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Book Review: Echoes of Us

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  A captivating story that explores the complexities of love and loss and the friendships that forever change us. When five friends come home from college for the summer, it feels as if the friendship that has bound them since childhood, is stronger than ever. But when Laney Thomas wakes up two months later and discovers she is the sole survivor of an accident that has claimed the lives of three friends, Laney realizes the world she awakened to, is not the one she remembers. With her memory of what happened that night seemingly lost, Laney must rely on Evan Davies, the only one not in the car, to help her remember what happened. The two have always been close all their lives, sharing a bond that is rare and inextricable. But when Evan disappears from her life without explanation, Laney is left to navigate her new world alone. Haunted by the past, where memories of the friendship she always cherished start to come to light, Laney finds an unexpected ally in former classmate, turned ...

Book Review: Trip Through Your Wires

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  ⚡ reverse grumpy sunshine 🧢he falls first 🧲opposites attract 🥎softball pitcher ⚾baseball catcher 😱 suspense 📻killer mixtape 📼early 90’s vibes 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗽 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 is a reverse grumpy sunshine, he falls first, opposites attract, baseball romance, with suspense and past trauma healing. Set in ‘92, it has chill before the spring thaw, I Know What You Did Last Summer, headed to the big league vibes, with a killer mixtape, found family, and plenty of line drives, strikeouts, shut downs, and wicked curveballs! My Review After the first book, I have been waiting to read this one. In the first book, we were introduced to Jake and Jenica. There was a spark that started between them.  In this book, we see these two finally give in to the chemistry and it is HOT. I really enjoyed getting to know these two better and seeing them together. I thought they made a cute couple. The way that Jake did not push Jenica and supported her, is what we all want in a part...

Book Review: Never Tear Us Apart

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  It's been two years since Cruz and his stepsister Ellery collided in Cherry Cove, Georgia, and the former All American has used time, distance, and baseball to forget about the girl he could never have. With a future in the majors all but certain, he has one last summer to live it up with his brothers before life in The Show becomes a reality. And that is exactly what he intends to do. With Elmhurst Prep now behind her, Ellery is ready to move on from the southern society she was born into and start a new life that doesn't include pearls and polo shorts, but a cup of French roast and a good mixtape. But before she goes, she is determined to use her last summer among the polished and privileged, to find out who is behind the smear campaign against her daddy's memory. When chance and circumstance throw Cruz and Ellery a curveball and bring their worlds crashing together again, the two must decide...sit the bench, or step into the batter's box and go down swinging. My Re...

Book Review: A New Reign

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  Five thousand years ago The Fallen divided Heaven. Twenty-one years ago my mother, an angel who discarded her place in Heaven to save my father when he fell, vanquished Luke, mastermind of The Fall, then gave birth to me. The spirit of Heaven, fires of Hell, and blood of mankind runs through my veins, along with a destiny to rule or destroy them. But that fate has never felt a burden thanks to Declan, Kai, and Luca. Each owns a piece of my heart, and with it, connection to a power in each bloodline: Declan that of my mortal blood, Luca my Fallen, and Kai, Hellfire, through his dark side, Hyde. Together, we have battled and beaten The Augury, an ancient order that has been after me since I was a child. But one final war looms. Luke has returned, and he wants control of Heaven. Only, it’s not a battle I am expected to fight alone. Turns out, Declan, Luca, Kai and I are fated—our connection woven among the stars—and in addition to my own power, each has their own, with kingdoms and ...

Book Review: Kingdom of Hearts

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  Fire and ash. No matter what I do, it all seems determined to go up in flames. My existence, my heart, my family….all that matters to me, one breath away from destruction. Yet, no matter how battered or scarred I may be, I am no longer who I was. I am becoming what I was meant to be. Thanks to the powers thrust upon me, and the hearts to which they are connected, I am no longer a pawn to be protected. I am a force to be feared. Created by Heaven’s own hand, I wasn’t just born to rule. I was born to destroy. And the next time The Augury takes from me, will be their last. I am a child of the Fallen. We don’t play games. We play to win. Only, I have one heart left to claim before the final battle. And when I do, I will be ready for my kingdom. Because I may have been born a princess, but I am destined to be a queen. Kingdom of Hearts is a dark spicy fantasy, why choose romance which means the FMC will gain multiple love interests throughout the story. It is the third book in the Chi...

Book Review: A Cursed Throne

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  I am my mother’s daughter. Princess, born to an angel. Who also happens to be The Queen of Hell, and Leader of the Legion, the group of fallen angels that divided Heaven. But I am also my father’s progeny. Daughter of a daemon. Sired when his blood was half mortal after the Devil shot him and tried to claim my mother. The spirit of Heaven, fires of Hell, and blood of mankind runs through my veins, along with the destiny to either rule or destroy those kingdoms. The crown I was born with is heavy. My powers, beyond that which created the universe. But neither have ever felt a burden thanks to Declan, Kai, and Luca. For as long as I can remember it’s been the four of us. One mortal, two children of the Fallen, and an heir like no other. Bound by an unconventional childhood, we were best friends, and they were my world. But in the blink of an eye they were gone, cutting me out of their life as if I never mattered at all. So I did what I had to do. I left them, and our shared world b...

Book Review: Fealty of the Fallen

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  After the War in Heaven, they fell. Stripped of their wings, they divided into sides: daemons and undecided. He wants her loyalty. She wants her freedom. When fire fights fire…who burns? Dante What courses through me, if not the need for desire and corruption? It is after all, what I am. Daemon. The worst of The Fallen. And my job is clear. Secure fealty from the Undecided to whom we are bound. Diablo has not wavered in five thousand years. And I not only wanted her on our side. I will stop at nothing to make it happen. Diablo What will I become if I swear my fealty and surrender to the dark? It is not who I once was. I may no longer be an angel, but I will be Undecided until the end of time. Dante doesn’t intimidate me. Not anymore. The fire that drives him, is now alive in me. I’ve been paying since The Fall. And I’m done paying in blood and tears. I will break myself from our bond. And will stop at nothing to make it happen. This is a dual POV dark paranormal romance. It inclu...