Whatever It Takes by Ashley Simone

Cover designed by damonza.com

Publication date: May 2014

Genres: New Adult, Romance

Synopsis:

What would you do if you got a second chance at life?

Nicky is not having a great year. After her mother’s sudden death, she’s forced to deal with the family finances, move away from the small town she grew up in, and drop out of college. Her bank balance dwindles, her landlord evicts her and she’s just about to become homeless…

Could a twist of fate give you everything you ever dreamed of – or make things so much worse?

When Nicky seems to have won a jackpot, her financial woes appear to be over… until her ex-boyfriend, Aiden Weilz walks into the room and claims that her future is dependent on him.

Is he telling the truth, or is this all a ploy to keep her from moving on with her life? How much worse do things have to get before they get better?

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21938545-whatever-it-takes

Make It a Double by Sawyer Bennett

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Brady is adjusted to society from a five-year jail sentence. Where once he was restricted he is now free and the freedom is a wee bit overwhelming. Brady has to readjust to people’s ways, working, and developing his own routine.
One of the conditions of his parole besides working is volunteering. This is very difficult for Brady as he would rather not be around anyone, especially Alyssa Meyers.

Alyssa is a paradox. She is an heiress. She is not active in her family’s lifestyle (Country Clubs and Yacht races). Alyssa wants to help animals and has opened a non-profit shelter called the Haven for cats, dogs, horses and birds. She has offered Brady a volunteer position at her business but regrets giving the offer because of Brady’s extreme dislike of her.

Brady finds himself working at the Haven and Alyssa finds herself being very interested in Brady.

Can Alyssa get Brady to accept her as she has accepted him? Can she get him to see her and take a chance with her as society has taken with him? Can she help him not feel lost and scared?

The author writes the story, the characters and the presents of a relationship so well. I was really pulling for Alyssa to help Brady break from his shell and Brady to integrate back into the societal norms.

Likes:
• The group of friends in this story.
• That it can be read as a standalone. I didn’t feel lost because I didn’t read book one of the series.
• The pairing of Alyssa and Brady.
• All things Brady. I love the grumpy, the tense, the Alpha, his words and of course the fact that he is a Sexy Beast.

Dislikes:
• The sex scenes. I felt like they were weak and not very detailed. Now I not looking for smut in this storyline but a little more graphic details that gets the-juices-flowing.

Overall, I recommend this book. I would defiantly give this book to a friend when it is published. For some of my readers and friends, the sex scenes are just enough to make them blush.

Happy Reading.


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BROKEN by Lauren Layne Teaser Reveal and Cover Spotlight

Lauren Layne, the author of the hit New Adult romance Isn’t She Lovely, and Random House’s Flirt imprint, are thrilled to share a first look at BROKEN, Lauren’s upcoming New Adult romance, and spotlight her gorgeous new cover!

BROKEN by Lauren Layne

Flirt New Adult Romance

On sale: September 2, 2014

ISBN: 978-0-553-39035-3

About the book:

Lauren Layne’s heart-wrenching novel tells the story of a girl with secrets, a guy with scars, and a love that could save them both . . . or destroy them.

When Olivia Middleton abandons the glamour of Park Avenue for a remote, coastal town in Maine, everyone assumes she’s being the kind do-gooder she’s always been. But Olivia has a secret: helping an injured war veteran reenter society isn’t about charity—it’s about penance. Only, Olivia’s client isn’t the grateful elderly man she’s expecting. Instead, he’s a brooding twenty-four-year-old who has no intention of being Olivia’s path to redemption . . . and whose smoldering gaze and forbidden touch might be her undoing.

Paul Langdon doesn’t need a mirror to show him he’s no longer the hotshot quarterback he was before the war. He knows he’s ugly—inside and out. He’ll do anything to stay in self-imposed exile, even accept his father’s ultimatum that Paul tolerate the newest caretaker for three months or lose his inheritance. But Paul doesn’t count on the beautiful twenty-two-year-old who makes him long for things that he can never have. And the more she slips past his defenses, the more keeping his distance is impossible.

Now Paul and Olivia have to decide: Will they help each other heal? Or are they forever broken?

** Teaser Reveal!**

Olivia squirms. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"I've never known a female to acquiesce that easily without a catch. How   

about you hit me with it now and get it over with?”

Olivia shrugs. "Fine. I was going to say that I won't run alone, if you promise 

to go with me."

"No," I say, almost before she's finished her sentence.

"Why not?"

I rap my cane once against the ground. "Well, for starters, despite the fact

that there are tortoises that could surpass your sorry excuse for a jog, I'm in 

no shape to accompany even the most pathetic of runners."

"What a handy skill you have of overloading a sentence with insults," she 

says as she reaches up to adjust her ponytail. "That must be helpful what 

with your thriving social life and all."

I thump my cane against the ground again, studying her. "Must be nice, 

picking on the cripple."

Olivia rolls her eyes. "Please. Your soul's more crippled than your leg."

She has no idea how right she is, and I have no intention of letting her anywhere close enough to find out. I've gotten good at shutting people out by pushing them away . . . being as nasty as possible until they reach their breaking point. But with her? It's different.

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Lost in me-Review

I recently was given the ARC of Lost in Me. This book was so good. This book has love, intrigue, drama, humor, and though it is a New Adult Contemporary Romance it has several erotic scenes.

I am so happy that in this story there are some familiar players: the twins, Maggie, Cally, William and a bit of Asher, and the girl’s wacky grandma.

You should know from my review of Unbreak me on Goodreads how much I loved the Maggie/William/Asher story. After Unbreak me, I had many questions about Maggie/William/Asher that Ms. Ryan answered in the follow up book Wish I May.

All of Ms. Ryan’s stories are so powerful. If you liked the first two books in New Hope, you will love this book. The only difference I can see between the two previous books and this one, is that this one story has three books dedicated to filling our need.

Ms. Ryan covers so many sensitive issues that are present in everyday life. Some of the areas that are addressed in this story are insecurities, overbearing people and weight issues. I was very pleased how many of the self-esteem concerns that most women have were discussed. I especially liked the comments Hanna made about skinny chicks and training in sensitivity to women. It is hilarious!

Hanna’s description, her personality, and the people who love her, really allowed me to like her character. I felt I knew Hanna so well, even as she was learning herself. I am still trying to figure out Nate and Max, do I want Hanna to be with either or neither of them. How can she get a HEA if she is unclear as to whom she loves? How did she get the amnesia, or is she faking.

Happy Reading.

ARC given by author and AToMR tours.

Ruthless people

Release Date: July 17, 2014

Published by The Writers Coffee Shop

Summary: 

To the outside world, they look like American Royalty, giving to charities, feeding the homeless, rebuilding the city. But behind closed doors is a constant battle for dominance between two Bosses, cultures, and hearts.

Ruthless People is a romantic crime fiction set in modern day Chicago, and follows the life and marriage of Melody Giovanni and Liam Callahan—rivals by blood and leaders through fear. Their marriage, arranged by their fathers in hopes to end years of bloodshed between the Irish and the Italians.

Liam believes he’s getting a simple-minded wife, one he can control, one who bends to his every need . . . the complete opposite of Melody. She knows exactly what type of man he is, and would rather die than give up the power she has spent her life building. 

The Mafia of the past has evolved, and with rival bosses gunning for them, Melody and Liam will have to learn to work as one to take down those who stand in their way.

1 Marriage x 2 Bosses = 3x the Chaos

Excerpt:

“And you feel nothing.”

“And I feel nothing,” I repeated.

He looked me in the eyes, and I hoped to God he understood, because I didn’t know how else to explain it. It was that kind of thinking that made it easy for me to sleep at night.

“Neither do I,” he said, and I believed him.

I tried to move, but he grabbed on to my sides and held me in place. There was that look in his eyes—the hunger, the lust, and the caged animal dying to get out. Pulling me even closer, he pressed himself against me.

“L—” Before I could even speak his lips were on mine and he was pulling at my clothes. With his one good arm, he cupped my ass and the other one cupped my breast as he rubbed himself against me. His lips hummed against my neck before he lifted me up, throwing me on the bed.

He stopped for only a second to look me over, and the storm in his eyes raged worse than I had ever seen.

“This is your one and only chance to tell me to stop.”

About the Author:

J. J. McAvoy first started working on Ruthless People during a Morality and Ethics lecture her freshman year of college. X number of years later, she is an insomniac who has changed her major three times, and is a master in the art of procrastination. If you ask her why she began writing, she will simply tell you “They wanted to get their story out.”

She is currently working on her next novel . . . so please bug her on Twitter @JJMcAvoy

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