The Kiss Thief

Synopsis: Provided by Goodreads

They say your first kiss should be earned.

Mine was stolen by a devil in a masquerade mask under the black Chicago sky.

They say the vows you take on your wedding day are sacred.

Mine were broken before we left church.

They say your heart only beats for one man.

Mine split and bled for two rivals who fought for it until the bitter end.

I was promised to Angelo Bandini, the heir to one of the most powerful families in the Chicago Outfit.

Then taken by Senator Wolfe Keaton, who held my father’s sins over his head to force me into marriage.

They say that all great love stories have a happy ending.

I, Francesca Rossi, found myself erasing and rewriting mine until the very last chapter.

One kiss.
Two men.
Three lives.
Entwined together.

And somewhere between these two men, I had to find my forever.

My Review:

Rating: 5 Stars

Some books just rip your heart open and squeeze it! his book is one of those books for me. Everyone right now is talking about this book because it is just that awesome of a book! This is not a light-hearted romance, it is a dark romance. This book is dual P.O.V focusing more on Francesca than Wolfe's and honestly I think it was important to get both of their thoughts. It's so hard to write a spoiler free review! 

Francesca and Wolf will irritate you and make you want to strangle them both throughout the book. An important factor my friend kept reminding me is that Francesca is only 19 years old and they reiterate that throughout the book, but I expected more from her. Wolf is not without faults, but for some reason I feel extremely protective of him. 

The writing was amazing and honestly I will be checking more books by this author.

Bedmates

Synopsis: Provided by Goodreads

From the bestselling author of Suddenly Royal comes the first in a sparkling new series about America’s favorite royal—the First Daughter.

Everyone makes mistakes, especially in college. But when you’re the daughter of the President of the United States, any little slip up is a huge embarrassment. Maddie McGuire’s latest error in judgment lands her in police custody, giving the press a field day. Agreeing to do community service as penance and to restore her tattered reputation, Maddie never dreams incredibly good looking but extremely annoying vice president’s son, Jake Simmon, will be along for the ride.

Recently returning from Afghanistan with a life-altering injury, Jake is wrestling with his own demons. He doesn’t have the time or patience to deal with the likes of Maddie. They’re like oil and water and every time they’re together, it’s combustible. But there’s a thin line between love and hate, and it’s not long before their fiery arguments give way to infinitely sexier encounters.

When Jake receives devastating news about the last remaining member of his unit, the darkness he’s resisted for so long begins to overwhelm him. Scared to let anyone close, he pushes Maddie away. But she isn’t about to give up on Jake that easily. Maddie’s fallen for him, and she’ll do anything to keep him from the edge as they both discover that love is a battlefield and there are some fights you just can’t lose.

My Review:

Rating: 3.5 Stars

This story follows the Presidents daughter Maddie and the Vice Presidents son Jake as they work together to help a program that helps veterans. Jake is a veteran, who is trying to come back to civilian life. This is a sweet story, but it definitely deals with PTSD and a few other trigger situations. I think part of me wasn't in the right mindset to really enjoy this. I thought it would be a sweet romance, but it was very heavy at times when dealing with some of Jake's demons. 

The Roommate's Baby

Synopsis: Provided by Goodreads

She wants a baby but not a relationship. Her hot roommate has always preferred No Strings Attached.
On paper, it seems like a perfect arrangement.
Until they spend the night together.
Until their hearts start racing with more than just lust.
Until both of them realize they want more than they signed up for.
But what if it's too late to change the deal?

My Review:

Rating: 2 stars

I’m in the minority when it comes to this book. I didn’t hate it but I didn’t love it. Raina wants a baby and after a incident at the clinic she ends up going to her roommate and asking if he would impregnate her no strings attached. This book was very steamy, but it felt repetitive. I wanted more from Cannon and Rina in terms of them falling in love.

Best Served Cold

Synopsis: Provided by Goodreads

Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Which is a real problem when the attraction runs red-hot.

Ice-cream store owner Raelynn Fortune has everything but her last name—fortune.

Despite living in a Floridian hotspot for tourists, she just can’t get her business back off the ground. And she knows why.

Her rival store next door is run by nobody other than her ex, and with his fancy-schmancy concoctions, he’s taking all the clients two generations of her family cultivated. Never mind that Raelynn taught him all he knows, and his revenge for her breaking up with him was putting her plans into reality—and her almost out of business.

But, she has a plan. The height of the season is just two weeks away, and she’s tired of playing second fiddle to her ex. She’s going to take back her crown as the queen of ice cream, even if it means getting close to Chase once again.

After all, all is fair in love and war, and you know what they say about keeping your enemies close…

Although maybe Chase is a little too close…

My Review:

Rating: 4 stars

This was a great story!! Raelynn has an ice cream store that's been in her family for years. She had all these great ideas to remodel it when her ex Chase decides to open up an ice cream store right next to hers and use her ideas. This was honestly a great enemies to lovers story. I loved that Raelynn didn't just fall back in love with Chase and that she didn't forgive him easily for what he did opening the ice cream right next to hers. I loved the journey that Raelynn went through redecorating her store and I absolutely loved the chemistry between Chase and Raelynn. I was hesitant to read it, but I am so glad I did because I truly enjoyed the story. It was funny, sweet and sexy.

Flirting with Forever

Synopsis: Provided by Goodreads

I've waited years for the perfect girl, yet she was right in front of me all along.

My best friend, Natalie, has been by my side through everything. Leaning on my shoulder, borrowing my sweatshirts…and making my pants too tight when she flashes me that sassy smile that drives me crazy.

But she has no idea about that last part. She doesn't have a clue I've felt this way about her for years.

Until one night after too many cocktails, we fall into bed together.

I'm flirting with my forever…she just doesn't know it yet.

This book is a sexy, slow-burning best-friends-to-lovers romance with a guaranteed HEA and no cheating. Dive in, and get ready to melt for Cam!

My Review:

Rating: 4 stars

Honestly this was a super cute with some steamy moments of friends to lovers. It felt natural and it wasn't rushed. I liked how they weren't just thrown together and Kendall added little parts of showing versus telling with their relationship. Cam has been there for her all of her life and he's always had feelings for her, but lately they have been getting stronger. He's tried not acting on them and as the story goes on Natalie realizes that maybe she doesn't just like Cam as a friend, but maybe more... I liked that this book was in dual point of view so we got to see everything from Cam and Natalie's P.O.V.  

Happy New Year

Happy New Year's everyone...A little late I know. I am hoping this year will be better than last year. Sometimes we get news we don't really want to hear and we end up falling off the blog posts. The last few months have been really crazy, but since January things have seemed to start slowing down. I will do my best to update this blog with all of the books I've read. I am only going to go back from the beginning of January and write all my reviews though. My goal on goodreads is to read 50 books, but well it's 13 days into the new year and I have already read 12 books so I might have to up my goal. Please don't hesitate to recommend books or comment or ask questions. I'm just a girl who loves to read to help escape reality.