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The Two Lives of Lydia Bird By Josie Silver

The Two Lives of Lydia Bird By Josie Silver Rating: Synopsis When Freddie dies Lydia is crushed. That is until she finds her way back to him. Living two lives one asleep and one awake, which life will Lydia choose? This post contains affiliate links. You can read more on my disclosures page. Thank you to for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Review I’ve always…
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Hero by Jolie Vines

Synopsis Ella is finally free.  Gordain's military career seems to have hit a dead end.  He shouldn't agree to her scheme but he can't seem to be able to walk away.     This post contains affiliate links. You can read more on my disclosures page. Review Hero is the third book in the a Marry the Scot Novel, I haven't read the other two but I think that for the most part this…
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Trope Tuesday: Second Chance Romance vs. Soul Mates

This is the last trope battle of the month for the #RomanceReadsApril Instagram challenge.  I have to say I think this one may be the hardest yet, Second Chance Romance vs. Soul Mates.  Not only is this hard because a lot of times I feel like Second Chance Romance can also be soul mates, so that does complicate things.   Second Chance Romance:  Definition: A trope in fiction where a couple learns to love…
April 28, 2020
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Fake It Till You Make It by Anne Harper

Fake It Till You Make It by Anne Harper Book 1 in the Anciently Viral Series Rating: Synopsis Sloane accidentally made her very private blog very public and it went viral. Specifically the part about the fact she has pining for a guy for years. No one knows who Guy is, except for one person, local bartender Brady. To get out of telling the truth Sloan, agree to Brady's fake dating plan. Brady…
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May 2020 Releases to Add to Your TBR

So, this COVID thing has pushed a lot of books back, but there are some awesome releases coming in May that should be on your TBR if they aren't already. I'm going to share with you books that are either on my TBR or May Releases that I have read, that I loved and you should add to your TBR. Be sure to take a look at my full 2020 releases, I have…
April 24, 2020
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Blog Tour: The German Heiress by Anika Scott

  The German Heiress • Paperback: 384 pages• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (April 7, 2020) Synopsis “Meticulously researched and plotted like a noir thriller, The German Heiress tells a different story of WWII— of characters grappling with their own guilt and driven by the question of what they could have done to change the past.” —Jessica Shattuck, New York Times bestselling author of The Women in the Castle For readers of The Alice Network and The Lost Girls of Paris, an immersive,…
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Ball Peen Hammer by Lauren Rowe

Synopsis Keane Morgan wouldn’t return any of my calls or texts, and I was pissed as hell about it. I didn’t want to drive from Seattle to L.A. with the guy any more than he wanted to drive with me, but I had no frickin’ choice in the matter--at least, not if I wanted to use his brother's coveted parking spot at UCLA.Okay, so it turned out Keane was objectively gorgeous, and, fine,…
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Trope Tuesday: Love Triangle vs. Forbidden Romance

I am back with another Trope Tuesday battle and this week it is Love Triangle vs. Forbidden Love.   This one is an easier one for me to pick a winner because let's be honest, I don't love a love triangle.  However, there are some that aren't annoying.   Forbidden love is one of my favorite tropes, it covers a lot of different things and it can be very fun.   Love Triangle:  Definition: When two…
April 21, 2020
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First Comes Scandal by Julia Quinn

Genre: Romance, Historical Fiction Release Date: April 21 Book 4 in The Rokesby Series Rating: Synopsis Georgina Bridgerton was ruined.  She can either marry the man the purposefully ruined her, or live her life as a spinster.  The Rokesbys don't want to see Georgie ruined, so the summon home their son to marry her.  But will either of them actually want to marry the other? This post contains affiliate links. You can read…
April 20, 2020
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
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Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Synopsis First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz is the closest thing to a prince this side of the Atlantic. With his intrepid sister and the Veep’s genius granddaughter, they’re the White House Trio, a beautiful millennial marketing strategy for his mother, President Ellen Claremont. International socialite duties do have downsides—namely, when photos of a confrontation with his longtime nemesis Prince Henry at a royal wedding leak to the tabloids and threaten American/British relations. The plan…