a chance like this slip through our fingers. There's something special about you. Chase and I both saw it immediately. And we want to explore it." Being the book whore that I am, I've read more than my fair share of books that have triad-style relationship in them, and admittedly, I tend to be wary because I need to be convinced that what's going on among the three people involved is equal and balanced in nature. What does that mean? Well, I want to be able to feel that one couple, and by couple I obviously mean two people, isn't more in love with one another than, let's say, when the threesome is together or compared to the other pairing. I've lost count of the number of times, I've read a book with a triad and found myself thinking that...

Anyone out there in the mood for an excerpt reveal from bestselling author Nicole Williams's upcoming release? I knew that'd get your attention. Well, I shall not keep you waiting! Check out the sneak peek from Stealing Home , which is coming out in less than two weeks. Be prepared, though. This is one generous eyeful: Stealing Home by Nicole Williams Release Date: July 10, 2016 An Excerpt from Stealing Home Chapter One Working for a professional baseball team was going to be the end of my love life. The past two years confirmed that theory, as had the last text I’d received from my latest ex-boyfriend. Half of the year on the road added to another half of the year working grueling hours that rivaled a doctor’s first year of residency equaled a whole lot of no free time to fill with a social agenda. Since being hired on by the San Diego Shock this season and the San Francisco Kings the year before that, the longest relationship I’d maintained spanned ei...

Then He Kissed Me (Cottonbloom #2) by Laura Trentham Release Date: June 28, 2016 St. Martin's Press About Then He Kissed Me Can two hearts come together in one divided town? As a boy, Nash Hawthorne spent countless afternoons on the Louisiana side of Cottonbloom with Tally Fournette, wading in the river, peeling oranges and catching frogs. When illness stole his mother, Nash yearned to take Tally and run away—for good. Instead, he crossed the state line to live with his aunt. It was a short distance as the crow flies, but it swept him into a whole new world… After Nash left, Tally managed to struggle through her own losses without him. But now that she’s crossed paths with him again—at Cottonbloom College, where the grown-up, gorgeous Nash teaches history—she is reminded of their cherished youthful connection…and an attraction that has only gotten stronger with age. Between Tally’s possessive ex and Nash’s snobbish aunt, no one thinks they belong toge...