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Audiobook Review: Sarah and Zoey: A Story About the Power of Unconditional Love

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  From multi-award-winning author, Linda Watkins, comes a story of two women, from different walks of life, and the one dog who loved them both. A feature writer for the Boston Globe, Sarah Palmer had it all – a beautiful apartment, a great job, and a family she adored. A thousand miles away, Mindy Sue Watson didn’t have it so good. Trapped in a marriage to an abusive alcoholic, her only pleasure was in tossing a ball to a skinny dog she’d adopted from the local shelter. My Review Linda writes a really good story. I complete understand and can relate to the power of a dog's love. I listened to the audiobook, which is narrated by Jes Forrest. Jes does a great job of narrating the audiobook.  Sarah and Mindy both go through a lot. They both experience traumatic events that leaves them both drowning. Not physically but emotionally. Yet, through one special dog named Zoey, the two women are able to slowly heal and make a new friend for life.  If you are a dog lover like me, y...

Book Review: Trumpets for Hannah

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  Part of the Garden of Desire Collection and book two in the post-apocalyptic series Whispers of Ash and Ruin! 💓 Post-Apocalyptic 🛸 Why Choose/Poly 💓 Sleeping Beauty Retelling 🛸 Alien Invasion 💓 Insta-Love/Lust 🛸Found Family 💓 Multiple POV Ever wondered how to survive an apocalyptic world? What about love? Hannah: I never imagined that my observations of the Weevil aliens’ arrival on Earth would lead to the devastating life I’ve endured for the last four years. Losing my mother when she was still so young and vibrant hit me like a ton of bricks. My father’s overwhelming grief at losing the love of his life leaves me feeling as if I have lost him too. With the guidance from my “ fairy godmother ”. Manuel, I take a dose of Trumpet flower and fall into a deep sleep while my world swirls out of my control. I wake up surrounded by faces I’ve never seen before, responsibilities I never wanted, and uncertainty about my destiny. Theo: Rafe and I were inseparable before the Weevils ...

Book Review: Heart Eyes

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  She saved me once. She probably doesn’t remember. I can’t forget her. Fourteen years ago, when we were small, I was starving. Not just my stomach rumbling, but hungry for kindness. For someone to look at me like I mattered. She did. Until she couldn’t look at me at all. I learned how to survive without being wanted in foster home after foster home. Holding on to my memories of her. Of how she saw me as more than  nothing . And now she’s back in my world. Bright. Successful. Untouched by the ruin that shaped me into the monster I am. I should stay away. Men like me don’t get women like her. But I’ve never been good at letting go. So I watch. And I wait. Telling myself it’s harmless. That loving her from the darkness is enough. Until I see  him . A face from our past. Someone who remembers what she did. And wants to make her pay for it. I have survived worse than him. I’m not afraid to abandon any remaining morals to keep her safe. My love for her was born in darkness and...

Book Review: Dark Hearts Volume 3

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  A collection of dark and filthy stories featuring monsters and their mates. Through triggers and spice, this will leave you dreaming of the monsters under your bed! Centaur - Laura & Aster Polar Bear Shifter - Kimberly & Charlie Orc - Katie & Azog Werewolf Shifter - Brynna, Jake, Jareth, & Dray Vampire - Sienna, Malachi, Azmin, & Zamin Verdant Witch - Riley & Vergos Alien - Cassandra & Zahl My Review I liked this collection of monster romance stories. There is a very nice variety of stories and monsters. Although, I would not really call them monsters as they are not bad.  Some of my favorite stories were Polar Bear Shifter - Kimberly & Charlie, Orc - Katie & Azog, Werewolf Shifter - Brynna, Jake, Jareth, & Dray, and Alien - Cassandra & Zahl. This is not to say that the other stories were not good too.  For anyone who like PNR romance stories, you may want to check out this collection. Yet, I will say that I wanted all of...

Book Review: Their Brutal Mercy

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  I built my life on the ruins he left behind and told myself I was stronger than the girl who would have bled for him. I swore I would never let him touch me again, but some loves don’t die—they wait. They fester. They turn feral. Now he stands in front of me like a storm I thought I survived. He betrayed me, and somehow, he is still the only thing that feels like home. His presence is an all-consuming force that burns through every ounce of anger I try to hold onto. I hate him for what he did. I hate that I can’t stop myself from falling for them, but I don’t know how to breathe in a world where their brutal mercy doesn’t exist. My Review Raelynn is a feisty woman boss. Thus, it only makes sense that she has three men at her feet. They are Thor, Callum, and Anton. I instantly fell for Thor. He really knew how to push Raelynn's buttons and bring out her "bratty" side. Next favorite is Anton. He has a cheeky side but not as much as Thor and then there is Callum.  The dyna...

Book Review: Kirill

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  Sloane Maddox is the only woman I want and the one I can’t have. I walk into a diner with my autistic son and leave with a problem. He becomes attached to the quiet waitress who shows him more patience than the world ever has. He looks for her. Trusts her. And God help me…so do I. She’s too young. Too gentle. Everything a man like me should stay away from. I’m Bratva. The kind of man she should fear. But Sloane isn’t a stranger. I’ve known her longer than she realizes. Watching from the shadows, protecting her when she didn’t even know. Then she appears at my club’s auction, selling herself to the highest bidder. So I do the only thing I can. I buy her. She becomes my son’s nanny, but wanting her was never part of the deal. I wasn’t supposed to touch her. And once I cross that line, I can’t let her go. Until I discover why she stepped onto that stage, and my world crashes. Because in the Bratva, betrayal isn’t forgiven. It’s buried. Even if it’s her. My Review As soon as I met Ki...

Audiobook Reviews: More Harry

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  Pondville’s general store is being robbed! Harry’s first challenge as the new sheriff in town is to form a posse and catch the thieves. Humorous and daring antics ensue as these oddball characters engage in an attempt to nab the perpetrators. Excitement, lessons, and laughter await in this action adventure where the hooligans learn crime does not pay and neither does caving in to peer pressure or rude, cheeky behavior. My Review Haha. Antics galore are had in this next book in this series. Harry is getting better and stronger. I mean like who is the new sheriff of Pondville. Harry will have his work cut out for himself as there are thieves abound.  I am growing closer with all of the townsfolk of Pondville. They are entertaining. Harry is lucky to have good friends, who have his back.  Steven Gillen again narrates this audiobook. It is very nice to have the same narrator for all the books. I have gotten used to his voice and it keeps consistency with all of the characte...