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***5 Stars*** Oh my. This baby is a rollercoaster of a ride from start to finish. It had all the things I love in a romance, along with all the frustrations as well. Ollie and Silas definitely kept me on my toes and the pages turning just to see what it would take for these two to find their HEA. Now, while I ended up adoring Ollie and Silas, they both tried me for different reasons ~ very different reasons which you will have to experience yourself since I don’t want to ruin anything for anyone ~ but they are both honest about who they are and what they want out of their lives. Both are loyal to those they call their own and will do anything and everything for them. As for their HEA. Two strong personalities collided and the sparks flew in every way possible. I honestly loved them together. Their road was a rocky one, and that’s putting it lightly, especially when the “fake” relationship becomes more and one can’t decide what they want. There is a huge roadblock in their already bumpy...

***5 Stars*** Helllooooo Whiplash! No, really, the whiplash and all that goes with it ~ the eye rolling, the wanting to toss the Kindle in the freezer, the snort laughing, the sweet, swoony moments, the HAWT moments ~ was absolutely real when it came to JP and Kelsey. But I kept turning the pages and in the end, I have to admit that the whiplash was worth it. Now, to be absolutely honest, if I were to rate the book ONLY on JP and Kelsey’ and their journey, I’d probably give it a 4 or a 4.5 rounded down to a 4 because these two did drive me batshitcrazy. Well, JP did mostly, The man is the definition of being “your own worst enemy”. He is a good guy, when we see just how golden his heart is, it’s hard not to like him, but the need to Gibbs smack him was strong. Kelsey has her moments and her quirks, and is quite stubborn, but there is also an honesty to her that I really liked and connected with. As for their journey to their HEA…I’m sure you can guess that it was a wild ride and I tend...

***4 ‘Team Eli’ Stars*** Okay. Not gonna lie, my head kinda hurts from the whiplash these two put me through, but I will say that in the end, I did enjoy this chaotic, crazy, sweet, awkward, heartbreaking and heart melting story…but the head kinda hurts. Eli and Penny. I liked these two, I really did, well, I adored Eli and really liked Penny, but man did they put me through the wringer. Eli is a charmer, he is the self proclaimed player of the team, but he’s got his demons and despite his statements against commitment and anything deeper than friendship, the man does care deeply when you are his. Penny is a little bit of everything ~ sweet, snarky, awkward, shy ~ and I was here for it, but she had this one little tendency that kinda drove me batshitcrazy, so there were moments with her, but she was still a great person. Their journey to their HEA is legit craycray, hence the whiplash, but when they stopped being ‘awkward’ ~ and stopped having conversations with themselves in their hea...

***5 Stars*** I devoured this book in one sitting. DEVOURED. I got sucked into the world of the Chance siblings (family) and NEEDED to find out what it would take to get Ford, Cooper and Palmer to get over themselves, reconnect and realize that what they are looking for in their lives are right in front of them if only they are brave enough to grab it. Now, a lot happens in this book and I’m not going to get into it all because it would ruin the goodness that happens, but I will say that I loved Martin and Peggy, Nora, Larkin and Beau and the Chance siblings, even when I wanted to Gibbs smack them. There are just as many highs as lows for this cast of characters, but all of it is necessary and make for some awkward, funny and heartwarming moments. I know that this is a short, sweet and vague review on a book where a lot happens but, as I said, it is necessary. But to throw you all bone, I will do something that I very rarely ever do and compare it to another book. That book would be De...

***5 Stars*** OMG. These two….I knew they’d give a run for my money. I KNEW…but for the love of…my eyes hurt from all the rolling they did because of Pike and Cora. The Kindle came really close to being thrown in the freezer…And then there are all the things I CANNOT even get into to fully explain the WHY to…well…everything… But…. Overall, I honestly loved Pike and Cora. Both are good people with huge hearts, witty and crazily enough, both have similar insecurities/vulnerabilities ~ just from different situations. Their chemistry was intense, which only added to the frustration that they couldn’t get their shit together. As far as the issues they face…I honestly went into this thinking that I’d be team Pike, but I was proven wrong. I ended up being Team Cora. This isn’t to say that she was always in the right ~ because she wasn’t ~ but let’s just say that IMHO had a couple things been done earlier, like at the start, things would have still been crazy, but maybe I wouldn’t have had suc...

***5 Stars*** It’s taken me a minute to sift through the various, and intense, feelings this book brought out while reading it because Lottie and Huxley definitely put me through the wringer with their actions and antics, but in the end, this was an enjoyable, crazy read that may have given me a headache, but also kept me turning the pages until there were no more words to read. Lottie and Huxley. These two definitely kept things interesting. They both have huge hearts and are all about protecting those they love, so I was all in when it came to them individually, though I did want to Gibbs smack Huxley for getting himself into the particular situation . But they both drove me batshitcrazy at the start of their ...contract...Huxley more than Lottie, but still. The need to reach into the Kindle to shake some sense into both of them was strong because neither would budge when it came to how they felt things should be. Thankfully, with a lot of push by Lottie, they finally get themselves ...

***5 ‘Jenga’ Stars*** My book loving heart is all kinds of twitterpated swoony happy over this book! It gave me all the goodness I could ask for and then some.  It was a fun, laugh out loud, quick read filled with great characters that I NEED more of and left my cheeks hurting from all the grinning I was doing while reading it.  I ADORED Pacey and Winnie. ADORED. Pacey is a sweetheart. The man is observant, charming and just an all around good guy. He does have a few issues that he needs to deal with, but saying he is a good man is an understatement. Winnie is sweet, sassy, sneaky and a little snarky. She’s a little lost in life and definitely gets stuck in her head at times, but she has a golden heart that makes her easy to connect with. Their journey to their HEA was a lot of fun. Things do happen a bit quickly between them, but it worked for me because there was a spark between them that from the moment they collided that was undeniable.  That and the fact that Winnie ...

***5 “McGrumpyshire” Stars*** This was definitely a book that kept me on my toes and kept me turning the pages. It was laugh out loud funny and eye rolling until eyes hurt frustrating, but it was hard not to fall in love with not only Bonnie and Rowan, but their friends and the inhabitants of Corsekelly ~ even the furry, four legged ones, and when everything was said and done, wanting to spend much more time in the Highlands with them all. Bonnie and Rowan definitely took me on a ride, but even with all the eye rolling they induced, I ended up loving them both. Bonnie is vibrant and has no edit button, her insecurities definitely ran roughshod on her many times, but I enjoyed her honesty and how she came into her own. Rowan was a true grumpy-gus, but he came by it honestly. His saving grace was how much he did care about his friends, family and the town in general. So watching as the walls he’d erected around himself started to crumble was a lot of fun. Their journey to their HEA was a...

***5 ‘Cake Pals’ Stars*** My heart is all kinds of wrecked.  It got all kinds of twitterpated and swoony. It melted...like full on melted (and let’s not mention the panty situation when it comes to ‘melting’) it broke and got put back together in the best of ways. So yeah. Wrecked. But there was also a really good dose of eye rolling ~ just to the point of almost hurting ~ and a few moments where the Kindle almost ended up in the freezer. But...man… So, if you could tell, I freakin’ ADORED Walker and Kate. A-DORED. After first meeting Walker, I was crossing my toes that we’d get more of him, and dear lord, do we get MORE. The man is all kinds of broody and grouchy and does a great job at being a standoffish asshat ~ which could turn some off, but not me. Nope. But when all of that gets dialed down? Talk about becoming a pile of goo. And Kate. This woman is a force. Determined, sassy, a little quirky and genuine. She held her own and gave as good as she got. My only true issue was h...

***5 Stars*** This book… OMG This book. I am honestly surprised that it did not end up in the freezer on time out, because Brock and Stella...these two took me on one of the craziest emotional roller coaster rides. It was like one minute I was team Stella, the next I was team Brock and then I was team can we just ship them both to a deserted island and leave them to truly hash out their issues because wow...these two. But on the flip side, I truly loved both of them when they weren’t fighting so hard against each other and themselves ~ I thought my head was all kinds of chaotic, but nooooo. They are both fun, snarky, crazy and love hard, but they have a lot of baggage to sort through but don’t really sort through it. Obviously their journey was crazy. But even at my most frustrated (they made my eyes roll so much they hurt) I NEEDED to find out how everything would play out for them because they were so good together in every way...EVERY. WAY. There were a few plot twists tossed into t...