Accidentally on Purpose by Jill Shalvis

3.5 Stars

Archer game up his police career to save Elle Wheaton.  They’ve had an interesting relationship since.  She wants him but not because he wants to save her but because of her.  She thinks all he remembers is the night of her rescue.  Archer needs to stay far away from Elle romantically because it will be a disaster.  After a rash of bad dates and tired of seeing her with other men he’s decided he’s going to fight for them.

I liked the story but there were times that I wanted to bash their heads together.  Archer didn’t want Elle to be with him because she owed him and she didn’t want him to be with her because he felt he owed her.  Neither of them felt this way but instead of talking it out they just let it simmer.  There was a lot of I have to be with you and after they had sex this never happened.  It got old very fast.  The writing was spot on and there weren’t any other big issues with the book. I just got tired of the relationship drama.

Book 3 of the Heartbreaker Bay series

One by Jewel E Ann

4.5 Stars

Lake Jones known for being the cover girl for prosthetic legs.  She likes to binge-watch Netflix and watch her neighbors through her peephole.  When her new neighbor moves she meets Cage Monaghan.  She hasn’t seen him in 3 years but she’s just as drawn to him now. 

Cage Monaghan walked away from Lake Jones but now he’s all in.  His dream has been to play professional football and now that he’s doing that he’s not sure that is what he wants.  Is the woman more important than playing ball?

This would have been a 5 star but there were some parts of the book that would have made more sense if I had read the Jack and Jill series first.  My problem with that is the book is marketed as being a standalone.  The book was enjoyable without reading it but there were parts of the story that would have made more sense if it had been read first.  Otherwise this book was really good.  It was well written.  The pacing in the story was good.  It never felt rushed though I wanted to rush through it to see how it would end.  There were some very cliche moments in the story like conflict between Lake and Cage over guys interested in her but it wasn't excessive. 

There were three moments in the book that sticks out the most for me and that is Cage meets her again and she is planning on leaving for China right away.  Even though he has training he hops on a plane to see her for a couple of days.  The second one was when she takes a pregnancy test and the final one is the epilogue.  Best line of the book is when Lake asks Cage what Flint had whispered to him.  He told her it was the same thing Flint told him at their wedding. “Best decision of your life, buddy.”  The sweetest line ever and it was from Flint who hadn’t wanted them to be together.

Vampire’s Priceless Treasure by Kristen Painter

3 Stars

I am going to preface this with I have loved most of the books in this series.  I saw this one and was so excited to see a new book in the series.  I really wanted to love this as much as some of the other books in the series but I just couldn’t.  I wasn’t a fan of Kora.  She was whiny and she was always getting into messes that her dad would have to pull her out of and then she would get mad at her dad for helping.  I really like Greyson and wanted him to have his happy ending but with someone else.  It was worth reading once but it won’t be one I re-read.

Kora Dupree has made amends with her estranged father and has been taking on more adult responsibilities.  Everything is coming together for her but she still wants to find out what happened to her mother.  Greyson Garrett knows Kora is up to something since he has had to bail her out of so many messes before.  When she draws him into her newest adventure things will change for them.


This is Nocturne Falls Book 11

Karma by R.J. Blain

3 Stars

FBI agent Karma Johnson has been working towards becoming a Child Abduction Rapid Deployment member.  She finally gets transferred to CARD and she is taken hostage with a baby.  When she finally joins her new team it doesn’t live up to her expectations and she has a life crisis and quits her job.  It takes her old partner Jake coming to work with her to get her life back where she wants it to be but it brings new issues and questions.

There was another cliffhanger ending GRRRRRRR. I hate reviewing this book with a 3. It was an amazing book.  It should be a 5.  The book came out May 2016 and leads into another book and it is NOT out.  The author has since scheduled the next book to come out in December of 2020.  If it does I will update the review at that point. 

The pacing in the book was good.  The story progressed nicely.  It was a different take on shifters.  There was humor throughout the book as well as serious notes made the book.  I loved Jake and Karma together.  It was awesome that Jake let Karma do what she needed to do and was there to support and help her anyway she needed.  I am hopeful the next book will be just as awesome. 

Pack Justice by R.J. Blain

3 Stars

Sean is trapped in a failing and loveless marriage.  He’s being stalked by someone he prosecuted so he suggests he and his wife take a trip to rekindle their marriage.  Instead of rekindling the marriage she attempts to turn him into a wolf shifter.  His wolf and his spirit cheetah strike a deal to work together to keep him alive.

This was not the first book of R.J. Blain’s I’ve read.  I don’t know if I would have continued reading her books if I had started with this one.  This book was published April 2016.  It is supposed to be part of a series and there haven’t been any new books in the series since.  This is a problem for me as the book ended on a cliff hanger so even though I liked the story itself ultimately when a story is supposed to continue into another book and you have to wait forever for the next book it makes it hard to not rate a book poorly. Here’s hoping the new book in the series will be coming out sooner rather than later.

Nature of the Beast Book 1

Courting the Cat Whisperer by Wynter Daniels

3 Stars

Telepathic Pet Sitter Jordan Vaughn is trying to make up for mistakes in her past and show her sister she has changed.  She meets the man of her dreams and hopes her bad luck is over.  Harry Hill had his memory erased by a head injury and now his past is coming between them and might tear them apart.

I really like Jordan.  She always has so many things thrown at her and she rolls with it.  She learns from it and tries to do her very best to keep everyone safe and happy.  Harry was also a likable character.  He was a standup guy so even though he was very attracted to Jordan he didn’t want to start up with her not knowing if he was married or in a committed relationship.  It moved a little fast from meeting to in love but I enjoyed the characters and the humor in the story.

Genie’s Double Trouble by Wynter Daniels

2 Stars

Psychic Mallory Vaughn lives in Nocturne Falls working as a manicurist.  She likes her life to be neat and orderly.  Her twin sister lands in Nocturne Falls looking for some help.  Genie Cyrus Barker is following his owners orders to track down Jordan instead he finds Mallory.  They need to find a way to save Jordan and Cyrus.

This book is set in Nocturne Falls Universe.  I really enjoy that series so I hoped I would like this one.  I hated Mallory.  She was a whiner and hated her sister so much and there didn’t seem to be a reason for it.  It just made it hard to enjoy the book because she couldn’t seem to get over her sister was different then she was.  She ends up with the guy and they live happily ever after.  I still ended up reading the next book in the series and I enjoyed that way more because Jordan was a much more likable character