Cheryl's Book Nook

  Lex Impulsive. Reckless. Unhinged. Cruel. These are all adjectives I’ve heard people use to describe me. Loyal. Trustworthy. Kind. Loving. These are the adjectives she uses to describe me. And it’s all I can do to try to live up to the ideals she has and keep my feet firmly planted on that pedestal. When she sees my true colors, I’ll do everything in my power to stop her from running. Addison Cole, my best friend. There are no lines I won’t cross for her. Addison Lex Valentino-Petrov. He’s been my best friend for the past twelve months, since I started at this snobby-ass boarding school. He’s kind, loyal, and trustworthy. There’s nothing I can’t tell him. Except for what happened to me last night. Because if he finds that out, it will ruin his life. Which is why, instead of facing him and having to lie, I run. I should have known I couldn't hide forever… My Review Absolutely LOVE this novella. Every book in this series is a must read. Yet there is something about Addi and Lex...

  Sammie Junior Sin City. Is there anywhere better in the world to be? Everything is right here in Las Vegas. And when you’re at the top, nothing is out of reach. Not even the hot little blonde who’s currently dancing on my bar. The moment I see her, I know she’s going to be mine. For one night. When I wake up alone, the last thing I should do is track her down for one more… Poppy When your best friend wants a bachelorette weekend in Las Vegas, that’s exactly what you give her. Being the life of the party isn’t a hardship for me. Fun is practically my middle name. I’m always down for a good time. Which is exactly why I take the tall, dark, ridiculously handsome stranger up on his offer of a night I’ll never forget. It’s also why I hop, skip, and jump town the very next morning. Because anything after one night is not my idea of fun. My Review I love Poppy. Although, I will admit that I am her best friend, who is embarrassed that Poppy is on top of a table in the bar dancing. As soo...

  Frankie As a little girl, I was read all the fairy tales with white knights in shining armor coming to the rescue. At the time, I was convinced I’d find my very own white knight and we’d live out our own fairy tale. Turns out, I did find him. He’s always there whenever I land myself in trouble. And always manages to get me out of that trouble. Emilio Lopez, AKA the pain in my ass who thinks he’s my savior. The problem is, I don’t want to be saved by Emilio. I don’t want anything from the cocky, overly-assured, spoiled-rotten cartel prince. Nope, what I want is for him to leave me well alone and for my mind to stop thinking about him in ways I don’t want it to be thinking about him. Not an easy thing to do when he’s there every time I turn around. Emilio When your hands are a tool of pain and destruction, the last thing in the world you should be touching is anything good and pure. Knowing you shouldn’t do something isn’t always enough of a warning sign, though. I know the moment ...

  Emmanuel Love is a weakness. You either kill it or it will kill you. I’ve been in love once, and that’s what I did. I killed it. I’ve managed to avoid the weakness throughout my entire life. And then I saw her. A ghost from my past, very much alive and right in front of me. When she tries to flee from my grasp, I hold tighter. Because dead or alive, Evie is mine. Evie I’ve spent my life being put on display. Beautiful is a word I’ve heard a million times. Do I believe it? No. I might be shiny on the outside, but the inside… is a dark, scarred, bruised place. When I wake up to a cartel boss looming over me, his jaw clenched tight and his eyes darker than the emptiness I feel, my first instinct is to reach out and comfort him. That’s when I realize my mistake. But it’s the one word he utters that has my skin crawling. “Who?” And I know he knows. He knows my secrets. Emmanuel Lopez can see all of me and he’s not disgusted by the ugliness he finds there… My Review Emmanuel did not st...

  Neo When you’re the heir to the Russian Bratva, nothing is off-limits. So when my sights are set on keeping the broken little blonde who just ran into me, that’s exactly what I do. I keep her. Even if she’s not so sure she wants to be kept. Caitlyn is afraid to trust me, and knowing her history, I don’t blame her. Lucky for us, I’m a patient man. I’ll give her time to catch up with the fact that she’s mine. I’ll wait. Caitlyn I had two choices. Run and attempt to survive. Or stay and die. I chose to survive, only to run right into the arms of a different kind of danger. Neo says he wants to help, but he doesn’t know my secret. He has no idea what kind of monster is chasing me. It’s only a matter of time before my past catches up with us. I just hope no one gets hurt in the crossfire when it does. My Review Neo is a good guy. The way that he rescued Caitlyn and the ways that he cared for afterwards is very endearing. He never pushed Caitlyn outside of her comfort zone. He just sho...

  Hayley Spending Christmas in the city wasn’t on my bingo card this year. Saving my little brother from himself also wasn’t on that card. But here I am, willing to do anything to get him out of the trouble he’s managed to find himself in. Again. It’s when the devil who looms over this city with an iron fist offers me a way out that I discover there really are no lines I’m not willing to cross to save Riley. August Christmas. It’s the happiest time of the year. For some. Not so much for the little weasel I caught dealing drugs in my club. When a brunette with a sharp tongue steps into my office, pleading for his life, I do something I’ve never considered before. I keep her. Is she willing to sacrifice herself to save her brother? Guess we’re about to find out. This is a dark holiday novella, stand-alone romance that is not connected to any other series. My Review Hayley is so feisty. I love her. If she was real, she and I would be best friends. She is not intimated by August. Which...

  Connor Love and hate. Sometimes it’s hard to see the difference. And right now, it’s love that wins out. Love that has me hunting them down like the animals they are. It’s the driving force that keeps me going. Keeps me fighting. She’s the reason I’m going against everything I’ve been taught. Against every belief I once had. When it comes down to them or her, it’s always going to be her. I’m choosing her. Above everything. And God help anyone who gets in my way. Aurora It’s rare that I’ve ever felt true fear. I wasn’t scared when I woke up in a cold, dark room. Chained to a wall. I wasn’t even afraid when they threatened my life. No, that fear didn’t set in until after I heard his name. Connor. They can do whatever they want to me, but hell will freeze over before I let any harm come to him. They don’t know I’m not the helpless teenage girl they think they’re using as leverage. Or that by the end of this, they’ll be the ones begging me for the sort of mercy that’ll never come. Hi...

  Antonia Blood. Pain. Tears. Despair. Hate. All words I associate with those around me. But it’s true what they say. You can’t choose your family. And mine? Well, I don’t think anyone would choose them. I’m the daughter of a notorious Don. A daughter who is nothing more than a piece of meat to be used as a bargaining chip. Which is exactly what my father has done. I can either go along with his plan to marry me off to a stranger. Or I can refuse and pay for it with my life. Love. I always thought that one was made up. A fairy tale that had no place in the real world. People weren’t really conditioned to love. Especially not me. But my new husband? He almost makes me believe that love is something real. Almost. Carlo This city is my playground. Nothing is unattainable here. Nothing except her. You could say she’s the one who got away. But the thing is, I never actually let her go. So when the opportunity comes along, I jump on it. I offer myself up in place of my friend. Antonia do...

  𝗔𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗮 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘺. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘔𝘦? 𝘐 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘦. 𝘏𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦’𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘐’𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦’𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴. 𝘈𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘸. 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘵. 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖’𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺𝘴, 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴. 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘏𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳. 𝘈𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩....

  Louie My mother taught me one valuable lesson that I’ve used to get to where I am today. And where am I? Las Vegas. Who am I? Well, that depends on who you are. To some, I’m the king. The judge, juror, and executioner. To others, I’m just another rich asshole who owns a few casinos. But I own more than that. I own the strip and the streets surrounding it. I own this city, and it’ll have to be wrenched from my cold, dead hands before I hand it over to anyone else. When I spot her, I don’t sense the desperation that wafts off the usual crowd. No, she has a loneliness that rivals my own, a sadness that I want to soak in, and a body made to sin with. What was that lesson my mother taught me? Trust no one. The thing is, Charlotte is taking a wrecking ball to that lesson because every fiber of my being wants to trust this woman. Charlotte When you don’t want to be seen, find a crowded place and blend in. That’s exactly why I came to Vegas. To not be seen. I figured with all the flashin...

  Mabilia The impossible is only impossible if you believe it is. It’s a lesson my father taught me from a young age. If you want something, you can have it. You just have to fight hard enough to get it. And if you don’t, well, you never truly wanted it in the first place. I’ve grown up taking what I want, when I want it, without consequences. Because no matter what trouble I found myself in, my papa will always bail me out. No questions asked. Until now. Now he has lots of questions. The kind of questions that have answers I can’t give him. Because if I do, the one person I found worth fighting for… will die. And it’ll be at the hands of my father. My Review Mabilia and Tommy are great together. Although Tommy can say that he will never be bored with Mabilia. She is a firecracker! She has both her parents' personalities. Don't ever underestimate Mabilia as she can protect herself.  "Trust me, your personality isn't sparkling. It's fire, and I like it." The fl...

  Vin Demons. They’re relentless little fuckers that chase you no matter where you go. There’s only one escape I’ve ever found and it was at the end of a blunt. Then there was her. Camilla Taylor. Cammi. The moment I touched her, my mind went blank. The monsters were… just gone. But good things aren’t for me. And Cammi? She’s the very essence of good. Which is why I can’t keep touching her. Because if I do, it’s only a matter of time before I drag her down with me. Into that darkness that consumes my soul. Cammi Every girl thinks they can tame the bad boy, right? They’re wrong. Bad boys can’t be tamed. And they really shouldn’t be. Because that’s part of their allure in the first place. Vin De Bellis is the definition of a broken heart waiting to happen. But when he touches me, my entire body lights up. The darkness that’s usually behind his eyes vanishes and a lightness shines through. It’s the return of that darkness that scares me. Like I said, some people can’t be saved. Especi...

  Marcello Being judged isn’t something foreign to me. I’m used to the whispers, the stares, the way people scatter or cross the road when they see me walking their way. It comes with the territory when your last name is De Bellis. But being judged by her before she gives me a chance to prove her wrong? Yeah, I’m not going to stand for that. Zoe thinks she knows who I am, assumes I’m nothing more than a street thug with no morals or ethics. Letting her walk out of my life isn’t an option. I’ll show her just how virtuous this sinner can be. Zoe Moving to Melbourne from New York is the fresh start I craved while having connections here from back home is a welcomed comfort. When your self-appointed adoptive father is the Pakhan of the Bratva and his wife belongs to one of the five Italian families of New York, you end up bubble-wrapped in one big invisible layer of protectiveness. I’m safe here. Nothing can touch me. Nothing can pop that bubble. Especially if I don’t want it to. That’...

  Liam That feeling you get skating across the ice, legs burning, adrenaline pumping. It’s unmatched. Much like my current stats. Hockey has always been my sole focus, getting to the playoffs, winning the Stanley Cup—that’s my number one goal. I won’t let the fact that I’ve just been traded to a new team derail my future. Nor will the daughter of the so-called King of Canada, aka my new boss. Aliyah, the gorgeous, feisty brunette who’s just been assigned as my official “babysitter.” Although, when you're trapped in a room with a temptation like her, there’s only so much restraint one man can have. I probably should have listened to the rumors about the owner of the Vancouver Knights being Canada’s most ruthless and feared mob boss. Because when he finds out what I’ve done with his daughter, it’s not just my career on the chopping block. It’s my neck. Both, I’m willing to risk. For her. To save her. Aliyah When your whole life is mapped out for you, choices aren’t a freedom you’re g...