MY UNEXPECTED FOREVER by Heidi McLaughlin

MY UNEXPECTED FOREVER 
by Heidi McLaughlin

(The Beaumont Series 2)

Published: September 2, 2013, Heidi McLaughlin

My rating: 5 of 5 ⭐

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I expected a life of music.
I expected to raise my son.
It took one look to make everything change.
I never expected happiness.

I never expected to find her.
I never expected to feel desire.
I never expected I’d be a family man.
I never expected to be loved.
I never expected to fall in love.

They say you should expect the unexpected, I didn’t realize my unexpected would be the forever kind.

SELLING SCARLETT by Ella James

SELLING SCARLETT by Ella James
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My rating: 3 of 5 ⭐

Elizabeth DeVille comes from a messed up nest. Dad pretty much absent and remarried and mom in and out of rehab. When one of her two best friends is severely injured and his rehabilitation requires big bucks, Elizabeth decides to sell her V-card, she has been guarding in the misguided hope to one day offer it to her crush, playboy Hunter West.


Hunter, a pretty big disaster himself, is a pro-poker player with a well-know family background, but one with a lot of rattling skeletons in the closet. Hunter does not make many personal connections, in fact, he is a tad on the self destructive side, one could say. He plays too close to the edge one to many times, and gets caught up in the claws of one nasty piece of work by the name of Priscilla. Let's call her the kiss of death.

BUTTERFLY COVE by Christina Skye

BUTTERFLY COVE by Christina Skye

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Published: September 24, 2013, Harlequin HQN

My rating:  3.5 of 5 ⭐

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Girl's gone bad…for the town's new golden boy 

Maybe opposites don't always attract. If they did, architect Olivia Sullivan would have run away with bad boy Rafe Russo when they were teenagers. Instead, Olivia has spent ten years dreaming up designs for a life that hasn't gone the way she planned. 

Cover Reveal - "TEMPT" by Cambria Hebert

Title: TEMPT
Author: Cambria Hebert
Cover Designer: Mae I Design
Release Date: October 14, 2013
Series: Take It Off series - Note: the Take It Off series is a series of stand alones. Each book is its own story.
Genre: New adult contemporary - due to graphic language and sexual content this book is recommended for readers 18+.

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PLAY BY PLAY by Kate Donovan

PLAY BY PLAY by Kate Donovan
(A Play Makers Novella)
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Published: September 10, 2013, Beyond The Page Publishing

My rating: 4 of 5 ⭐

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Sure, Jake Dublin is a bit of a jock, or at least he used to be back when he was still actually playing football. After his injury sidelined him, he found a different way to express his athleticism....in a blog. A very popular blog in fact, that allowed him to spout his opinions on all kinds of current sports news and other random flotsam. His readers were always happy to comment or exchange good natured insults with him...... it was all part of the fun.

Lately Jake's blog has started showing mention of an 'elevator girl'. A new neighbour who moved into his building, by the name of Sophie, who seems to have Jake tied in knots and chomping at the bit. Jake is looking to his readers for guidance on how to get her to go out with him, since 'elevator girl' appears to be a little resistant. 

DEVOTION (Club Destiny #5) by Nicole Edwards

DEVOTION (Club Destiny #5) 
by Nicole Edwards

Published: June 17, 2013, SL Enterprises

My rating: 4.5 of 5 ⭐

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Life doesn't suddenly become easy when everyone declares their love for each other. When three people commit to a life together, against what might be considered the norm, there are a lot of problems that can come up along the way that can shake even the strongest of connections. 

AMAZON DEALS AROUND A BUCK!!

SLEEP WITH THE LIGHTS ON by Maggie Shayne

SLEEP WITH THE LIGHTS ON by Maggie Shayne

(The Brown and De Luca Novels #1)

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Published:September 24, 2013, Harlequin MIRA

My Rating: 5 of 5 ⭐

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~Rachel de Luca has found incredible success writing self-help books. But her own blindness and the fact that her troubled brother has gone missing have convinced her that positive thinking is nothing but bull.

Her cynicism wavers when a cornea transplant restores her sight. The new eyes seem to give her new life, until they prove too good to be true and she starts seeing terrifying visions of brutal murders crimes she soon learns are all too real.

DECEITFULLY YOURS by Bethany Bazile

DECEITFULLY YOURS by Bethany Bazile

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Published: August 29, 2013, Bethany Bazile

My rating: 3.5 of 5 ⭐

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What Kylie Weber does best is seduce men, but she never lets them in her bed. She just makes them think they can get there. Only once before did she allow someone in her heart and her bed, and that didn't end so well. So now, all she does is what is expected of her......she leads men on, in order to get from them what Mason wants. Mason has controlled her every move for years and she doesn't know how to break away.

Immediately when she catches his eye, Jude Baxter knows that there is something special about this girl. Sure she is gorgeous, and she is also apparently here with another man, but the way she looks at him stirs something inside him. When a few days later he bumps into her again in the elevator in his hotel, he starts to think this may not be a coincidence and decides to grab the opportunity to find out more about her.

HELL WITHOUT YOU by Ranae Rose

HELL WITHOUT YOU  by Ranae Rose

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Published: September 9, 2013, Ranae Rose

My rating: 3.5 of 5 ⭐

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She was step-daughter to one of the most important men in town, he was a poor kid from the wrong side of the tracks. Their love was young, but deep, complete and unbreakable. Or so they thought.

The only time in the past seven years Clementine had been back to small town Willow Heights, was for her grandmother's funeral, and she was in and out of town so fast, she barely saw anything or anyone. Back now with a degree in her pocket, a place to stay, and the hope of a good job in her future, Willow Heights is only supposed to be a temporary stop. And the last person she expects to see when she pulls into her grandmother's old driveway just to have a peek at the house, is the man she left behind seven years ago.

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BENEATH THE SURFACE by M.A. Stacie

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Book summary:

Kyran Reese is a man in control. Driven when it comes to work, focused when it comes to play. From his office to the chalk circle of Metro’s bare-knuckle boxing ring, his only thought is to win. That thirst heightens when Dale Porter enters his life. His brother’s assistant should be off-limits, but her witty comments and sarcastic comebacks have him desperate to get her between the sheets. After receiving an unexpected left hook, Kyran gets exactly what he wants, though he makes the rules very clear.

When Dale agrees to Kyran’s relationship stipulation of no labels, she’s sucked into a whirlwind of lust, money, and underground boxing.  The agreement to keep their lust away from the office is discarded when rules are molded to suit their ever-increasing attraction. Dale fights her growing affection, trying to hide it even when the world around them spirals out of control. All too soon she realizes she can’t hide her true feelings any longer.

Kyran begins to wonder if he’s finally met his match, and with his family falling apart before his eyes, he turns to the two things he knows will keep him sane: boxing and Dale. Those crutches can’t last forever, and when Kyran finds it harder to function he is left with a decision he never thought he’d have to make.

Could playing to win mean playing for keeps?

GOING LONG (Waiting on the Sidelines #2) by Ginger Scott

GOING LONG (Waiting on the Sidelines #2) by Ginger Scott

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Published: October 1st, 2013, Ginger Scott

My rating: 4.5 of 5 ⭐

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Since she first saw Reed at fourteen, Nolan Lennox had been his. High school had been a struggle, but what had started out as a friendship with Reed finally grew into what she had hoped it would be. But their love had not always been without bumps.

Reed Johnson is feeling the pressure. His football career is about to take off, if he opts to go for this upcoming draft, but that would involve Nolan and he needs her input. Reed has known for a while now, that Nolan is his future, but she still seems to feel insecure at times. She doesn't want to talk about the draft.... she would prefer to stay in the moment, even though she knows it can't be avoided forever.

RUBY FALLS by Nicole James

RUBY FALLS by Nicole James

Published: September 8, 2013, Nicole James

My rating: 4.5 of 5 ⭐

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She finds herself waking up in the woods with her head bleeding, not knowing how she got there. All she knows is that she is very afraid and feels the urge to run. Making her way to a road, with the lights of some town in the distance, she turns into the first drive she comes to. When asked by the men who find her there, what her name is she finds herself responding; 

"..I don't know. I can't remember my name. I can't remember....anything."

Last thing Steve Garrett expects is to find a bleeding woman lying in his driveway. One who can't remember how she got there or what her name is. But he is not about to turn her away. After taking her to the hospital to get looked after and reporting to the police, he offers her a job at his farm. With him, Pop, his daughter Jessie, and Cary who works for him, he could use someone to help out at the house. He suggests it, offers her room and board just until she gets her memory back.

ALWAYS ON MY MIND by Jill Shalvis

ALWAYS ON MY MIND (A Lucky Harbor Novel) by Jill Shalvis

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Published: September 24th, 2013, Grand Central Publishing

My rating: 4 of 5 ⭐

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Back in Lucky Harbor after being a favorite on a reality cooking show currently showing on TV, Leah Sullivan is having a hard time sticking to her contract and not answering the constant curious question whether she was the winner or not. She came back after all these years to help keep her grandmother's bakery going while she is recuperating from knee surgery. It feels good to be back, without her parent's pressure, but just being around her grandmother and her friends. Especially her best friend Jack, who has always had a special place in her heart.

Jack Harper set out to follow in his father's footsteps years ago, working as a firefighter. As of late, he has had his doubts as to whether that is truly his calling, especially since his knee doesn't seem too eager to cooperate anymore. He also worries about his mom, who really hasn't been the same since his father died on the job and now has to deal with treatment for her cancer. The one thing that has cheered him up is the return of Leah, she helps him out with his mom when she can, and always has had the ability to make his day brighter.