Can't Wait Wednesdays (6): The Perfect Date by Evelyn Lozada & Holly Lorincz

Originally hosted by: Jill over at Breaking The Spines.  However, the Breaking The Spines blog is no longer hosting the prompt, there is a new one called Can't Wait Wednesdays hosted by Wishful Endings. Same premise of sharing books we can't wait to get our hands on. This is a weekly book lust prompt, asking for us to share our absolute can't wait to get our hands on a copy books. Swing on over to find out how to participate and to see what others are sharing. 

Adult Fiction/ Romance / Erotica

The Perfect Date by Evelyn Lozada & Holly Lorincz

Angel Gomez only wants to get through nursing school and earn enough to support her mother and her son, Jose. Her bartending job helps bring in some extra cash, and the last thing she’s interested in is flirting or men in general.

Caleb “The Duke” Lewis is an up and coming star for the Yankees, known for getting around. However, his last breakup left him distracted and made him turn to drink. When he’s caught by the Yankees manager at a party instead of training, he’s suspended and sent back to the Bronx to get his head straight.

Angel and Duke’s worlds collide one night at the club and sparks fly. Though Angel wants nothing to do with Duke, he has no intention of letting her slip through his fingers. She isn’t star-struck by his fame, and this might be just what he needs to get things in order. He’ll do anything to convince her…even make her an offer she can’t refuse. Due Date: June 11th, 2019

Print: Trade Paperback, ebook

Pages: 288

Publisher: St Martin's Griffin
Status:  Contemplating
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Why I'm Excited:

I'm a New Yorker, I'm not sure if I've ever made that clear on the blog, but I'm a Boogie down Bronx girl. So when it stated the male protag gets sent home to the Bronx?? Yes ma'm sign me up. Sports-themed romance, hot baseball player, a nursing student who happens to be a single mom; who is playing into my favorite troupe of fake girlfriend?? And Latinx Rep?? I'm all over this.

What's on your book lust list?? Share in the comments down below!!

Happy Lusting

Stacking The Shelves (2019) #12: Dollar Tree & Paperbackswap

Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! If you want to find out more about Stacking The Shelves, please visit the official launch page! Stacking The Shelves now has a new host and check out that new image!!

Paperbackswap

The Divine Nine by Lawrence Ross JR This is my second copy of this book. I once had this in college and let a cousin who was pledging borrow it, never got it back. Le Sigh.  

Dollar Tree

Fading Amber by Jaime Reed, Of course, this turned out to be the third book in a series. This truly was a cover buy due to the girls' eyes glowing.

Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward. I was not aware this was a second book, I just know people have been raving about this and I wanted to read it as well.

Allegiance of Honor Nalini Singh. I know this is 15 books in. However, I grab whatever I see from her. Plus it's a hardcover brand new for $1. You can't beat that.

And there you have it, next weeks' haul will be the ebooks, and since I get a whole ton for free you know there's a massive selection, What'd you get in your haul this week?? Share in the comments down below and I'll see you next week.

Happy Reading & Haulin' my loves

Can't Wait Wednesdays (5) Kingdom Of Exiles by Maxym Martineau #KingdomOfExiles #NetGalley

Originally hosted by: Jill over at Breaking The Spines.  However, the Breaking The Spines blog is no longer hosting the prompt, there is a new one called Can't Wait Wednesdays hosted by Wishful Endings. Same premise of sharing books we can't wait to get our hands on. This is a weekly book lust prompt, asking for us to share our absolute can't wait to get our hands on a copy books. Swing on over to find out how to participate and to see what others are sharing. 

Adult Fiction/ Romance / Erotica

Kingdom of Exiles (The Beast Chamber 1) by Maxym M Martineau

Assassin’s Creed meets Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in this gripping, epic fantasy romance trilogy.

My heart wasn’t part of the deal when I bargained for my life, but assassins so rarely keep their word.

Exiled Charmer Leena Edenfrell is running out of time. Empty pockets forced her to sell her beloved magical beasts—an offense punishable by death—and now there’s a price on her head. With the realm’s most talented murderer-for-hire nipping at her heels, Leena makes Noc an offer he can’t refuse: powerful mythical creatures in exchange for her life.

Plagued by a curse that kills everyone he loves, Noc agrees to Leena’s terms in hopes of finding a cure. Never mind that the dark magic binding the assassin’s oath will eventually force him to choose between Leena’s continued survival…and his own. In a game of trust and half-lies, only one thing can be certain: traps capture more than beasts and ensnared hearts are impossible to untangle

Due Date: June 25th
Print: ebook, Trade paperback
Pages: 400
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Status:  In The Basket (before checkout)
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Why I'm Excited:
Because there are assassins, forbidden love, curses and magical beasts. Sign me up. Plus just look at this cover, I'm looking forward to having a copy on my shelves.

Are you getting any of these?? What's on your book lust list?? Share in the comments down below!!

Happy Lusting

Book #Review: Right Kind of Wrong (Finding Fate 3) by Chelsea Fine . @ChelseaFine . @GrandCentralPub

Book Title: Right Kind Of Wrong (Finding Fate 3)
Author: Chelsea Fine |Website| Twitter| Facebook|
Publisher: Forever Grand Publishing

Genre: New Adult Romance, Romance
Series/Standalone: Book 3
Format: Trade Paperback, Ebook

Cost: $3.99

Pages: 320

How I got it: Purchased

Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | IndieBound
Publication Date: March 3, 2015
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Synopsis:

"Tangled with friendship, history and heartbreak - not to mention a huge dose of humor - Chelsea Fine's New Adult novel is not to be missed! Beyond an incredibly HOT read, Pixie and Levi's longing for each other will have you rooting for them till the very end." --- Jay Crownover, New York Times bestselling author of Rule

"Chelsea Fine's style is witty, visceral and fresh. All I wanted to do was crawl inside this book and live with the characters. " ---Chelsea M. Cameron, New York Times bestselling author

Sometimes wrong can feel oh so right . . .

Jenna Lacombe needs complete control, whether it's in the streets . . . or between the sheets. So when she sets out on a solo road trip to visit her family in New Orleans, she's beyond annoyed that the infuriatingly sexy Jack Oliver wants to hitch a ride with her. Ever since they shared a wild night together last year, he's been trying to strip away her defenses one by one. He claims he's just coming along to keep her safe-but what's not safe for her is prolonged exposure to the tattooed hottie.

Jack can't get Jenna out from under his skin. She makes him feel alive again after his old life nearly destroyed him-and losing her is not an option. Now Jack's troubles are catching up to him, and he's forced to return to his hometown in Louisiana. But when his secrets put them both in harm's way, Jenna will have to figure out how far she's willing to let love in . . . and how much she already has.

Finally!! I took forever to read this one and I have loved the series since the first one. I can't wait until she writes a spin-off about Ellen because Aunt Ellen is awesome and deserves a second chance. She drops wisdom on the girls which allows them to see what happens when you take certain paths and I'm here for it.

In this one it's another companion novel about Pixie's roommate and best friend Jenna who doesn't believe a woman needs romantic love; this stems from her past and what she's seen happen to the women in her family. In defiance of what happened to them, she's created the perfect plan, she's decided her future won't include a man in it because they can derail a woman's dreams. While I understand where she's coming from she's not thinking about what happens when the men who love you leave without a choice, they die in some way and still your life is changed but she's only worried about them leaving by choice. She can see that her friends have found men who won't leave but she refuses to believe that can be the same for her.

Jack's family life was batshyt crazy. Being from a small town, there isn't much of a choice about what he's going to do and become. Yet given the chance, he runs away to better himself after doing his best to make sure his family would be ok. While he's gone the past returns to undo everything he's sacrificed for and his brother is left with a price on his head. Can Jack figure out what is going on before someone collects on his brother?? How will this impact his relationship with Jenna??

Jenna's Grandmother is having her annual she's dying moments and Jenna's not happy to have to travel back home due to the old woman's manipulations. Even though she won't say it, this is a great way for her to come home and see the family without feeling guilty about the money she has to spend.

They have a road trip that brings them closer and opens her eyes to who Jack is more than before but because she's not willing to have him in her life she doesn't notice the strain he's under until a big fight happens. I loved that Jack was emotionally stronger of the two. He saw in her what he wanted and even though it hurt he never pushed her into what he wanted because really he wanted her to be happy.  On the way there she and Jack spend time together trying to get past that moment last winter when their relationship changed. Jenna's got a life plan and Jack's not in it. Except for everytime, she thinks about leaving him behind she panics.

I'm not sure I could have dealt with his family issues as calmly as Jenna did, I probably would have had to take some time but this is how we knew she cared more than she was willing to admit. Realizing that Jack was more complex than she gave him credit for opened Jenna's eyes to the fact that she did have love in her life even if it wasn't the romantic love she believed no one needs. Watching her and her family interact and her realizing just how good she had it made her such a great character to read. Their growth was awesome to read, while she doesn't abandon her plans for love, she finally realizes that the right people in your life enhance it. 

I loved their moments together especially when they got intimate. The push and pull of them wanting to be together and Jenna being the one too scared to dive right it made when she did make love to him that much sweeter.  Their love was beautiful and painful and those last few chapters?? Whew it made my heart hurt.

A good conclusion to the friends' stories, I am however hoping for a story on Ellen who helps others realize their potential and is hurting because she came to the conclusion too late.

 

 ★★★★☆

Books In Seris

• Best Kind of Broken (Finding Fate 1)
• Perfect Kind of Trouble (Finding Fate 2)

Happy Reading my loves, 

Stacking The Shelves (2019): #11 Random Mix of Things

Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! If you want to find out more about Stacking The Shelves, please visit the official launch page! Stacking The Shelves now has a new host and check out that new image!!

Hi my loves,  I went to Target and snagged a few books. Then I ordered a few on Amazon. Then I got a code for a sale on Bookoutlet, then I decided to grab a few with credits I had on paperbackswap. Before I knew it a few dozen books were on their way to me. Here's what I got so far:

Target

 With The Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevado. I hadn't realized this was coming out because I have been trying to stay away from the news for books otherwise I will order them all.

Queenie Candice Carty-Williams. I picked this up after reading about it on twitter, simply because the main character is Jamaican. That's all I need to know.

The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory. I picked this up at Target when it first came out and forgot to haul it. I read and liked The Wedding Date (click for my review) and wanted to see how she followed it up. These are companion books and it's not necessary to read in order, but there is another coming in

Amazon

Captivated by Love Brenda Jackson. this is the fourth and final book in the Granger series. and I'm hoping to wrap up the series soon.

Bookoutlet Sale:

Because I'm going to be doing a Jennifer July Challenge again this year I decided to snag a few more of her books for my shelves:

Jennifer L Armentrout:

 Moonlight Sins luckily this is the first of a series.

The Darkest Star also a fist in a series but I believe this is a spin-off of the Lux series which I own and need to read. 

Night World (Book 1) which is supposed to be really Secret Vampire but they did a title change for this special cover. And because I've purchased all the others for this collection, I snagged this gorgeous cover of Night World by L.J. Smith. yes I know I own the original covers which I love but these are too beautiful not to get as well. 

Paperbackswap

I grabbed a few more books for the (really overstuffed shelf) Heather Graham shelf since I now had 17 credits to burn. Here are the ones that got here already:

Dead On The Dance Floor 

Queen of the Hearts

Brenda Jackson: As y'all know I'm always collecting her works

Hidden Pleasures

Star of His Heart which turns out to be the first in a new series, maybe I'll read this next.

Intimate Seduction

Hot Westmoreland Nights this is already read so it's going on my read shelf.

Donna Hill: I'm starting to pick up more of her titles I love her works in all the anthologies I have so I decided I need to read more of her works. 

Mistletoe Baby is perfect for the holiday reading lists. 

Yeah I know I should probably stop while I'm ahead, but I'll never quit.  I have a few more books to share. What'd you get in your haul this week?? Share in the comments down below and I'll see you next week.  

Happy Reading & Haulin' my loves

Can't Wait Wednesdays (4): Shadow Warrior by Christine Feehan

Originally hosted by: Jill over at Breaking The Spines.  However, the Breaking The Spines blog is no longer hosting the prompt, there is a new one called Can't Wait Wednesdays hosted by Wishful Endings. Same premise of sharing books we can't wait to get our hands on. This is a weekly book lust prompt, asking for us to share our absolute can't wait to get our hands on a copy books. Swing on over to find out how to participate and to see what others are sharing. 

Adult Fiction/ Romance / Erotica

Shadow Warrior (Shadow 4) 

Danger inspires fierce passion when a serial killer threatens Chicago’s Ferraro crime family in this novel in Christine Feehan’s New York Times bestselling series.
Vittorio Ferraro is a man whose family loyalty knows no bounds. He would die for his siblings and the people they love, but what he really wants is to start a family of his own. Deep down, Vittorio has always known finding a woman who could ride shadows would be nearly impossible—let alone one who could accept his particular needs—and he never expected to find her in the middle of a kidnapping.…

Grace Murphy has always been drawn to Vittorio Ferraro—or at least to the billionaire’s public bad-boy persona. Now that she’s under his protection and the sole focus of his intense caring, she can’t help wanting to get as close to him as possible. But Grace knows her presence is putting the entire Ferraro family in danger. Her monster of a brother will never let her go, but Vittorio has no intention of losing the woman whose shadow matches his own.

Due Date: June 4th, 2019

Print: Mass Market, ebook, Trade paperback

Pages: 432

Publisher: Berkley
Status: Pre-ordered
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Why I'm Excited:
I've been reading this mafia family series since the first book came out and I'm seriously in love. Very erotic with a paranormal twist I haven't seen before I am hooked. I can't wait until their sister gets her own story because I just know it's going to be explosive. As each brother gets their own book the world they live in expands and we learn more about the different crime families and I can't wait to see what happens in this one.

Have you read any of the Shadow books?? Anything from Christine?? What's on your book lust list?? Share in the comments down below!!

Happy Lusting

YA Book #Review: Rogue (Croak 3) by Gina Damico .@ginadamico

Book Title: Rogue (Croak 3)
Author:  Gina Damico |Website| Twitter| Facebook| Instagram

Publisher:  Graphia
Genre: Young Adult Paranormal, Mature YA
Series/Standalone: Book 3
Format: ebook, Trade Paperback

Cost: $9.99

Pages: 326

How I got it: Purchased 

Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Publisher
Publication Date: Sept 10, 2013
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Synopsis:

Lex is a teenage Grim Reaper with the power to Damn souls, and it’s getting out of control. She’s a fugitive, on the run from the maniacal new mayor of Croak and the townspeople who want to see her pay the price for her misdeeds. Uncle Mort rounds up the Junior Grims to flee Croak once again, but this time they’re joined by Grotton, the most powerful Grim of all time. Their new mission is clear: Fix his mistakes, or the Afterlife will cease to exist, along with all the souls in it.

The gang heads for Necropolis, the labyrinth-like capital city of the Grimsphere. There, they discover that the Grimsphere needs a reboot. To do that, the portals to the Afterlife must be destroyed…but even that may not be enough to fix the damage. Things go from bad to worse, and when at last the fate of the Afterlife and all the souls of the Damned hang in the balance, it falls to Lex and her friends to make one final, impossible choice.

Once again let's start with the amaze-balls covers, when they are all lined up together they are so pretty!!!  This has taken me several years to finish as I have placed it on like every TBR pile through the years. It's not because it wasn't engaging it's because I didn't want it to end and as much as I love it and can go back and re-read; there's nothing like reading the ending and finding the twists for the first time. I procrastinated reading this because I didn't want the series to end, I didn't want to let go of the amazing characters and I was scared she wouldn't do it justice. Man I'm an idiot!!

I have loved this group of ragtag Grim Reapers from the first and didn't want to part with them. Lex has been one of my favorite characters to read in a long time. As I have said a few times before she reminded me of Toilet seat Girl in Dead Like Me.

Lex is an angry sixteen-year-old, unfortunately, she has plenty of reason to be, so much has gone down since she came to Croak and it all seems to be going from bad to worse. In the last book, we were left with some heartbreaking news and given the choices she has to make I can understand why she's still so angry. Betrayed, angry, heartbroken Lex is on the run and keeping secrets. Her town of Croak was damaged when they went to war and now the Juniors and Uncle Mort are on the run trying to right the wrong done generations ago. While trying to stay one step ahead of the mob hellbent on making them pay for their transgressions.

Running, Crashing and Reaping as they go the Juniors are doing their best to undo the damage being done to the Grimsphere. Except they don't have the help they should because their enemies are moving faster than they are and have better PR. This is the book that holds the most amount of adventure, growth, and development for the Juniors. They each get their moment to shine and show that even with Lex as their leader they are fearless as well. They back her plans and she and Uncle Mort begin to rebuild their relationship. Even as they face the dangers of their mission they wouldn't be them without Fergus cracking a joke or Pip being dramatic. There are some sweet reunion moments for Lex and heartbreaking goodbyes as well.

I will say I started to cry when we go to the last few chapters as betrayals happened to the team, as each member began to step up and make a difference for the ultimate mission. As their enemies get savior and take the fight to another level, Lex, Uncle Mort, and the Juniors try to find a way to bring the townspeople around to their side.  As the battles continue, there are prices to pay and so many paid them, each taking a piece of Lex as it happened. Knowing that the Afterlife is in danger if they don't win the team keeps going even with the loses. New powers come into play, old enemies come back to *surprisingly* help when they realize they too will lose if the Grimsphere doesn't get the help it needs.

This is the darkest the books have gotten. And it's been the best adventure as well. I didn't see the ending coming and sobbed when I realized how far each town had to go to help right the wrongs. When you realize this is bigger than Lex and her quest for vengeance. When we learn all about Uncle Mort's past & some seriously surprising secrets about the history of Croak and the Grimsphere.  When the end comes it's bittersweet, heartbreaking and at the same time so perfect. When the Last does their job and then lays down their Scythe?? I just fell apart.

A fantastic end to a great series. I highly recommend it my loves, be ready for an adventure, for young love, for a great found family and be prepared for the loses that come with war.

 ★★★★★

Books In Series

• Croak (Book 1)
• Scorch (Book 2) 

RECOMMENDATIONS

• Shows: Dead Like Me 
• Books: (Adult Grim Reaper) First Grave on the Right;  Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones
• Song: Don't Fear the Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult

Happy Reaping Reading my loves, 

June 2019 To Be Read:

Welcome back to another round of goals for June 2019. This month I'm going with a theme since summer officially starts in June I want to read all the summer books. All the fun lighthearted reads for summer especially the romances. I'm also going to read the books with Summer in the title.

My goal this year is 150  books, if I break that down it comes out to 13 books per month, with 3 to 4  books a week. Totally doable in my books, so as the proverb says, you can eat an elephant one bite at a time, so here are my first few bites:

Read So Far This Year: 

TBR Pile 150

TBR Balance: 94
Monthly Goal: 13

Summer Reading Lists:

I'm talking all the books on my shelves with the title "Summer" in there:

• How to Ruin a Summer Vacation by Simone Elkeles
• The Summer I Found You by Jolene Perry
• Suddenly Last Summer by Sarah Morgan
• Secrets of the Lost Summer Carla Neggers
• Blazing Midsummer Nights by Leslie Kelly
• Big Sky Summer Linda Lael Miller
• Summer Days Susan Mallery
• Endless Summer Nights Anthology with Donna Hill, Grace Octavia Delaney Diamond
• Last Summer with Maizon Jacqueline Woodson
• Ferocity Summer by Alissa Grosso

I also want to read books that are considered summer reads from my shelves. Books that take place during the summer, books that are always listed on summer reading lists on goodreads, especially mermaid books. (I physically own all of these, so these will count to my Read My Shelves goal for 2019)

Sarah Dessen Catalog (I Own these):

1. Along For the Ride
2. Keeping THe Moon
3. Someone Like You 
4. The Truth About Forever
5. Dreamland
6. Just Listen

Random titles:

• Excuse my fins by Tera Lynn Childs
• Since You've Been Gone Morgan Matson
• Nantucket Red by Leila Howland
• Beautiful Day Elin Hilderbrand
• Three Sisters (Blackberry Island 2) Susan Mallery
• This is What Happy Looks Like Jennifer Smith * If I don't get to this for June I'll add it into Jennifer July*
• Waiting For You Susanne Colasanti

Nora Roberts:

1. Whiskey Beach
2. Rising Tides
3. Inner Harbor
4. Chesapeake Blue
5. Homeport 
6. Seaswept

Books I'll Borrow: These are titles I need to read to be able to read the books I actually own, due to them being the second or third in a series))

• Nantucket Blue
• Barefoot Season (Blackberry Island 1) by Susan Mallery

Book Club Book: (This month I'm skipping this one since it's not a title I own, however, I'm listing it so I know what the book was for this month at the end of the year).

• The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde

Non-Summer Reads (not necessarily on theme, but I want to get read anyway)

Nora Roberts:

• Northern Lights
• Hot Rocks
• Tribute
• High Noon
• Honest Illusions
• Public Secrets 

These are some of her standalone titles and I want to clean up that shelf, because I may have ordered more of her books from paperbackswap, and of course, in July the big annual library book sale is going to happen so I need space on this shelf.

What are you going to be reading my loves?? Share in the comments down below if you have read any of these and as always

Happy Reading

Stacking The Shelves (2019) #10: Pre-orders & Paperbackswap

Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks! If you want to find out more about Stacking The Shelves, please visit the official launch page! Stacking The Shelves now has a new host and check out that new image!!

Hi my loves,

Last weeks' haul I let you know we still have a ways to go because in April and May I really made up for the lack of book buying from Jan to end of March. I managed to find some great books all over for cheap and also snag a few pre-orders. I'm also sharing a few pre-orders from the beginning of the year that I forgot to share before.  So let's get haulin'

Pre-Orders

Really pre-orders have to be one of the best ways to get your books. I love doing this because many authors have fun and awesome gifts for the preorder gang and I love getting free stuff. Also, it's the best way to simplify my life, I just order it ahead of time and it shows up and I never miss my favorite authors' works.

March:

A Blade So Black by L. L McKinney. Heard so many great things and apparently, it's going to be a series so, yes to more good books?!!!

May

Rebel by Beverly Jenkins.  I've already shared that I couldn't wait for this one to come out. Of course, I pre-ordered, no way was I waiting to get to the store.

Paperbackswap

Desert Exile: The Uprooting of a Japanese American Family by Yoshiko Uchida.  Because history is repeating itself and I want to be better informed about what happened.  

Sacred Smoke  Harvest McCambell. I wanted to learn more about smudging and this was one of the books I saw a lot. 

The Mommy Myth Susan Douglas. This was one of my books to read in college for my women's studies degree, it wasn't required but recommended and I really wanted to dive into it.  

Eve of Destruction (Marked 2) Sylvia Day.  This is the last of the books in the series and now I can read the whole series. 

Love Becomes Her (Pause For Men 1) Donna Hill. Because it's Donna and I need more awesome romance. 

The Search Nora Roberts (Read)  I absolutely love Nora's writing and I read this and now I need to have it on the shelves. 

Kill Me Again (Secrets of Shadow Falls 2) Maggie Shayne. I'm collecting her works because I love her and need them all. 

Wired ( Buchanan/FBI 13) Julie Garwood. I have loved this series for a while and I need to catch up and get the whole stack on my shelves.  

Seduced by Fire (Submissive 4) Tara Sue Me (Read). I am reading the series and I'm so glad to grab this for my collection. 

I still have so many more to share.  I have been able to get some good titles for my shelves. What'd you get in your haul this week?? Share in the comments down below and I'll see you next week.

Happy Reading & Haulin' my loves