4 stars

“Do you, House? Do you watch me all the time?”

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It’s the perfect time of year for spooky reads, but since my heart lies with romance, I was looking for a a love story that had a bit of an edge to it, and this was it: A thrilling blend of spooky and swoony!!

The House was haunting, romantic, and suspenseful. Honestly, it would make a really fantastic movie! It’s one of those stories that I found very easy to visualize complete as I read. The story just came to life in my mind. If they happened to be showing this story as a movie in theaters, I’d be lining up today!

So it starts out with the heroine coming back to school in a town she’d left several years ago and reconnecting with a guy she knew from before. He’d changed a lot — grow up, filled out — and once again she found herself drawn to the boy few people spoke to, who lived in the house no one talked about…

He was the same, but not. His shirt was black, jeans were black, and shaggy black hair fell into his eyes… When he looked up at Delilah as he passed, the same eyes she remembered from all those years ago — dark and stormy and shadowed with black circles — seemed to flicker to life for a moment.

Just long enough for her to lose her breath.

He looked like he knew every one of her secrets. Who would have guessed that after six years Gavin Timothy would still seem so perfectly dangerous?

Apparently, Delilah was still smitten.

But they’re not the only ones with secrets… I really don’t want to spoil exactly what it “is” so I’ll just quote the blurb for this next part…

He lives in that house, the one at the edge of town. Spooky and maybe haunted. Something worse than haunted. And Gavin is trapped by its secrets.

Delilah and Gavin can’t resist each other. But staying together will exact a price beyond their imagining.

So yes, it IS creepy and scary at times, but in an almost ‘good’ way if that makes sense? This is the way I like to be scared. It’s not senselessly scary and there is a point to everything (like, you get explanations for how and why things came to be the way they were). It really worked for me!

To my delight, I found that this book kind of captured a similar feeling to Twilight in some ways. The story is definitely different but I guess something about the new girl falling for this guy in high school with so many secrets… and her being unafraid by the ‘peculiarities’ in his life just brought back a lot of the same feelings. I really loved that about it. (Ok, but seriously, please take the Twilight comparison with a grain of salt. I don’t want you to go into this literally expecting the same thing. That’s not what I’m saying. I’m just simply saying that, to a certain degree, the ‘feeling’ of this story reminded me of it — in a good way.)

I also thought that the way the paranormal element of the story unfolded and was revealed was very cleverly done. You started out not knowing how much or how little there’d be in the story and I was full of anticipation as I turned the pages because I knew that something about Gavin and his House was more in some way but I didn’t exactly know how and I couldn’t wait to find out their secrets…

“Don’t follow me home,” he said as gently as he could. “Please, Delilah, don’t ever follow me home again.”

The characters felt very real, and I think it was because they were just so down-to-earth that it lent this sense of believability to the story even though it was supernatural. I loved the way Delilah would ask Gavin all kinds of questions about the ‘things’ in his life and he’d answer them as best he could. He wasn’t trying to hide from her and I was captivated by that trust between them. It made me really fall in love with THEM because yes, this definitely a romance. A very sweet, swoony, falling-in-love-for-the-first-time romance… mixed in with the scary, spooky, thrilling (and sometimes even creepy) element that House brought to the story. The blend and contrast between these two sides of the story was very well done!

“What do you want from me, Delilah?”
“I want to be the only girl you look at.”
“You already are.”

And I just have to really point out that I thought the writing was brilliant!!! Such vivid imagery that balanced the sweetness and the more scary sides of the story. I have so many quotes in my book highlighted. I read this book in one afternoon and didn’t want to put it down.

The only thing is that I do wish it had a bit more of a developed ending. While the storyline is completely resolved in a satisfactory manner by the end (this is a standalone), I still felt it was a little rushed and might have preferred a little more time spent with the characters at the end. But that’s my only complaint. Other than that, I’d consider this a fabulous Autumn read… especially as we draw closer to Halloween.

“How…?” she started and then stopped. “How is that even possible?”

With a smile, he explained. “It’s all I’ve really known, you know, so it doesn’t seem that impossible to me.”

And yes, I know many of you are wondering — this has a romance-genre-worthy ending so even though it crosses into the horror/thriller territory, it still leaves you feeling very good about things. It is scary at times, but you get a resolution, and you definitely come through to the other side with your heart in tact.

The genre is YA paranormal romance (but there’s only one supernatural element in the story, so it’s not a completely magical world — I found it to be a small enough suspension of belief that even a non-PNR reader would probably be just fine reading this) and its mostly YA but there’s a little action in there… with them in their last year of high school, there are definitely a few scenes that border on NA.

If you’re a romance reader looking for a really well-written Halloween read that’s scary (but not toooooo scary) and with a really swoony ‘first love’ romance too, then definitely try this!!

Rating: 4 stars! Standalone YA romance/thriller.

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“I. Am. Always. Yours.”

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So, I’ve literally been meaning to read one of this author’s books for over a year and I’m so glad I finally did because I loved it!!! I finished reading this book with my heart racing and SO full of happy feels!!! Even though the story started a little slow and on the light side, oh-my-gosh did it ever get ANGSTY!!!!! There was this whole complex “situation” going on that kept me flipping pages like crazy!!!!!! And I loved that the story kept surprising me too!! If you’re looking for a romance with a swoony, sexy Alpha hero with a heart-breaking past and quite a unique storyline, then definitely try this book!! 

I’m actually going to share the blurb with you first to give you an idea for the story…

Be careful what you wish for…

Lt. Grayson Masters is focused on graduating the Apache helicopter course, and the last thing he needs is his gorgeous new roommate Samantha Fitzgerald distracting him. While her smart mouth and free spirit are irresistibly irritating, he can’t deny their off-the-charts chemistry, no matter how hard he tries.

Having just been expelled from college, Sam has no business digging for Grayson’s secrets while she’s hiding her own, but that doesn’t stop her from trying to tear down his walls. Each barrier she busts through drops one of her own, though, and she’s not prepared for the truth: another woman laid claim to Grayson’s heart long ago.

Falling in love is something neither Grayson nor Sam can afford, and when that line is crossed and secrets are exposed, they’ll learn that sometimes it’s the answered prayers that will put you through hell.

Sam and Grayson may have gotten off to a rocky start, but it brought a smile to my face, because you could easily feel the sexual tension between them. There were definitely sparks between them, that’s for sure!

His lips quirked up at the corners. Almost a smile. “Right. I’m not going to say that I’m not insanely attracted to you. I don’t lie. Ever. Plus, I’d have to be dead not to realize the way you affect me. But I’m not in any position to act on it, and let’s be honest — you’re not, either. But I think we can stop picking each other apart and be friends.”

“Friends that are insanely attracted to each other?”

But I was so curious about this ‘other girl’ in his life. Who was she? What was their history? And more importantly, what was their current situation like? I needed to know. But then when it was revealed, my heart broke even more for Grayson. I mean, what a difficult and emotionally taxing situation to be in.Like really, what an amazingly good guy. The strength with which he handled everything just made me melt.

Don’t ask me why but tortured Alpha heroes have always stolen my heart just a little bit more than any other kind of guy. More than bad boys or rock stars or any others you can think of. But if you throw in a tortured past, my heart just goes right out to them. The contrast between the pain and vulnerability in these strong, good, protective men never fails to tug at my heart strings.

I will say though out of honesty, that I found the first third of the book to be a little slow. Not bad at all beacuse I was enjoying it from the start, but I actually did put it down at one point (maybe around 17%) for a bit because I was looking for something a bit more intense at the time. Well……. All I can say is that I’m SO glad I picked it back up because around the half way mark (or a little before), things start to get angstyyyyyyyyy!! Ahhh! This whole heart-wrenching “situation” was brimming with it!!

“She’s this wrecking ball who tears down my defenses and makes me feel, forces me to live. My need for her is about the same as my need for oxygen.”

Now here’s the thing, I’ve been debating whether or not I should mention what exactly this “situation” is in the review because I mean, it’s a wee bit of a spoiler for those of you who like to know nothing. But at the same time, before I started reading, I personally had wanted to know what it was (I just like to know these things, don’t judge) and I couldn’t find reference to it anywhere soooooo, for those of you who just like the comfort of knowing, you can click the spoiler below. Totally up to you.

I really loved the way the second half of the book was like this non-stop ride with surprising turns, intense feels, and just a lot of genuinely difficult things for everyone to work though… hard choices with a lot of people’s feelings on the line. I was totally into the story and completely emotionally invested.

“You kick-started my heart and brought me to life the minute you opened your mouth and dished my own shit back at me. You gave me something to fight for, a reason to see beyond the shit hand fate had given me, and start imagining a future. And when I think about my life, you’re all I see. You’re it. You’re my miracle.”

Oh, now just to address the whole series/standalone thing. This book is a standalone within a series of standalones. There are crossover characters between the books but the author has really set them up in such a way that you can genuinely read any book completely alone. Technically, there are two other standalones before this one and, while they are very highly ratings and I’ve heard amazing things about both of them (readers love them!!!!), I also haven’t read either one personally and I was 100% fine diving straight into this book. The couples from the two previous books do show up in this book but I was never confused by anything I read so the choice is totally yours whether you want to read all three books or just this one alone. Again, I was totally fine reading this alone, but if you want them all, I’ve listed them below.

All in all, this was a great read, especially for fans of military romance! It had everything I could want in it — swoon, hotness, intense feels, strong angst, a tortured Alpha hero, a strong heroine, and a story with twists and turns, and characters I fell in love with. It’s definitely a new favorite!

Rating: 4 — 4.5 stars! Standalone contemporary romance 

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Once there was a you and me
We were lovers
We were friends
Before life changed
Before we were strangers
Do you still think of me?

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This is a book that grabs your attention from the first few pages. There’s an air of excitement to it — the twist of fate, the second chance, the luck that reunites these two lovers after a fifteen year separation. It’s a feeling that makes your heart race and your palms tingle, it begs you to turn the page, and Renee Carlino’s beautiful writing keeps you lost in the story from start to finish.

As we are told, this is ‘a love story about a Craigslist “missed connection” post that gives two people a second chance at love fifteen years after they were separated in New York City’ and even though I sometimes try to describe the books I review for you myself, I have to say that this particular blurb was just so unique and intriguing that I don’t think anything else I say will do it justice so, here it is:

To the Green-eyed Lovebird:

We met fifteen years ago, almost to the day, when I moved my stuff into the NYU dorm room next to yours at Senior House.

You called us fast friends. I like to think it was more…

Yet, somehow, it all fell apart. We lost touch the summer after graduation when I went to South America to work for National Geographic. When I came back, you were gone. A part of me still wonders if I pushed you too hard after the wedding…

I didn’t see you again until a month ago. It was a Wednesday. You were rocking back on your heels, balancing on that thick yellow line that runs along the subway platform, waiting for the F train. I didn’t know it was you until it was too late, and then you were gone. Again. You said my name; I saw it on your lips. I tried to will the train to stop, just so I could say hello.

After seeing you, all of the youthful feelings and memories came flooding back to me, and now I’ve spent the better part of a month wondering what your life is like. I might be totally out of my mind, but would you like to get a drink with me and catch up on the last decade and a half?

M

Gah. Don’t you just love that?? It certainly grabbed my attention!

“Three seconds doesn’t seem like a long time, but when you’re gazing into someone’s eyes, it’s long enough to make a silent promise.”

My book is full of highlighted quotes — it’s written in a way that makes you care on a very deep level for these characters. Once I’d started, I just didn’t want to stop reading. I needed to know what had happened to them in the past to both make them fall in love and tear them apart, and then I was so curious to see where their future would lead. Without a doubt, this is a story that tugged all of my heart strings.

It begins in the present day, then takes us back to the past when they met in college, before catching us back up to the current day and then the story even takes us beyond that into the future. It’s told in dual POV so you really get a very complete look at the whole story.

I did however have a frustration with the book, but I’d like to be clear that this is due to a long-standing, very personal pet peeve… which has to do with characters choosing their careers over their relationship after they’ve fallen in love. I know there’s no right or wrong way to handle this situation, but my personal belief is that, no matter what your previous priorities in life were, after you fall in love, you adjust them to allow room for your relationship to be a priority. Otherwise, it’s a clear choice: which do you value more? I will always choose love, and I have a hard time reading about people who either don’t choose love, or choose love but don’t take care to go the extra mile to maintain trust during a work-related separation. And this book is a prime example of the very painful result of what happens when a couple doesn’t do that.

I got to a point where I was pretty mad at them. This wasn’t a scenario of life dealing them a bad hand of cards that led to their 15 year separation, rather their misery was the direct result of multiple poorly made decisions on their respective parts.  I could literally give you a long list of things that I personally (if I was their friend) would have strongly advised them against doing that, in the end, was what led to their separation. It was miscommunications, wrong priorities, and the consequence of not thinking about what the result of your actions would do to someone else. I don’t like blaming it on their ages either because tons of people that age can maintain functional relationships. So I just found it frustrating because I was literally watching them mess up their own lives, even though they both did have very good intentions.

But dammit, I CARED. I really did. So freaking much. And that gorgeous extra twist towards the end of the book definitely brought out all the feels in a big way. I loved seeing the way that whole scenario played out and, no matter how frustrated I was with the characters, I loved the writing so much and felt for this story so deeply that I couldn’t help but be swept away. This was definitely a great read. And I do think anyone who isn’t as sensitive to this particular issue as me would LOVE it. The reality of life is that a lot of people do make wrong choices in life (myself included) and there may naturally be painful consequences to those actions. I guess I just generally prefer to read stories where it’s more “them against the world” not “them causing their own problems”. Ultimately, this is a story about two people who chose wrong (each in their own way), but in the end were given a second chance to make things right. It’s heart warming to think that despite everything, they were still able to have their chance at a happily ever after.

And I feel it’s worth mentioning again, that the writing is beautiful!!

“You can’t re-create the first time you promise to love someone or the first time you feel loved by another. You cannot relive the sensation of fear, admiration, self-consciousness, passion, and desire all mixed into one because it never happens twice. You chase it like the first high for the rest of your life.”

Rating: 4 stars. Contemporary romance standalone.

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“That was how love worked. If you truly love someone, you’ll find a way to make it work.”

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Ok so I absolutely love reading romances with heroes or heroines with kids in them and if you’re also a fan of those kinds of stories then check out this book! It’s a standalone and the story is about a musician, Matt, who was left broken-hearted after his fiancee cheated on him and then left him for another man. Because he was the kind of guy who really believed in working through relationships no matter what, both her betrayal and departure left him unable to move on for a whole year. But everything changed when Clare, a single mom with two little adorable little twin toddlers, moved in across his street and for the first time since his heart was broken, he found himself falling in love.

Gosh, I have to say, it was really heart-melting and all kinds of cute to see him learning how to help with the twins! He had absolutely no clue what he was doing so he was going on pure luck mixed with good intentions and a healthy dose of trial and (hilarious) error. There were several particularly funny scenes that had me chucking and laughing to myself. There was also a fair bit of hotness and steam as his relationship with Clare began to get more serious. And overall, I really appreciated how level-headed these characters were. There was no stupidity or anything that frustrated me. The story is told to us from Matt’s POV and the situation he was in was a naturally complex one — between deciding whether he wanted to or was ready to move on from Aubrey, to learning to trust again, to deciding if he was ready for the commitment of not only falling in love again but being a significant part of these little kids’ lives, to being faced with his past when his ex returned and choosing what felt right for his future.

I do want to point out that the blurb is kinda misleading. From that, you’re made to think that he gets back together with his cheating ex-fiancee, but that’s not the case. I don’t even consider it a spoiler to mention that, because this book isn’t a love triangle. I mean, it’s pretty clear what the right choice is and it’s more a question of taking that journey with the hero as he goes through this transitional part of his life.

Overall, I found this to be a really quick, easy read — took me about 2 hours start to finish — and it really just flowed quite nicely. You know how some books just keep you smoothly flipping pages with no sticky spots? That’s how this one was. The only thing is that I did feel like the storyline with his ex-fiancee needed a little bit more resolution at the end but all in all it wasn’t that big of deal. This story is full of feels and sweetness. I appreciated the forward moving plot and just really enjoyed watching these characters fall in love and figure their lives out together.

I’m always being asked for books with single parents in them so if that’s something that you’re looking for, then be sure to check this one out!

Rating: 4 stars. Contemporary romance standalone.

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Finding love isn’t always black and white…

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Teehee!!! This was such a delightfully fun book!! I’d best describe it as a cross between an outrageously HILARIOUS laugh-out-loud romantic comedy, and just a really light-hearted, easy beach read. The hero was this grumpy recluse (with a secret!!) who moved in next door to the heroine and, despite her friends’ best efforts to set her up with a bunch of (really funny) blind dates, she kept being drawn back to the moody, grouchy-but-gorgeous guy who seemed determined to make her hate him. It was a total feel-good book (half romance, half chick-lit) with a dash of sexy. Before anything, I’ll share the blurb with you:

You: kind, piano-playing sex god
Me: hopelessly romantic charity shop manager

Honeysuckle Jones has a problem, and her best friends Nell and Tash are on a mission to help her solve it. She needs a man – a caring, intelligent, funny man. But most importantly, a man who’s good with his hands…

Luckily Honey’s new neighbour – moody, antisocial ex-chef Hal – fails on almost every count. Even though the chemistry between them is electric, he’s obviously wrong for her in every way.

But when Honey discovers the devastating reason for his moods she decides to give him another chance. And discovers that the best songs aren’t always in tune…

And, if you want a taste of the writing, here are literally the first lines of the book:

“Don’t you think there’s something sad about buying yourself a new vibrator for Valentine’s Day?” Honey picked up a lurid pink model and eyed it with distaste.

“Why?” Tash laughed. “My last one was the best boyfriend I ever had. When it gave out I buried it in the back garden and planted a phallic cactus over it as tribute.”

“How did you break it, anyways?” Honey frowned at the hunk of neon plastic in her hand. It looked pretty indestructible.

“Overuse, probably.”

That sold me on the book!! 😀

Hal, the hero, was such a great character. He was grouchy, cantankerous, reclusive, moody, objectionable, downright rude, but his secret made him quite vulnerable and my heart broke for his situation. Despite his total lack of social skills, he and Honey had this sparkling romantic tension that neither of them could deny existed. And, when not a single one of her blind dates panned out (despite the very best efforts of her overly eager friends), she realized that not a single one of them made her heart race as much as the grouchy man next door whose rare smiles lit up her life. And so… she came to him with a proposition…

“One night, Hal. No strings. No dates. One night…”

This book is quite honestly a 50-50 spilt between romantic comedy and chick lit. The romance side was focused on Honey’s unconventional and unlikely romance with her reclusive, grouchy neighbor, and the chick lit side focused on some crazy stuff going down at Honey’s workplace near a senior’s home.

While this book wasn’t necessarily always funny, the funny parts were H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S!! I mean, really! Half my book has highlights and I couldn’t stop laughing! These parts almost reminded me of a British Wallbanger-type feeling. Honestly, I kinda wish that the whole book had been like this because even though the chick-lit-y scenes at her work were fun, I found myself just wanting to get back to the romance.

Regardless, this book definitely is all light-hearted. From hilarious sex shop escapades, to banter with her angry neighbor, to sexy spaghetti making lessons (this girl can’t cook to save her life, but he can), one of the best failed blind dates ever, a group of feisty seniors, and a whole lot of laughs, it was undeniably fun!

“We haven’t been to bed, and we’re not going to,” he said.

“You’re not wrong there, buster,” she yelled, opening the door. “You had your chance to spend the night with me and you blew it, big time.”

It wasn’t the best time to find herself eyeball to eyeball with the postman. He lifted his eyebrows at her appraisingly, handed her the morning mail and walked away sounding suspiciously as if he were laughing under his breath.

If you’re in the mood for just something that’ll make you smile, try this book! I’ll be honest, if the whole story had been focused on the romantic comedy side of things (rather than going back and forth with the workplace stuff), I would have rated it a solid 5 stars because seriously that stuff was pure GOLD!!!!! But regardless of that, I loved the writing, thoroughly enjoyed the book, and am really glad I read it! 🙂

Rating: 4+ stars. Standalone romantic comedy / chick-lit.

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“You ready to show me how amazing you are at this?”

“Always,” he said, grinning at her. “One amazing, bad-ass tattoo coming right up.”

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Tattooed hero fans!! You’re gonna love this book!!

This is a story about Harper, a girl who’d survived an attack that left her back covered in scars — a constant reminder of a night she wished she could forget. As a way of trying to put the past behind her, she decided to enlist the help of a talented tattoo artist named Trent whose specialty was inking over scars to design to create a large tattoo that turned her back into something beautiful. Even though Trent was immediately drawn to her, once he saw the depth of her pain, he was determined to help her through whatever it was she needed to do or go through to heal, no matter what. And with each tattooing session, they grew closer until their feelings for each other could no longer be denied…

Ok ladies, Trent is seriously guaranteed to melt your heart into a puddle of goo!! This sexy tattoo artist was the most kind, gentle and caring guy you would imaging. He was patient, understanding, and did an amazing job at always putting Harper at ease. Not only that but he was funny, charming, oh-so swoony and once he knew Harper trusted him, he unleashed pure sexiness!

Harper was a very strong heroine. Having survived a truly horrific ordeal, she naturally had a lot of (quite reasonable) fears. But she was also determined to keep living her life and her decision to get the tattoo was the first step towards finally putting the past behind her and taking back the control that had been stolen from her. Under Trent’s TLC and love, she definitely came a long way.

I loved that while both Trent and Harper had flaws and made mistakes, they were also both able to be aware of those mistakes after a reasonable amount of time and apologize for them. Everyone makes mistakes, but its the characters that can learn from their mistakes that I respect the most.

“Fuck.” Trent growled and pulled her into his chest… His eyes were steely. Focused. “We’re in this together. We can keep you safe. I don’t want us to have secrets, darlin’. I want to know more. Everything.”

The whole build up of their relationship as they designed the tattoo and in the various tattooing sessions definitely had my heart fluttering. I loved watching their feelings for each other grow. I loved the way Trent both respected her, helped her, and loved her, while supporting her, and encouraging her to move forward with her life. Trust me, he’ll have you swooning in no time!

“I don’t want to move.”

“So don’t.” He pressed a soft kiss into her hair.

“No one has hugged me in a very long time,” she said… “Thank you.”

“Any time. Tattoos and hugs. I’m great at them both. Just don’t tell the guys out there or I’ll never hear the end of it.”

We were told the story in alternating POVs, but in third person. I found it very easy to read and smooth flowing. This story is also quite steamy. I’d put it somewhere between NA and Adult in terms of steam levels, and there’s a very nice build up to the sexytimes so you so really feel like the characters naturally got to that point — no insta love, even though they had an instant connection.

Now, maybe it’s because I’ve just literally read so much contemporary romance, but the complete truth is that I did find this book very predictable and in many ways almost an unsurprising story in terms of plot. BUT the reason I still loved it so much was two fold: First, it was — to put it simply — very, very well done. Second, sometimes this kind of book is exactly what you need. Maybe a good analogy would be that sometimes, even though mac & cheese isn’t exactly a unique culinary experience, sometimes you just crave good old, delicious, mouthwatering mac & cheese. So for anyone looking for a really freaking good, deliciously swoony, non-frustrating, sexy, fun, romance with a dash of suspense all mixed together with a generous helping of protective, heart-melting, and tattooed Alpha male, THIS IS IT. This is the mac & cheese of contemporary romance (and I mean that in a really good way because I adore mac & cheese).

This is the first standalone in a series of standalones. This has a complete story and Trent and Harper’s romance is completely wrapped up by the end (with an epilogue). The next book is a different couple.

Rating: 4+ stars!! NA/Adult Contemporary Romance Standalone

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