With You by Harper Lawson

2.5 Stars

A billionaire on TV just offered 10 million dollars to anyone with information on his missing daughter. And she's sitting next to me on my couch.

Yesterday, I barely had enough money for food. I was just fired from my job, and I have thirty-three dollars to my name.

Tonight, I heard a small knock at my door, and when I opened it, a little girl was standing on my porch shivering in the rain.

When I asked where her parents were, she looked down and said,

"My aunt told me Daddy doesn't love me and he wouldn't care if I disappeared."

She asked if she could stay and have dinner. I only had two cans of soup, but she said it was her favorite.

After dinner, we curled up under a blanket on the couch, and I turned on the TV.

Suddenly, the news cut to a live press conference. It was a billionaire offering a 10 million dollar reward for anyone with information on his missing daughter.

Immediately, she pointed at the screen and yelled, "That's my daddy!"

A number flashed on the screen, and my hands were already shaking as I grabbed my phone and started dialing.

The rain was still tapping against the windows while she leaned her head on my arm and smiled at the screen.

The operator picked up, a deep male voice came through the line, low and strained,

"This is the emergency line for Mr. Sterling. Who am I speaking with?"

I froze, my throat tight, then said,

"Umm… hi… I'm Claire. I think I have your daughter."

This was an interesting concept. However, the insta love and other issues distracted my interest in the story. It also wrapped up way too quickly. 

Book 1 You, Only You

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Divorced from Number 38 by Elise Faber

4 Stars

She’s completely wrong for me.

But I’m still going to claim her as my own.

Faye Sullivan has only ever been my shy, reclusive next-door neighbor.

Until her house burns down and I find out that it’s not just her home that catches fire.

Underneath all that shy is a woman who’s smart and passionate and…everything I’ve ever wanted.

But my life is complicated. I’m on the road for half the year playing with the Grizzlies and I have an ex-wife who just won’t go away.

Clearly, I’m in no position to fall in love.

Only…my heart seems to have a different plan.

One that means never letting Faye go.

I really enjoyed Faye and Gray's story. I wasn't sure if I was going to like this with the insta love that happens in the beginning but it worked for me. Faye loses almost everything in a fire and is rescued by Gray. He wants to help her even though they don’t really know each other. The other woman drama was amusing with his ex-wife. She causes so many issues to keep him as her backup. When this drama negatively affects Faye the way he makes it up to her was amazing. Not to mention Luna and Smitty interference to get these two their HEA. And the little clip for the next book was just pure evil.

Book 2 Grizzlies Hockey

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Mr. Bad Influence by MA Foster

3 Stars

One year. That was how long it took to plan the wedding of my dreams, from the dress all the way down to the shoes.

It wasn’t until the shoes went missing that I discovered the man I was supposed to marry in twenty-four hours wasn’t the man I thought he was.

Unfortunately, life doesn’t always go according to plan. That’s why my mom told me to always have a backup.

So I called off the wedding and flew to Vegas with my girls.

It was supposed to be a weekend getaway to nurse my broken heart.

Waking up married to hot billionaire, Cooper Sullivan, was definitely not part of the plan.

For a book that was a trip to Vegas ending in a marriage between two strangers this was a pretty good read. I liked Parker and Cooper. They were pretty well developed, and the book was super spicy. I wish FMC ex and his mistress got punished more. It is part of a series and you don’t need to read them to read this one. There is a surprise baby at the end. Overall, it was a solid read.

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Deadly Risk by Jane Blythe

1 Stars

Mackenzie Arden has been tortured by her brother her entire life. She figures she will never be out from under him until she’s rescued by Luca “Bear” Jackson. He wants to take her half-brother down and is willing to protect Mackenzie to get what he wants. When feelings come into play will Bear be able to keep Mackenzie safe?

WTF did I just read. From the time they meet to in love is like 4 days. They were also TSTL. She’s kidnapped from her home so after being rescued she goes home without bodyguards. Even after another kidnapping attempt they stay in the house. Once the house is blown up geniuses decide to go to Bear’s home. Not only does this put others at risk but it’s not like Mackenzie half-brother doesn’t know who’s with her so doesn’t take a genius to figure out where they would go. When this house also explodes, they go to the next town over to stay at a hotel. Where Mackenzie is kidnapped from. It just overall rubbed me the wrong way and I don’t care about the other books.

Book 1 Prey Security: Alpha Team

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The Royal by Susan Stoker

3 Stars

Callum is asked to check out a stalker issue his cousin’s girlfriend is dealing with. When he shows up he figures out there is no stalker but he does fall for the stepsister Juniper. He sees how she’s treated and wants to help her even if she doesn’t want to be with him. He’s too scarred to be with her anyways. Can she finally blossom into the woman she’s meant to be and will she choose him?

I have a feeling this series is not going to be my favorite. Insta love and just the perfect life once the prince saves Juniper from her evil stepmom and sister. Callum is a literal prince. You don’t really see them getting to know one another just kind of meet and attraction to lets live together. Callum is all about taking care of her from the get go. I also felt like things weren’t really resolved. Like what ended up happening to the stepmom and sister. Where is the justice for Juniper for what she went through because of them. It was just ok.

Book 2 Game of Chance

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Knightmaster by Anna Hackett

4 Stars

Exploring new places is what xenoanthropologist Kennedy Black likes to do. When an opportunity comes up that allows her to travel to Oron to meet the Oronis for a ball and possibly a new connection for earth. What she wasn’t expecting was the instant connection with Knightmaster Ashtin Caydor and then for the ball to be assaulted, the queen taken, and evidence pointing to humans being behind the whole thing. Kennedy is determined to prove earth had nothing to do with it.

I loved this spin off series. It has everything I like about an alien romance. The one issue I had was how quickly Ashtin was to jump to the earth convoy being responsible for the kidnapping of his queen. Pacing was slightly off for me. It was going along nicely then it flew to Ashtin and Kennedy almost hooking up to the queen getting kidnapped. It was a bit jarring. Good start to a new series.

Book 1 Oronis Knights

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Knocked up by the Mountain Man by K.C. Crowne

 

2.5 Star

Josie and Cyrus are competing for customers. When an employee of Cyrus takes the competition to for Josie and Cyrus are forced to sit down and talk. They are drawn together until Josie's past comes calling. Will he be able to keep her safe?

If this had just been about a single mom getting her groove on the story would have been so much better. Instead, we throw in a psycho ex who is trying to take the kid and mom back no matter what Josie wants. We get a fake marriage to a former security person who does nothing to keep her safe. It angered me and I an skipping the rest of the series.

Book 3 Mountain Men of Liberty

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Forceful Negotiations by Eden Connor

 

2 Star

Former prosecutor Cam Calloway is at the sex club to impress his boss. He wins the bid for the lovely league. If he can't satisfy her his rivals get to step in.

There are too many competing storylines in this short book You get Cam/Teague, God Eros et.al, and the secondary characters. This led to another story The book just didn't gel for me.

Book 1 Carmine Club Chronicles

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Two Billionaires in Vegas by Nicole Casey

 

1.5 Star

Erin is supposed to be working on putting together her friend's wedding It's so boring she just wants to escape when she finds the dungeon. Owned by Ex-marines Jackson and Caleb, they see her and want her but are they ready for her?

I Love a good BDSM book. This was not a good BDSM book. The first sex scene the coerce her into doing things she wasn't comfortable with. This goes against BDSM beliefs I also didn't like the insta-relationship. There was no connection with them because of no character development. There are  better books out there to read so skip this one.

Book 1 Love by Numbers

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