New Adult

There are many emotions and triggers in this book and readers should read those prior to reading. Ms. Savage has a steady arc and enough drama to keep readers glued until the end. A story of perfect strangers who have experienced their fair share of pain and heartache, Hind each other, and understand each other like no one ever has. Sex, drugs, rock and roll and God all play a major role in “Cruzan.” gorgeous, and is known as the campus’ local MMA Highting star –and a player when it comes to the ladies. He’s her project ‘subject’, and she’s been ordered to reveal his secrets, no matter who it hurts in the process. When chemistry sparks between them, things get dicey. Will her conscience win out, or will her secrets destroy a fresh friendship and crush earned trust?

Fringe (aka Susie) decides to accompany her friend Mackie to a concert on Friday night. She’s not been out and about in quite some time. Her agoraphobia has kept her lying low on her family farm. Playing guitar has been her only form of therapy. Her friend Mackie has been there for her and helped her put the pieces together of a traumatic upbringing. Mackie has shown romantic interest but Fringe has always been true and loyal to her but only as a friend. While front row at the concert Fringe catches the eye of the lead singer, who also happens to be Mackie’s next-door neighbor. When Mackie pulls strings to get backstage after the concert, she introduces Fringe to Cruz. A whirlwind romance ensues along with many deceptions. A plan is set in action; can Amber survive yet another traumatic experience?

“Cruzan” is a love at Hirst sight drama! The meeting of the handsome rock star and the quiet fan kicks off the story of two battered souls who Hind solace in each other. The quickness of the relationship may not seem realistic to readers. The band’s stardom and the connection of friends and neighbors pulls in many supporting characters.

*Trigger warning – includes scenes/mentions of drug and alcohol abuse, child sexual abuse, LGBT relationships, abortion, gambling addiction, and the foster system*

Viola Robbins

Shadows

Laramie Briscoe

“Shadows” is an engaging plot bursting with compassion and strength while hiding many secrets. The protagonists share their college in common, and some difHicult life situations. The encounter in which they meet leading to the gym trainings is a great springboard for their relationship development, leading to sizzling chemistry. The supporting characters display loyalty and security. Isabella is driven and motivated to her success, even though she seems somewhat immature in certain circumstances. Shadows has had a hard life, and readers may appreciate more back story of his upbringing and family dynamics, also more about his sister who he leans on often. Here’s hoping “Shadows” is the Hirst of more to come from the gang at the gym, and the crew who work at Secrets. A great read to curl up with!

Viola Robbins

Isabella is the only family member to ever attend college. Her scholarship is the only way she’s made it this far. She’s set to graduate in few months, and her mentor and professor, a notorious investigative reporter whom she’s known for years gives her a Hinal assignment that is outrageous, and her entire grade hinges on it. If she doesn’t deliver, she risks not graduating. Shadows is the mysterious man on campus. He’s

HISTORICAL: Draumaborgin –

The City of Dreams illustrates the sad irony of its transformation to a bleak, gritty, barely operating city enduring the power struggles and legacy curse of their own doing. Thomas Meade, hunter, assassin, and father, does his job as a human weapon when dispatched by the Patent Master to eliminate inventors who Hile patents to destabilize the pitiful urban order, and this latest device is so powerful that bodies are piling up. The plot mushrooms into an evolving story of a city with a foundation of grimness covered with foul air, populated with low-class bars that reek of urine and alcohol, and the horriHic stench of unwashed bodies Highting to exist. Will Meade be able to Hind the creator of the device and Higure out who’s killing people before it’s too late?

“The Device Hunter” is an expertly crafted tale that operates like a game of Gin Rummy. Ms. Dodge deals an initial hand, and readers continue to select cards from each chapter while racing to the end. Readers will despise this mercenary, though he is an interesting character. No one possesses a heart of Hlint like

Meade, until one realizes that it is his armor for survival, causing reader’s to realize their compassion for him. Fans of speculative, dystopian Hiction will appreciate the vivid worldbuilding and expressive dialogue that opens all the senses. The short, rapid-Hire chapters are perfectly balanced to allow the reader to digest the dregs before delving into each subsequent stage. This compelling story will demand the reader continue to the unexpected, yet perfect, conclusion. A distinctively creative story!

Simone Dober able to keep her loved ones safe and get the distance from her family that she craves? Or will she be brought back into the fold and lose everything she has built?

Ellis Summers has a knack for writing suspense. There is an array of interesting characters, and the way they’re written makes them feel real. There are some aspects that needed a little more description but ultimately don’t take away from the thrill that this book has throughout. Readers will Hind themselves rooting for Amazing to get her happy ever after, and for the story to work out in her favor. This is a good addition to the Grant series, and if this is the Hirst book being read, it’ll entice readers to go back and check out the Hirst two books. A title that deHinitely deserves to be added to the to-be-read list, and one that will keep readers entertained as spring slowly creeps in. Download this now, for a thrilling ride from beginning to end!

Lynn-Alexandria McKendrick

Granted (The Grant Series Book 3)

Ellis Summers

Amazing Grant has an interesting family history, one that she tries to keep her distance from. Engaged and running her own business, she wants to focus on getting on with her life without –any involvement from her family. Sadly, the family has other ideas, and Amazing Hinds herself in Paris and worried about the safety of her Hiancé . She is facing a Hight from all sides, and a book she has kept hidden for years becomes the center of the story. Will she be

Lost Girls of Kato

Quinn Avery

Sterling Pruitt is a 32-year-old woman who seems to be having strange dreams about a young girl she never met. Once she moves from Los Angeles to a small city in Minnesota called Kato, she soon realizes moving to this small town was no coincidence. When she moves into a Hixer upper, she is introduced to Theo who is interesting to her, even though he is older than her. As soon as Sterling and Theo meet, they have this connection that Sterling can’t seem to place. However, when Sterling moves to Kato, her dreams seem to intensify, leading her into an adventure she was least expecting.

“Lost Girls of Kato” is written from two people’s points of view – a young girl and an older woman. Quinn Avery connects the book together by diving into two stories, showing the readers each side of how the person’s life ties together with the other. The young girls back story, shows the readers the purpose of Sterling. Without the young girl, there would be no Sterling. Sterling is the main purpose of the young girl in reason because she helps the police piece together a cold case which helps people of Kato move on. The author gives the readers a sense of hope with this story. In this action and supernatural adventure, the reader is shown a different side of life; a life that if one believes – can help give a person a second chance at a life they always wanted… A life that in the past, may have been taken too early from them.

Stephanie Bell