4 Smooches!

Synopsis

Told from dual points of view, Elle and J must figure out how to bring down an MC, steer clear of flying bullets in Missouri and south of the border, all the while making sure Fernie is out of the line of fire. Elle’s love for J is tested, as is her belief that she will ever find “normal” with the man she loves.

J is determined to make things right so he can give Elle the “normal” life she deserves. He just has to stay alive to make it happen. With his own personal sun by his side, he knows nothing is impossible. That is, until the bullets are redirected from his head to Elle’s.

Elle: I held my hand up, showing him the ring he’d put on me. “This is us,” I told him. It was more than a ring. Well, to me it was more. “I promise to love you ‘til the day I die.”

J:”Us, baby. This is us. I’ll love you ’til the sun ceases to shine.”

Review

This is the final book about J and Elle, and I couldn’t wait to see how it all works out for these 2. They have been through many highs and lows and I feel the book ended the way that is should have.

We start this book with insight into what happened to Elle and Chris, we get the back story to them becoming friends. This comes because of a nightmare that Elle has in which she flashes back to that night. This happens because of how book 2 ends. The kidnapping that took place brings the emotions out for her. We get to watch as J consoles and comforts her. They finally decide to stop star fishing and tell each other the things they feel rather than hide them.

Elle and J are fighting for their lives, even if they weren’t aware of it to start off with. The kidnapping is just the beginning and they need to fight to stay alive. We read about what they are willing to do for each other and what they are willing to go through in order to make sure that they have a future together. J is feeling the weight of all this, he feels that he is responsible for Elle’s life change, he feels it is his fault that she is by his side and not alone and safe. But he just can’t give her up.

We get Fernie in this story as well as some other characters that are thrown in. we have J’s MC Brothers and we have new girl Isabel. We also get a chapter from Chris. It’s amazing to get to read from these pov’s as well as J and Elle’s. We feel the guilt that Elle has because of Fernie in this book. She feels that he is being out into this danger with them, when he shouldn’t have been involved.

We get to see the softer sides of both Elle and J which is fantastic to read, I love when they both open up to each other and tell it how it is. Elle finally talks openly about her feelings for J, “You own my heart, my love…me. Im in this with you now, and I’ll die for you, just like you would for me. I can’t lose you again. A life without you isn’t an option.”

I loved this book, and I felt the way it ended was perfect for them. They got their home. I look forward to reading more of Emily Eck’s work. Well done on another brilliant read.

“Us, baby. This is us. I’ll love you ‘til the sun ceases to shine. I’ll keep telling you until you believe me.”

Stacey

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5 Smooches!

Synopsis

Love isn’t supposed to be an addiction. It isn’t supposed to leave you bleeding.

Kona pushed, Keira pulled, and in their wake, they left behind destruction.

She sacrificed everything for him.

It wasn’t enough.

But the wounds of the past can never be completely forgotten and still the flame remains, slumbers between the pleasure of yesterday and the thought of what might have been.

Now, sixteen years later, Keira returns home to bury the mother who betrayed her, just as Kona tries to hold onto what remains of his NFL career with the New Orleans Steamers. Across the crowded bustle of a busy French Market, their paths collide, conjuring forgotten memories of a consuming touch, skin on skin, and the still smoldering fire that begs to be rekindled.

When Kona realizes the trifecta of betrayal—his, Keira’s and those lies told to keep them apart—his life is irrevocably changed and he once again takes Keira down with him into the fire that threatens to ignite them both.

Review

I literally just finished this book and I am reeling! I hope I can find the words to describe how much I loved this story!

When Keira and Kona first meet in college they are from two completely different worlds; Kona is the star of the football team and a total playboy. Keria is a perfect student; she keeps her head down and focuses on her studies.

When these two are partnered up for a class project, despite their many differences their attraction is undeniable. The feelings that these two have for each other are in no way simple or easy. What they have together is explosive, intense, heartbreaking and thick!

When a series of tragic events tears them apart it is devastating for both of them. Sixteen years later they find themselves back in the same city where they met and fell in love. That same magnetic pull that has them crashing into each other all those years ago is still there. A lot has transpired in the intervening years since they’ve last seen each other and old wounds are still not completely healed. After all this time can they finally find happiness with each other or are they doomed to repeat the same mistakes all over again?

This book really took my breath away! I loved these two characters. The dynamics of their relationship were anything but simple but there was something extremely beautiful about their love. I found myself teary eyed at many points during the story and had a hard time putting this one down. I highly recommend this book and will definitely be reading more from Eden Butler.

 Dana

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4.5 Smooches!

Synopsis

Jared Roman has lived his entire life feeling unworthy, unwanted and unloved. He’s lived a life of abuse, addiction and abandonment.

Zhoe Dawson comes from a different world than him. She comes from money and social status. But with that comes the dictatorship her father runs. All Zhoe’s ever wanted is to break free of his rules, and to feel loved.

When they learn Jared is the reason for Zhoe’s pain, her loss, and heartbreak he tries to walk away.

But, Zhoe offers him the one thing he’ll never be able to leave behind – her heart.

Can Zhoe’s love save him from his past?
Can she help him conquer his fears and doubts?

Review

5 Smooches

Synopsis

There are three things you need to know about Ashley Winston: 1) She has six brothers and they all have beards, 2) She is a reader, and 3) She knows how to knit. 

Former beauty queen, Ashley Winston’s preferred coping strategy is escapism. She escaped her Tennessee small town, loathsome father, and six brothers eight years ago. Now she escapes life daily via her Amazon kindle one-click addiction. However, when a family tragedy forces her to return home, Ashley can’t escape the notice of Drew Runous— local Game Warden, reclusive mountain man, bear wrestler, philosopher, and everyone’s favorite guy. Drew’s irksome philosophizing in particular makes Ashley want to run for the skyscrapers, especially since he can’t seem to keep his exasperating opinions— or his soulful poetry, steadfast support, and delightful hands— to himself. Pretty soon the girl who wanted nothing more than the escape of the big city finds she’s lost her heart in small town Tennessee. 

This is a full-length novel, can be read as a standalone, and is the fourth book in the ‘Knitting in the City’ series.

Review

“As well, he was so ruggedly sexy I’m sure my mouth fell open to protest the unfairness of his existence. Luckily, no sound emerged. I was too busy oscillating between stunned, mortified, and turned on.”

It is absolutely no secret that I LOVE the Knitting in the City series by Penny Reid and when I received Beauty and the Mustache I had no doubt in my mind that I would love this as much. I was wrong, so wrong! I LOVED IT SO MUCH MORE!  Penny writes a smart independent, witty heroine who still comes across as vulureable when needed. While these super strong smart women might not be for everyone they are most definitely for me!  Not to mention how drool worthy her men are too (and there are a ton of men in this boo! lol!)

“Uh,” he cleared his throat, “Tuesday mornings are Beau’s time slot.”

When Ashley’s mom gets sick she does something she hadn’t planned on doing for a very, very, very long time . . . she comes home to Tennesse and her  6 very manly and rugged brothers! The Winston Boys are quickly becoming men that I need more of in my life. If I could be granted one wish today it would be for these loving yet hilarious men to each get their own book! For me, BatM was more somber and serious in a lot of ways than the previous books. The issues Ashley has to deal with are difficult and heart breaking. On top of all that she is not in a place (physically and emotionally) to look for love or any kind of relationship! But isn’t that when one always seems to find you!

 “Sugar, I’d be honored to catch you anytime you’d like to fall.”

In Tennessee there is one man too many hanging around her house, Drew. Her brother’s  boss and her mom’s confidant and friend. But to her Drew is somewhat cold and distant. This is not what she needs when her life is falling apart! Drew is scary to her, he is rugged and super handsome and a distraction. This is a time when she needs to focus on healing her relationship with her brothers and spending valuable time with her mom, but Drew is happy to just fill in the gaps and for that I loved him desperately!

I never knew how much I wanted a hairy bearded man till I read Beauty and the Mustache! But oh boy I feel like I desperately need one in my life now! I don’t want to finish this review without also mentioning that the dynamic among the knitting group makes me yearn for that kind of a relationship with a group of girls. But mostly above all I need a Sandra and I need to start working on making my own Spank Naughty List!

“He sought to soothe me, but I would have none of softness. I wanted the storm. I needed a downpour.”

Penny’s writing is magical! There is just no other way to describe it! She perfectly blends the best wit I have read in a book with a story I can’t put down! On top of all that she has made me fall in love with every man she writes. I cannot recommend this whole series but as I have said with each book before Beauty and the Mustache is most definitely my absolute favorite!!! (BTW this is most definitely a standalone but please read them all cause they are amazeballs)

~miranda

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“Then, In that moment, I finally figured out what kind of handsome he was. He was fiction-handsome. Like, romance novel handsome. But not clean cut (billionaire) alpha male or even the tattooed (billionaire) bad boy archetype. He was the bodice ripper, Scottish highlander or Viking conqueror, historical romance kind; an unshaven, lion wrestling, mountain man recluse, toss you over his shoulder and plunder your goodies kind of handsome.”

“Meanwhile, there was a wild boar of need within me; one that he’d awakened with his quick silver eyes, poetic words, velvet baritone, heroic deeds, and expertly choreographed kisses. He’d left me to drown in want.”

5 Epic Smooches!

Synopsis

We are not guaranteed anything, not even this life. 

Rivers Young is the popular guy untouchable by reality. He is like a star—bright, consuming, otherworldly. The thing about stars, though, is that they eventually fall, and he is no different. 

He falls far and he falls hard. 

Delilah Bana is the outcast enshrouded in all of life’s ironies. Alone, in the dark, like dusk as it falls on the world. When Rivers hits the ground, she is the night that catches him. In the darkness, they meld into something beautiful that shines like the sun. 

Only, the greater the star is, the shorter its lifespan.

Review

Lindy does this to me…every stinking time. Reading her amazing work is exquisitely painful. Her words so powerful, they gut you. They cut away all of the insanity and focus on one singular idea. Each story is different and holds such powerful truth, it brings you to your knees. This first happened, for me, with Take Care, Sara. The astonishing beauty between those characters, I never thought would be topped.

And then I met Rivers and Delilah. The enormity of their coupling was so profound for me. Delilah touched a part of my soul that I didn’t even know was there. You know, you read to open your mind, explore new worlds. Be reminded what it’s like to just feel. Feel on a deep level, something…anything. That’s what Delilah and Rivers did for me. It took an impossible situation, where hope and love should be replaced with anguish and despair, and it turned it on it’s head. Delilah wouldn’t stand for anything less and her truth and the power and conviction of that truth was the bright shining light that shone thru that one fateful summer.

Delilah and Rivers had just graduation from High School. Rivers was in a terrible boating accident and was feeling completely lost. He thinks his life is ruined. That there is nothing left to live for. All that he knew and all that he had was stripped from him and he has chosen to shut down. He has cloaked himself in despair and pity and shielded himself from anyone and everyone that cares for him.

In walks Delilah. Delilah with her care free attitude and her crazy hair. Delilah with her wonky smiles and impromptu dancing. Delilah with all her flair, but most importantly, her beautiful heart. She goes to work as a summer housekeeper at Rivers’ house. She does her job, but slowly starts to break away that wall surrounding Rivers. And the most beautiful part…they choose each other and their love story begins. Within their love, they find themselves. Delilah doesn’t have to be the social outcast and Rivers doesn’t have to be the popular jock. They can just be who they were meant to be.

Delilah saved Rivers and helped him to live, and breathe, and feel. But Rivers did the same for Delilah. Their love is epic. It’s profound. It expands space and time. Their truth is so beautiful, it’s blinding. If you wish to be touched by characters that will imprint themselves on your soul, then pick up Unlit Star and enjoy the beautiful bright light that is Delilah and Rivers.

~Nicole

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