The Perfects by Rachel Van Dyken Review & Release Blitz!

Everything was perfect.
Until it wasn't.

The Perfects by Rachel Van Dyken is now live!

Find out what happens when their perfect image breaks in #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken's steamy new adult romance.


Everything was perfect.
Until it wasn't.

Until my family took on a foster girl and placed her across the hall from me. A charity case to look good and a person who should have never existed in my world.
I kissed her to get her to stop talking, and then I kissed her again because I liked the taste of her words--I liked her.
It was our secret until we got caught--that night changed everything.

We became strangers living in the same house, seeing the same ghosts of our past mistakes, but I can't stop thinking about us, about those forbidden moments.
I pretend to hate her, I tell her I'll never forgive her, and then Quinn, my ex-best friend, steps into the picture. I can't tell if he actually likes her or if he has a death wish and just likes pissing me off, but what do I say? Stay away from my foster sister?
She's mine?
I've already had her?
Saying that to him would expose what we were and ruin everything.
We're all three of us living multiple lies, and eventually, I know our ivory tower of perfection is going to come crashing down.

He knows my secrets.
I know his.
And now she knows both.

She wants.
He wants.
But I always—always get what I want.

And what I want is the girl, no matter what it may cost me.

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Review:

Goodness gracious, y’all! The angst was strong in this one!! Wow, this book brought out such strong emotions and seriously physical symptoms for me as I read this book. I could feel my heart beating faster, my temperature rising, my anxiety shooting through the roof… for fictional characters!! Having such a physical, visceral reaction is a huge compliment to RVD’s incredible ability to write such an amazing story. Every book she writes has heart and emotion and love and pain and all sorts of other feelings. This book is no different. This book was written in a dual POV form (my favorite) which really helped develop each of the characters and had me loving and hating (at times) each of them in their own ways! Mary Belle, Ambrose and Quinn are all so different yet so similar in some ways too. Each of these characters draw you in and make you pull for them so strongly, in one way or another. It felt like my heart was torn A LOT through this book in the best of ways. There’s so much I could say about this book, but RVD suggested going into this book blind and so I did. And now that’s my suggestion for you. My review could go into great detail about the characters, the storyline, the good, the bad and the ugly, but it won’t. I want you to experience all the things I experienced while reading this book! I want you to take the leap that I took with these characters as they lept through some huge life experiences. There are some hard things discussed in this book and I think RVD has an incredible way of showing the true emotions and experiences that come from situations like this. Overall, I was just thoroughly impressed with the incredible writing of this story and the emotions that ensued. The only thing that could’ve made this story even better was to get a chapter or two from Quinn’s POV. I am so curious what it would say and so curious how his story will play out. Oh, how I would love for this book to have a sequel. Please RVD, please!! 

Meet Rachel

Rachel Van Dyken is the #1 New York Times Bestselling, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of over 90 books ranging from contemporary romance to paranormal. With over four million copies sold, she's been featured in Forbes, US Weekly, and USA Today. Her books have been translated in more than 15 countries. She was one of the first romance authors to have a Kindle in Motion book through Amazon publishing and continues to strive to be on the cutting edge of the reader experience. She keeps her home in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, adorable sons, naked cat, and two dogs. For more information about her books and upcoming events, visit www.RachelVanDykenauthor.com

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Be With Me by Samantha Young Review and Release Blitz!

 

A best friends to lovers story set against the atmospheric backdrop of the Scottish Highlands.

 

Be With Me by Samantha Young is now live!

 

It was the friends-with-benefits proposition he never saw coming...

While Arran Adair might have followed the call of wanderlust in his younger years, it isn't the reason he stayed away from Ardnoch. Home now, desperate to put the sins of his past behind him, and rebuild his life in the Scottish Highlands, Arran could never have predicted Eredine Willows. The Ardnoch Estate Pilates instructor is a complicated mystery and one Arran can't help but want to solve.

Eredine has spent the last eight years hiding in Scotland and building walls between her and the people she cares about. Arran is the first Adair who doesn't treat her as if she's fragile and demands a genuine friendship. Yet, the attraction sizzling between them is undeniable. So when she realizes she trusts him, Eredine surprises them both by offering Arran one night of no-strings passion.

Arran knows one night will inevitably lead to a desire for more and he's willing to stay by Eredine's side for as long as it takes to convince her there's something real between them. However, just when Arran thinks they might build a future together, Eredine's past returns to stalk her. And Arran won't just have to battle her demons to keep them together. He'll need to battle his own.

 

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Review:

What a great addition to the Adair family series! I have been so curious about Eredine since she was first introduced early on in the series. She’s always seemed so quiet, so reserved, keeping most of her life private so as to possibly hide a scary past, but I’ve also always thought of her as so strong. This book just proved that for me. While all the leading ladies in each story in the Adair family series is amazing and strong, Ery really just spoke to me in this story. She’s a warrior. She may not think she is, she may struggle with dealing with her past, have struggles with anxiety and panic, but damn can she hold her own and don’t you dare try to treat her like glass. I just love her. I also can’t mention how much I love her without mentioning Arran Adair. I’ve been curious about him too in the other stories. He was always the wild child wanderer of the family but I love seeing the transformation that occurs for him. I love the growth of both of these characters. I just love the whole Adair family. Samantha Young has done such an incredible job of storytelling in this series that it is easy to picture yourself at Ardnoch, amongst the Adairs, and the life they lead. The world building of this story and all the stories in this series is phenomenal, and I didn’t want to stop reading. There’s so much action that you’re locked in every page. Thank you for another great story, Ms. Young! I cannot wait for Bro’s story!! 

 

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Samantha Young is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. She's been nominated for several Goodreads Choice Awards. Samantha writes adult contemporary and paranormal romance, YA urban fantasy and YA contemporary fiction and is currently published in 31 countries.

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The Enigma by Jodi Ellen Malpas Book Review and Release Blitz!

The Enigma by Jodi Ellen Malpas is now live!

A fatal blend of revenge and desire.

After leaving her fiancé at the altar and quitting her job as a Miami cop, Beau Hayley stumbles through life, feeling only resentment. Injustice. Loss. Her mom's death was called an accident. She's not convinced. Grieving, she becomes numb to everything except the constant, biting pain of heartbreak and hate. She can see no light. Until she meets James Kelly, a man who seems as damaged as she is, inside and out. And yet despite his twisted, cold façade, he stimulates feelings. Pleasure. He is a respite from her own flaws. A complete mystery.

And impossible to resist.


James Kelly has only one objective. Find the men who murdered his family and kill them all very slowly. But the web of crime and deceit leads him to Beau Hayley, the daughter of the notorious FBI agent who pursued him relentlessly until her death. Beau is not what James expected, and past the darkness that shrouds her, he finds a glimmer of light. Light is addictive. An escape. Beau might be the key to James's mercy mission, but with dire consequences. So he has to decide--leave her breathing and risk exposing himself, or kill her and continue his mission, still unknown.

Still The Enigma

Two tortured souls playing one deadly game. But who will survive?

 

Review:

Y'all. I have been anxiously awaiting reading this book as soon as I learned about a new book coming in this series. I recently read the first book in this series called The Brit and I was crazy about it. I knew Jodi Ellen Malpas would make this book, The Enigma, exactly on par with the previous one and I WAS RIGHT.

This book has so much darkness, brokenness, deceit, tragedy, murder, questionable acts... but it also has so much love and redemption and a strong pull for the underdog! It's rare I'd call someone like James Kelly an underdog, but the world has made him into the person he is and he's responded in the only way he knows how. The exact same can be said for Beau Hayley. Man, what a crappy set of cards she's been dealt. I can't imagine how I would put one foot forward after a fraction of the things she's gone through, but she does it. She doesn't think she does it well, but the fact that she's still living and breathing and moving and believing... she is inspiring!

This story was so good. There is so much to unpack after the storm I just read through in these characters and this storyline that I am still shaking my head about some things. There are some things in this story that happened that I NEVER would've guessed. There are others I wasn't as surprised by. However, the major surprise in this story didn't go the way I predicted in my head and I love that. 

I feel like this story is left a bit more on a cliffhanger than The Brit was, but not in a terrible way. It wasn't a cliffhanger that leaves you wondering if anyone's alive, will they or won't they, but I am definitely going to be on pins and needles waiting to see how this story ends. 

I cannot wait for The Resurrection. Gimme, Gimme, Gimme!!!! 

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#1 New York Times Bestselling Author Jodi Ellen Malpas was born and raised in the Midlands town of Northampton, England, where she lives with her real-life man, her boys, and a beagle. She is a self-professed daydreamer and has a terrible weak spot for alpha males.

After writing in secret for too long, Jodi exploded onto the scene in 2012 with her debut novel This Man, starring the prolific Jesse Ward. Writing powerful love stories with fierce, memorable characters is her passion - a passion that has taken her on an amazing journey into the limelight of romantic fiction. Her work is now published in more than twenty-five languages across the world.

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More Than This by Jay McLean Review~

"I'm thinking that maybe I'm really far from more than a lot liking you, Mikayla Jones." - Jay McLean, More Than This

This book was intense. It was overwhelming, heartbreaking, humorous, and healing. This is the story of Mikayla and her rescuer, Jake Andrews.

The book starts off with Mikayla going to prom with her boyfriend, James, and her best friend of several years, Megan. This is about the point where you start hating James and Megan.

After discovering what crappy taste Mikayla has in friends and boyfriends, Mikayla is introduced to Jake. Jake takes her in, makes her forget her hurt, and makes her laugh on what she thinks might be the worst night, ever.

Then, the night transforms into the worst night you could ever possibly imagine.

This is the point where you say, Thank you God for Jake Andrews. Jake is there to hold Mikayla, comfort her, provide for her, be her solace in a time where solace is very difficult to find. They barely know each other, but yet they find themselves in the other person. 

We're introduced to Jake and his wonderful group of friends. We've got Dylan (the big, strong, quiet guy totally in love with Heidi), Logan (the supposed playboy jerk), and Cameron (the good guy who's totally devoted to his Lucy). This group of people make a family. They are there for each other and they band together and include Mikayla in that family when they barely know her and she needs love more than anything else. 

I fell in love with all the characters in this book. One of my favorite quotes in it was from Cam, when he was talking about his Lucy and her love of her e-reader/reading...

"'To whoever wrote Fifty Shades of Grey,' Cam eyes the sky like he's thanking the Lord. We all laugh and drink." 

The rest of the book basically tells the story of Jake and Kayla and their life. They go off to college together. There are good times and bad, but through it all Jake's love for Kayla is everlasting. He's there for her, he knows her, and he'll do whatever he can to ease her pain and restore her heart. 

This was a great read to me. It was a little over the top with the dramatics and angst stuff, but it was still really good. Definitely worth the read, and I am REALLY looking forward to reading Logan's story next!

Falling Into Us by Jasinda Wilder - Review

Hmmm so I was really excited to read Falling Into Us, especially after reading Falling Into You but I do have to be honest…I was a bit disappointed. I felt like everything just dragged and dragged and dragged and there was no real “point” to the story.

Maybe it’s just me but I felt like the meat of the story was missing. I did love Becca and Jason’s story I just felt like I was being dragged through the mud page after page!!!! I mean when what happened with Becca’s brother was just kind of dismissed, I felt cheated in a way.

Throughout the whole story certain situations would be dragged out and others just rushed through…kind felt like being 15 again and learning to drive for the for the first time…gas…brake…gas…brake…gas…brake!!!!!!! Oh well…it was a good read and I don’t regret reading it but I just couldn’t help but feel something was just lacking in the book.

Falling Into You by Jasinda Wilder - Review

What can I say about this book…tragically heartbreaking but learning to find the light at the end of the tunnel. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I came across this book but it definitely shocked the hell out of me!

When just reading the excerpt from this book I thought ehhh it’s sounds okay, possibly a decent story, let’s just give it a go. So I did and boy am I glad I did. I’m not going to go into detail about this entire book and give you a background on each character but I will give you the gist of it. The story starts with Nell and Luke, which are your average best friends, turned lovers…anyone thinking Dawson’s Creek?!?! Yeah same here!

It was a little sugar coated with sugar coated cherries on top for me to start off but once the “tragedy” happened and Luke died (no this is NOT a spoiler, it gives you this detail in the excerpt of the book) the book took a VERY deep and dark turn.

I cried and cried and cried throughout the better half of this book. It was how this book was written and how music was continuously thrown into situations that made this story go to a whole other level for me. I literally downloaded almost every song, I didn’t already have, that was noted in this book.

 So once all this deep, dark, mournful emotions start rolling out, in comes Luke’s older, deeply troubled brother Colton. It’s literally like Colton is Nell’s twisted, guardian angel with tinged wings. I honestly don’t know how else to describe Colton. The pain both of them endured was almost suffocating at times. I felt like I needed to take a step back as to not get lost in their despair, that’s how well this book is written. Believe me I’m NOT complaining but the book is written so that you feel their pain, their grief, their journey to find peace within themselves.

The book covers some dark issues but overall it’s about finding that hope; crawling out of the depths of hell and overcoming loss, grief and acceptance. The author wrote it best…

 "This book is for anyone who has ever lost a loved one, for anyone who has woken up crying and gone to bed the same way, for anyone who has had to learn that it’s okay to be not okay. Surviving isn’t strength; it’s continuing to breathe one day at a time; strength is learning to live despite the pain.”