Saturday 16 April 2022

BOOK REVIEW: GET A LIFE CHLOE BROWN BY TALIA HIBBERT

 



Blurb

Chloe Brown is a chronically ill computer geek with a goal, a plan, and a list. After almost—but not quite—dying, she’s come up with six directives to help her “Get a Life”, and she’s already completed the first: finally moving out of her glamourous family’s mansion. The next items?


• Enjoy a drunken night out.
• Ride a motorcycle.
• Go camping.
• Have meaningless but thoroughly enjoyable sex.
• Travel the world with nothing but hand luggage.
• And... do something bad.

But it’s not easy being bad, even when you’ve written step-by-step guidelines on how to do it correctly. What Chloe needs is a teacher, and she knows just the man for the job.

Redford ‘Red’ Morgan is a handyman with tattoos, a motorcycle, and more sex appeal than ten-thousand Hollywood heartthrobs. He’s also an artist who paints at night and hides his work in the light of day, which Chloe knows because she spies on him occasionally. Just the teeniest, tiniest bit.

But when she enlists Red in her mission to rebel, she learns things about him that no spy session could teach her. Like why he clearly resents Chloe’s wealthy background. And why he never shows his art to anyone. And what really lies beneath his rough exterior…



My Thoughts

Hands down the best book I have read for 2022 so far.

I got myself the e book because I usually do that if I am unfamiliar with an author but I need this series on my shelves.

This was a lovely romance simply because Chloe and Red were realistic. I could not get enough of Chloe. She was suffering with chronic pain from her fibromyalgia but was determined to not let her limitations keep her back. As I always say if God can't come to earth himself he sends a man. And that he did in the right time in Red Morgan, the artistic, handsome and oh so appealing building superintendent, who with a past that he has been struggling to pick up the pieces builds a deep connection with Chloe.

This book was deep, it was funny, sexy, and just enjoyable. Loved it.

Thursday 14 April 2022

Book Review: Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover




Synopsis


When Tate Collins meets airline pilot Miles Archer, she knows it isn’t love at first sight. They wouldn’t even go so far as to consider themselves friends. The only thing Tate and Miles have in common is an undeniable mutual attraction. Once their desires are out in the open, they realize they have the perfect set-up. He doesn’t want love, she doesn’t have time for love, so that just leaves the sex. Their arrangement could be surprisingly seamless, as long as Tate can stick to the only two rules Miles has for her.

Never ask about the past.
Don’t expect a future.

They think they can handle it, but realize almost immediately they can’t handle it at all.

Hearts get infiltrated.
Promises get broken.
Rules get shattered.
Love gets ugly.


My thoughts


This is one of my Between the Pages book club picks for April. This is the second Colleen Hoover book I ever read after reading the much talked about Verity last year and I must say that while Ugly Love is a completely different story it is quite a good book indeed. In recent years I have read few romance novels but I enjoyed the spin on this one. I liked how Hoover went into Miles' past and carefully explained the cause of Miles behaviour towards Tate. 

I think Tate agreeing to just a sexual relationship with Miles reminded me a bit of Anna and Christian Grey in Fifty Shades of Grey in a way (not certain why). The word "ugly" to describe how love could become especially in light of Miles' past experience was nothing short of brilliant. The ending was very moving and touching.

It is my intention now to read more of Colleen Hoover's books. This was a good one as well.

Wednesday 13 April 2022

BOOK BLITZ: BECKON by VERLENE LANDON @ Lady Amber's Reviews & PR

 

 

Title: Beckon
Author: Verlene Landon
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Designer: Indie Sage
Editor: My Brother’s Editor
Publication Date: April 14th, 2022
Hosted by: Lady Amber's PR


Blurb: 

In the alphabet of love…B is for Beckon.


Chandler Benson is coping with losing a team member and adjusting to civilian life when he finds out something he was never supposed to know. The unredacted knowledge of his last mission is more than he can handle. The only peace he sees is six feet under.


Tamitha Spencer knows loss. Her husband was killed by a drunk driver years ago, and now she does what she can to make sure no one else feels that pain. When she finally overcomes the devastating loss, she longs to love again but doesn't know how.


Chandler is looking for an end, Tami is searching for a new beginning.


Is it possible for them to find both...together?


The ABCs of Love is a multi-author world of stand-alone novels based on the alphabet.


Book Links: 

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3KLf3ZB

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Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60140312-beckon










Author Bio:

USA TODAY Bestselling Author Verlene Landon was born and raised in the south.

 

Thanks to the military, she’s traveled the US, but now calls Sin City home…again.

 

Self-proclaimed zombie apocalypse enthusiast, word porn peddler, human canvas, Manowarrior, serial grammar killer, rabid Bama fan, accidental dust bunny population specialist, and abuser of the word f*ck.

 

Lover of all things wine, the 80s, skulls, head-banging rock, and Lemmy.

She’s thrown live grenades, survived the tear gas chamber and forced road marches, but still thinks writing and publishing are more brutal.

Verlene is on a mission to make naughty the new normal.


Author Links: 

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Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14426250.Verlene_Landon

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Website: https://verlenelandon.com/

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Sunday 3 April 2022

Book Review: The Mistress Files: Dirty Diana by Yolanda Randolph


 Synopsis

“If I can’t have you, then she can’t either.”

Diana’s sentiments exactly…

Diana James is madly in love with Adam, a man whom she met and fell in love with over a decade ago. He’s the perfect man for her, her soulmate. There’s just one problem… Adam is married with a family.

Diana’s love for Adam is strong, in her eyes, much stronger than the love that his wife, Jennifer, has for him. She’s the better woman for him, and she would do anything to prove it to him. In her mind, she was doing everything that proved her love for him, and soon, he would be home with her, building a life with her. But on a cold Christmas morning, Diana’s
dreams are shattered when Adam announces that under no circumstances would he leave his wife.

With Adam’s harsh announcement, Diana’s love turns to rage! She’s ready and willing to do anything to turn Adam’s life upside down, including humiliation, devastation, and… murder.


My thoughts


Diana is in love with Adam, but does he feel the same? What is crystal clear is that Adam does not want to destroy his happy home with his wife Jennifer and their two children. Diana is just his mistress but she is not accepting that place. She thinks she deserves the life that Jennifer has. All she could see is red rage....Things quickly take a deadly turn but who is to blame Adam? Jennifer? Diana? Not certain who.

This was a story about obsession and how infidelity can take a turn for the worse. I always say that women love strong and men must be careful with playing with women's feelings. The author did a good job with Diana's character. Although she was crazy as hell I felt a bit sorry for her. I think Jennifer was one of those wives who deep down inside didn't want to admit that her life is anything but perfect.

The message in this story is so good. Great book.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily