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Shout Out To My Ex by Sandy Barker (Ever After Agency #2)

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Elle is a fashion designer, who puts all of her energy into her work. She still isn't over Leo, her first love who mysteriously fell off the face of the Earth. Her sister (and business partner) secretly contacts the dating agency, in hopes that they find him, and that Elle and him will have a second chance. Well they find him, he goes by a different name and is a celebrated shoe designer. And a completely different person, than the guy she was in love with. Their first meet doesn't go well and it's only downhill from there on. They cross paths all of the time, and the more they do, the more she starts to notice the glimpses of the guy she used to love. It's a very funny enemies-to-lovers romance, set in the most beautiful city. :) ❤ ❤ ❤ book info series Ever After Agency #2 Published February 14th, 2024 number of pages 370 GoodReads Amazon happy reading, anie

A Fresh Start At Wagging Tails Dogs' Home by Sarah Hope

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Sally works in the shelter as a dog trainer. She loves her job and the people she works with. But her love life could use some help. She doesn't give anyone a chance, because she is still pining for a guy she broke up with years ago. He is the one she compares all of the others to and no matter what she does, can't get over him. Then he shows up in the same town. It's a lovely story, focused on the shelter and the trouble that it brings, with a side of romance. I light and fast read! ❤ ❤ ❤ book info Published March 20, 2024 number of pages 292 series The Wagging Tails DOgs' Home #3 GoodReads Amazon happy reading, anie

Invocation by Aileen Erin (Days of Iron and Clay, #1) [booktour]

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Samantha is trying very hard to be a normal teenager, but it's a hard thing to do for someone who is part demon part human. Dealing with demonic activities always put her in a mental hospital, so she tried very hard to stay away from it all, but when she heard the scream for help from the apartment downstairs she couldn't  stay away.  Skip to a few years later, when she is employed in the supernatural community to deal with demon activities, she runs into the cute guy again, but he is the one who needs help now. It's the first book in what I'm sure will be one hell of a series, of a part demon, a part human girl, fighting against demon invasion and trying not to get found by her father.  Samantha grows much in the book and becomes stronger by the end. However my favorite part was the paranormal aspect of it, the demons, the portals, it's so cool! :) I took the book with me everywhere and read it from start to finish in a few days. I couldn't stop reading, the in

Make Believe Proposal by Vivi Holt

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Roland is a billionaire businessman and a single father of two little girls. June is a live-in nanny. They have been working together for a long time and have become good friends. Her ex-boyfriend announced a proposal a very short time after their breakup and she is devastated. To help her save face, Roland proposes to her, in front of the ex and his kids. The proposal even though is fake, opened the door to a lot of feelings that they both kept hidden. But dating a boss is a tricky thing, especially when the kids are involved. I like the story a lot, but I wish that the characters had more chemistry. ❤ ❤ ❤ book info Published November 28, 2023 GoodReads Amazon happy reading, anie

At Her Service by Amy Spalding

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Max is stuck, in her career and her love life. She knows what she wants, but doesn't have the self-confidence to go for it and is getting tired of it. When her influencer roommate offers her to try a new app for free. The app can potentially change her entire life, so she goes for it. But there is a catch, she needs to lay it out and document every little step. It's a story of discovering who you are and having the guts to go for it, with a love story in between. I like the storyline but had a hard time connecting to Max. ❤ ❤ ❤ book info series Out in Hollywood #2 Published February 13th, 2024 number of pages 248 GoodReads Amazon happy reading, anie

Ex in The City by Portia MacIntosh

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A decade ago she was a music journalist, traveling with rock bands. Now she lives a life of luxury, with a hot husband and two stepsons. Her life is perfect on the surface but is quickly falling apart in reality. She knows she needs a change, but has not taken a final step to do so. That all changes when she gets a surprise visit by her ex. It's her second chance at love and getting her life back on track again. It is a lovely story about personal growth and love, but I had a hard time getting into it. ❤ ❤ ❤ book info Published February 27th, 2024 number of pages 274 GoodReads Amazon happy reading, anie

Gator Queen by Tara Lush

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Maggie is a gator hunter in Florida. She used to work in Boston Zoo, after her father died she came back to take over the family business and look after her twin Vera. They decide to run their own business and help each other along the way, Maggie will catch alligators and Very is about to open a romance book store. When their biggest competitor and known enemy ends up dead, shot with a bullet from Vera's gun, she becomes the number one suspect. Maggie is not the one to stay still. She suspects Vera's creepy boyfriend has something to do with it and decides to investigate it on her own. Luckily their newest tenant is a criminology professor, there to write a book about serial killers. They team up and investigate under the pretense of dating. Their investigation of the way they spend a lot of time together and fake starts to feel very real. It's such a fun book, I had a blast reading it. The mystery is full of twists and turns, so it kept me guessing till the end and the r

The Island of Dreams by Helen McGinn

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Martha is the youngest daughter, coming home for her sister's wedding. She doesn't like her fiance one bit but decides not to say anything. Then he hits on her and tries to convince her sister that it was all her. The wedding gets canceled and they turn it into a big party instead. Her sister convinces her to go on what was supposed to be her honeymoon alone, as a chance to do something new and get out of the rut she has been in ever since she canceled her wedding years before. The trip doesn't start all that well at first, but soon the Greek island starts to work its magic on her, and she falls for it and the single father living there. The life there is much different from what she has been living and the change doesn't feel so bad at all. She has her freedom, has fun, and learns to enjoy her life again. It's a lovely story of getting a fresh start and learning to live again. I liked the story, but for some reason couldn't get into it. ❤ ❤ ❤ book info Publishe

The Fallback by Eleanor Goyner

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They have been best friends since college. She came to town to work in the lab and she needed a place to stay. He needed a roommate fast. The first time they met, they instantly clicked together and have been best friends and secretly in love with each other since then. He has a very unrealistic view of dating and is always with someone, but it never works out. She gave up on dating altogether. Then he comes up with a crazy idea. They both have to make an effort to date and if they don't find anyone by the time of the Christmas office party, they will get a family together. The change shakes up their relationship at its core. The more they look around the more obvious it becomes that what they are looking at is at their noses. But the path from best friends to HEA is anything but straightforward. I liked the characters, the storyline (it's one of my favorite tropes), and the ending... but I had the hardest time connecting to the writing. ❤ ❤ ❤ book info Published April 11, 2024

Books of January [2024]

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The start of the year is such an exciting time. All of the magic of the holiday time dies down, and there is a place to take a breath of fresh air, slow down, and rethink goals, and wants for the new year. I've been doing a lot of thinking this month about what I want for the future and looking back to see where I came from. How do you feel about the new year? In January I read 8 books. The year started out strong with The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake. I'm probably the last person to read this, but who cares. :) It's so different from the book I usually like. It has this moody dark academic atmosphere, that I got totally hooked on. I don't think I've ever read anything like it. The storyline is hidden behind the dialog and character building and it's just so good. I left the book with more unanswered questions than I started it with, so I'm looking forward to reading the next one. :) I've read three romance books. The Neighbor Wager by Crystal Kaswell, an e

Werecats Emergent by Mark J. Engels

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Pawly is just a normal teenager, thinking about going to college and playing ice hockey, until one night, when her brother is in trouble, she transforms into something totally different. She discovered that she inherited a family curse. Under duress, she transforms into a werecat.   The story is told from two POVs,  Pawly, as she discovers her powers and deals with everything that comes with them, good and bad, and Ritzy, her uncle, whose story reads more like a thriller. The world created as a whole is well-developed and full of details, that make it more real as you read the story. There are historical tidbits about the werecats interwoven that make the story come alive. The setting just jumps from the pages, and the whole Werecats lore is very well written and established. There are betrayals, family drama, tension at every turn and enough action to keep you glued to the pages. I really liked the story, but it's a very complex one, so I was often confused about what was going on