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Fast Track – Underlying Passion

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July 30, 2014

I forgot what an entertaining writer Julie Garwood is!!!! She mixes the right doses of romance and thrill to make her books enjoyable and go back to them for seconds. I’ve always loved her Buchanan-Renard Series, my all time favorite is “Heartbreaker”, and did not realize how much I missed them. It was wonderful reading “Fast Track”, with lot of writing space for Reagan and Alec and Sophie and Jack to make their presence felt.

Cordelia is raised by her father and turns out to be a sweet and successful lady teaching chemistry and involved in a whole bunch of other activities. The death of her father brings to light the truth behind her mother’s supposed death leading to a threat on her life.

FastTrack-JulieGarwood-July2014Aiden Hamilton owns the Hamilton chain of hotels and is Reagan’s brother. Arrogant and bossy, he gets involved in Cordie’s family drama. The danger plaguing Cordelia raises his protective instincts and literally jails her in his penthouse after an attempt on her life that could have proved fatal.

The banter among all is fun to read, it was charming to see how life was treating the married couples. Aiden and Cordelia finally get into each other and obviously end up together. More than any character development, the story was just a nice read of romance and suspense. The unconditional love and support among the friends was a treat to read.

Witty dialogues, charming relationships, intense romance and a twist of mystery and danger, make “Fast Track” a good and enjoyable read.

Received a copy courtesy Netgalley for an honest review.

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Within These Walls – A Cover Reveal So Beautiful!!!!

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July 29, 2014

Within These Walls – find a story of pain and survival…

Within These Walls – find a story of love and sacrifice…

Within These Walls – meet Lailah and Jude with their story of faith and hope….

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Within these walls, he became my solace, my sanctuary and my strength.

I am not strong. I am just a survivor of circumstance

Isn’t that what we all do? Survive?

Each of us has our own set of circumstances to muddle through. Mine are just

more…complicated.

Born with a severe heart defect, I’ve seen the inside of a hospital room more than

my own bedroom.

I was drowning, a prisoner to the illness that owned me, until he appeared. He

thinks he’s blocked out the world with his tattoos and hard exterior, but I see the

real Jude, the one he so desperately wants to forget.

But is he the answer to my prayers or will he break my already damaged heart

forever?

My name is Lailah Buchanan, and this is our story of hope, redemption and 

sacrificing it all for the one you love.

 

This is one of the most beautiful and classy covers I’ve come across….mark your calendars everyone – August 18 is the day to get in “Within These Walls”

About J.L. Berg
J.L. Berg is the USA Today bestselling author of the Ready Series. She is a California native living in the beautiful state of historic Virginia. Married to her high school sweetheart, they have two beautiful girls that drive them batty on a daily basis. When she’s not writing, you will find her with her nose stuck in a romance novel, in a yoga studio or devouring anything chocolate. J.L. Berg is represented by Jill Marsal of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, LLC.

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Hideaway Cove – An Intriguing Escape

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July 28, 2014

Here comes another first for me – Anna Sullivan’s “Hideaway Cove”, second in her Windfall Island Series. Set off the coast of Maine, Windfall Island is a charming and lovable cove, of people who have lived there all their lives, of protecting their own townspeople, and of legacies and secrets.

Jessi Randal has lived her whole life on the island and she runs a charter plane service with her friend Maggie (Temptation Bay). Holden Abbot comes to the island in search of a missing heir of the Stanhope’s.

Left alone when she gets pregnant with Benjamin, Jessi has survived and created a whole new life around Benji. An excellent mother and a great friend, she sacrifices all her needs and desires to raise her son, and she does a fine job. When confronted with Benji’s father, loved the way she stands for herself and her son. The dialogue of a girl deserted, the pain of an unmarried mother raising her son alone amidst gossip, the strength and conviction of a woman who had managed to survive, was a brilliant read. I was never so proud of Jessi when she makes Lance’s entrance into their lives miserable.

Hold is the mesmerizing guy who falls for Jessi and loves her son unconditionally. As he continues to research and search for the missing heir, he breaks down the walls around Jessi. The possibility that Jessi and her son may be heirs bring out all the protective instincts in him. Love the way he goads Jessi into thinking of her needs and desires, and he was man enough to acknowledge that he is irrevocably in love with her. Their relationship was one roller-coaster ride of secrets, pain, stubbornness, love and finally trusting each other with their lives. What an enjoyable read!
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And the heir is still on the loose. Anna Sullivan maintains the intrigue and mystery surrounding the missing heir and the link to Windfall Island, leaving us wanting for more. Hideaway Cove can be read as a standalone, but for the uninitiated, it may be more pleasurable to start with her first book, “Temptation Bay” (Maggie and Dexter). I enjoyed reading it out of sequence, but “Temptation Bay” is alreayd in my list of TBR 🙂

A very charming, enthralling and captivating love story with a twist of mystery! Can’t wait to read the third in this series, “Secret Harbor”, and the mystery of the heir may just get a closure.

Received a copy courtesy Netgalley for an honest review.

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Deserves To Die – Woman On The Run

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Lisa Jackson writes some intriguing mystery thrillers and always loved them. I really loved her “McCaffertys” series. In her “To Die” series, Selena Alvarez and Regan Pescoli take the front seat as detectives in Grizzly Falls, Montana.

There is a lot happening in Grizzly Falls this time. A couple of bodies of young women appearing with their ring fingers missing, keeps Pescoli and Regan on their toes. Added to this, Dan Grayson gets shot in a previous story and now he is in coma with no chance of recovery, and the new fill in sheriff Hooper Blackwater has big shoes to fill and appease the residents of Grizzly Falls.
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In parallel, Anna Marie is on the run from her psychotic ex-husband and she seems to have become the mistress of disguise trying to stay safe. Unfortunately her plans to stay safe and get help from Grayson goes down the drain and she realizes, has another past lover boy on her trail as the bounty hunter.

“Deserves To Die” is the sixth in this series. Reading it alone would be more enjoyable as Lisa Jackson tries to bring new developments with the Graysons, changes in Alvarez’s life, but her true fans may not like it as much as the others. It definitely has some exciting moments and the ending was real good. Somehow bringing in Grayson’s family did not sit very well with me, unless it is leading to more in her future books in this series.

All in all, it’s definitely not Lisa’s best, yet it is good enough for a quick read.

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No Strings Attached – Yet Connected By A Past

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July 25, 2014

It’s been a while since I read a book by Susan Anderson and “No Strings Attached” was refreshing and a nice read.

Tasha and Luc, two strangers meet in the Bahamas and end up spending time together. Unfortunately with Luc working undercover as DEA and an unfortunate twist of events lands Tasha in the Bahamian jail for a couple of days and Luc is incognito.

Fast-forward seven years and call it fate, Luc and Tasha end up seeing each other at Luc’s half brothers’ home. Seven years apart has not dimmed the feelings that Luc has for Tasha. And Tasha still carries the hurt and painful memories of those two days and having been deserted by Luc.
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As much as she tries to stay away from Luc, her silly heart plays a different tune. Tasha is one strong woman who does not let her past dictate her mind and courageously moves forward with her life despite the trauma of those two nights in jail. As much as she is dogged by nightmares, she doesn’t let them weaken her as a person and become a victim. Vulnerable, yet strong and brings out the protective instincts in spades.

Luc is tenacious in trying to get to the bottom of what had happened seven years ago. When the truth comes out, with guilt and pain, he tries to make amends. Knowing that he was not responsible for what had happened to Tasha seven years ago, does not make him feel any better and his persistence finally breaks the walls around Tasha’s heart.

No Strings Attached is a sweet story of two people finding themselves again, and rebuilding a life of love and trust.

Received a copy courtesy Netgalley for an honest review.

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