Baiting the Maid of Honor (Wedding Dare #2) by Tessa Bailey - Review

Oh Tessa Bailey...my my woman how I love your books and this one is no exception. I devour anything and everything this author writes. She can write one helluva sexy alpha male.

This is a series but can be read as a stand alone but I'm thinking of reading the others. Just one thing to note, the other books are not written by Tessa Bailey.

The story caters around the wedding of Kady and Colt and the week long festivities leading up to the big day. Baiting the Maid of Honor is the story of Julie and  Reed. She's a southern belle with closet freak status and he's a SWAT Commander who's dark, sexy and all alpha male!

I loved Julie so much because she is from Georgia and a true southern belle or as Reed called her "a hellcat disguised as Tinker Bell." Being from Georgia myself, I loved the things that Julie would say including "sugar" and "bless your heart."

And lets not forget about sexy Reed! I swear that man could talk the panties off a nun! Or as Julie's best friend Regan says "You guys were two seconds away from wild, oh-I-think-I-see-Jesus sex." That made me stop and have a good laugh! Reed was a lot of fun to read and had a sweet side when he tired hard enough. This was just a fun, easy read and I truly enjoyed it. If you're looking for a funny, steamy, simple love story then give this one a go!

Fighting Redemption by Kate McCarthy - Review

Okay so what intrigued me the most about this book was all the reviews. Everyone was writing about how this book moved them and that they cried numerous times throughout the book etc etc. Books don't make me cry, I mean yeah I've shed a tear reading some books but sobbing??? So I dived right into this book and halfway through the book.....

OMG this book!!!!!!!!!! I have never read anything like this. Kate McCarthy has officially won me over. Her style of writing sucks you in so deep and truly makes you feel the characters grief and pain. I was shocked that I had to put my Tablet down several times because I was literally sobbing....

I LOVED the characters. I loved the story. I loved everything about this book. The story jumps ahead in time a bit, but whether it's days, weeks, months or years you NEVER feel like you're losing part of the story. Kate McCarthy does an AMAZING job at sucking you in and giving you every piece of the story that matters.

Ryan Kendall stole my breath and my heart and had me fanning myself several times!! He is everything you could imagine in a tough, hardcore soldier, but I loved how he also showed his emotions when needed. He wasn't some dead to the world, no emotion kind of guy...he cried when appropriate and was tough when needed. I just LOVED HIM!!! OMG he melts my heart!
                "I'll love you longer than the stars
                 that live in the sky. Every piece of
                 me is in you. My breath, my heart, my
                 life. I won't ever leave you if you keep
                 that safe inside you."

I mean REALLY?!?!?!?!?!

I also loved Finlay Tanner. She was such a tough cookie but yet wasn't afraid to show her emotions when it mattered. I loved how she refused to give up on Ryan and love him unconditionally even though there were times I literally wanted to say WTF ARE YOU THINKING?!?!?!?!

I cannot express how much I loved this book!! I am still just so moved by it and I cannot stop thinking about the story. Especially the letters Jake wrote to Fin and Ryan...I mean UGHHHH OMG!!! I can only imagine what it's like to actually have to read those types of letters. The emotions I went through was a roller coaster ride! I laughed, I cried, I got angry, I was anxious, I was happy....I literally went through every emotion possible. Not to mention the other characters in the book, Jake, Kyle, Rachel, Monty...I was just smitten with them all!!

All I can say is well done Kate McCarthy, well done...