Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Nothing But Trouble by Amy Andrews - 5 Stars!


Nothing But Trouble by Amy Andrews
This was quite the love story.  It hit Cecilia Morgan (long before it hit her boss Wade Carter) but worked she for him cleaning up his messes running at two am for things, being at his beck and call as his personal assistant.  He was self-centered and took her for granted.  When he decided he was going back to his home town to write the book about his life, she sure didn’t want to go.  She had decided to end her employment with him, but his Father’s health faded and he had to go back home and help with the farm.  For Wade’s Father CC decided she would stay, for a while.  When she gave Wade notice, her bombshell hit him like a bomb.  He couldn’t quite wrap his head around her telling him no, she is the only one who ever had.  He got her back to his home in Credence Colorado and the bickering really started, they were like an old married couple.  He finally figured out he didn’t want her leaving.  So when she does how does he get her back?  Do something she’ll never see coming!
This is quite the yarn, a well-played dance between the two, before they both realize they are in love with the other.  Will he be too late?  You’ll have to read the book. It is really a good read!

I received this book through Netgalley.com on the hopes that I would write a favorable review for the author which I am as I truly enjoyed this book.  Pick it up you’ll be happy that you did!  I have a new author that I will look for future books from!
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Description as found on Netgalley.com:
For five years, Cecilia Morgan’s entire existence has revolved around playing personal assistant to self-centered former NFL quarterback Wade Carter. But just when she finally gives her notice, his father’s health fails, and Wade whisks her back to his hometown. CC will stay for his dad—for now—even if that means ignoring how sexy her boss is starting to look in his Wranglers.
To say CC’s notice is a bombshell is an insult to bombs. Wade can’t imagine his life without his “left tackle.” She’s the only person who can tell him “no” and strangely, it’s his favorite quality. He’ll do anything to keep her from leaving, even if it means playing dirty and dragging her back to Credence, Colorado, with him.
But now they’re living under the same roof, getting involved in small-town politics, and bickering like an old married couple. Suddenly, five years of fighting is starting to feel a whole lot like foreplay. What’s a quarterback to do when he realizes he might be falling for his “left tackle”? Throw a Hail Mary she’ll never see coming, of course.
Advance Praise
"It's got a Jill Shalvis/SEP vibe and I had a smile on my face all the way through. Loved every minute.” –USA Today bestselling author Kate Meader
“This is just heaven from start to finish...” - Bananas are Tricky
“Straight up, Nothing But Trouble is a feel good, family centered, hometown romance with a golden cast that I just can't get enough of.” - Tome Tender
“The family, the town, and the side romance are just magnificent.” - Crystal Perkins, author of Gaming for Love
“Nothing But Trouble by Amy Andrews is another fabulous read with standout characters who grab your attention in this not to be missed novel for your reading list.” –Talking Books
“The chemistry between CC and Wade was explosive and you could feel it coming off your kindle.” - Stacy J., Goodreads review 


Wednesday, April 24, 2019

What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon – 5 Stars!!



I loved this book!  It was a great read.  I loved that she time travels in Ireland back in time, and how her knowing things that are going to happen in the future of Ireland and her family members really endangers her life!  Will she be able to live happily in the past, or will she somehow revert back to the future at any time.  That’s the real question after she gets there and finds that she is happy and wants to stay!  This book was a little slow for me starting up, but I was coming down with something and kept laying it down.  I was reading when I couldn’t sleep….then falling asleep.  Today I got to a certain part in the book and then I couldn’t put the book down, I am still not feeling great but I don’t want to stop reading this book until I get to the end.  The author did such a great job writing this story, her historical study of the characters and weaving Irelands real history into the story of the political upheaval of the times she just did such a great job at keeping me interested in it and I was really invested in the characters and had to find out how things were going to work out for all of them and how she was going to wrap up the ending which she did splendidly!!  Loved the ending!

I believe I received this book through Good Reads from either the author or the publisher on the premise if I like it I may post a review. I did and am doing that here!  I gave it five stars!

Here is the description of the book as found on Good Reads:
In an unforgettable love story, a woman’s impossible journey through the ages could change everything…

Anne Gallagher grew up enchanted by her grandfather’s stories of Ireland. Heartbroken at his death, she travels to his childhood home to spread his ashes. There, overcome with memories of the man she adored and consumed by a history she never knew, she is pulled into another time.

The Ireland of 1921, teetering on the edge of war, is a dangerous place in which to awaken. But there Anne finds herself, hurt, disoriented, and under the care of Dr. Thomas Smith, guardian to a young boy who is oddly familiar. Mistaken for the boy’s long-missing mother, Anne adopts her identity, convinced the woman’s disappearance is connected to her own.

As tensions rise, Thomas joins the struggle for Ireland’s independence and Anne is drawn into the conflict beside him. Caught between history and her heart, she must decide whether she’s willing to let go of the life she knew for a love she never thought she’d find. But in the end, is the choice actually hers to make?

The Perfect Girlfriend by Karen Hamilton – 5 Stars!



This was a really good read.  It keeps you guessing from the beginning to the end. I kept wondering….why am I still reading this where is this going.  The main character is a pretty sick girl.  She was bullied at a girls school which impacted her greatly.  She has this boyfriend who is a pilot and she is so eager to get married that she really pushes him until he asks her to move out.  She then finds herself a job as a flight attendant and spies on him constantly. She knows all of his passwords, she stalks him on social media, she plans constantly for the future, she is going to let him have his space and then move in for the long term and plans on him taking her back and marrying her…..
This was the ultimate catfishing game with only one person being the victim she goes after.  I just couldn’t believe how far she would go in order to get her crazy wishes and in the end there is the greatest surprise to the ending.  I would describe this book as being unusual, riveting, creepy, twisted, well planned, catfishing to the infinity!! 

I received this book through a drawing on Good Reads it was sent by the publisher or the author on the premise that I may enjoy it enough to offer up an opinion, a recommendation, of which I am, have here in my own words and give 5 stars!

Description as found on Good Reads:
YOU’VE NEVER READ A LOVE STORY AS TWISTED AS THIS.

Juliette loves Nate.

She will follow him anywhere. She’s even become a flight attendant for his airline so she can keep a closer eye on him.

They are meant to be.

The fact that Nate broke up with her six months ago means nothing. Because Juliette has a plan to win him back.

She is the perfect girlfriend. And she’ll make sure no one stops her from getting exactly what she wants.

True love hurts, but Juliette knows it’s worth all the pain...