Apocalyptic, forced proximity, Kidnapping

#ForcedProximity #EndOfTheWorld #audio – Wildflowers by Kylie Scott

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Don’t miss this heart pounding apocalyptic romance from New York Times bestselling author Kylie Scott!

There’s only one person Dean Wallace wants to save from the end of the world: sunshine girl from across the street. She’s always smiling. Who knows, maybe she can teach him a thing or two about how to live? But saving her against her will is harder than he expected.

Astrid Hardy doesn’t know what to think when she wakes up in her hot neighbor’s basement. He says he wants to protect her from the deadly virus threatening to collapse society. But that sounds like paranoid conspiracy theory nonsense, and losing her sh*t seems like the correct response.

As they watch the downfall of the world play out online, hear approaching gunshots, and smell smoke from nearby burning buildings, it all starts to seem horribly realistic. With almost everyone they know dead, and law and order gone…how will they navigate this new world together?

I was given this book by the author for an honest review.
I absolutely loved her zombie books so I JUMPED to read this one. Now there aren’t any zombies so if that isn’t your thing you should be good.
Dean and Astrid are quite a pair. LOL Dean kinda…well….yeah he wants to keep the pretty but clueless neighbor safe as the world is coming to an end. SO he does what all rational men do, he kidnaps her. LOL If you read Kylie books you know the banter is amazing and hilarious between them.
As the world is falling apart and Astrid realized Dean isn’t as crazy as she thinks, they begin to travel to find a safe place to hunker down. Dean wants to keep her all to himself, and Astrid is like HELLLLS NO. They find a crew of like-minded people to form a town with while also finding another town of not so great men who feel they own all the women and items around.
I loved seeing Astrid realize her attraction to Dean and him opening to the fact she actually might have a few good ideas. Their adopted kid they find in the town is such a fun character because she is NOT ok with the friends to lovers change between the two.
I cannot wait to get this in audio because I just know it will be 100x better!!

 

UPDATE : I was given this audio book from the author for an honest review.  Oh man was it even better listening to the story with Andi telling it.  I laughed and got cringed with Astrid at times but boy did i SWOON again over Dean.  This book is one I will  relisten to time and time again.

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Kylie is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today best-selling, Audie Award winning author. She has sold over 2,000,000 books and was voted Australian Romance Writer of the year four times by the Australian Romance Reader’s Association. Her books have been translated into sixteen different languages. She is based in Queensland, Australia; living and working on land traditionally owned by the Jagera people.

Doctor, sibling best friend, tattoo

#audio #bestfriendssibling #tattoo #doctor – Will, Men of Birds Eye book 2 by Kat Savage

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Willette Archer has a secret—though some would argue how well kept it actually is. As right-hand woman and best friend to the owner of Bird’s Eye Tattoo Studio, her job has become her whole life. So, she occupies her days with shop decisions to avoid her disappointing dating life.

Of course, that might also have something to do with her two-decade old infatuation with her aforementioned best friend’s older brother.

Derek Tanner is at a loss—with basically everything. His apartment lease is up, most of his belongings are somewhere in storage, and the good doctor has been pulling extra shifts at the hospital due to lack of staff. His life is chaos. Thanks to these wonderful circumstances, dating is nowhere on his radar.

When his little brother suggests he stay in Willette’s spare room for the time being, he’s both grateful and hesitant. Sure, he grew up with Will, but they’ve never been as close—let alone in close quarters.

It doesn’t take very long for Doctor Derek to start seeing Will in a new light.

When boundaries are crossed and relationships are finally taken to the next level, will Willette get exactly what she’s been hoping for since childhood?

Contains mature themes.

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Review by Twinsie Angie

I purchased this book.

Oh man Will and Derek.  I have been waiting for this one.

Will is one of “the guys”.  She is goth and happy.  She is herself, with wild and crazy hair and all.  Her bestie is in love, and she is so happy but also kinda jealous.  If ONLY the one man she can’t have would be attainable.

Derek has always seen Will as his sister.  She is Hawk’s bestie.  She is family.  UNTIL Hawk offers to let him move in with Will while he is apartment hunting.  Then he sees Will in a new light….all of a sudden she is SEXY?  WHAT!!

When Derek went and cock blocked Will on her date, I was cracking up.  I mean, he has no clue why he did it. Oh yeah, he needed to save her from a douche…riiiight.  Keep telling yourself that one Derek.

The story was filled with so much anticipation and the burn of them turning the corner from friends to lovers.

I am ready for book 3!!

 

Kat Savage’s unique brand of storytelling combines some of her own truths with a little bit of fiction to connect to people in a very real way. She writes about ugly things authentically and shamelessly.

Horror, Kindle Unlimited, Splatterpunk, Standalone

#Splatterpunk #Review – Made A Monster by Rob Nelson

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Adrian and Kendra are a match made in Hell.

Adrian’s dark past left him with a twisted imagination that takes him deep into the forest where he does unspeakable things.

Kendra is new to town. She has a dark secret of her own and an unhealthy obsession with a boy she hasn’t even met yet.

Until Adrian met Kendra, he had his deviant urges under control. When she comes to him for help, his capacity for violence goes beyond anything either of them could have imagined.

I’m part of a horror book group on Facebook and came across a review for this book. The way the reader wrote her review, I knew I had to bump this book to the top of my list.

If you’ve been following my horror read journey, you know that Broken Dolls: Deliverance by Mique Watson is my favourite horror book. Well this one, jumped right to the top alongside that one. Nothing can top Broken Dolls for me but this book is a close second. A very close second I must say.

So we meet Adrian and I honestly have no idea what to even say about him, Kendra or this book but I’ll try.

This story may be gruesome, filled blood, gore and everything else you can imagine or not imagine but it’s so much more than that. There’s emotion, survival, two broken souls who would do anything to get by but at the same time, are stuck.

Both Adrian and Kendra come from horrible backgrounds – This is trauma bonding to the extreme – both of their parents suck and that’s putting it lightly. They’re intrigued by each other but like most people who come from a horrible background, Adrian doesn’t know how to trust. I actually thought he came around but boy was I wrong.

You ever read a book and you’re just slobbing it on the couch or bed or wherever and then something happens in said book that makes you sit up straight, hand covering your heart or mouth, eyes wide, stomach clenching and you just can’t believe what you’re reading? Yeah, that happened to me quite a few times in this book.

So I don’t know how to review this but I’ll just say that Adrian and Kendra make Chucky and Tiffany look like angels.

Oh and please read the trigger warnings. I don’t have any triggers but the content of this book made even me uncomfortable at times.

100% recommend reading this if you’re into horror, splatterpunk and a emotionally charged story.

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Cowboys, Part of a Series, Review, Small Town Romance, Standalone, Writers on the River Attending Author

#wotr #attendingauthor #partofaseries Perfect Secret (Mason Creek 12) by Molly Mclain

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A fake relationship with a sexy cowboy in a small town is never a good idea…

-Alana-

After high school, my plan was to leave the small town of Mason Creek and never look back. I thought I’d work my way through college while my long-time, bull rider boyfriend chased his rodeo dreams and took me along for the ride.

My own dreams of becoming his publicist and living the high life together on the ABR circuit were crushed when it became clear that my eight seconds was up. The buckle bunnies were suddenly more appealing than the girl with her nose buried in the books.

I’ve sworn off men, especially cowboys and bull riders.

That is, until I walk in on one in my shower, naked, wet, and built like he could break my heart… and my bed.

-Holden-

The rodeo has been my whole world, and all it took was one false accusation to bring it crumbling down. I cleared my name, but the organization I’ve given my life and my body to for the past seven years doesn’t give a damn. They don’t want the drama and right now they don’t want me.

That’s how I ended up in Mason Creek, hiding from the cameras while the dust settles and I can reclaim my reputation and my rank in the ABR. The last thing I need is to get messed up with a local girl, especially one who hates cowboys–bull riders in particular.

Our relationship may be just for show, but I see the opportunity for what it is…The chance to keep my secret a little longer and prove to Alana that maybe her problem with bull riders is simple…

She hasn’t ridden the right one yet.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204471070-perfect-secret?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=qVCdaRtRsX&rank=8

https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Secret-Mason-Creek-Book-ebook/dp/B08XZC9438/ref=sr_1_10?crid=11BDKS4V3PCDG&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.uwaGsPhXWeTGtlJfWPIqumNYrTkmbwsFsCHgRwBBoACgJNXC8wD5tfMlHPVjt_B0oLm3a8kAnXk48ifkArI9T-YT7GJXQ2wbsBpBgY9hw5k_3pOK550wFd8ctfCqge2aRuAfTvlS1y_3lj73YOJ1qsHH_5cr6UZmtYoG-YbHPz2J4X_hxMhntYoP_HaP5OGDiLQlsMloDZezxoWCh7SMucxOXS70pdXaU4ti8tdiiQg.pV9homumelcu0lubWQESJdJ6e3Nty0gDin2VdTfd95U&dib_tag=se&keywords=molly+mclain&qid=1774445171&sprefix=molly+mclain%2Caps%2C178&sr=8-10

i bought this book and here is my honest review

oh lord it feels good to be back in Mason Creek!!! Alana lived there her whole life but went away for college and fell in love with a cowboy in the ABR circuit but when he broke her heart because buckle bunnies were more tempting than staying faithful, Alana focused all her time on work and school. she worked at the local grocery store and was hoping for one day to own it, she did everything else why not own it. but when her boss let her know that a ABR cowboy was going to live across the hallway she wasn’t having it but she didn’t have a choice. Will she be able to resist his charm or will this be the wildest 8 second ride of her life.

Author of sexy, small town romance. Lover of banana Laffy Taffy, 80’s ballads, 90’s rock, and road trips. Location: Wisconsin. Sign: Sagittarius. Religion: Coffee and naps.

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#review #truecrime #audiobook Imperfect Justice: Prosecuting Casey Anthony by Jeff Ashton and Lisa Pulitzer, narrated by Jeff Ashton

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Filled with explosive new information, this is the definitive inside story of the case that captivated the nation and the verdict that no one saw coming

It was the trial that stunned America, the verdict that shocked us all. On July 5, 2011, nearly three years after her initial arrest, Casey Anthony walked away, virtually scot-free, from one of the most sensational murder trials of all time. She’d been accused of killing her daughter, Caylee, but the trial only left behind more questions: Was she actually innocent? What really happened to Caylee? Was this what justice really looked like?

In Imperfect Justice, prosecutor Jeff Ashton, one of the principal players in the case’s drama, sheds light on those questions and much more, telling the behind-the-scenes story of the investigation, the trial, and the now-infamous verdict. Providing an inside account of the case, Ashton, a career prosecutor for the state of Florida, goes where the press and pundits have only speculated, detailing what really happened during the investigation, showing how the prosecution built their case, and explaining how a woman so shrouded in suspicion was proclaimed innocent.

Moving beyond the simple explanations, Ashton offers an in-depth look at the complex figure of Casey Anthony, a woman whose lies he spent three years trying to understand. And yet this focus on Casey came with its own risks; here he details how this widespread fixation on Casey—both in the media and in the trial—may have undermined the case itself. As everyone got caught up in the quest to understand the supposed villain, somehow the victim, Caylee, was all but forgotten—not just to the public, but more important, to the jury.

Complete with never-before-revealed information about the case and the accused, Ashton examines what the prosecution got right, what they got wrong, and why he remains completely convinced of Casey Anthony’s guilt.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12460899-imperfect-justice

https://www.amazon.com/Imperfect-Justice-Updated-Ed-Prosecuting-ebook/dp/B008LUVMXU?ref_=ast_author_mpb

i bought this audiobook and here is my honest review

from the man who was on the case. getting an inside look at the behind the scenes of the Casey Anthony trial. follow Jeff Ashton as he gets picked to be on the case for the prosecution team and trying to get justice for Caylee Marie. all the lies, stories and poor me, no matter how many times you listen or watch this case the lies are still shocking, and the not guilty verdict is still one that the world will never understand. Caylee Marie never got to grow up and have a childhood because of the horrible things that happened to her.

Jeff Ashton recently retired from a thirty-year career as a prosecutor in Orlando, Florida. He is the most experienced homicide prosecutor in the history of Orange County and a veteran of more than seventy successful homicide prosecutions. He lives in Florida.

Lisa Pulitzer is a former correspondent for the New York Times andcoauthor of more than a dozen nonfiction titles, including the New York Times bestsellers Stolen Innocence, Imperfect Justice, and Mob Daughter.

 

 

 

Extreme Horror, Horror, Kindle Unlimited, Novella, short story

#Review #ExtremeHorror – The Ugly Duckling by Anne Snow

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Once upon a time, there was a boy no one wanted. At school, the golden sons of the kingdom taught him his place with fists and sexual assault. At home, a father with a voice like thunder carved shame and violence into his bones.

Dylan learned that some children are not meant to grow into swans. People like him were the birds that got hunted.

Fairytales promise transformation. But when a heart is starved of kindness long enough, it does not sprout wings.
It grows bullets.

This was a short, definitely extreme little read. Poor Dylan has been abused by his father, his mother didn’t help, and he has to face bullies at school. No one seems to care about this poor kid.

One day he finally has enough and takes matters into his own hands.

While this book is short, it is an extreme horror, so it does come with quite a few trigger warnings. Please read with caution.

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Extreme Horror, Horror

#Review #ExtremeHorror – Rabbit Hunt by Wrath James White

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A brutal, unflinching extreme horror novel from Wrath James White – master of splatterpunk and psychological terror.

Six college friends head into the woods for a wild, carefree weekend of drugs and sex. But deep in the forest, they’re not alone. Others have come for their own brand of sadistic, murderous fun. And they just pissed off the wrong people. Their carefree weekend becomes a savage battle for survival against a group of deranged killers who see human beings as prey. As darkness falls, every secret, sin, and scream will surface.

When Mooky, Rashad, Steve, and Big Mike reunite for their annual “rabbit hunt,” their lives and the lives of everyone they come across will be brutally and violently altered forever.

Rabbit Hunt is a splatterpunk survival horror novel that takes the “redneck psychopaths in the woods” trope and tears it to pieces. Wrath James White delivers a relentless tale of extreme violence, body horror, and psychological suspense – perfect for fans of Nick Kutter, Aron Beauregard, Elias Witherow, Kristopher Triana, and Clive Barker.

First, please read the trigger warnings. Even if you are a seasoned extreme horror reader, I still suggest reading them.

Now, this book…wow…this book was a lot.

You have four Black guys who are going hunting and I’m not talking about animals. A group of teens anger them and they take out their revenge on this group in the most awful way imaginable.

I don’t even know how to review this. It’s brutal, gory, beyond horrific but at the same time, it was written so well. I truly enjoyed this insane ride.

Wrath James White is quickly becoming a top tier author for me.

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Audio Book, Review, Standalone

#review #audiobook The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain Narrated by  Susan Bennett

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Secrets won’t stay silent for ever.

2020. A recently widowed architect moves into the home she and her late husband designed, heartbroken that he will never cross the threshold. But when disturbing things begin to happen, it’s clear that someone is sending her a warning. Who is trying to frighten her away, and why? It is only when she meets an elderly neighbour that she learns the street has a shocking and tragic past. A past that some will go to any lengths to keep hidden.

1964. A young white female student becomes involved in the fight for civil rights in North Carolina, falling in love with one of her fellow activists, in a time and place where an interracial relationship must be hidden from family, friends and especially the reemerging Ku Klux Klan. As tensions rise in the town, she realises not everyone is who they appear to be.

Decades later, past and present are set to collide in the last house on the street…

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57693519-the-last-house-on-the-street

https://www.amazon.com/Last-House-Street-Novel/dp/B094DSNSZ2/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.mapxP5Ub42DpBdFipgkvrJQe1TK1AZignplesWafHNWr0k6V1WcwHs8fF-GZq-cvqWAoZzFLuFOdyxVcmMRaTzOreLXlCvNJaQz-Re6d-IQph5SUl7VCXNrB87u5mjkYYm6LvjnLzBgdHMvsF56Gs2TItN6mdOLCo7eawG6dmOP81dI9KLtWFUrwK_29O2WId5CVMGoo-qkxbnHhVg9n4jl0YPVCr7Bhi4oV7tiUvjc.ELIAigYHIENuX3XSyGsOup8g_rWmXBMsFRzzDVSj_8Y&qid=1773675327&sr=8-3

i bought this book here is my honest review

2 women, 2 different eras, 1 story on the same street. Kayla is getting ready to move into her new house with her daughter, even though her and her husband built this home together she’s is still going to move in even after his untimely death. Ellie was just a college student trying to make things right, with having African Americans get the same rights and treated the same way as white. but when their worlds collide and they are both on the same street, they have some things in common, but will they help each other try to figure out the secrets of the town and the road they live on or will it also take them too.

Diane Chamberlain is the New York Times, USA Today and (London) Sunday Times best-selling author of 28 novels. The daughter of a school principal who supplied her with a new book almost daily, Diane quickly learned the emotional power of story. Although she wrote many small “books” as a child, she didn’t seriously turn to writing fiction until her early thirties when she was waiting for a delayed doctor’s appointment with nothing more than a pad, a pen, and an idea. She was instantly hooked.

Diane was born and raised in Plainfield, New Jersey and lived for many years in both San Diego and northern Virginia. She received her master’s degree in clinical social work from San Diego State University. Prior to her writing career, she was a hospital social worker in both San Diego and Washington, D.C, and a psychotherapist in private practice in Alexandria, Virginia, working primarily with adolescents.

More than two decades ago, Diane was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, which changed the way she works: She wrote two novels using voice recognition software before new medication allowed her to get back to typing. She feels fortunate that her arthritis is not more severe and that she’s able to enjoy everyday activities as well as keep up with a busy travel schedule.

Diane lives in North Carolina with her significant other, photographer John Pagliuca, and their odd but lovable Shetland Sheepdog, Cole

Opposites Attract, Part of a Series, Standalone, Sunshine Grumpy, Writers on the River Attending Author

#wotr #attendingauthor #partofaseries Tempting Taste (Cinnamon Roll Alphas 2) by Sara Whitney

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She stopped in for cake and accidentally flambéd his life

Erik was always happy to watch customers taste his high-end wedding cakes from the safety of the kitchen.

But that was before the maid of honor sampling his chocolate hazelnut ganache picked a fight with the bakery owner and the situation… escalated.

Now Erik has bigger problems than losing his dream gig, and they’re all wrapped up in the chatty PR whiz who wants to apologize for the mess she made by turning him into Chicago’s hottest baker.

Josie’s the type of woman Erik’s always avoided: breezy, confident, and so frustratingly gorgeous that someday he’s going to slip and bury his fingers in her fiery red hair.

That’s the day he’ll show her just how well his salty and her sweet combine.

That’s the day it’ll all go up in flames.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/234584512-tempting-taste

https://www.amazon.com/Tempting-Taste-Tempt-Me-Book-ebook/dp/B0811M276Z/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=JlHXM&content-id=amzn1.sym.3a079c4e-f938-40c9-a0ed-01ef0e9528e9&pf_rd_p=3a079c4e-f938-40c9-a0ed-01ef0e9528e9&pf_rd_r=139-1798335-5351212&pd_rd_wg=LlO6L&pd_rd_r=5691c3db-5112-435b-bb7d-6a9cc0c9e3cc

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Josie went to help her best friend with his cake tasting for his upcoming wedding and since his husband to be out of town she offered to help, but when the bakery turns them away because it’s the same sex getting married and she doesn’t approve of that lifestyle, Josie and Richard storm out of the bakery. Following them was the head baker who finally took his earbuds out to listen to what was happening, so he quit on the spot and took his recipes with him and offered to make Richard’s wedding cake for him. lots of craziness happens and next thing Josie knows she’s making a marketing and graphics for Erik’s new bakery business, will they be able to get this new business up and running, and only bake cakes or will they end up baking the sweetest recipe of all between the two of them. frosting, flour, sugar and all other ingredients are flying when it comes to these two.
Sara Whitney writes spicy rom-coms so addictive, you’ll finish them in one sitting and immediately stalk her for the next book. Her sassy heroines and alpha-sweet heroes who’ll make you laugh out loud on one page and absolutely wreck you on the next.

A recovering journalist and film critic who went rogue and got a Ph.D., Sara splits her time between professing, writing swoony smut, and badgering her friends to watch her latest TV obsessions. She lives in Illinois in a house with hot pink hallways and three sweet but sociopathic cats who’d like you to know they’re on the brink of starvation (despite their ample proportions as evidence to the contrary). Through it all, she survives on Swedish Fish, overly sweet coffee, Yankees baseball, and the unwavering belief that red lipstick can fix almost anything.

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