Tales-of-a-bookworm23: October 2019

Friday, October 25, 2019

London Royal- Review

London Royal by Nana Malone
October 22, 2019

BLURB:

Rich.
Entitled.

Possessive pain in my ass.
I know exactly what I don’t want.

I escaped to London under the cover of night, never thinking I'd run smack into a man who would turn me inside out.

I had a plan. Simple, really.

Step one: Follow my dream, away from from the demons of my past.
Step two: Land on my own two feet, preferably far, far, away from the man who hurt me and broke my heart.
Step three: Live a little and avoid all men with dark secrets.

So far, I'm not doing so hot.

He's a royal amongst peasants, and the last kind of trouble I need--a filthy rich alpha who can see straight into my soul. Our secrets hold us both captive.

Something tells me I’ll be powerless to stop his magnetic pull, especially when he tells me I'm going to be his, damn the consequences.

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My Review:
My Rating: 4 stars

I received an arc in exchange for an honest review. Abbie is trying to live her dreams after escaping her past. Lex is just trying to live his life while avoiding his father at all costs. A chance encounter has these two meeting and sparks fly. What happens when fate keeps throwing these two together? Even though they both try to fight it, you can't hide chemistry. This book starts off in the present and in the first chapter goes back to 5 years in the past. While most of this book is in the past it shows the pieces of their story. Abbie is struggling with her past and just wants to focus on herself while Lex is struggling with doing the right thing. Like normal Nana Malone fashion she leaves you with a cliffhanger that makes you wonder just how everything works out. I liked both characters.

About Nana:

USA Today bestseller, Nana Malone love of all things romance and adventure started

with a tattered romantic suspense she borrowed from her cousin.

It was a sultry summer afternoon in Ghana, and Nana was a precocious thirteen. She's

been in love with kick butt heroines ever since. With her overactive imagination, and

channeling her inner Buffy, it was only a matter a time before she started creating her

own characters.

While she waits for her chance at a job as a ninja assassin, in the meantime Nana

works out her drama, passion and sass with fictional characters every bit as sassy and

kick butt as she thinks she is.

Connect with Nana:

Website: http://nanamaloneromance.net/

Facebook: http://bit.ly/NanaMaloneFB

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Twitter: http://bit.ly/NanaMaloneTwitter

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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Broken Knight- Review

Broken Knight by L.J. Shen

Released: August 22, 2019

Not all love stories are written the same way. Ours had torn chapters, missing paragraphs, and a bittersweet ending.

Luna Rexroth is everyone’s favorite wallflower.

Sweet.
Caring.
Charitable.
Quiet.
Fake.
Underneath the meek, tomboy exterior everyone loves (yet pities) is a girl who knows exactly what, and who, she wants—namely, the boy from the treehouse who taught her how to curse in sign language.
Who taught her how to laugh.
To live.
To love.
Knight Cole is everyone’s favorite football hero.
Gorgeous.
Athletic.
Rugged.
Popular.
Liar.

This daredevil hell-raiser could knock you up with his gaze alone, but he only has eyes for the girl across the street: Luna.

But Luna is not who she used to be. She doesn’t need his protection anymore.
When life throws a curveball at All Saints’ golden boy, he’s forced to realize not all knights are heroes.

Sometimes, the greatest love stories flourish in tragedy.

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My Review:
My Rating: 4.5 stars

I've had this book on my kindle since it came out and I just now read and reviewed it. There are many reviews where they talk about how sad this book was and because of some stuff that happened this summer I was only focusing on romantic comedies. This is the second of the All Saints High book and spin-off of the Sinners of Saint books but can be read as a standalone. I would suggest reading the other books though to get a better sense of all the characters. I knew some spoilers going into this and honestly I think it saved me from being blindsided. I'm not going to give spoilers away, however, this book will make you feel. You will feel why Knight is broken and how tragedy can change the course of your life.

While I loved Daria and Penn in Pretty Reckless I only really loved Knight in this story and was indifferent to Luna. Maybe it's because I went through a similar experience as Knight that I felt the bond was a little closer. I did like how L.J Shen showed the growth of both characters. We are not the same people we were as kids and life throws us curve balls. I loved how devoted Knight was to Luna and while I knew where this was going in this story it was about the journey.

The thing about this book though it that it will make you feel. It will make you hurt. It will make you understand why the things in the book had to happen. It has growth, love, tragedy, bitterness, heartache and understanding. Don't go into this book thinking you will survive without feeling.

About LJ Shen

L.J. Shen is a USA Today, Washington Post and Amazon #1 Best-selling author of
contemporary, New Adult and YA romance. Her books have been sold to nineteen
different countries.

She lives in California with her husband, son, cat and eccentric fashion choices, and
enjoys good wine, bad reality TV shows and catching sun rays with her lazy cat.

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More important question: How long can you keep it a secret before it all goes up

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Tuesday, October 22, 2019

London Royal Release Blitz

London Royal, book one in an all-new contemporary romance duet by Nana Malone, is LIVE!

SYNOPSIS:

Rich.
Entitled.
Possessive pain in my ass.
I know exactly what I don’t want.

I escaped to London under the cover of night, never thinking I'd run smack into a man who would turn me inside out.

I had a plan. Simple, really.

Step one: Follow my dream, away from from the demons of my past.
Step two: Land on my own two feet, preferably far, far, away from the man who hurt me and broke my heart.
Step three: Live a little and avoid all men with dark secrets.

So far, I'm not doing so hot.

He's a royal amongst peasants, and the last kind of trouble I need--a filthy rich alpha who can see straight into my soul. Our secrets hold us both captive.

Something tells me I’ll be powerless to stop his magnetic pull, especially when he tells me I'm going to be his, damn the consequences.

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About Nana:

USA Today bestseller, Nana Malone love of all things romance and adventure started
with a tattered romantic suspense she borrowed from her cousin.

It was a sultry summer afternoon in Ghana, and Nana was a precocious thirteen. She's
been in love with kick butt heroines ever since. With her overactive imagination, and
channeling her inner Buffy, it was only a matter a time before she started creating her
own characters.

While she waits for her chance at a job as a ninja assassin, in the meantime Nana
works out her drama, passion and sass with fictional characters every bit as sassy and
kick butt as she thinks she is.

Connect with Nana:

Website: http://nanamaloneromance.net/
Facebook: http://bit.ly/NanaMaloneFB
Goodreads: http://bit.ly/NanaMaloneGR
Twitter: http://bit.ly/NanaMaloneTwitter
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Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Reforming Hunt- Review

Reforming Hunt by Jules Barnard

A Cade Brothers Novel
Release Date: October 15, 2019

BLURB

The player has met his match…

Hunt Cade likes women. All women.

Life is good as long as he's got his boat, the steady line of beautiful women entering his Club Tahoe resort, and cold beer nights with his brothers.

Until a new kid enters the Club Tahoe children's program and reminds Hunt what it was like to grow up without a father. Not to mention, the effect the kid’s mother Abby has on him.

The last time Hunt got involved with someone he shouldn’t have, it nearly ruined his relationship with his brothers, the only family he has left.

Hunt should stay away from Abby...but he was never good at denying himself.

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My Review:
My Rating: 4 stars

Hunt works at Club Tahoe, his family resort, as a boating activity guide who also helps with the childcare there. Hunt is different than his brothers as he has not found a woman to settle down with and doesn't want to. While working at Club Tahoe he gets to know a little boy and becomes attached to the child. The little boy, Noah, is being raised by his single mom, Abby, who is doing the best she can. Noah's dad died when he was a baby and his grandmother struggled with losing her son and now doesn't want to lose her grandson too. The only problem is that Noah's grandmother goes too far with trying to keep Noah. One of the problems with Noah's grandparents push Abby and Hunt together and they will soon find out they can't fight chemistry, no matter how hard they try. Hunt has always looked up to pirates and taking care of women and this translates to helping Abby with Noah. This was a new author to me and even though it's the fourth book in the Cade Brother series you don't have to read the other books to understand. This can be read as a standalone and while it had a little bit of drama it still will make you smile.

AUTHOR BIO

Jules Barnard is a USA TODAY bestselling and RITA-nominated author of contemporary romance and romantic fantasy. Her contemporary series include the Men of Lake Tahoe and the Cade Brothers. She writes romantic fantasy under the same pen name with the Halven Rising series LIBRARY JOURNAL calls "...an exciting new fantasy adventure." Whether she’s writing about sexy men in Lake Tahoe or a Fae world embedded in a college campus, Jules spins addictive stories filled with heart and humor.

When Jules isn’t in her sweatpants writing and rewarding herself with chocolate, she spends her time with her husband and two children in their small hometown on the California coast. She credits herself with the ability to read while running on the treadmill or burning dinner.

AUTHOR LINKS

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Reforming Hunt- Release Blitz and Giveaway!!!

Reforming Hunt by Jules Barnard

A Cade Brothers Novel
Release Date: October 15, 2019

BLURB

The player has met his match…

Hunt Cade likes women. All women.

Life is good as long as he's got his boat, the steady line of beautiful women entering his Club Tahoe resort, and cold beer nights with his brothers.

Until a new kid enters the Club Tahoe children's program and reminds Hunt what it was like to grow up without a father. Not to mention, the effect the kid’s mother Abby has on him.

The last time Hunt got involved with someone he shouldn’t have, it nearly ruined his relationship with his brothers, the only family he has left.

Hunt should stay away from Abby...but he was never good at denying himself.

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Bittersweet Moments- Review

Title: Bittersweet Moments by Emily Bowie
Release Date: September 18, 2019

Series: Steele Family #3

BLURB:

Not all true love has that fairytale magic. Happily ever after can be bittersweet.

Brax:
I swear I was staring at a ghost. Raya Stratton died five years ago. But one shared look was all it took to open a vault of secrets. With lies and greed unraveling together, we learn that a single mistake could cost both of us more than we are willing to lose.

Raya:
The only way to escape my power thirsty father was to leave the only man I ever loved. We were supposed to have our fairytale ending. Instead, I tore that chapter out, burning it, along with the rest of my future, in order to protect the secret that would show itself in a few months.

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My Rating:
My Review: 3.5 stars

Raya and Brax were together until Raya went to talk to Brax about some news and she saw police officers in his driveway. Instead of talking to Brax about her pregnancy she decides the best way to protect her baby is to fake her own death. Fast forward 5 years later and she ends up running into Brax. Raya decides that Brax deserves to know he is a father and they end up reconnecting. There is a little bit of drama to the story but overall, it was not too angsty. I felt the two got back together a little too quickly for my taste, but you also get to see the characters from the previous books and see what they are up to now.

AUTHOR BIO

Emily Bowie is from a small town in Western Canada. She has been making characters come to life through her writing since she was old enough to put her thoughts on paper. She loves her white wine cold, her heels red, and her books spicy.

She married her high school sweetheart and they have two amazing children.

She is the author to the Bennett Brothers Series.

Recklessly Mine, Recklessly Forbidden, & Recklessly Devoted.

When she is not writing she can be found reading a good book, making digital scrapbooks and being physically active—whether it is at the gym, going for a walk, or playing /keep up with her children.

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