{"id":19927,"date":"2018-01-02T09:26:29","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T15:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=19927"},"modified":"2018-01-01T21:16:58","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T03:16:58","slug":"twinsie-melinda-2017-top-10-reads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=19927","title":{"rendered":"Twinsie Melinda 2017 Top 10 reads"},"content":{"rendered":"
Looking back on 2017 I was able to read over 100 books. I did branch out out of my comfort zone and read a few books that were on the dark\/suspenseful side for me. I have to say I did enjoy them. I also stuck to authors that I love and they they branched out in there writing giving me something different from their norm and they turned out great.\u00a0 It was hard to pick just 10 favorites but this is my 2017 top 10 reads in no particular order.<\/div>\n
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Bottom Line: Nomad Bikers (Devil’s Due MC #6)
\nby: Chelsea Camaron<\/p>\n

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Beaten at the hands of peers he knows judgement. The domino effect of one person’s crime going unpunished never heals.<\/span><\/p>\n

He’s no saint.<\/b><\/p>\n

Mitchell “Trapper” Gates fears nothing. He begs for death and relishes life on the edge.<\/p>\n

He’s also not afraid to call himself a sinner.<\/b><\/p>\n

Trapper knows what it is to be violated and what it feels like to deliver a death blow. He knows love and he knows pain.<\/p>\n

However, one person knows his every secret.<\/b><\/p>\n

When Avery has waited long enough, can Trapper see beyond their past and into their future? Or is he too late?<\/p>\n

Love, hate, anger, and passion collide as the time comes and the devil demands his due.<\/i> <\/b><\/p>\n

Each book in the Devil’s Due MC is a stand alone, full length, second chance romance. Contains adult content, language, and violence not suitable for readers under the age of 18. This is not an exact depiction of life in a motorcycle club, but rather a work of fiction meant to entertain. (<\/i><\/p>\n

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Invisible Warrior (The Protectors,#11)
\nBy: Teresa Gabelman<\/p>\n

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Steve, the self-proclaimed Invisible Warrior, has not had a typical life. Trained by the VC Warriors, he still has to prove his worth, but with humor and sheer will, he refuses to give up.<\/span><\/p>\n

In one afternoon, his life changes, as do the lives of three others. Steve Richardson has a serious choice to make between two women and someone who holds his heart like no other.<\/p>\n

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Charade (A Fake Fiancee Romance)
\nBy: Jade C. Jamison<\/p>\n

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No kissing necessary. Definitely no sex required.<\/i><\/p>\n

Erica Larson had dreamed of being a lawyer for as long as she could remember, but the job at Ford & Associates\u2014a family business run by a father and his three sons\u2014is sheer drudgery. Erica is ready to pull up stakes and move home\u2014until devilishly handsome but arrogant Brock Ford, the youngest son, makes her an offer she can\u2019t refuse.<\/p>\n

Play his fianc\u00e9e for a month…maybe two, because his future with the firm depends on deception.
\nJust attend a function here and there.
\nNo kissing and definitely no sleeping together.<\/p>\n

Well…maybe one kiss.
\nOr two.<\/p>\n

And, before Erica knows it, she\u2019s doubting if she can distinguish between fiction and reality, because her heart can no longer tell the difference. Can she stop herself from becoming a victim of his charm before it\u2019s too late?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Callback
\nBy: Brandy L. Rivers<\/p>\n

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Actors are always waiting for the callback.<\/p>\n

Leona Shay isn\u2019t looking for love. Having just gone through a divorce from her high school sweetheart, her world is in upheaval. And things are about to get even crazier after selling the movie rights to her series.<\/p>\n

Rising movie star, Luke Chance, could have anyone he wants, but he wants an author who may not be ready for him or anything that comes with being with him.<\/p>\n

Luke wants a role in the movie. Leona can\u2019t see him as the lead, not that she has a say in the cast. Their first encounter may be rocky, but he\u2019s not going to let her slip away.<\/p>\n

Trust doesn\u2019t come easy for Leona. Tabloids and distance may send her running. How far is Luke willing to chase?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Brothers of the Flame (Ariel Kimber #1)
\nBy: Mary Martel<\/p>\n

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Reverse Harem Series
\nAriel Kimber is a 17-year-old girl who, thanks to her mother, has had a life full of unpleasantness and abuse. And it\u2019s about to get a whole lot worse.
\nAfter her mother meets a man online, Ariel is forced to move to a different state, leaving all that she has ever known behind. Any teenager\u2019s nightmare. But Ariel isn\u2019t like most teenagers, she\u2019s different, and she has literally nothing to leave behind. No friends, no nothing. They move next door to a house that remains empty all summer long until the day before the first day of school. A school where the other kids treat Ariel like garbage because of who her mother is and the fact that she\u2019s different from them, save for a few \u2013 her neighbors. Tyson, his mysterious Uncle, Quinton, and twins, Abel and Addison. They quickly become her only friends, but Ariel soon finds out they are hiding things from her, keeping secrets from her. And she wants answers. Surprisingly, they give them to her. What do you do when you find out you\u2019re not who you always thought you were and your whole world gets flipped upside down?
\nAriel Kimber stumbles into a world she didn\u2019t know existed, a world of magic and nothing is as it seems. Thankfully, she has the guys to guide her, to hold her hand along the way and she is going to need a whole lot of hand holding.
\n-This is a Reverse Harem series.
\n– There is adult langue and some mature content so be warned of that.<\/span><\/p>\n

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House of Enchanted: The Revelations of Oriceran (Soul Stone Mage, #1)
\nBy: Sarah Noffke<\/p>\n

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The Kingdom of Virgo has lived in peace for thousands of years\u2026until now.
\nThe humans from Terran have always been real assholes to the witches of Virgo. Now a silent war is brewing, and the timing couldn\u2019t be worse. Princess Azure will soon be crowned queen of the Kingdom of Virgo.<\/p>\n

In the Dark Forest a powerful potion-maker has been murdered.<\/p>\n

Charmsgood was the only wizard who could stop a deadly virus plaguing Virgo. He also knew about the devastation the people from Terran had done to the forest.<\/p>\n

Azure must protect her people. Mend the Dark Forest. Create alliances with savage beasts. No biggie, right?<\/p>\n

But on coronation day everything changes. Princess Azure isn\u2019t who she thought she was and that\u2019s a big freaking problem.<\/p>\n

Welcome to The Revelations of Oriceran.<\/p>\n

A magical world tied to Earth, and nothing like it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rock Me (Jaded Ivory #1)
\nBy: Rebecca Brooke<\/p>\n

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I am not a victim.<\/p>\n

At least that\u2019s what I wanted to believe. What I wanted the world to see. Five years of trying to find the girl I hid from the world.<\/p>\n

I wouldn\u2019t let the bullies win. I couldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

What was I supposed to do when he walked into the building? He\u2019d made my high school years a living hell.<\/p>\n

But, he doesn\u2019t recognize me.<\/p>\n

How do I prove he didn\u2019t break me? Simple, take him home for a one-night stand.<\/p>\n

At least it sounded like a good idea at the time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Pact
\nBy: Karina Halle<\/p>\n

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It all started with a pinky swear\u2026<\/p>\n

Linden McGregor is tall, rugged, and gunslinger handsome; a helicopter pilot with a Scottish brogue and charm to spare. He\u2019s also one of Stephanie Robson\u2019s best friends and has fit into that box for as long as she\u2019s known him.<\/p>\n

But some relationships can\u2019t be boxed, can\u2019t be classified, can\u2019t be tamed.<\/p>\n

Back in their mid-twenties and tired of the competitive hit-or-miss dating scene of San Francisco, Steph and Linden made a pact to marry each other if neither one of them are in a serious relationship by the time they hit thirty.<\/p>\n

It sounds like fun and games but as the years to thirty tick past and lovers come and go out of their lives, the pact becomes larger than life.
\nSex is inevitable. Friendships are tested. Hearts are on the line.<\/p>\n

The pact is about to change everything.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Watcher
\nBy: Bella Jewel<\/p>\n

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NOW YOU SEE HER . . .<\/b>
\nSeven years ago, Marlie Jacobson was kidnapped by a serial killer and lived to tell about it. But it was actually her mother who told the story, in a bestselling book that made Marlie famous. Today, she s known as the girl who slayed a killer. The one who got away. Now, there s just one thing Marlie wants to get away from: her past. But when her little sister disappears, her worst fears comes rushing back with a vengeance<\/p>\n

NOW SHE S GONE.<\/b>
\nKenai Michelson is a world-renowned investigator. Dark, brooding, and dangerously good-looking, he s the kind of man Marlie would normally avoid at all costs. But Kenai is her only hope in finding her missing sister. Together, Kenai and Marlie follow a trail of clues that leads them toward the truth and into each other s arms. As her trust in Kenai grows, so does their fierce connection. But will their desire turn deadly as they close in on a ruthless enemy who s watching their every move?<\/p>\n

Don’t miss The Watcher <\/i>by Bella Jewel!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Trust
\nBy: Kylie Scott<\/p>\n

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Being young is all about the experiences: the first time you skip school, the first time you fall in love\u2026the first time someone holds a gun to your head.<\/i><\/p>\n

After being held hostage during a robbery at the local convenience store, seventeen-year-old Edie finds her attitude about life shattered. Unwilling to put up with the snobbery and bullying at her private school, she enrolls at the local public high school, crossing paths with John. The boy who risked his life to save hers.<\/p>\n

While Edie\u2019s beginning to run wild, however, John\u2019s just starting to settle down. After years of partying and dealing drugs with his older brother, he\u2019s going straight\u2014getting to class on time, and thinking about the future.<\/p>\n

An unlikely bond grows between the two as John keeps Edie out of trouble and helps her broaden her horizons. But when he helps her out with another first\u2014losing her virginity\u2014their friendship gets complicated.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Edie and John are pulled back into the dangerous world they narrowly escaped. They were lucky to survive the first time, but this time they have more to lose\u2014each other.<\/span><\/p>\n

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