If you’ve been reading this guilty pleasure YA series, then you’re like me waiting to find out who, exactly, killed Nathaniel West. Β And let me tell you….it was not at all who I thought. In this final installment, Emma is forced to deal with her family issues, which bleed over into Jameson’s issues and threaten […]
I wasn’t sure how the author was going to resolve the relationship between Peyton and Jared. Β They seemed way to hateful to be anything more. But clearly they walked that fine line between love and hate. The story worked for them. Peyton and Jared had a week long “fling” at the end of the London […]
This book couldn’t have come at a more perfect time. Β Finally, a candidate that I could get behind! Β Katy Evans has given us the perfect candidate in Matt Hamilton. Β If only he was real! MR. PRESIDENT follows Matt Hamilton as he embarks on his independent bid for the White House. Β The son of the slain […]
I was intrigued by the blurb to this book when I first read it. Β But I don’t think it does this book justice. Β There is so much to this book. There was something about Greer, the heroine, that I instantly liked. Β Maybe it was the fact that she had lost so much, so young. Β Or […]
I went into this book thinking Connor, the hero, was going to be over the top and someone I might have a hard time liking. Β As a matter of fact, the prologue had me convinced I was right and put the put down for a few days. Β But when I picked this back up, I […]
This was my first foray into a Lili Valente book. Β The hockey aspect intrigued me, but it was quirky Shane and lovable Jake that kept me turning pages until the very end. Shane and Jake had both been burned in previous relationships, Jake especially so since he hires Shane to be his fake girlfriend. Β But […]
Dear Wyatt, I’m not sure I could ever write a review of your book to do it justice. Β You are the perfect alpha male: Β pushy when you want something, sweet when your woman needs you to be, loyal, sexy as hell and hiding a soft, squishy center that makes women swoon. I loved how you […]
I really enjoyed the Affiliate when I read it last year. Β I loved the world that KA Linde had created and was invested in Cyrene, Kael and Edric. Β But when I jumped into the pages of THE BOUND I didn’t find myself as engrossed by this portion of the series, instead feeling like it was […]
The blurb to this book intrigued me. Β A girl in desperate need of money and a rich man with secrets that end up changing the girl’s entire world. Β I was all in. Β But as the story of Ophelia moved forward, I discovered this story was about so much more than Ronan, the rich man with […]
We’re excited to have some of the authors from St. Martin’s Press Holiday releases here with us today chatting about their favorite scary movies. Β Help me in welcoming all the authors to Cocktails and Books. What is your favorite scary movie? Ruth Logan Herne None! I’m a writer, I get scared too easy! […]
I wanted to so much to fall in love with this story. Β Myla, Brayden and Gavin were linked by the hockey playing fathers and probably could have had a very angsty, emotional story. Β Instead, this one fell flat to me with an unrealistic romance and storylines that left me hanging. Myla and Gavin’s romance was […]
I haven’t read the other books in this series, but I found myself falling into my novella trap again. Β I’m sure if I had read the other book, this speed in which Sandra and CFO Gabe get together wouldn’t have bothered me. Sandra has a crush on her boss’ best friend and the company CFO, […]
Emma Chase tackles Royalty with her brand of sexy romance. Β I was excited to see what she was going to do to a Royal Family and all I can say is All Hail the Queen! Β Prince Nicholas was the absolute perfect book boyfriend. Β A bit of an ass, he often flip-flopped between being too good […]
Don’t let the blurb on this book fool you. Β If you’re picking this book up thinking you’re getting a romance between a hot cowboy and a workaholic city girl, you’ll be disappointed. Β FIRST RODEO is the story of Kate, a woman who has troubled relationships with the men in her life: Β her father, her brother, […]
I was looking for a book that was a little different. Β A break from the angst of the books I normally read. Β JUST FINE WITH CAROLINE fit that bill. The story centers around Caroline, a 25-year-oldΒ who finds herself back home helping her father with her mother with Alzheimer’s. Β Caroline always thought she’d come back home, […]