Shawna's Survey Review of Forever Innocent
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While I normally stray away from books surrounding serious situations Forever Innocent was surprisingly a pleasant read. I found myself thinking about my own children while reading this and how lost I would be without them.

 What started as a childhood friendship ultimately transformed into a deep love for Corabelle and Gavin. After the death of their son Finn, their lives were forever changed. Causing their lives to go in complete opposite directions.

 Fours years later fate allowed them a second chance. A second chance to start again. Immediately after seeing one another all of the old feelings came flooding back in, including the hurt they mutually share surrounding the lost of the child they lost.

 Ms. Roy honestly outdid herself with the entire story slowing allowing you to feel the emotions these two must have felt. I was thoroughly pleased with the dual POVs and the flashbacks of where life took them and the reasons behind the decisions they made.

The ending does have somewhat of a cliffhanger, but its not too devastating because I know that I will be able to read the continuation of the story of Corabelle and Gavin with Ms. Roy's upcoming novel.

**Huge thanks to the author for providing me with an arc copy in exchange for my honest opinion**
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Title: Hold Me
Author: J. Kenner
Genre: Adult, Romance
Format: Ebook - ARC
Pages: 120
Rating: 4
Heat: 5

Thoughts: Still LOVE Damien and Nikki!! These little nuggets of their lives remind me why I adored their story so much. Its so nice to visit old friends again, and I hope to be able to visit them often. This is one of those relationships that we all dream about; Damien is the ultimate book boyfriend (I call dibs lol) *dreamy sigh*.

Please note that I received a complimentary copy of this work and chose to write a review.
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My favorite!  I'm sure you did Jane Austen proud! I could not put this book down! I commend you on the modest way you handled the love scenes and the inappropriate  scenes with L. I appreciate the way you tided up the loose ends even down to the handkerchief. I look forward to more of your works. I'm sure you made your Maker proud! I have very much enjoyed your book and it has become my favorite variation! I thank you!
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Review:
Points:
Plot:
Full of Surprises
Mood: Light-Hearted  Suspenseful
Pace: Steady and Fast
Characters: Developed
Writing: Great
Level of Violence: Some Violence
Sexual Content: Some , New Adult
Thoughts:
First impression of the book it was going to be quick college football new adult romance. It was in some ways and ways it was not. It was more of a journey of perseverance and forgiveness. Not to giving anything way, there was a very violent and dangerous  accident that involves Andi. There were full of plot twists and turns. Drew's character was great. He really turns around when we first meet him then in the end. I love the side characters! Avery and Logan. They were great! They bring more to the story. The conversation between Andi and Drew. I didn't have a lot of problems with the novel.
 Questions:
 - Will I recommend the book? Yes.
 - Will I read the next one? Yes.
 - Worth the Price? Yes and no. You can always catch it on sale or you just can't wait then buy it.
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Favorite Quote(s):
He swallowed, and shifted his weight a little uneasily, and then said, very quietly, his lips almost touching hers, Promise me youll marry me. Not now. Someday. Because I need to know.
You like being a girlthats good. I like being a guythats also good. Next youll be all me, Tarzan, you, Jane! Ive seen you stick arrows in vampires. Not too damn likely Id be thumping my chest and trying to tell you I wear the loincloth around here.
Favorite Character: Shane. Hes improving.
First Line:
Shanes lips felt like velvet against the nape of her neck, and Claire shivered in delight as his breath warmed the skin there.
My Musings: Ive been reading this series for a while nowand it has been a long journey! I mean, fifteen books and counting? Its crazy. But Im almost to Fall of Night, and I hope to be there soon so I can just follow along as they come out. But anyways. Last Breath was another fantastic installment in the Morganville Vampires series. It was unique and full of unexpected twists and turns.

Morganville is usually safe for the vampiresnot so much the humans. So when vampires start going missing, never to be seen again, tensions begin running high in the college town of Morganville. Amelie is hatching plans that could end Morganville forever, and Claire just doesnt know whats going on. There are lots of twists and turns in the plot that left me at a stand still when I finished this novelluckily the next one came into the library just in time!

Claire Danvers is a character that I have seen grow and develop as a person for eleven books now. And boy has she changed! She is becoming a strong young woman who is not afraid of the terrors that Morganville brings, and a girl who will do anything for the people that she loves. I love reading Claires character. Shes intelligent and her points of view are very relatable.

Shanewell, Shane has really improved since the last novel. For those of you who have read it, you all know that he went through a dark streak in Bite Club. But I am proud to say that our favorite, funny boy is back. Shane is sweet and adorable, yet fierce and protective of those that he loves. And although he still struggles sometimes, he is really doing better, and Im proud of him.

Eve and Michael were the same-old, same-old. Still struggling to do what they want to do (that Im not trying to spoil for you!) against the thoughts and such of the Morganville residents. Michael is the golden boy, with his friendly personality and loyalty. Eve is still goth as always. Still the funny character that shes been since the beginning of the series. I really don't have much to say about them!

The thing that I liked about this novelwhat set it aside from the otherswas new points of view. In Bite Club, there were some sections of Shanes point of view. But Caine added more, including some from Amelie. It was nice to see into some of the characters heads that we never have seen before. It gave me a broader perspective while reading the novel. I especially enjoyed Amelies. It was nice to see how the Founder of Morganville really thought, instead of what she projected as leader. Very interesting indeed.

I really loved the plot of this installment. It may be my favorite one yet! To see the vampires in a vulnerable place was refreshing, even though the humans were at risk as well. That all led to a plot that kept me on the edge of my seat. I cant wait to see what happens in the next onethe next one, luckily, continues right where this one left off!

So now Im going to write up more reviewsIm making myself write three before I start Black Dawn! Anyways. Last Breath was another fantastic installment to the Morganville saga; filled with action, drama, and some heart-melting romance, this novel is one that you must give a try.
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Well I'll be damn!!! Cairo did his thing with this one. Pasha was a straight beast with her throat. Had me like wait a minute and thinking I got to step my game up. I understood she was holding Jasper down and didn't think what she was doing was wrong but I swear she was getting it in. Technically she did do what he asked since she was putting in overtime in one hole versus the other. I can honestly say I thought for sure she'd have everything out of her system by the time Jasper got home. When everything stared occurring you would think she'd slow down but it seemed as if she had no care in the world. The shop scene where dude was requesting the deep throat service was too funny!!! I must say Jasper gave her many chances to come clean about anything she may have been doing and her lies finally caught up with her. Wow I surely wasn't expecting the person involved to be the one behind everything. I'm curious to who the nice dude was and things started making sense being that Pasha and only one other person knew her situation. Damn girl!!! Being a deep throat diva sure caused her some serious problems all because she neglected certain signs. Now on to the next one because ish damn sure is about to get real!
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I loved 16!!! It was more emotional then the previous ones I thought. I really liked the fact they both characters had a chance to express themselves especially sean:) the ending of course leaves u hanging and wanting more!! I really enjoyed it:)
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Shel: After a brief detour with Dallas' book and second chance at romance, we finally got to see what in the world was going on with Dixie and Gavin. Without giving too much away, I'd say that a good portion of the beginning was Dixie wondering what in the hell was going on with Gavin while trying to manage her hurt feelings and figure out how to get over it + Gavin with his head up his ass effing things up at every opportunity. Court: Sadly, they both did. Sigh, we had a case of the most incommunicable people ever....BUT also some really good writing to go with it, so the angst fest was dealt with as maturely as I possibly could! Shel: So essentially this was my expression:

Shel: Seriously, Gavin. What. The. Hell. You kept making the most craptastic decisions: Court: I know, girl...I know!!!

Shel: Luckily Dixie had her head on straight and took control of the situation proving that she's not only smart, but she's patient, and strong. She kept opening herself up to hurt and opportunity; taking risks and swallowing her fears and it FINALLY paid off (in multiple ways). Court: She is so patient. And had so much going for her...and I felt good knowing that she took her journey in this book seriously. She set out to find herself, and would be waiting when Gavin got his s*** together. He needed a little more help than she did...but I am glad that she wasn't going to be a doormat.

Shel: Before we got to the HEA, we had some serious angst and some unexpected detours and some hard talks; but, at the end we got not only an ending very fitting for these characters, we got an epilogue that was really unexpected and sweet. Court: It was hard fought. I am still in shock that Dixie didn't punch Gavin in the junk at least once! hahahaha. xoxoxo, Gavin, promise.

Shel: If you haven't picked up this series and you like angsty plot, emotional characters, musicians, small towns, and second chance romances, do what Nene says: I agree with Nene. This series draws us in with the bars, and the music and the love for their instruments and each other, and then keeps us coming back because we want them to get their HEA. So much!
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Title: Big Easy Temptation
Series: The Perfect Gentlemen
Author: Shayla Black & Lexi Blake
Release Date: May 3, 2016

4 out of 5

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This is the third book in the Perfect Gentlemen series. This one is a little different than the first two in that part of the book is us living the characters pass, and then the other half is the present moment where the Perfect Gentlemen are still following the clues to what happened to their friend Maddox Crawford. So, If you haven't read Scandal Never Sleeps and Seduction Session please stop here and read that one first.

This time around we have Daxton Spencer, US Navy Captain aka Captain Awesome, looking to clear his fathers name and prove that his father didn't take his own life like they were all lead to believe. I wasn't sure how this one was going to go, and there were some definite surprise for readers. I have discovered through this series and other by the two lovely authors - Shayla Black & Lexi Blake - that the characters surrounding the main couple are so lovable and quirky. No matter ow dark the book gets there are always moment that give you hope for the couple and where the series is heading.

I cant wait for the next one to come out which is Smoke & Sin. Shayla Black & Lexi Blake make for a fabulous writing team.

If you are a fan of any of the following you gotta jump on board this plane: Shayla Black, Lexi Blake, Wicked Lovers Series, Masters & Mercenaries Series, Doms of Her Life, steamy romance, and just a fan of great romance you gotta read this series. .
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Review:

A Wicked Truth might be called a good old 'Who Done It'.  While on the surface the story is about Cady and Doyle 's preparations for their upcoming nuptials, Doyle is doing a favor for a friend, trying to find a missing sister.  In the process, this digs up all kinds of things in Doyle's past that are best left buried.  Cady handles it all with much more grace than I would, even now when I'm supposed to be 'wise' and 'mature' although at some points I'm not sure I wouldn't have said, 'See ya' and been out of there so fast it would have made his head spin!  Though it all, however, their love seemed to grow until they reached that pivotal point where it was time to pee or get off the pot.  What did they choose?  Ah now, where would the fun be in me telling you?  It's a mystery after all!

I have to say, nothing had prepared me for the fact that this is actually part of a series - third book actually.  Just like the Nancy Drew Mysteries before her, this is the Cady Delafield Series.  Each book stands alone so it was no problem that I didn't know.  I am a huge fan of history and that is part of what interested me in A Wicked Truth.  Set in 1800's Chicago, it was true to date, style, character and dress.  Nothing Joyce had the characters day or do jolted me out of the era and I really appreciated that.  It was just an overall well written and enjoyable book.

Rating:  5 Stars

Heat:  1/5 - Tame

*I received this book in exchange for my honest and open-minded review.  No further compensation was received.
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I'm normally not a big anthology reader I'm always hesitant to read them because I'm afraid the length of the stories will be too short leaving wanting more. This one I wanted to read for two reasons:

1. 100% of the proceeds will support The Trevor Project. A group that works with youth in crisis and suicide prevention.
2. The authors involved with the project.

I'll be honest, not all of the stories worked for me so I will only focus on the ones that did.

TruNorth by Alexis Hall
Beautiful writing. The author managed to pull us into their world. It's about finding yourself and your place in life. It was very nicely written.

A Taste of Coffee and Cream by Amy Jo Cousins
Although I did struggle a bit with the writing style Jude's journey swept me away. Amy Jo Cousins managed to make her pain real and it made me want to hug her and tell her it would get better. And Owen and his mother- I just loved them.

First In Line by Annabeth Albert
It was a nice easy read- Just wished it could've been longer so the story would've been a bit more developed.

The star of this anthology for me was:

Vanessa North's A Song for Sweater-boy
This story was absolutely wonderful. Vanessa North did a fantastic job depicting Jamie's autism. I just loved the way she developed Jamie and Ash's relationship. I found myself moved by their love and loyalty to each other and their loved ones. It was an exquisite short story that really managed to move me. Amazing writing.

I am going to rate this 5 Stars. It's for a great cause and I love that it was geared towards a YA audience. Our youth need our love, support, and understanding- to know that there are people in their corner and all these stories do just that.

**ARC was kindly provided by the authors for an honest review.**
**This review is cross-posted at Gay Book Reviews.**
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Title: Every Other Day
Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Publisher: Egmont USA
Number of Pages: 352
Date of Release: December 27th, 2011
Summary From Goodreads:

Every other day, Kali D'Angelo is a normal sixteen-year-old girl. She goes to public high school. She attends pep rallies. She's human.

And then every day in between . . . She's something else entirely.

Though she still looks like herself, every twenty-four hours predatory instincts take over and Kali becomes a feared demon-hunter with the undeniable urge to hunt, trap, and kill zombies, hellhounds, and other supernatural creatures. Kali has no idea why she is the way she is, but she gives in to instinct anyway. Even though the government considers it environmental terrorism.

When Kali notices a mark on the lower back of a popular girl at school, she knows instantly that the girl is marked for death by one of these creatures. Kali has twenty-four hours to save her and, unfortunately, she'll have to do it as a human.

Review: I am a huge fan of Jennifer Lynn Barnes's writing and when I saw the summary for this novel, I literally could not wait to read this book! The cover is stunning and compliments the novel perfectly. Every Other Day brings a whole new concept to the paranormal genre and will leave fans of Jennifer's Raised by Wolves series begging for more.

I love everything about Kali, especially her name she shares with the goddess of destruction. It was intriguing watching her be the predator one minute and prey the next. It led to a lot of character analysis that really gets the reading thinking about what makes Kali tick. To not give anything away I will just say that I loved all the minor characters as well, because they all brought another element specific to them to the story that had me laughing and crying.

While at first glance the world Kali lives in is very similar to what we know of today. As we delve deeper in the story we see that while there are many similarities, there are some key things that changed in the past that have led to major repercussions on this new world. I found this world to be shocking yet I found that it could have been entirely possible in this day. That is what pretty much made the novel the fact that the setting was so believable.

I highly recommend this novel to my readers. If you like novels with wild twists and turns, and action Every Other Day is the novel for you.
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Karma doesn't care who you are cause it will always get you and it doesn't feel so good does it Briana? Anyway I hope the same karma comes for Kingston cause he is so weak, but the kicker is when he becomes upset with her because he thought she had a passion mark on her neck when he really did. He can dish it but can't take it. I don't know how I feel about all the deceits and I don't know why they couldn't be honest with each other and what kind of example is that to their girls. I suppose they will stay in this disfunctional relationship because it is their story.  I think it's Blair at the end who picks her up. Please hurry with part 2.
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Shel: Wow. That's all you need to know. Go buy the book and you'll see. The end. End of the review. Court: Hahaha.

Shel: If ONLY!!!! I really really enjoyed this book...so much so that I buried J.A. Redmerski in tweets for a 24 hour period (ahem...sorry about that, J.A.!!). I felt like this novel offered the type of closure that we don't often get in many New Adult/Contemporary Romance novels these days. We usually get a cliff hanger or a wide open ending...but I felt 100% satisfied by the end of this novel.

Court: I agree. The way The Edge of Always ended was only sort of closed. I was okay with it when the book originally ended, but I was really excited as soon as I found out this book was going to be coming out. It was so worth it!

Shel: I haven't read what anyone else has said said or thought and I truly don't care. I can anticipate that some won't like it as much as I do simply because the angst is low and there are leaps in time but I loved it! I saw it as almost a love letter from the author to her characters. It felt as if she wrote them with care.

Court: It will definitely be 50/50...and so funny that I did the same thing! I wanted to read it and loved it without any other opinion, which is kind of ironic since now we want you to read our thoughts on the book! But alas, that is how we're rolling today!

Shel: Camryn and Andrew have survived his tumor, are engaged, and looking forward to life as parents and spouses. Things happen that require their honesty, strength, and capacity to love each other deeply and truly. These events turn them back to the road and to their love of living in the moment. They rediscover their own selves and each other; they uncover hurts and begin to heal. I loved their insights and the rawness of some of their experiences. There is one scene with Andrew looking up at the stars and it was just ...inspiring. I won't even try to recreate the moment..but for me, it was a moment. And then true to Redmerski's amazing writing, we are offered some humor so that we don't drown in profound insights. Being a New Orleans girl, I also loved every second of reliving those Nola memories and seeing a few new ones (and she got New Orleans right BOTH times she wrote about it). Let's face it...I loved the entire journey seeing these two mature and grow and love. I know I'm vague and being super annoyingly general but I don't want to spoil even one second, if I can help it.

Court: I definitely thought of you during all of the talks of Nola, and their experiences there. I have been there, but no one knows it better than you, so I'm so glad that it was genuine for you! (P.S. That is really, really important...for both of us...so thank goodness it was awesome!) In addition to everything goes on in the story, we also have Andrew's POV as well as Camryn's this time around. I love being in both characters head so that at least we know what the heck they're thinking...even if the SO doesn't. Andrew gives all of our favorite book boyfriends a big time run for their money...and had major swoons going on! There are some events that made me very sad, happy, smile, frown...pretty much the gamut of emotions. But I felt their love, and their insistent desire to be different than other couples, and experience every single second of life; not wasting it. I love that. If there is any message to be had here, it's not that the main guy is hot or there is major steamy pages...it's that our life is what we make of it. Deep stuff, IMO from J.A.

Shel: I've officially made Andrew my new favorite book boyfriend--even when he's not perfect, he is. And after reading this novel, I am eagerly anticipating Reviving Izabel and Song of the Fireflies. J.A. Redmerski is an enthralling writer; I want to live in her books and know her characters. The Edge of Always is no exception--for me it is a MUST READ. Court: Total must read. Amazing characters, amazing settings...grasping us into the pages, as much as Camryn and Andrew are grasping life.

Shelley: 5 GINORMOUS and BRIGHT stars Courtney: 5 Stars...or What She Said.
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Title:  Prisoner
Series Criminals & Captives 1#
Author:  Annika Martin Skye Warren




Two Brilliant Authors....Annika Martin & Skye Warren... Do you really want me to say more???

A bookworm  & criminal , what interesting combination

  . Abigail Winslow was undergrad student given A class project in prison, she found herself attracted to one of the one of the prisoners

 Grayson was convicted of only crime he did not commit. He was set up by the higher-ups. His crew did not know where he was, he had no communication outside of the prison, no calls,  no letters & specially no visitors , no nothing. When he heard from his in cell roommate that there was going to be a writing class & that the teacher was going to publish online their stories.  Grayson was going to move Heaven & Earth to get into this class, so he can let his brothers know where he was & have them help him escape

. Holy guacamole, How in the hell did I miss this one... I read hostage 1st & after I read it realize there was another book in the series... make matters worse I had brought this book in November 2014& never read it... yeah yeah I know

Note authors, if you Ladies plan on writing Nate, Calder, Cruz, Knox, & Ryland. Stories Please Please Please don't wait as long to Published I want more, much much more Please

The duo of Skye Warren & Annika Martin is extraordinary.

 Hope you enjoy this read & also always keep in mind this is just my opinion

 No cliffhangers. Very mature themes. WARNING: EXTREMELY HOT

  would I recommend this book: Hell Yes.
  would I recommend this Series: Hell Yes.

Criminals & Captives Series
1-Prisoner
2-Hostage

 Paulette Review
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Review: Where this Reader Tries to do Justice to the Emotional Roller Coaster that is Who We Are (sorry, I really couldn't resist ;) .) And for the record, I already know that this review is going to end up being a gibberish filled mess that isn't even going to come close, but Im gonna give it my best shot. Dont say I didn't warn you.

Who We Are takes up pretty much where Bear, Otter & the Kid left off. Bear and Otter have each other, they have a plan in place to keep their family together and meet whatever comes their way head on. Smooth sailing, right? Only, this is Bear, who overthinks everything and then lets those things spew from his mouth at the worst possible times. And its the Kid, the smartest 9 year old vegetarian ecoterrorist-in-training in the world who has absolutely no filter. And its also Otter, who seems to be the calming influence the normal one until someone threatens whats his then no ones safe. Add to the mix a family that means well, but well, youll have to read about them to believe them. Trust me

I really liked Bear, Otter & the Kid, so much so, I plan on reading it again. There was just something even more everything about Who We Are. I don't know if its because I knew these guys and getting to know them better made me love them more or if it was because of the story itself. Whatever the reason, its safe to say that the second book more than lived up to the first (and then some.)

Just a word of warning you're either going to love or hate T.J. Klune by the end of Who We Are. Maybe that should be a warning to the author (I may or may not have threatened him on social media for Chapter 8 and thats before I realized how crazy the next few chapters were just wait for it.) There were so many times that I laughed out loud that my family was beginning to worry about me. And yeah, there were more than a few tears and even more I cant believe that just happened moments. By the end I had almost forgiven T.J. Klune for everything he put me through and then well, youll just have to read that part too. Just please, don't skip the epilogue. I saw it coming, but its totally worth the revelation. ;)

Through all the craziness and heartbreak, jealousy and slip ups, there was always the fact that this crazy group had each other. They took turns being the rock that the other needed and that is the definition of family in its simplest form. The author did an amazing job of making that family a character in its own right. Oh, and one more thing. I love the way the Kid is portrayed. Yeah, hes a little over the top for a 9 year old, but I have an 8 year old grandson who keeps our whole family on their toes. Im just glad that he doesnt have a political agenda or a cause that hes latched on to because if he did, we wouldnt stand a chance. Hes not as crazy smart as Tyson, but the point is, when kids are more than just window dressing in a story it ALWAYS gets my attention. The Kid is the most important thing in Otter and Bears lives and thats the way it should be. Just one of the many things Im loving about this series.

The Art of Breathing is next. The Kids all grown up and ready to tell a story of his own. I waited a year and a half between Bear, Otter & the Kid before I picked up Who We Are. I don't think I can wait that long this time, not unless I start the series over. Even then, I don't think I can wait.
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I loved this book. Shawna & Virgil (Alex) were two people who found each other at a time of need. Virgil had a past and Shawna really never had a life. I started to hate Mikki but once I realized where her nastiness stood, I understood. Janet deserved what she got. Shawna's mom surprised me with her little talk with Shawna. Her dad got sucked in a litlle bit too. I'm glad Virgil's mom herself together plus I love his dad. Please write a 2nd book about Mikki & Rob. I need to also know if what Janet yelled out about herself is true. Good Job !!