Book review: CAN’T GET ENOUGH, by Kennedy Ryan

Skyland #3

Hendrix & Maverick

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Kennedy Ryan not only writes a beautiful romance, she also educates and promotes her ideals.  I was embraced by the strength of her characters but also the love of friends and family.  It’s always an education to live inside the lives of black people, feel their fears, how much they have to fight to get ahead, double the effort of white people.  There’s also the strength of their support groups.  It feels like a different nation within the nation, fighting for survival and being free from persecution.

Central to the theme of this story is Alzheimers and how much impact it bears on the persons who act as caretakers.  The author took us on a journey that not only showed us the effort it takes, but also the fears of the person suffering the condition.  Hendrix’s love for her mama, and how their roles are now reversed, is heartbreaking and uplifting.  Also very present is the difficulties in taking care of a beloved parent when your work and your life is in another state.  Hendrix approaches everything with love and gratitude for the time she will have with her mother, never acting like her mama is an unbearable load.  I loved how Mav pursued her, always including her mother and her aunt in his attentions, never resenting the time they took Hendrix away from him.  

I loved Mav’s tenacity in getting his girl, loved how different it felt when he was with Zere to being with Hendrix.  It shows that when you find THE ONE, you really compromise your ideas and your priorities because the one is the most important thing there is.  

This is one story where love is everything and there is no compromise, only one choice.  Kennedy Ryan always enthralls with her stories, it’s not just love and sex, it’s the promotion of womanhood, of wonderful black people, how they love and support each other, the obstacles and fears they face. It’s an education, it’s a mission, it’s mind opening, and it’s just beautiful.

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USA Today bestselling author and Audie® Award-winner Kennedy Ryan writes for women from all walks of life, empowering them and placing them firmly at the center of each story and in charge of their own destinies. Kennedy and her writings have been featured in NPR, Entertainment Weekly, USA Today, Glamour, Cosmo, Ebony, TIME, and many others. The co-founder of LIFT 4 Autism, an annual charitable book auction, she has a passion for raising Autism awareness. She is a wife to her "lifetime lover" and mother to an extraordinary son. 

 

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Book review: THE KISS LOTTERY, by Ilsa Madden-Mills

Beautiful! This story is quintessential Ilsa Madden-Mills, a perfect combination of romance, steam, sweetness, and funny.  The tropes of second chance and small town are like kryptonite for me, I can’t resist them!

Everly was best friends with Becket since they were kids, she loved him but he kept some distance.  So, she turned to Carson, their other best friend, and they started dating.  Until the sorry incident that caused the basketball team to lose the championship game. Everly was blamed, and she spent the whole senior year shunned by both Becket and Carson, and bullied by the rest of the school.  She left Rose, TN, and hasn’t been back in ten years.

She received a Valentine letter inviting her back to Rose, and she came back, successful with her podcast Travels with Everly, intent to cover the town’s Kiss Lottery program.  Here she met with her gang, Tabby, Fritz and Troy, and they went back to their usual haunts. Beckett is a mystery, neither glad nor angry.  He did include her in his latest mystery as the villain, so she has a bone to pick with him.  He has been keeping secrets from her, which explained the distance, and they are revealed during the story.

The story evolves just how I like it, with remembrances, yearning for what could have been, regrets over hurts dealt, melancholy over the loss of their mothers.  Becket works on forgiveness from Ever, and their story evolves sweetly, as if meant to be.  He gives some beautiful speeches to Ever, super romantic and full of love and regrets and longing.  We also have the mean girl who is after Becket and hates Everly, fun times!

The story was beautiful and funny and sweet, I loved reading this and enjoying such a wonderful romance.

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#1 Amazon Charts, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and USA Today best-selling author Ilsa Madden-Mills pens angsty new adult and contemporary romances.

A former high school English teacher and librarian, she adores all things Pride and Prejudice, and of course, Mr. Darcy is her ultimate hero.

She's addicted to frothy coffee beverages, cheesy magnets, and any book featuring unicorns and sword-wielding females. Feel free to stalk her online.

 

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Book review: KADE, by Tijan

Fallen Crest #8

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I was so excited to get this ARC to review and then overjoyed to find I got two stories in one, a return to Fallen Crest for Logan, Mason, and Sam; but also the introduction of Maddy, Mason’s daughter and an exact replica of her father’s persona, and the promise of a new era of second generation adventures.

The book starts with a gruesome scene which pitches Mason and Logan right back to their roots in Fallen Crest.  Mayhem, investigations, plots, it all comes back. It’s like once they are back home, the vibes of their hometown creep up on them and they have to go back to how they used to be.  Except, they’re not the same anymore.  They are in their thirties, happily married and parents.  Mason is retired from the NFL so he’s not as restricted in his actions but is still a very public figure, so some decorum is needed.  Not so much Logan who is still as crazy as ever and as fun to read.

Samantha and Heather are still the best of friends, we get to see a new version of Sam when she drinks, instead of Ninja Sam, we get Dinosaur Sam, a barrel of laughs.  I loved Sam and Mason, how much in love they are, so many years later, and what a wonderful family they have created. I got a kick our of their good cop/bad cop routine with the kids; Sam is the disciplinarian, Mason is the softie, who knew?

The book is convoluted, there are several plot lines, everyone in the Fallen Crest world appears, even Zeke the stalker, and we get new characters to love: Beltraine, Steele, and Axel.  I got a kick from getting to know Maddie, she’s Mason in girl form, with some goodness that comes from Sam.  She’s a little crazy like her uncle Logan, loves her family fiercely and nobody touches them without some kickback from Maddie.  When she states at the end of the book that World Domination Day is on, I’m rejoicing because I know there’s more to come!

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Tijan is a New York Times Bestselling author that writes suspenseful and unpredictable novels. Her characters are strong, intense, and gut-wrenchingly real with a little bit of sass on the side. Tijan began writing after college and once she started, she was hooked. She's written multi-bestsellers including the Fallen Crest series, Ryan's Bed, Enemies and others.
​She is currently writing many new books and series with an English Cocker she adores.

 

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Book review: UNDENIABLY INFATUATED, by J. Saman

Boston Irresistible Billionaires #3

Stone & Tinsley

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One of the best romances this author has written! It was undeniably delicious and so steamy!  Stone and Tinsley have the best chemistry, the best compatibility.  To think, for years they have been near each other while Tinsley was with Forrest, Stone’s younger brother, but it wasn’t until she stowed away in his sailboat when he escaped to reset his life that they got together and realized they’re soulmates.

It was so angsty to have this huge desire to be with someone, to know they’re the one, and believe it’s forbidden because she was Forrest’s ex-girlfriend.  Then to read all their good times, only to know it will be temporary, then part. It was too sad!

This author kills me with the forbidden trope, I was so frustrated! I wanted Kinsley and Stone to get together, but I also understood that they both love Forester and don’t want to hurt him.  And then on top, we get another stalker, suspense, anxiety, and let’s not talk about the paparazzi!

I loved reading how Tinsley and Stone got to know each other, discover traits they love, and the infinite sadness at their separation. The push and pull was torturous, and I wanted to say: the heck with Forrest, he was being so annoying.

I love the togetherness, the big bunch of friends and family getting together to help, the sexy times, how they brought out the best in each other, how they were vital in helping the other turn their loves around. I loved Grandma Olivia and her huge wisdom and little push at the most convenient time.  It’s a mix of events and feeling that this author developed that made this boom so memorable. Loved it!

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J. Saman is a USA Today and Amazon top 40 bestselling author who writes sassy, swoony, and scorching contemporary romances. She is addicted to Diet Coke, sour candy, and indie rock. She swears way too much (especially after a glass of wine) and has a penchant for sarcasm (or so her husband and children like to tell her).

J. is an admitted lover of second chance romances, enemies to lovers, and the perfect amount of angst. She is best known for writing funny and emotional romances filled with smart, strong women, and sexy alphas who have a softer side—especially for their women.

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