Friday, October 25, 2013

Stay With Me by Elyssa Patrick

My Rating 4 out of 5 Stars

This is an easy read, maybe a little to easy.  It is a sweet romance that allows everything to fall into place.  Hailey wanted to escape her super famous, rich life and just be a college student.  She avoids everyone for fear she will be used because of who she is.  Then she meets this really cute and great guy that just wants her and not who she is.  The rest is a romantic tale, literally.  Even her secrets weren't enough to bring out the romantic drama.

Thank you Elyssa Patrick and NetGalley for ARC.

Deeper by Blue Ashcroft

My Rating is 4 out of 5 Stars

Some of the best relationships are the love/hate.  The friction draws them closer and builds an understanding others can't feel.  Rain and Knight are suppose to share supervising positions but they are also frustrated with each other and the attraction they have for each other.  The secrets they have keep them from each other and it also causes the story to deliver to much.  The romance and rape stories didn't fit together or flow with the story.  I felt like the watermark scenes were trying to hard.  This in addition to Rain's refusal to love again because of the guilt over a boyfriend that was never her actual boyfriend is again to much.

Thank you Blue Ashcroft and NetGalley for an ARC.

Isn't She Lovely by Lauren Layne

My Rating 5 out of 5 Stars

This book was very fun.  Ethan and Stephanie are from two different worlds.  Agreeing to pretend that they are boyfriend/girlfriend is opening their eyes to feelings they didn't expect.  When it is just the two of them everything is right, but soon they realize that what they feel for each won't be enough to make them fit in each other's lives.  I loved the exploration of feelings, lives and selves.  Great read and fun story!

Thank you Random House Publishing Group and NetGalley for the ARC.

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

The Temptation of Lila and Ethan by Jessica Sorenson

My Rating 5 out of 5 Stars

Another amazing book by Jessica Sorenson!  This can be a stand alone book but why would you want to when you can read the Ella and Micha series.  Lila and Ethan are best friends with Ella and Micha but their secrets haven't been shared until this story.  Their secrets are dark and damaging.  Since their Ella and Micha have moved away all they have is each other.  So when Lila hits rock bottom with drugs and reckless behavior Ethan has to take care of her.  The problem is he is fighting his desire for her and his rule of never caring for another girl, especially since he hasn't let go of the last.  Sorenson has you up and down, cheering for the couple to happen and yelling at them for the mistakes they can't stop making.  I love this series and can't wIt for the next book!  

Thank you Forever and NetGAlley for the ARC. 

Tempting the Cowboy: A Paint River Ranch Book by Elizabeth Otto

My Rating 5 out of 5 Stars

This is a great romantic read.  I love me some cowboys.  Rylan and Cole have both been burned in the love department.  Neither can let go of the past, so they can't trust each other or the their feelings.  The problem is these feelings are actually true love.  I love me some cowboys and can't wait for Tucker's story in next book in the series.  He is playful and fun to Cole's serious and hard.  Both are yummy.

Thank you Entangled Publishing and NetGalley for ARC.