Love in the elevator...better in the elevator
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I found "Heart in Darkness" to be a decent short read. I think the concept was original, trapped in an elevator with a virtual stranger. I loved Makenna and Caden more when they were in the elevator though. Once they were outside of the elevator, I felt the spark between those two become a little lackluster. Once they were in her apartment, I thought the story was never going to end. The apartment scene felt too long in my opinion.
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My boyfriend recently moved far away from me, and I've been having a really hard time.  I wuz amazed to find out that a lot of da songs in "enter the Dru" were talking about what I was going through right  now. Love goes out to Dru Hill, mainly Woody.  Anyone who's got luv  problems, Enter the Dru will solve.
1289869
Both characters are in a fairly dark place. One has room for love faster than the other. Or maybe it's more that he has the ability to simply accept it without labels and go with it. Regardless, this is no simple falling in love tale. It's the other side of love, where both turn themselves inside out and nearly lose themselves entirely before they find the light. It's dark at times. They are souls in pain. But they are beautiful together.
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The Mariposa Hotel is the third installment of the Tangerine Street Romance series and it is probably my favorite one.

This novel revolves around the Mariposa Hotel and the first story is The Ghost of 913.  Mari is such a strong character and she's been through some difficult things in life already.  She's specifically asked by her boss to take care of Room 913 and when she goes in, it doesn't look like anyone's really stayed there. When she looks closer, however, she sees that the pillows are arranged differently, or the lamp is skewed, just little things like that. It becomes a little game between her and Grant, the U.S. Marshal who is actually staying there. Things get complicated, though, when Grant and Mari get closer and his job gets in the way. A sweet story of misunderstandings on the road to love.

The second one was Butterfly Kisses.  Ridley is a world-renowned surfing photographer, but he pinch-hits as a hotel concierge for his friend who is the Mariposa hotel manager in a bind. During his concierge time, he meets up with the beautiful woman he'd seen car-dancing on the way to the Mariposa Hotel. She's a bundle of contradictions, (a do-gooder plastic surgeon. Those are hard to find!) and he wants to get to know her better, but misunderstandings abound when he doesn't tell her he's not exactly a concierge. It was a cute story with an underlying spread good in the world theme that I really enjoyed.

The last one was Dreams Come True.  For a short story this one had a lot of depth. Reagan is the events coordinator at the hotel and she is dreading having a famous film producer come and stay, but he's sponsoring a big event so she's put up with his obnoxious personal assistant. When she meets Kevin, she has no idea who he is and is stunned to find out he's the guy she was dreading having to deal with. So many misunderstandings that ultimately lead to a fun and sweet love story.

I thought all the stories had very relatable characters, a great setting, and a fun theme. There were sigh-worthy kisses and just enough romance to leave you with a smile.
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Everything about the dollhouse was great except the elevator.  It does not slide up or down easily.  I actually bought two dollhouses and I had the same problem with both of them.  That was really annoying.
3670353
The world is taught Egotistical living. We need more love. This book teaches how to live in love. Thank you
1111528
excellent versions of 13th Floor Elevator and Roky Erikson songs....makes you wish their were clean recordings of the 13th Floor Elevator songs out there.....great great cd...buy it
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My husband Sean French is a former Austin musician who had played most of the 13th floor elevator songs in bands for years and with this song the old Roky is back. Buy this, listen to it...it touches back to the old Austin vibe...we love it - Sean & Christy
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Janica Ellis has been in love with  her brother in law for years but just knows that they will never work out romantically, but that doesn't mean she can't get in a little fun in the meantime.  Luke Carson lives to work.  As a busy trauma surgeon he sometimes doesn't see the light of day for weeks if not months; that is until one day he almost kills one of his patients in the OR.  He is ordered to take a month off just to get some much needed rest.  He can't face going to an empty apartment, so he goes to his wild sister in law's house instead. But when he gets over to her apartment and see's two guys hanging out with her, his worst suspicion is realized.  Janica confirms that she is trying out a new sex position...in between two strangers!  Not if he can help it.  No sooner do the guys leave than things start to heat up between Luke and Janica.
 No sooner does the morning come, that Luke is running off to a cabin on the beach, worried about him, Janica follows him.  The moment that she steps through the front door, Luke know he is half in love with her already but he fights it, but that doesn't mean he hates hearing her tell him how much she loves him every day.  Every day they spend in the cabin, they become closer until Luke's sister in law shows up worried about them since they hadn't contacted anyone for days, lost in their own paradise.
After arriving back in the city, Luke goes back to his old ways of working to death trying to erase the memories of him and Janica together, that is until one day, Janica is rolled in on a gurney after a car accident, and for the first time realizes how much he can't live without her.
 Love Me, the sequal to Take Me by Bella Andre is a delightful romantic short read.  I just loved the sexual tension/attraction between Janica and Luke.  Definetly a keeper on my ebookshelf.
3044013
Love getting the chance to catch up with Sam & Tiel, as I just adore them!  Love that their story came full circle, with a new beginning once again starting in an elevator!
4012201
Best romantic comedy ever, especially if you love Manhattan. Elevator scene will make you pee your pants. Watch in diapers.
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This is not your usual romance. Karen Caughee has had some really rough days lately. Shes a concert violinist for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and lost her bid for concertmistress that she thought was a shoe-in. Her longtime boyfriend, a local music teacher, tells her theres really nothing between them and admits hes met someone else. Her dad left years ago and her mom is a somewhat functioning alcoholic who needs to be hauled home from the local bar on a regular basis. And Karen is the one who gets the calls in the middle of the night because her brother has a wife and kids and cant be bothered to pick up his phone.

So Karen goes to a local bar and grill and is having a few martinis to cheer herself up when she meets a nice guy whos with a group of businessmen. After talking awhile, he helps her into the taxi that she calls to take her home. Within minutes, the taxi is broadsided and Karens consciousness fades away.

Waking up in the hospital a few days later, Karen finds that no one has even been concerned about where shes been, except for Greg Randolf, the American guy who pulled her from the taxi after the accident. He calls to check on her and is there to take her home the day shes released. Weeks and weeks of recovery follow and Greg continues to check back when hes in town and bring groceries and essentially take care of Karen when no one else does.

There are some subtle clues along the way that not everything is right with this budding romance, but you really, really want it to be. You root for Karen, because shes a nice girl whos been through so much already in her life and Greg is a steady, hardworking guy who travels a lot for business. Their relationship progresses to intimacy, although Greg seems a little reluctant at first. When they're apart, they talk or text every day. Soon Greg is asking Karen to accompany him on trips and to come to his company apartment in New York for long weekends. And cautiously she allows herself to think of happily ever after

There are some incredible twists and turns in this novel that caught me completely by surprise, although that sense of foreboding that something is not quite right stays with you throughout. I found it a fascinating read about the many gray areas between right and wrong. It definitely works as a stand alone book, although it was written as a companion to Ms. Morettis previous novel, Thought I knew You.
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5 stars for the intensity.  I met Riley and Brett in the original story 'Still;' however, I must say that the continuation of their journey in 'Tight' is perfect.  I thought that I had the plot figured out only to change my mind further in.  If you enjoy a love story that keeps you intrigued and involved than this one is for you!!!!
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I love romances with a touch of magic, and Judith Arnold did it marvelously in Changes. It has just the right touch of is-it-or-isnt it.

An antique jukebox in a down-home bar in a seaside town decides all on its own what song to play for a quarter, and transforms the lives of the two people on whom the player has decided to cast its spell. Oris it coincidence that they decided all on their own, right after listening to their song, that the lives and the loves theyd been living were not what they wanted and needed at all?

For Diana and Nick, the song is David Bowies Changes, and both of them need a few if they're ever going to be truly happy. Diana, with pressure from all around her in her silver-spoon life, has been hanging on to the wrong love since she was in diapers. What Nick needs to shed is bone-deep hurt and hatred from unthinkable betrayals in his much more than checkered past.

Id love to be Diana, and Id love to love Nick, and the bar owner is someone every one of us would love to have in our lives. It looks as though the bar owner will appear again in Jukebox books 2 and 3. I cant wait to spend more time in her company, and find out what Arnold has in store for two more pairs of lovers.
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This is a re-release of an older story. Our lovely Physical Therapist (with a sad past) meets new patient with a chip on his shoulder. Mutual attraction, they fight it, love scenes, fall in love.
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Who was it who said there is no such thing as coincidence? Maybe it wasn't a coincidence that Josie met Carsten; maybe it was fate. Either way, the time they spent in a dark elevator that suddenly stopped proved to be emotional, sweet and satisfying to the reader. We all know that Christmas is a magic time and we all enjoy reading stories that lift our spirits. Even if our own lives aren't always so lucky, it's nice to read something that is this heartwarming.
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Bought this for my Kindle on the recommendation of another author. Read it in one sitting.
I was immediately pulled into the characters and rooting for a happily ever after for them. It really shows the human drive to find connection, to make contact on a visceral level - and I'm not just talking about sex.
Two strangers find themselves stuck for hours in a pitch black elevator. They have minimal frame of reference for each other so everything about their interaction is unbiased and honest. The story progression is natural, the characters full of insecurity and real life problems to which the reader can relate. The seduction is mutual and not based on conquest or social norms, but because they found each other.
I would recommend this to any romance reader. I think I love that elevator too.