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Christmas has always been Carter Pierce’s favorite holiday. But with his partner, Dr. Vaughn Bennett, working crazy hours in the ER, it’s difficult to make any kind of plans. Easter was an appendectomy. Thanksgiving, a ruptured spleen. And Christmas had called Vaughn away to work for Doctors Without Borders. So when the calendar hits February 14th, Carter expects it will be just another day when he kisses his man goodbye so he can go and save the world. Little does he know that Vaughn has a huge surprise up his sleeve—one that will change their lives forever. Release Date: January 22nd, 2018 Goodreads | Amazon ***5 ‘Oh The Swoons’ Stars*** I mean seriously, I felt like Bugs Bunny when is iris’s would become heart shaped and he became a drooling mess over his latest paramour while reading this and this is just a simple short story...a slice of life if you will, but the authors seriously came through with all the swoony goodness! Vaughn And Carter a...

***2.5 Stars*** I’m not all too sure what happened with this one. It started out great. That first chapter caught my interest and I really enjoyed how it dove right into the heart of the story, but after that I just got...bored with it. I felt for Kate and understood Price’s reasons for faking his death, but something about their reunion and all that came after just didn’t give me the emotional gut punch I was looking for. The writing was seamless and the smexy was hot, but in the end, this one falls under the “it’s not you, it’s me” shelf for me. ~ Copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley & voluntarily reviewed ~ Kate and Price Lewis had the perfect marriage—love, fulfilling careers, and a great apartment in the city. But when Price’s work takes him overseas and his plane goes down, their happily-ever-after goes down with it. A year later, Kate is still trying to cope. She’s tied to her grief as tightly as she was bound to Price. When her sister-in-law coa...

***5 ‘You Wanna Go for a Ride’ Stars*** Talk about a major tone change from Storm to Vandal. I mean I remembered what happened to Vandal and just from Evie’s reaction to the man there was no doubt that his story would have a darker edge, but WOW! I didn’t always love Vandal, but I never truly disliked him. I may have gotten frustrated with him and wanted to Gibbs smack him a few times, but despite his surly nature, he did care about his family even if he didn’t always show it. Tabi was a lot stronger than she appeared and though she was broken, as broken though not as dark (initially) as Vandal, she wasn’t shattered. Their journey was dark, heart breaking and yet satisfying as they both helped the other to heal and find pieces of their soul that they didn’t even know existed. Also bonus for this one was Sterling ~ I swear my heart melted every time he was around. She takes my breath away; she is so beautifully damaged.   Yes I had broken her, ravished ...

***5 ‘Chased by the Storm’ Stars*** So I’m doing this half ass backwards, but it is what it is. I read Torn (Devils Wolves #1 & spinoff of A & E) and absolutely adored it and decided I needed to at least make a concerted attempt to read one of the books before the next one dropped and after only..oh...3 hrs (allofwhichwasatworkshhhh) I have accomplished my self appointed task and adored the book. I couldn’t put it down. I adored Storm’s snark, smexy flirty nature and how he pushed without being an asshat, but most of all his honesty. Evie drove me a little batshit with some things, but overall I loved her because she was real. She’s strong, intelligent, insecure, caution and a little spastic, but had a good heart. Although their relationship from strangers stuck in life or death situation to lovers does happen quickly, it never felt rushed. It felt like the world decided to be serendipitous and give them both what they never knew they wanted. The calm before ...

***5 ‘Me and You’ Stars*** This is my first read by Carian Cole and I absolutely adored this book. I adored Toren and Kenzie. Toren’s all kinds of calm and intense alpha male who is all about family and doing the right thing. Kenzie is an old soul who is much more mature than other her age and yet still has just enough naivete in her to believe in a HEA of her making.  I loved seeing how their relationship evolved over the years and how soul deep their connection truly was and it had me rooting for them to find a way to be together without having to hide it. The whole age difference and the position Tor held in Kenzie’s life as an uncle didn’t skeevy me out because they had evolved past all that by the time the story begins. They were friends, best friends, and it was the friendship that turned into something more.  I enjoyed how the story took a very realistic take on their relationship with how there were those who supported it and who didn’t and how it was a...