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Synopsis

When the definition of love becomes skewed, who will pay the price?

Sarah Bradley is the type of woman other women envy.

Accomplished. Free-spirited. Fun loving.

Befriended by all.

But what if her best qualities were the very things that lead into her worse nightmare?

While partying with friends, her world opens to future possibilities.

Future dreams. A future named Jackson.

Jackson Ember is the guy every woman wished was by her side.

Mesmerizing gaze. Easy on the eyes. Open minded.

A sense of humor with a warm heart.

When Jackson agrees to join his friend at a party, he never imagined he’d meet a woman like Sarah.

A woman he hopes to become better acquainted with.

But Jackson isn’t the only person fascinated with Sarah.

A gravitational pull.

A soul quenching desire.

A distorted devotion aiming to ruin it all.

 

 

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About the Author

Persephone was born and raised in Florida, but has always dreamed of living somewhere with mountains and forests. After years of working in a corporate job, she switched careers and finally had the time to dive into her writing. More than a year later and she started the journey to publishing.

In her downtime, Persephone enjoys time with her wife, daughter, and their fur-babies. She is a lover of chai and matcha and all things vegan. A lover of cooking, but not cleaning. And her happiness is time spent outdoors.

 

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My Review…

This is the first book by this author and it made me smolder!

This story has all the hallmarks of a good romantic thriller, it’s got the heat, the heart, mystery and thrilling action!

This is the story of Sarah and Jackson.

Sarah is boho chic! She is happy with her world of friends. She thinks her world is fulfilled and then she meets Jackson and realizes that her soul is calling out to him. When her world start to crumble and she feels vulnerable and scared she relies on both her best friends and Jackson to help her through.

Jackson is a true swoony hero, he is what every alpha should be.  He is there when Sarah needs him and knows when to step back and let her shine on her own.

This story has a mystery that kept me guessing until the very end!  The hints and innuendos that Ms. Autumn relayed throughout the story had me thinking it’s this character or nope, no, it’s this character! So, so good!

I can’t wait to see what she comes out with next!!

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A shattered family, broken hearts, and healing love.

Finding Him, an all-new standalone in the Covet duet by New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken is LIVE!

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Coming out of a coma was one hell of a wake-up call. While I was in the dark, my estranged twin brother, Bridge, had replaced me in the company I owned and swept up my fiancée in the takeover. With my ruthless reputation, can I blame them for falling in love? I have to look long and hard at where I’ve been and where I’m headed. Alone time? The universe has other plans.

Our family’s secluded Vermont cabin comes with a gorgeous—if at first unwelcoming—surprise. She’s renter Keaton Westbrook, a social media superstar struggling with her own private grief. As a winter storm bears down, we’ve found something to keep us warm—an intimacy neither of us expected and both of us need.

After we say goodbye, what happens then? Keaton and I are longing to reconcile with our painful pasts. I can’t bear to do it without her. Is it too much to ask of fate to give us a second chance at life and love?

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Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author of regency and contemporary romances. When she’s not writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting her next book while watching The Bachelor.

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My Review…

Covet Series

Oh my me.  This story, this duet of books is going to give you all the feels.

This is Julian’s story.  Waking up from a coma to find his whole world has changed.  To see and learn things so upheaving and mind-blowing that he is struggling to cope.

Now I will admit, I was a bit leery going into this story.  The first book in this series,  Stealing Her, had painted Julian in a twisted color.  He seemed arrogant and selfish and almost unredeemable.

But a true testament to the talent and magic of Ms. Van Dkyen’s writing and storytelling skills was this story, Finding Him. Because that is what this story is about.  Seeing and finding the real Julian.  And that’s what Keaton did, she found the man, the beautiful soul behind all the drama and negativity.

Keaton is suffering too, she has had one of the most tragic losses anyone can face. Unfortunately being in the spotlight the way she has been all her life can create a whole new set of problems on how to proceed with tragedy and loss.

I absolutely loved this story, I cried, I laughed and I also cheered hard for Julain! Bravo sir for standing up for what your heart wanted and for not taking just “enough” but for demanding it all!

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From New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle comes a seductive novel of riches, romance, and redemption.

Disavow, book three in the Dumont series, is live!

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In the Dumont fashion empire, no heir has a reputation as decadent, arrogant, and ruthless as that of Pascal Dumont. Every transgression, an indecent pleasure. Every woman, a conquest. And none is more challenging than his new personal assistant, Gabrielle Caron. She’s defiant, alluring, and a mystery Pascal can’t wait to solve.

A former family servant and daughter of the head maid, Gabrielle’s returned as suddenly as she left eight years ago. No longer an awkward teen, the ethereal young beauty has amassed a wealth of resolve. She’ll need it. In hire to the devilishly charming scion, she’s come back for one reason only. And she dare not whisper why.

But as the nights grow more intimate at the Dumont maison, Gabrielle realizes that the last man she believed in is the one man she can trust with her secrets. For Pascal, falling in love means more than his own redemption. It could mean saving Gabrielle’s very life as they confront a dark and scandalous past…together.

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Meet Karina:

Karina Halle is a former travel writer, music journalist & screenwriter, and The New York Times, Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling author of over 55 bestselling novels, ranging from horror and suspense to contemporary romance. She lives on an island off the coast of British Columbia with her husband, and her adopted pitbull Bruce, where she drinks a lot of wine, hikes a lot of trails and devours a lot of books.

Halle is represented by the Root Literary Agency and is both self-published and published by Simon & Schuster, Hachette & Montlake. Her work has been translated and published in 20 languages.

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My Review…

The Dumonts

What a finale! Ms. Hale saved the best for last.  The character you loved to hate in the previous stories in this series, Pascal, gets his moment to tell his story.

Pascal Dumont the villain, the hated Dumont.  He gets his chance at redemption in this story and Ms. Hale amazes me with her ability to take such a reviled character and bring him to heroism.

This story of Pascal and Gabrielle brings the Dumonts full circle.  Secrets are revealed, mysteries are solved and the devil is forced to pay his dues.

This was a beautifully written story, set in the beautiful country of France and Spain.  Ms. Hale has such a talent for bringing vision to her words.  You can see yourself on the cliffs of Mallorca to the historical beauty of Paris.

The love between Pascal and Gabrielle is hard-fought.  It was fragile and vulnerable until it needed to be strong. And it so was! Both Pascal and Gabrielle’s pasts were fraught with ugliness and scars but they fit each other perfectly.

If you are looking for a lush, beautiful story, get your hands on this.  In fact get your hands on the whole series.

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BAD LIAR (Reed Rivers Trilogy #1) by Lauren Rowe
Release Date: February 24th

Bad Liar, the first book in the highly anticipated Reed Rivers Trilogy is AVAILABLE NOW!!

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Blurb:
Swallowing lies has never felt so good.

Reed freaking Rivers. I wouldn’t trust a word out of the arrogant music mogul’s mouth if his gold-plated tongue were notarized. The Man with the Midas Touch would say anything to get me into his bed, and I know it. But that doesn’t mean I don’t want him to succeed.

Indeed, the moment I laid eyes on Reed while he was speaking at an on-campus event I’d crashed, my body physically ached to feel his golden fingers—and tongue—all over me. Unfortunately, though, I can’t give into my powerful craving to jump Reed’s cocky bones. Not until I’ve figured out my best strategy with him . . .

The truth is Reed has something I desperately want. Something my heart desires even more than my body craves one night of delicious fun with the yummiest man alive. Reed assumes he’s running this game of seduction. He thinks he’s a thirty-four-year-old big cat on the prowl, and I’m nothing but a blushing twenty-one-year old field mouse with stars in my eyes.

Yeah . . . no.

As Reed is about to find out, he’s not the only cat on the hunt in this game of cat-and-mouse . . . .

BAD LIAR is the first book of the standalone REED RIVERS TRILOGY. The full trilogy is BAD LIAR, BEAUTIFUL LIAR, and BELOVED LIAR, to be read in order.

 

 

About the Author:
USA Today and internationally bestselling author Lauren Rowe lives in San Diego, California, where, in addition to writing books, she performs with her dance/party band at events all over Southern California, writes songs, takes embarrassing snapshots of her ever-patient Boston terrier, Buster, spends time with her wonderful family, and narrates audiobooks.

Much to Lauren’s thrill, her books have been translated all over the world in multiple languages and hit multiple domestic and international bestseller lists. With enticing characters, enthralling situations and a general love of romantic fiction, Lauren has created a world of her own, full of wit and sensual desire.

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My Review…

Gah!!! What a smoking hot introduction to this new trilogy by the phenomenal author!

This is the first book in the Reed Rivers trilogy.

The chemistry between Georgina and Reed is like rocket fuel! So, so hawt!

I am so loving this deep dive into the character of Reed.  He has had a lot thrown at him throughout his life and it has built battle scars.  With the success of his music business he has developed even more walls around himself (and rightly so).

Georgina is hungry, she is fierce and she too has built walls around herself.  She is the perfect person for Reed.  I can’t wait to find out more about her in the upcoming books!

The dialogue between Reed and Georgina is whip-smart and so smexy!  This is a fun, fresh and fantastic story! I have yet to read anything by Lauren Rowe that hasn’t rocked me!

This is a totally stand-alone series but since I have read everything that Ms. Rowe has written, I loved seeing past characters making appearances! It was like a little reunion!

I am going to be waiting not so patiently for the next book in this series!  So well done!

 

 

ARROGANT PLAYBOY by Sloane Howell & Alex Wolf
Release Date: March 20th
Genre: Second chance/office romance

 

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Blurb:
Second chances require huge screw ups.

The last thing Donavan Collins expected to see when he walked in the office was Paisley Williams.
She was the only person to graduate ahead of him at Columbia. The one woman who could give it back better than he could dish it out.

She was also the biggest regret of his life. What he did to her was unforgivable.
Now, she’s back in Chicago, working at his firm.

When old feelings interfere, stakes get raised, and secrets are revealed…

Will they have a shot at making it the second time around? Or are they more doomed than the first?

 

 

 

 

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Sloane Howell lives in the Midwest United States and writes all kinds of stories. A former college baseball player turned author, when not reading or writing, he enjoys hanging out with his family, watching sports, traveling, and engaging his readers on social media. You can almost always catch him goofing off on Facebook or Twitter, and trying to convince Mrs. Howell that it is “work.”

 

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About Alex:
Alex hails from the Midwest and currently resides in Tampa with his awesome woman.

If you like filthy-mouthed, possessive alpha heroes and steamy romance, then he’s the author for you!

 

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A Thousand Letters, a standalone in Staci Hart’s Austen Series, is FREE for a limited time! A modern day retelling of Jane Austen’s Persuasion with all the heartfelt emotion and romance you could want?! Yes please! Grab your FREE copy today from your favorite retailer!

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Sometimes your life is split by a single decision.

I’ve spent every day of the last seven years regretting mine: he left, and I didn’t follow. A thousand letters went unanswered, my words like petals in the wind, spinning away into nothing, taking me with them.

But now he’s back.

I barely recognize the man he’s become, but I can still see a glimmer of the boy who asked me to be his forever, the boy I walked away from when I was young and afraid.

Maybe if he’d come home under better circumstances, he could speak to me without anger in his voice. Maybe if I’d said yes all those years ago, he’d look at me without the weight of rejection in his eyes. Maybe if things were different, we would have had a chance.

One regretted decision sent him away. One painful journey brought him back to me. I only wish I could keep him.

*A contemporary romance inspired by Jane Austen’s Persuasion*

Staci has been a lot of things up to this point in her life — a graphic designer, an entrepreneur, a seamstress, a clothing and handbag designer, a waitress. Can’t forget that. She’s also been a mom, with three little girls who are sure to grow up to break a number of hearts. She’s been a wife, though she’s certainly not the cleanest, or the best cook. She’s also super, duper fun at a party, especially if she’s been drinking whiskey. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, sleeping, gaming, or designing graphics.

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Title: The Perfect Pitch
Series: Indianapolis Lightning #1
Author: Samantha Lind
Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance

Release Date: February 20, 2020

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Derek
The sound of the gavel crashing down, 
Has my life flashing before my eyes. 
Learning to play ball. 
Falling in love, 
Marrying an incredible woman and starting a family
Becoming a starting pitcher for the Indianapolis Lightning. 
Everything I ever wanted… Until I struck out. 
The same success that gave me the life I dreamed of, 
Took it all away. 
I’d do anything for a second chance, 
Even throw the perfect pitch. 
Jillian 
A signature on a piece of paper…
It binds you to someone, or it can tear them away. 
It broke my heart to file the papers. 
Gutted me to sign them. 
But this isn’t the life I envisioned.
Tired of competing to be his number one priority,
I had to walk away from the man I loved.
I needed to be strong for our girls, for me.
Life goes on.
People can change. 
Now he wants a second chance. 
But can I forgive the man who threw it all away, and trust that he won’t do it
again? 

 

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Samantha Lind is a contemporary romance author. Having spent the first 27 years of her life in Alaska, she now calls Iowa home where she lives with her husband and two sons. She enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, reading, watching hockey (Go Knights Go!), and listening to country music.
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My Review…

Indianapolis Lightning – Book One

The end is just the beginning of this new story and a new series by Samantha Lind.

This is the story of the marriage between Derrick and Jillian Smyth. It’s about love and family and sometimes having to hit absolute rock bottom to see the light of the future in front of you!

This story is the beginning of what I am sure to be a fantastic new series about the Indianapolis Lightning baseball team!

I love the simplicity of the story and the complexities of the marriage.  Ms. Lind has a wonderful talent for taking the normal world and turning it extraordinal!

I admired the determination of Derek in his resoluteness of getting what he wants.  He is a star pitcher for the Lightning and fame sometimes can bring the downfall of a person.  He finally puts his family to the forefront and it’s fun to read the way he goes about wooing Jillian.

Jillian is grace under pressure, she has been burned and she is slow and steady in moving forward.  Her love for Derek never waivers.  Her trust in him is fragile but deep down she knows what she wants and will do what she has to for her kids and her husband.

Way to go Samantha!! I cannot wait to see where this new team of characters takes us in the future!

 

THE LITTLE BARMAID (The Princes of Hollywood, Book 3) by Taylor Holloway
Release Date: March 5th

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Blurb:

Derek Prince is a quadruple threat.

He can sing, dance, act, and charm the panties off me without breaking a sweat.

And now that I’m in his new movie, shaking my sequined-covered butt right in front of him, these panties are going nowhere but down.

 

Instead of serving cocktails in a karaoke joint, this broke little barmaid is finally moving up in the world.

I’ve been cast in Derek’s new movie, but there’s a massive catch.

His jealous costar wants him for herself.

In exchange for a shot at my dream, I promised her I’d stay away from him.

 

But Derek’s relentless pursuit of me is creating all sorts of new dreams.

Steamy ones.

One look from him and I’m breathless.

One dance with him and I’m tempted.

One night with him and I’ll be lost.

 

After always wanting to be part of his world, he wants to be a part of mine.

I want to say yes, but the stakes are sky high.

My dream, this movie, and his career could be on the line.

Oh, and my heart.

That too…

 

‘The Little Barmaid’ is a sweet and sexy romcom featuring a cocky movie star hero and a stubborn, sassy heroine on a crazy road to happily ever after. It stands alone with no cheating, cliffhangers, or nonsense.

 

 

 

 

 

 

About the Author:
Taylor Holloway is a Contemporary Romance author living in Austin, Texas with her husband and spoiled Maine Coon cat. She works in a cubicle when she isn’t crafting amazing, romantic escapes for herself and her readers, and she dreams about having the freedom to travel the world.

She loves everything about her hometown except the scorching summer heat, and enjoys running, biking, cooking, shopping, and going to music festivals. Right now, Taylor’s either on a patio somewhere gossiping with friends and drinking margaritas, or in a bathtub with a good book and a nice glass of wine.

 

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Title: Beck
Series: Gods of the Fifth Floor #1
Author: MV Ellis
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Cover Design: Sarah Paige, Opium House Creatives

Release Date: March 3, 2020

Blurb
Meet the Gods of the Fifth Floor. They work hard. They play hard. They f#ck harder.

Think Madmen meets Suits.

 

They have history. They have a connection. They have unfinished business.



Beck

Money. Power. And as many women as I can shake my d*ck at.

Apparently I’m living the American dream.

In reality, I’m trapped in my worst nightmare.

And I can’t seem to wake up.

The ghosts of my past haunt my future.

The money. The hook-ups. The ad agency. The friends.

I’d give it all up in a heartbeat, for the one thing I want, but don’t have.

Her.

 

Mel

I’ve worked so hard and sacrificed so much to get where I am.

I should be proud of my achievements.

Instead, my success is marred by guilt.

It weighs heavy on my mind day and night.

My future is apparently bright.

Yet I can’t seem to shake the ghosts of my past.

Each day I remind myself what I have, and try to forget what I’ve lost.

Him.

 

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I reached for the hand laying lightly curled in her lap, and as though I had every right to, drew it into my other hand, laying it there, the palm facing upward. With the index finger of the first hand, I traced simple and repetitive patterns in her palm. Neither of us spoke, as though hypnotized by the motion, and the silence between us was leaden with more unspoken words than the Library of Congress.
I couldn’t tell if the shit between us, the extremely weighty baggage, was piling higher or dissolving, but either way, I felt a distinct shift take place in that moment. Looking into Melissa’s eyes I was sure she felt it too. Life is made up of moments. Some meaningful, some not.

Some pivotal, some inconsequential. Some memorable, some forgettable. Some
joyful, some regrettable. I took a facsimile of this one in my mind. I knew I’d be referring back to it often. It was meaningful, pivotal, memorable and joyful. It was a new beginning after an old end.
I was the first to break the spell, though not with words.
With the hand that had been circling Mel’s palm, I gently raised her chin, still staring directly into her eyes, before looking down slightly at the rhythmic rise and fall of her chest as it became more erratic. Her gaze didn’t waver, and as I raised my eyes again to meet hers, they were there waiting for me. I wanted to smile, to do something to acknowledge the moment, but my features wouldn’t play ball. All I could do was stare, naked desire ablaze in my eyes.
I leaned forward, resting my forehead to hers, my breathing now mirroring hers in rapid stuttering jolts, each one tearing through my lungs like I’d run a marathon. I waited for her to say or do something. To encourage me or warn me off. She kept deadly still. Again the onus was on me, to make a move. I hesitated again, knowing we were headed for the point of no return, if we hadn’t already passed it. I knew that if we crossed this line, there was no going back. I waited a beat more, buying myself time to back out. To think reasonably and rationally about what I was doing, and act accordingly.
Screw that. The moment was there and then gone, and I knew that forward was the only direction we’d be moving, even if it felt far riskier than going backwards. I tilted my head slightly, angling my lips towards hers before lightly grazing hers with mine. Christ. I knew there and then that I should stop, that this wasn’t going to end well. I mean, who was I kidding, it had already ended badly for us in the past, why would this time be any different?
Author Bio
MV ELLIS knows what it’s like to fall head over heels in love with a badass musician. She followed her heart halfway around the world to be with one. She moved from London to Sydney after a steamy holiday romance with a sexy bass player in sultry Brazil.
Twelve years, two children and a dog later, and she’s still smitten. All this with a guy she sat next to on a bus for 36 hours! She has toured internationally as a “WAG,” and her experiences inspire her writing.
Ellis’s love of romance began when she was 11 years old, after a summer spent secretly reading her auntie’s books. She’s been a sucker for an alpha hero and strong heroine ever since.
An avid reader, Ellis always knew she’d write a book of her own one day. She was right about that. Following a career spanning advertising, marketing, and social media, she finally wrote her debut novel, Catching London in 2017.

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Title: In the Garden of Discontent
Author: Lily White
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: February 19, 2020
This is a love story.
It’s brutal.
Heartwrenching.
Terrifying, honest, and raw.
But a love story nonetheless…because it is so beautiful.
Ensley:
Noah Carter was the type of guy that every girl wanted.
Gorgeous. Talented. Smart and kind.
He was the world that revolved around me even though I didn’t deserve him.
But then something went wrong.
He snapped maybe, just lost his mind.
I found him the night my family died, their blood staining his hands.
I put him in prison. I got my revenge.
But then years later he broke free and stole me away from my life.
Noah:
You couldn’t know Ensley without wanting to strangle her.
She was beautiful. She was wild. She was the girl next door.
I grew up with her by my side.
I watched her destroy herself while I held on.
I protected her when she had been blind to the danger that surrounded her.
I let her go once, only to find her again.
She would see me this time no matter what.
“I hate you,” she hissed, hair wild around her face like it always had been.
“I know.”
Her body shook, and her shoulders wilted, arms curled around her body, fingernails digging into her skin. “I need-“
“I know,” I said, stepping forward to grab onto her so she wouldn’t have to say it.
Our eyes met in the shadow of that room. “You don’t need to say it. I know.”
I’ve always known…but I couldn’t do anything about it.
Ens melted in my grasp, like water through my hands, trying to slip away and escape so she could damage herself in some way I couldn’t stop, but I wouldn’t let her.
Not this time.
Not again.
Gripping my hand over the back of her head, I pulled her to me, my mouth locking over hers, tongue risking the clench of her teeth because she would fight me tooth and nail while this happened, but that’s what she needed.
To fight me.
To injure me.
Because she had never been able to fight them.
Fingernails cut into my biceps, her body thrashing to break free, but I held on and kissed her like I was giving her the air she needed to breathe.
Shoving Ensley down on the bed, I grabbed the back of my shirt to strip it off, every muscle in my body tense because I knew I was a bastard for wanting this.
For wanting her.

For taking advantage, even though it had never been my intent.

 

Lily White is a romance writer who likes to dabble on the taboo side of eroticism. She is most known for her Masters Series, Target This, Wishing Well, and Asylum. In addition to dark romance Lily writes contemporary romance, taboo romance, and psychological thrillers. Lily enjoys stretching her writing muscles by continuing to challenge herself with each book she publishes.

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My Review…

“Run to me…”

I absolutely love the twists and turns that Ms. White creates in her stories…much more than romance. A dark and twisty tale of love.

I am always amazed at Ms. White’s stories, she writes such dark tales yet her words draw you into her world with grace and deviousness that you don’t see coming. She is cunning and poetic in her tales of love in even the darkest of places.

This story of Noah and Ensley is beautiful in its brutality.  The twists and turns are going to leave you guessing until the very end.  And when secrets are revealed it’s going to make you gasp and shake with anger yourself.

The horrors that both Ensley and Noah face in their lives and the strength that they show is admirable. The dedication of Noah and the perseverance of Ensley is so moving.  The obsessions that Ensley creates to move through her world are understandable and so sad at the same time.  Noah’s neverending obsession of his own is both admirable and praiseworthy.

Ms. White has a magic to her words.  You are going to experience so many different feelings in this book!  Sadness, anger and above all else hope and love. The world in which she creates in this story is nothing short of epic and is definitely in the running for one of my best reads of 2020.