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Book Review: Transition

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Things are blossoming with Transition! The latest release in the Oakley's Crew series by Nicole Dykes is officially live! One Click Your Copy Today! Cover Designer: Ariadna Basulto with Chaotic Creatives Gabe My favorite principle in landscaping and in transition. In life? Not so much. I can’t stand change when it comes to my life. I was married to the same woman since I was in my early twenties and now I’m just supposed to move on from being married to being single. Sharing custody of our daughter. Transition works for landscaping. It’s the easiest thing for me. Making sure there’s a natural flow in everything we do. But that works because it’s gradual. This feels so abrupt, it’s jarring. I don’t know how to make this change. I’m not sure that I want to. Dakota I like my routine. I love being in my house, working from home and I realize that most think I’m weird. I couldn’t really care less what other people think. But when I hire Oakley’s Crew to build a new greenhouse, I feel th...
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Audiobook Review: After the Storm

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  When I agreed to my wife’s request for an open marriage, I didn’t anticipate she’d fall in love with another man and leave me. Alone now and drowning in self-destruction, I cling to memories of a trip to New Orleans nine months ago—the night I wandered into a movie theater called Paradise and spent an evening talking with the beautiful owner, Violet Devollier. Our connection was brief but intense. It was a connection so intense that when Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans, I’ll stop at nothing to return to Paradise and find Violet. But what good is a broken man in a broken city? To have any chance of a future with Violet, I’ll have to find the courage to piece myself back together as we rebuild Paradise after the storm. Book three of the award-winning Lost in Austin series, After the Storm, is a slow burn interracial romance which can be read as a standalone. It was the 2023 winner of the Readers’ Favorite Honorable Mention for Romance – Sizzle. My Review Where I live, I am...
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Audiobook Review: Elder Creek

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  You wouldn't believe me if i told you... Richard Kinners is prepared for a fresh beginning and moves to the tranquil, enigmatic town of Elder Creek. However, upon his arrival, he quickly realizes that things aren't quite as they appear. The neighbours seem to conceal more than they reveal, and initial impressions can be misleading. Richard is about to discover that he has encountered far more than he bargained for. My Review Michael Robbins is a new to me narrator. After listening to him narrate the audio version of this book, I do want to check out more audiobooks narrated by him. He did a really great job of bringing to life all of the characters.  It did not take me long to settle into the story. I got Twin Peaks vibes. Which I was vibing with. I liked the supernatural element of the story. It was not just your typical story. I can't say much as I don't want to give anything away. Yet. I will tell you that if you like supernatural stories that you will want to chec...
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Book Review: Nabbed by the Bratva

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  “If I catch you, I keep you. Now  run   .” I get caught up in a mafia shootout, and I guess I should have kept my eyes shut, because I end up looking a terrifying and gorgeous man in the face. Gray eyes. A scowl. And when the bullets stop flying, I expect to be left for dead. But the next thing I know, the Bratva boss has taken me to his country estate, and I’m his captive. He says it’s for my protection, but I’m not so sure. I beg my captor, but he’s stone. I try to escape, but he anticipates my every move. Finally, he gives me a choice. Play his game. I’m the prey, he’s the hunter. If I can get away, I win my freedom. If he catches me, he’ll hold me down and take  everything . Run . My Review Someone say stalker romance...yes, please!! When Kirill told Tess to run, I held my breath. Love me a chase scene. If Kirill was chasing me, I would not be running too fast. He can catch me all he wants.  If Tess is going to get kidnapped, she could not have asked for a...
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Book Review: One More Bite

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  He’s waited eighty years to find her. She was just trying to survive a bachelorette party. When Hazel walks into the Monster Resort, the last thing she expects is to become the obsession of a fiercely lonely vampire. Desmond is cold, most certainly lethal, and looking at her like she’s the only thing keeping him sane. As the chaotic weekend pushes them closer together, Hazel has a choice: run back to her safe, mundane life, or surrender to the monster who promises to never let her go. This short story features explicit scenes, consensual blood-drinking, and an eighty-year accumulation of looking for his blood-bound. Hide your necks and read responsibly! Any book in the Monster Resort series can be read as a standalone. My Review It is always a fun time when I check into the Monster Resort. This time Desmond is on the hunt to find his blood mate. As soon as he gets her scent, he gets up close and very personal with Hazel. Hazel thought she was just attending her sister's wedding. ...
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Book Review: Lit

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  “I think you missed one.” A tall, brunette woman extends a candelabra to me. A rather ornate model. “Hope it gives you everything you need.” Following a routine trip into town to replace his missing candle holders, Greg realizes he has received much more than he paid for. Add an injured runner looking for a place to wait out a storm, and Greg has his hands full. While attempting to better understand the candelabra, the group learns Greg has a much larger secret of his own. Will it cause a schism, or bring them all closer than ever? Lit is book 15 in the Kyleverse, a series of sentient object romance short stories. Kyle isn’t the main character, but he shows up to help the plot in one way or another. The stories are sequential but can be read as standalones. My Review A fun novella in this series. Just when you think you have thought of all the sentient object romances, Nicole goes nope...wrong. We have all watched Beauty and the Beast but how many of us looked at Lumière and thou...
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Book Review: Love Overboard

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  TROPES: second chance reality tv forced proximity forbidden high stakes angsty Below Deck vibes From USA Today, #1 Amazon, and BookTok bestselling author Kandi Steiner comes a sizzling, second-chance romance set on the high seas—perfect for fans of Below Deck and readers who crave angsty, high-stakes love stories. Ember Reed  is finally living her dream: chief stew on a Mediterranean superyacht, sun-kissed days at sea, and the star of Close Quarters, the hottest new reality TV show. But just as she finds her stride, the producers throw her a curveball—by hiring the one man who nearly sank her. Finn Pearson  was the one that got away. The boy who kissed her like they had forever, then left without a word. But now he’s the chef in her new crew, and the cameras are watching their every move, innocent, or not. Even on a superyacht, there's nowhere to hide from the past. Every stolen glance, every whispered argument, every lingering memory threatens to ignite what never full...
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