BE STILL MY HEART! I loved this book!
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BE STILL MY HEART!

This book grabbed me from page 1. Theres so much I love about this story. On the surface its a friends to lovers romance, but its deeper than that.

First of all, there may be some spoilers here. Im trying to keep them VERY mild so they won't spoil your enjoyment of the story.

The characters in this book are amazing.

Jillian is the good girl. Shes an only child, a straight A student, and an excellent baker with dreams of going to a prestigious cooking school in New York City.

Max is the bad boy. He was Jillians best friend growing up, but after his father had a stroke, he took it really hard. He started acting out, getting drunk, and partying.

But these characters are so much more than that. When Jillians family life gets rocky, we see her struggle to cope. Meanwhile, we see that Max is more than a party boy. Hes really broken up, wracked with guilt over his fathers stroke, convinced its his fault. Hes in a rocky relationship with his sisters best friend, and though she treats him like garbage, he knows that part of that is because of how hes treating her. But being a teenager under so much stress, he doesnt have the maturity to handle things properly.

When Jill and Max fall into a physical (kissing/making out) relationship this sparks new feelings and emotions in both. They both know its wrong, because Max has a girlfriend, but they both want it.

If you hate cheating under any condition, this might not be the book for you. I personally feel it was handled well. There are actually multiple cheating storylines going on here, and I felt like the author tackled them nicely. Because heres the thing. Were all human. People make mistakes. Is cheating right? No. Its selfish and disrespectful. But what makes this story so beautiful is how the characters deal with their actions. The consequences they suffer. I really don't want to say too much because it would really spoil the book. Ill just say this, Jillian feels 100% guilty for having ever kissed Max while he was still seeing his girlfriend, even if he instigated it. She even puts an end to things because even though she does want to be with him, she doesnt want to be the other woman.

So should you read this? If you have zero tolerance for cheating story lines under any condition, run far away. However, if you want a steamy/funny/sweet romance with a good message  despite the cheating  dive into this one.
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I truly loved this book! I'm a romantic and I believe in second chances, especially when it comes to love! This is a great read!
Pat J.
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Oh my gosh... A new fave to add to my list. This emotional, gut wrenching, heart warming take of trying to find and accept YOU was amazing! I loved every second of this book and when I reached "The End," I wanted to cry because it was over. Thank you a million times over for the epilogues Shelly! Emma was overcoming a million and one obstacles in this story - but so were you while writing. I would've waited another year for this book if that's what it would've taken because you're amazing!

Mason (swoon) was such an amazing character and role model. He thought he was nothing, no one, and at fault for his mom's accident. I loved this man & couldn't get enough of him.

Emma/Emmie - I can't imagine being in her shoes. Not liking who she was but trying to figure out who she should be. My heart broke for her over and over because I can only imagine feeling like two people - the "was" and the "am now."

Loved this book! I could go on for days! Lol
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Although my heart was in my mouth during much of this book, I still did not want it to end!
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This beautiful books stole my heart from the very first chapter. It just oozes warmth, love, comfort and hope. I am a huge fan of dark romance, and have read several darker (but brilliant) books back to back, and then to open up this little slice of sunshine, it was just such a refreshing fun loving journey and I just ate it up cover to cover.

First I had my heart stolen by Balthazar Cox. "HE LOOKS LIKE THE KIND OF GUY WHO MAKES MIDNIGHT CONVERSATIONS TURN INTO MORNING PANCAKES." -SOLD!

He's this "Beastly Brit" with a freaking heart of GOLD. He loves his boys and they are his whole entire world, until Matilda Shows up. She turns his whole world upside down. The things this man feels for her, with his big huge loving heart, the things he says, are just SWOON-TASTIC! I mean, I can literally feel my heart going pitter patter while reading.

I want to share this dang quote with you guys so bad, but I don't want to spoil anything... so all I will say is BOTTOM OF PAGE 147 ya'll. Squeal!

And next my heart was so totally stolen by this majestic beautiful girl, Matilda Pearl. My new book Bestie. :) She bakes, she giggles, she plays with the boys, catches toads and rescues animals, she does charity and finds beauty in all things. She's been s*** on by her family her whole life but she still knows how to love in the very purest way. She's this kind loving soul but she's also got a little badass in her.

"Let me tell you something about my heart." I tap his chest with one finger as I bounce my knee. "It doesn't pretend. It reveals. I trust that it won't trick me. But what I don't trust its hat you won't"

These two beautiful people have found each other through the death of Matilda's sister, Balthazar's wife. And they have found not only comfort in each other... but a home.

You will absolutely NOT be disappointed in this amazing book. It has every element that makes for a wonderful fun read! Its Sweet & Funny, Its has Chemistry & Angst, and its so sexy! I can't wait to read more from this wonderful author. New reader for life right here.
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This story captured my heart, my mind and my soul on a level that I never thought possible.  Brett found Sarah, the love of his life, and was lucky enough to marry her and have her in his life for seven years.  He lost her in a car accident and although she didn't die physically, emotionally and in her soul, she was gone to Brett.  How do you survive that?  Brett barely survived and was holding on to hope that she may come back to him.  He waited for four years and nothing was changing and then he met Jesse.  Jesse was the lifeboat that would save Brett from dying in the ocean of despair and misery.  Jesse was able to love Brett in the way that he needed and saved him from himself.  Losing the one that you love can make you think that you can never find love again, but that isn't the case, if you open your heart you can find love again.  I cried, I screamed, I laughed, I sighed and I just fell in love with Jesse and Brett.  Aly Martinez did a great job in bringing this story to life and making these characters lovable.  I can't wait to read more by this talented author!
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Absolutely loved this book from beginning to end! I wish there was more, my heart is still stuck on these characters.

You don't want to miss this one!
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I absolutely LOVEd this book! It was a breath of fresh air. It was amazing and heart felt. I loved Chloe and Jason together and individually! I loved his family especially Kyra! I couldn't get enough! I wanted it to never end!!!!
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Oh  my gosh, I LOVE this book!  Bravo, Anne Tenino.

TSTL is so charming and full of heart, I could not put it down.  Sam had me engaged from page one with his secret love of romance novels, and comparisons of his life with the tropes of said novels.  I especially liked when he realized that Ian was the "tragic gothic hero" that needed love and patience to heal his emotional (and physical) scars.  And I laughed my ass off during a particular role-playing scene where Ian showed through his effort and actions just how much Sam's happiness meant to him.  We should all be so lucky when it comes to love.

This book is incredibly erotic and sexy, and very explicit.  But I think, in this instance, that it was necessary for the progression of the narrative to describe how Sam and Ian's physical intimacy became so emotional and spiritual by the end of the book.  I swear, my heart was beating just as fast as theirs were by the time they realized the depth of there feelings for each other, as they went from hooking up to making love.  My heart especially went out to Ian who worked so hard to overcome past emotional baggage to become so much more of a man out of the closet than he ever was in it!  Strong, intelligent, protective, and loving (with just a few growing pains along the way).  He was everything that Sam needed and deserved.  And Sam was the perfect salve for Ian's heart, always thoughtful and compassionate even early on when Ian was at his most difficult.

The secondary characters were also enjoyable, and I would dearly love to read a full novel featuring Tierny who has LOTS of issues that need hashing out.  Please, Anne, write something about Tierny that we can sink our teeth into!
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This is a book that I can all ways happily read time and time again! 5 out of 5 stars!
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I want to give this book TEN beautiful stars!!!  This book, oh my goodness....I LOVED it SO much!  The feelings I had from reading were amazing; this Author can break my heart like no other, but then she puts it back together and I just have to let out a sigh.  This book is absolutely beautiful!!  It broke my heart, but at the end I was smiling and sighing out loud.  I wish this book never ended; I highly recommend it.  Yes, your heart will hurt at times, but it is well worth it in the end.  Amazing!!!
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5-stars and an extra 5 hearts <3
Title: With This Heart
Author: RS Grey

As I sit down to write this review I feel a slight sadness because writing the review means the book is over. Sure I can read it again (and I will) but nothing is the same as the feelings you get when reading a book for the first time and then finishing that book. Ive heard the term book hangover used many a time and that may be what this could be called but I like to think finishing this book was like leaving a really great road trip, much like the one Abby and Beck take, and having to go back to reality.
This book felt like home. I connected with the characters so easily and was truly wrapped in their story. Abby was my best friend and Beck was my first love. Not many books take you in like that and make you truly feel. RS Greys With This Heart did just that and so much more but the reason I will read it again many times is because it made me feel. I cried, laughed, feared, and sighed through all the best parts of this book. So let me tell you a bit about it before I gush some more, lol.
Abby has spent her whole life sticking to a plan. She has to, it may mean life or death, but now she wants to make the choice to live. Beck is the guy who teaches her how.
A chance meeting in the strangest of places brings these two together and starts them on the road trip that will change them both.
Beck, the mystery, makes it his mission to teach Abby that life isn't meant to be planned and that the best things are shocking and surprises should be treasured.
This book had it all. A great girl trying to find herself, the hunky guy who knows just who she is but wants to help her figure it out, a ton of LOL moments (yes literally), and the best setting ever, a roadtrip in a VW van through Texas. I don't know that I could tell you much more to convince you. This book is one you must take the chance on. Trust me on this one, you won't regret it, promise!
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WOW.

Let's just start with that. My heart still feels like it's in a vice grip and barely beating as we speak. My golly, what a book! This book gave me straight up, emotional blue balls. I had a lump in my throat, on the brink of tears, throughout most of the story. I wasn't at all prepared for the emotional warfare! But all that aside, this book was MARVELOUS! LOVE LOVE LOVE Camryn and Andrew...ESPECIALLY Andrew. (YUUUUM!) Loved their journey and development throughout the book, and I really enjoyed that the story was being told from both of their POV's. This is definitely a book that I could read several times over. I wish that I had more than 5 stars to give this. Most definitely one of the best books I've read this year
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Oh my gosh, this book was so wonderful! I'm not going to go into the plot since there are enough reviews that do that already. Although it's the second in the 'LOST' series, it can definitely be read as a standalone. This story sucked me in from the very beginning and I hated whenever I was forced to put it down! Full of great characters, plenty of surprises, heart-stopping romance and jaw-dropping suspense. I fell in love with Dean and Emma I absolutely adored. She's smart, saucy, compassionate and brave. These two lit up the pages with their desire, passion, and love for each other. It was a deeply moving, sometimes dark, and often emotional romantic suspense that I didn't want to end. Just a really beautiful love story and one that I won't soon forget. Would absolutely recommend this book without any hesitation. I only wish I could give it more than 5 Stars =)
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A story about learning to live again when you have given up hope, learning to love even when you feel you don't deserve it, and realizing that you can go on.
I loved this book! I loved Olivia and her strength. Her no nonsense attitude when it came to Paul and I loved Paul!
These two fit together so well.
Paul has been so angry for so long and no one has been able to reach him. Not until Olivia and the way she barges into his life and twists him up is remarkable. I loved being in his mind and realizing how scared he was and I was so happy whenever he would look at Olivia and feel that sliver of hope for normal, for her.
The way these two pulled each other out of the darkness they were clinging to was beautiful.

This story has a lot of tragedy, a lot of frustrations (ones that won't make you want to stop reading though) and a whole lot of love!
Along with a lot of sexual tension and steam that only ADDS to this beautiful story of redemption. You feel the intensity of Paul and Olivia's connection. You feel it in your bones.
I laughed, I cried, I shook my head, and smiles bigger than I ever have while reading this book.
 5 stars!!
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Seth King you are brilliant! This is a beautiful love story that touches on so many important life lessons I don't know where to start.  This is a love story that is so pure and honest it made my heart beat faster with each page I read. I knew this was going to be a story of heart break with achingly beautiful lessons, and I was not disappointed. I laughed and cried with and for the amazing characters in this book.  I read a lot, up to 5 books a week and I enjoy most of what I read. Sometimes a book comes along that just stops you in your tracks and makes you look at yourself or the world just a little differently, when that happens it's brilliant!
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~Cant lifetimes be measured in heartbeats? The faster a heart goes, the less time you have?~

If the above is true, must be close to death then after reading this. I cant stop my heart from beating so fast it hurts. It hurts. I hurt and yet the hurt is a complete comfort.

There is a theme with Sukis books; the ever plentiful absence of parental figures, the absence of speech either voluntary or not and there is the over whelming theme of boys doing things for survival that most of us don't think about. There is this void with her characters but its the fortitude of not giving up that makes the void fill and spill over with hope.

The big thing about Suki and her books is you get immersed in them. From the first word and a dip of your ill formed pinky toe, you think you are testing the waters of the world she creates, when in reality, youve already jumped in with both feet. Youve jumped in and didn't realize it until your chest becomes so tight because you haven't come up for air. Youve held your breath and let the gorgeous misty words fill your chest as you blissfully drown in the context of the story.

I want to tell you all about this story but I don't know how to. Its heartbreaking and hopeful. Its angsty and amazing. This book, is everything and there are things I think I caught on to more because of myself or maybe because the author is like me?

Maybe she is like me because what I also loved is the sneaky way the author sneaks songs into the book. I guess, if you don't know them you wouldnt notice them but just like a song by The Smiths got tossed into TiNaLS, there are songs from The Cure in this that shredded my already stomped on heart. I mean, come on! If Only Tonight We Could Sleep and Pictures of You. Smith and Fleet as a duo of angst? One does not survive unscathed, I promise you.

~If I had a single wish right now, it would be for someone to hold on to, or for someone to hold on to me. Not because they feel obliged to, or because they have to, but because they want to, because they want me.~

Danny. What has happened to him? OMG. This kid, from the first page I wanted to hug and cuddle him until he gave in and hugged me back. I want to give Danny all the warmth, all the warm showers and flowers and food and a cool room to sleep deep under warm blankets. I want to give him a room full of things that need to be fixed, not because he needs them as trade but because its what he does. I want him to look at himself with as much want and love as he deserves and I want him to accept it. To accept that he is beautiful because of who he is and how he loves and protects those who matter even when they ask why he doesnt give up.

OMG! This book, it hurt me so damn good.

Micky, good lord this kid. I got him and his want to help people but inability to deal with it. I really get it because I am the same way. I get that its too much at times to just be yourself and deal with your own issues but taking on the issues of others, its crushing to the soul. But Micky is beautiful, sparkly and everything that a boy like Danny needs but what is going on with them? How will they make this new fragile thing called love work?

These boys. This story, it was amazing but its Suki Fleet so its what I expect. The layers of story and character are achingly peeled away until you are raw. You cant help but feel what these characters go through as you read their story. This isn't just story- its an entire universe of bright skies, of tumbling warm feelings and emotions so big, they cant be contained to one continent. Its so ridiculously gorgeous that I cant tell you enough how much I loved reading it.

~Fragile things, every single one of them. Lives are so terrifyingly easy to break. And yet, I love every single second. If I didn't love it, it wouldnt hurt so much.~

Yeah that.