Hi Reader!
If you’re anything like me, I hope you had a productive and eventful month finishing your reads! It’s been a busy month filled with writing, editing, and of course, reading—but I truly enjoyed all of this month’s selections. In case you missed any of my reviews, feel free to check out my latest blog post where I share all my thoughts on the books I read.
Below is a link to each of my reviews for this month’s reads.
Maggie’s Turn
Book Overview:
THE BEST KIND OF SURPRISE
Maggie’s past prevents her from becoming attached. For years, after each move, she’s had to be ready to leave at a moment’s notice.
But, since she’s been living across the hall from a handsome, caring widower and his precocious daughter, she might have to change her mind about living her life on the run.
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Elizabeth in the New World
Book overview
Jane Austen’s most famous lovers, Darcy and Elizabeth, return in a tale of romance, adventure, and danger set in the heart of the Caribbean.
NO GREATER LOVE
Darcy’s sudden, passionate kiss sweeps Elizabeth into a bliss she has never known…but their love is short-lived. On a field of honor, Wickham, once again, engages in an irresponsible act, which leaves Darcy mortally wounded and Elizabeth broken. Refusing to leave Darcy’s side, the last vestiges of her reputation are shattered, and when Elizabeth sees Darcy in his coffin, she is ruined in more ways than one. Devastated and without hope, reluctantly she agrees to accompany friends to Grenada, a Caribbean island on the brink of revolution.
Things are not what they seem. Darcy hasn’t died, but Elizabeth is gone and he fears it is too late to recapture what he has lost. As he struggles to recuperate, he must put aside his pride and his heritage in order to find the only woman he will ever love. Never before has Darcy sacrificed so much for a passion he fought against so vehemently. And never before has Elizabeth’s strength of character been stronger – it is the only thing standing between her and an end that doesn’t include Darcy.
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Frozen Heart
Book Overview:
Radimir Aristov marches into my struggling bookstore…and my life will never be the same again.
He’s utterly gorgeous. Completely ruthless. The Russian mafia boss everyone’s afraid of.
I shouldn’t be attracted to this man. But then he buys the building so my bookstore doesn’t have to close. Kills any man who touches me. And looks at me with a gaze that melts the clothes from my body. He growls in my ear that he’s a monster I should run from, but neither of us can resist. We give in for one crazy night….
Then I see too much and Radimir has to choose: kill me, or force a ring onto my finger.
Suddenly, I’m living in his penthouse and the calendar’s counting down the days to our wedding. I start to see a side of him no one else does. This monster has a heart…and I’m falling for him.
Now we’re trapped in a web of lies with his enemies closing in. No one thinks a curvy, bookish woman like me can survive in the brutal world of the Bratva. But I’ve been underestimated my entire life. I’ll do whatever it takes, become the mafia queen he needs me to be. This is my story and I’m fighting for my happy-ever-after.
STANDALONE Russian Mafia Romantic Suspense with no cheating and guaranteed HEA.
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The Next Chapter
Book overview (Book 1)
Miles Murphy has been enemy number one since high school. Now smalltown librarian Juliet Anderson is in competition once again with Lily Point’s golden boy and football coach, Miles Murphy.
Juliet’s vision to be successful in her job is being clouded by the tall, hot and arrogant Coach Murphy. Going against her enemy might destroy the walls she has built around herself.
The fundraising competition brings Miles and Juliet closer than ever. Insults and sparks fly as they try their best to come out on top.
The Next Chapter is an enemies to lovers romance with all the banter and spice you want.
The Bonus Chapter
Book overview (Book 2)
Eleanor Whitaker never thought she would fall for the hot stranger she met in a bar. She also never expected him to be her brother’s best friend. Now, with the help of her overbearing, big-mouthed brother, she is living with the hot stranger. She is now employed by hot single dad Cash Murphy in her small hometown of Lily Point.
Cash Murphy never thought he would fall in love again after losing the love of his life in an accident years ago. He never expected to be living the life of a single dad while trying to raise his adorable daughter and run his farm.
The one night he chooses to blow off some steam, he meets the most beautiful woman, and now she is living in his house taking care of his daughter.
Cash and Ellie try their hardest to stay away from each other, but sparks fly every time they get close.
The Bonus Chapter is a single dad, brother’s best friend, age gap romance with all the swoon and spice.
The Forever Chapter
Book overview (Book 3)
After an awful date, Olivia White is trying to get back to her hometown of Lily Point. She recognizes a man from her hometown walking to his truck and asks for a ride. Little did she know, one night of bar food and tequila shots would change her life forever.
Holden Murphy is mostly quiet, grumpy and keeps to himself. Taking Liv to the small bar in town before going home might have been a bad idea. After indulging in the best bar food and tequila shots, he offers to be a gentleman and walk Liv to her house.
One night turns into multiple secret hookups and everything changes. The pair only agreed to a friends with benefits arrangement, because catching feelings was something neither person wanted. Feelings form, and two pink lines confirm their chapter isn’t over.
The Forever Chapter is a secret hookup, friends with benefits, accidental pregnancy romance book with lots of spice, banter and innuendos.
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The Night Agent
Book Overview:
To find a Russian mole in the White House, an FBI agent must question everything. . . and trust no one.
No one is more surprised than FBI Agent Peter Sutherland when he’s tapped to work in the White House Situation Room. When Peter was a boy, his father was suspected of selling secrets to the Russians—a breach that cost him his career, his reputation, and eventually his life. Now Peter’s job is monitoring an emergency line for a call that has not—and might never—come.
Until tonight.
At 1:05 A.M. the phone rings. A terrified young woman named Rose tells Peter that two people have just been murdered and that the killer might still be in the house with her. One of the victims gave her this phone number with urgent instructions. The call thrusts Peter into the heart of a conspiracy years in the making, involving a Russian mole at the highest levels of the U.S. government. Anyone in the White House could be the traitor. Anyone could be corrupted. To save the nation, Peter must take the rules into his own hands, question everything, and trust no one.
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The Great British Bachelor Chase
Book overview
Fraser MacKenzie is handsome, Scottish… and the first man to ever break my heart. We had a whirlwind romance during my study-abroad in England, until it ended in an epic ghosting (his), and untold misery (mine). I haven’t laid eyes on his distractingly broad shoulders in ten years… Until I arrive back on British shores for my dream job consulting on a big new production of Pride & Prejudice, and find… that Fraser is working on the movie, too.
I have zero desire to go strolling back down memory lane with him, even if our burning chemistry would put Lizzie and Darcy to shame. But when I accidentally send our lead actor fleeing on a mysterious mission, Fraser and I have four days to track him down – before the entire movie falls apart.
Embarking on a madcap British road-trip with my ex is a recipe for disaster… and serious temptation. Fraser is more infuriating – and swoon-worthy — than ever, and soon, we’re not so much rekindling an old flame as setting the world (and my burning loins) on fire.
But can we overcome the ghostings of the past to find real love? And will we make it to our missing actor in time to save the movie – and my career?
Have you read any of these books? Are any of these making their way onto your TBR list?
XOXO,
LK 💋