4.5 stars

“Fairytales have a Prince Charming and a bad guy. Life isn’t so black and white. Sometimes Prince Charming is both.”

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OMG!! This book was amazing!! The story had it all: a tortured but swoony hero, a strong and confident heroine, a sexy hot romance, moments that absolutely broke my heart, and an ending that brought happy tears to my eyes!

“Terminated for inappropriate behavior.

I couldn’t believe the letter in my hands.

Nine years. Nine damn years I’d worked my butt off for one of the largest companies in America, and I was fired with a form letter when I returned home from a week in Aruba.

All because of a video taken when I was on vacation with my friends—a private video made on my private time. Or so I thought…

Pissed off, I cracked open a bottle of wine and wrote my own letter to the gazillionaire CEO telling him what I thought of his company and its practices.

I didn’t think he’d actually respond.

I certainly never thought I’d suddenly become pen pals with the rich jerk.

Eventually, he realized I’d been wronged and made sure I got my job back.

Only…it wasn’t the only thing Grant Lexington wanted to do for me.

But there was no way I was getting involved with my boss’s boss’s boss. Even if he was ridiculously gorgeous, confident, and charming.

It would be completely wrong, inappropriate even.

Sort of like the video that got me into trouble to begin with.

Two wrongs don’t make a right.

But sometimes it’s twice as fun.”

I’ll be honest, I wasn’t expecting this book to be as emotional as it was but HOLY FREAKING FEELS! The story started out light, fun, and flirty, with wicked banter and sizzling sexual tension. But the more things got serious, and as backstories were revealed there were some truly gut-wrenching heart-breaking moments that really gave this story such strong emotional depth.

The story goes back and forth between the present day when the hero and heroine meet (which is totally hilarious btw) and Grant’s past growing up as a foster kid and the deeply tragic circumstances it led to.

I loved several things about this book. I loved that the heroine may have swooned over the hero but she never lost her head and genuinely made smart decisions when it came to how she handled their relationship.

I looked him in the eyes. “Do you just want to sleep with me, or do you want to actually take me out?”
Grant smiled. “Yes.”
I laughed and shook my heart. “I appreciate the honesty. But can I think about it?”
His cocky smile fell. “Of course.”
“Thank you. Have a good night, Grant.”

I loved that once their relationship began to develop, they were refreshingly open and honest with each other.

He cradled my face between his hands and spoke into my eyes. “I want more with you. But I’m not sure what I’m capable of, Ireland. I won’t promise you something I’m uncertain I can delivery. Yet I’d like to try to make this work.”

I loved how well-balanced the lighter, fun parts of this book were with the darker, tragic sides to the story.

“Fairytales have a Prince Charming and a bad guy. Life isn’t so black and white. Sometimes Prince Charming is both.”

And finally I loved the writing. Vi Keeland has been one of my favorite authors for quite a long time because her stories really stand out to me. They almost always surprise me a little, they’re addictive, and well-written. I’ve loved many of her books over the years, and this one was no exception.

He held out his hand. “Dance with me.”
I shook my head. “I’m not sure that’s such a good idea.”
He smirked. “I’m fucking positive it’s not.”

All in all, I loved this book and would highly recommend it to all fans of the romance genre as a delightful, surprisingly emotional, sexy romance that is definitely a new favorite of mine!

Rating: 4.5 stars! Contemporary Adult Romance, Standalone.

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Isaiah is her protector from the murderer at large in Clifton Forge. Though he’s more like a riven knight in dented armor than a prince on a white stallion. She knows next to nothing about him, other than he works as a mechanic. As of tonight, he’ll be sharing her bathroom. And, according to the judge, Isaiah is now her husband.

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After falling in love with Gypsy King a few months ago and having loved literally every single book Devney Perry has written so far, it’s not surprising that Riven Knight was one of my most highly anticipated books of this season and it was just awesome! Just like the first book, this sequel was equal parts mystery and romance and did an excellent job of balancing the two genres within this story. The mystery genuinely kept me guessing and even surprised me with a twist or two along the way, while the romance was sweet, slow-building, and felt very genuine. I got many of the answers I’d been looking forward to at the end of the first book and am already excited to read the next book in this series, even though this one had a pretty resolved ending so all in all, Riven Knight was everything I’d hoped for!

Genevieve Daylee didn’t expect to be standing in front of a judge on her twenty-seventh birthday. But ever since her life became entangled with a former motorcycle gang, she’s learned not to expect anything but trouble.

Her mother, a woman she once admired and adored, is gone, leaving behind a trail of secrets and lies. She’s living in a tiny apartment above a garage owned by her brother, a man who loathes her very existence. And the father she met beside her mother’s grave is as much of a stranger as Isaiah Reynolds, the broken man with soulless eyes standing beside her in front of the judge.

Isaiah is her protector from the murderer at large in Clifton Forge. Though he’s more like a riven knight in dented armor than a prince on a white stallion. She knows next to nothing about him, other than he works as a mechanic. As of tonight, he’ll be sharing her bathroom.

And, according to the judge, Isaiah is now her husband.

If you’re new to these books though, you definitely have to start reading this series with the first in the series: Gypsy King. While each of the books is focused on a different romantic couple, the mystery is a continuous storyline between the books so while they each have standalone elements, this is intended to be read as a continuous series.

For those of you who have read and fallen in love with all of Devney Perry’s series so far, you’ll be pleased to know that this series has ties in with some of her other series. The hero of Gypsy King is brothers with the hero from The Clover Chapel (Jamison Valley series), and the heroine of Gypsy King was the reporter from The Outpost (Jamison Valley series). The hero from Riven Knight is brothers with the hero from Tragic (Lark Cove series), and the heroine of Riven Knight is half-sisters with the hero of Gypsy King. Lots of little fun connections for fans of all the series!

Isaih was an intriguing hero – definitely the strong, silent type, hiding a dark past that he wasn’t interested in sharing with the world, but willing to go out of his way to help those in need.

Genevieve was a delightfully strong heroine – very no-bullshit, didn’t sugar coat things or try to soften her words, very self-reliant and stood on her own two feet. I loved that she didn’t need anyone to save her.

For reasons you’ll find out as you read, it made a lot of sense for them to get married. They were complete strangers to each other – strangers who shared a secret only a marriage could protect.

We were here. We were really doing this. I was marrying a stranger today. I was marrying the man who’d saved my life.
It was my turn to return the favor and save his.

As such, the actual romance in this story is understandable extremely slow-building since in the beginning of the story, neither of them ever actually expected to really fall in love. It made a lot of sense for their characters to have that slow-build and I’m really glad that the romance wasn’t rushed as it made it feel much more believable.

“What are we going to do?” she whispered. “People need to think that we’re in love, but I don’t have a clue how we’re going to convince anyone when we just met last wee,”
Thank fuck. “Me either.”

The mystery and suspense side of the story was genuinely puzzling and the closer it got to the end, the more mysterious it got. It’s a pretty intense roller coaster of a ride with a lot of moving pieces. But just when a resolution seemed out of reach, things began to make sense and finally gave me the closure I was searching for.

I’m really looking forward to the next book in this series. This book rolls quite smoothly into the next story without leaving you hanging (thankfully!) but while still intriguing you forward. So personally, I can’t wait for it!

Last night, he’d let his down his guard.
Last night, I’d fallen asleep in his arms.
And last night, I’d stopped pretending I wasn’t in love with my husband.

Rating: 4.5 stars

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*** TIN GYPSY SERIES ***

Series of interconnected books, each focused on a different couple but due to the mystery they must be read in order, loosely connected to/spinning off of the Jamison Valley series.

*** JAMISON VALLEY SERIES ***

Series of interconnected standalones.

*** LARK COVE SERIES ***

Series of interconnected standalones.
Tattered is a spinoff of The Clover Chapel.

“I’d fallen in love with the man I’d once hoped to expose as a criminal.
Technically, he was a criminal — or a former criminal.
Mostly, he was mine. Flawed and mine.

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If you’re a fan of enemies-to-lovers romance and you love biker heroes, you have to read this book!!!

Most of you already know that Devney Perry is my favorite author. The books she writes just happen to be the type I most love to read so when I heard that she was starting a new series, I couldn’t have been more excited!

I absolutely loved Gypsy King and it’s the first book in a new series called “Tin Gypsy” focusing on biker-centric romance with suspenseful undertones. It follows the same style as her previous series where each book is about a different couple, except in this series the books are more strongly interconnected since there’s a continuous plotline throughout at least the first two so I’d definitely recommend reading these books in order, starting with this book.

The former Tin Gypsy motorcycle club has everyone in Clifton Forge, Montana convinced they’ve locked their clubhouse doors and ripped off their patches. Everyone but Bryce Ryan. There’s more happening at the club’s garage than muscle car restorations and Harley rebuilds. Her instincts are screaming there’s a story—one she’s going to tell.

As the new owner of the small town’s newspaper, Bryce is hungry for more than birth announcements and obituaries. When a woman is brutally killed and all signs point to the Tin Gypsies, Bryce is determined to expose the club and their leader, Kingston “Dash” Slater, as murderers.

Bryce bests Dash match after match, disappointed her rugged and handsome opponent turns out to be an underwhelming adversary. Secrets are exposed. Truths defeat lies. Bryce is poised to win this battle in a landslide.

Then Dash breaks all the rules and tips the scales.

One kiss, and she’s fighting to save more than just her story. She’s fighting to save her heart from the Gypsy King.

As a fun bonus if you’re a fan of this author’s previous series though, there’s a bit of crossover between this series and the Jamison Valley series because the hero of this book is the brother of the hero from The Clover Chapel (there are some great and really heart-warming cameos from him and I actually have the whole page at 75% highlighted – I thought about sharing a quote here but it was too sweet a scene to spoil so you’ll see it when you read the book), and the heroine was the reporter from The Outpost, so while it’s not necessary to have read those first, it’s a bit of an exciting connection for those of us who have read all the books (which are all top favs of mine too!).

This book was a true mix of both a love story and a mystery with a pretty intense enemies-to-lovers romance at the heart of the story and a suspenseful whodunnit murder mystery that kept throwing the hero and heroine together.

The hero is the ultimately bad boy biker with a mysterious past and the heroine is a journalist determined to figure him out but after a murder in their town implicated his father, they had to work together to solve it while fighting their increasing attraction to each other and of course falling in looooooooove!

Dash rode his black motorcycle along Central Avenue like he owned Clifton Forge, flashing a straight, white smile that was blinding. He was the quintessential bad boy. His sexy smirk, chiseled jaw and day-old stubble made all the ladies swoon.
Every lady except me.
The other women in town could have fun with his amazing body. What I wanted from Dash were his secrets.

Now, I’ll be honest that bikers have always been my least favorite romance trope. I know, I knowwww, everyone loves them. But they’re often a bit “too much” for my taste so I particularly loved Bryce’s reaction to Dash:

“I cringed. If he ever called me his old lady, I’d deny him sex for a month.”

I actually didn’t have time to read this whole book in one sitting like I often do so I had to read half yesterday and half today and I ended up thinking about it all night and day while waiting to have the time to finish reading it!

“Are we going to be okay?”
He pulled me tighter into his arms, holding me safe. “Swear it on my life.”

This book has a gorgeous ending that wraps up this couple’s story with a beautiful epilogue but also intrigues you into the next story leaving you excited for more. The couple featured in the next book (Riven Knight) is very well set up in this book and I’m seriously looking forward to reading the next book because I already love their characters!

I highly recommend this to all fans of enemies-to-lovers romance!

PS: If you’re wondering whether this book can standalone, the answer is: Yes, depending on what’s important to you:

Romance = enemies to lovers
Mystery = murder they’re trying to solve together

Romance = resolved w/ epilogue
Mystery = unresolved, continues in next couple’s book

Rating: 4.5 STARS, Contemporary Adult Romance

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*** TIN GYPSY SERIES ***

Series of interconnected semi-standalones, loosely connected to/spinning off of the Jamison Valley series.

*** JAMISON VALLEY SERIES ***

Series of interconnected standalones.

“I knew if I started things with us, I had to be all in.” He pulled me closer. “I’m all in, Lottie.”

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HOLY FREAKING SQUEEEEEEE!!!!!!

Omg!!!! OMG! This was pure KA GOLD and my heart is just overflowing with happy feels!!

There was SO MUCH ALPHA BADASS GOODNESS in this story (yes, shouty caps are required for this level of awesome) and it was just PURE WIN!!! Omg!!! THE CAMEOS! (All the cameos!) THE ROMANCE! (All the swoon!) THE EPIC SCENES!!! If you love big badass protective heroes, strong sassy heroines, and couples that actually openly communicate with each other with maturity, then you absolutely MUST READ THIS!!!! It was AMAZING!!!

First off, while you technically could read this as a standalone, it bears mentioning of how exactly it’s connected to Kristen Ashley’s zillion and one other books (here’s a full reading order of all her books) because there are SO many crossovers and cameos that if you’ve read the other books, you’ll get several extra levels of epic out of this story.

This novella (it’s 255 pages, so it’s practically a book, but in KA’s world where her books average 500-700 page each, this counts as a novella) is a continuation of the Dream Man series, which is a spinoff of the Rock Chick series. I’ve read every single book in all of these series and I can confirm that they are ALL AMAZING TOP FAVORITE RECOMMENDATIONS. Seriously, if you haven’t yet, just trust me and start at the beginning and read every single one. You’ll go straight to badass Alpha romance heaven, I promise. I’ll list everything at the bottom of this post.

So the heroine, Lottie, is Jet’s sister from the Rock Chick series. And the hero is one of Hawk’s badass commandos from the Dream Man series. And all the heroes from all these series make appearances in this story so while you don’t *need* to have read their books in order to understand this story, it’d be a helluva lot more fun if you had.

Anyhooo so what’s this story about? Here’s the blurb:

“Charlotte “Lottie” McAlister is in the zone. She’s ready to take on the next chapter of her life, and since she doesn’t have a man, she’ll do what she’s done all along. She’ll take care of business on her own. Even if that business means starting a family.

The problem is, Lottie has a stalker. The really bad kind. The kind that means she needs a bodyguard.

Enter Mo Morrison.
Enormous. Scary.
Quiet.

Mo doesn’t say much, and Lottie’s used to getting attention. And she wants Mo’s attention. Badly. But Mo has a strict rule. If he’s guarding your body, that’s all he’s doing with it.

However, the longer Mo has to keep Lottie safe, the faster he falls for the beautiful blonde…”

So this book was brimming with commandos, badasses, and Rock Chicks galore!!

KA has this special way of making you FEEL down to your bones what badass truly is. There is no doubt that she is the reigning queen of badass romance. And if you’re wondering why I’ve used this word so many times, then you just need to read this story to understand why there’s just no other word that would do justice to these heroes!

Lottie was such a strong heroine – totally in control of her life and didn’t need anyone to lean on but that didn’t mean she didn’t also dream of having her own family. Mo was the the big, quiet, badass stranger hired to be her literal shadow and to protect her from all harm when an expected but very serious threat entered her life. If you know KA, then all you really need to know about Mo is that he’s one of Hawk’s men. That should give you a good scale of his badassery. Also this:

“So, you have to sleep in the same room with me?” I asked.
“Yes, he answered.
“But you’ll be sleeping.”
“I require four hours of sleep a night, ma’am. And from REM to battle ready required two point five four seconds. I don’t know what the time is to do that and get down the hall if you’re facing a threat. I just know it’s longer than two point five four seconds.”
Two point five four.
Exact.
“You’ve timed it?” I queried disbelievingly.
“Yes.”
Wow.

And LMAO there was some seriously hilarious banter in this story, not to mention crazy shenanigans that I promise will bring a smile to your face!

Plus with all the sexual tension going on with them falling for each other but he had to be on duty to protect her so they had to wait till the threat was over and just oooooo SO MUCH TENSION! But in a totally good way!

AND CAMEOS.
OMG.
THE FREAKING CAMEOS.
ALL THE CAMEOS!!!
CAMEOS GALORE!
And then…. MORE CAMEOS!!!!

“You’re already getting married?” Eddie asked, his voice low and unhappy. “You said you just started things up a couple hours ago.”
I whirled on him. “When did you move Jet in with you?”
He shut his mouth.
Mm-hmm.
Not a one of them could use the “You’re rushing into this” defense.

It was epic and awesome and I won’t give any specific spoilers but I’ll just say that seeing the entire Hot Bunch crew (and more!) acting as big brothers was just a whole other side of pure delightful heart-warming awesome!

I glared at him. “Fine.” I turned my glare to the men in the room. “But no one hurt him while I’m gone.”
“We’re not gonna hurt him,” Ren said.
“I might hurt him,” Vance murmured.
“I’m in on that,” Hector added.
“You’re not gonna hurt him!” I yelled at Hector.”

I have to say (and I feel like I say this in almost all my KA reviews) that one of the best things about her books is her portrayal of family. The heart-warming depths of care that these people had for each other went far above the call of duty — a family built not only from blood, but just from pure love, respect and care. Seriously ALL THE FEELS!

Another thing which was a huuuuuuge part of why I loved this book was how mature the characters were with how they handled issues with not only each other but the people around them. There is no stupid in this story, not even a little. SO refreshing!

“We’ll just get this out there right now, so it’s there and over. If you want to talk about [it], I’ll listen. If you don’t want to talk about [it], I won’t push. If you need to get up and go to the gym, I don’t care. If you need to do anything, save injecting heroin, to deal, I’m at your back, on your side or whatever you need.”

Not to mention that in all of this awesomeness we meet more of Mo’s buds who are the subjects of the next spinoff series that is coming up next starting with Dream Maker and after reading Quiet Man let me tell you that I CANNOT WAIT FOR THEM!!!!

Rating: 4.5+ stars! Contemporary Adult Romance.

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*** ROCK CHICK SERIES ***

The badass Alphas of Nightingale Investigations finding love with their Rock Chicks…
these stories are a sexy, wild, fun ride!!
Series of interconnected standalones — recommended to read in order.

 

Book #1 — ROCK CHICK (Lee & Indy)
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Book #2 — ROCK CHICK RESCUE (Eddie & Jet)
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Book #3 — ROCK CHICK REDEMPTION (Hank & Roxie)
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Book #4 — ROCK CHICK RENEGADE (Vance & Jules)
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Book #5 — ROCK CHICK REVENGE (Luke & Ava)
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Book #6 — ROCK CHICK RECKONING (Mace & Stella)
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Book #7 — ROCK CHICK REGRET (Hector & Sadie)
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Book #8 — ROCK CHICK REVOLUTION (Ally & Ren)
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Prequel — ROCK CHICK REAWAKENING (Daisy & Marcus)
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Book #9 — ROCK CHICK REBORN (Shirleen & Moses)
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Anthology: Short Stories & Novellas — LOOSE ENDS (Todd short story)
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*** DREAM MAN SERIES ***

Badass commandos, bikers, cops, and agents finding love *swooooon*
Series of interconnected standalones — recommended to read in order.

 

Book #1 — MYSTERY MAN (Hawk & Gwen)
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Book #2 — WILD MAN (Brock & Tess)
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Book #3 — LAW MAN (Mitch & Mara)
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Book #4 — MOTORCYCLE MAN (Tack & Tyra)
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Novella — QUIET MAN (Mo & Lottie)
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*** THE DREAM SERIES ***

Series of interconnected standalones.

Spin-off of Quiet Man from the Dream Man series.

 

DREAM MAKER  (Mag & Evie)
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My life was all about rules.
Don’t go in the water.
Don’t eat too much.
Don’t laugh too loud.
Don’t fall in love. With anyone but a three-thumbed man.

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This was the most purely delightful story I’ve read in a long time!!

If you love romantic comedies, then Moti on the Water needs to be on your reading list! Honestly, this story would make an absolutely fantastic movie! It’s just sassy, joyful, feel-good story filled with swoony romance and family dynamics set against the backdrop of a summer cruise right before a wedding! Everything about it is the ultimate recipe for a summer romance except this one has several unique twists to it that make it a truly refreshing read!

Leylah Attar is one of the most gifted writers I’ve ever read. I’ve first fell in love with her writing style and incredible unique stories in her debut novel 53 Letters For My Lover (my review), and then again in her second darker gritty romance The Paper Swan (my review). Her third novel Mists of the Serengeti (my review) is one of the single best books I’ve ever read (like seriously, it’s unbelievably good!!!) and one of my only ever 6 star ratings!! Needless to say, she’s one of those authors whose new books I automatically know I want to read even before reading the blurb.

By the end of the first page of this book, I was smiling.
By the end of the second page, I was grinning.
Then I literally highlighted the entire third page, while still smiling.
And from then I was hooked on this strangely heart-warming, quietly sassy, down-to-earth, and unexpectedly hilarious story of a woman whose mother had been told by a mystic that if she ever married anyone other than her soulmate her mother would die in a week and yet on a wedding cruise found love in the least likely of places!

“Anyways. I never bought into the idea of soul mates. The notion that the universe owed me this one perfect person who fit me completely, loved me unconditionally, gave me toe-curling orgasms, retained his hair, teeth and erections, and put up with my shit through every single phase of life, was a huge burden to put on anyone. Hell, I’d run the other way if someone expected all that of me.”

I loved the forbidden twist to the romance, and even more I loved the strong deeper message behind the light-hearted aspect of the story to follow your heart and dare to dream outside the box. Not to mention that the humor was on point!

Some people will tell you that hunger is a sensation. Lies. Hunger is the mother of all emotion. Angry? Check how long it’s been since you last ate. Tired? You probably didn’t have enough to eat. Bored? You’re eating the same thing — same place, same time. Pretty much every disaster in human history can be traced back to the lack of a burrito.

The way the ending of this story came together was just brilliant! I could see that whole scene unfolding in my head like one of those single-shots in a movie where the camera just keeps swirling and swirling around the room… it was amazing!!

If you’re looking for a beautiful love story that’ll keep you smiling, this is definitely it!!!

Rating: 4.5 stars! Standalone Contemporary Romantic Comedy.

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