Review: A Void of Magic by Sandy Williams

Title: A Void of Magic

Author: Sandy Williams
Publication date: July 27th, 2021
Series: Kennedy Rain #1

Summary: They trusted her to keep the peace between the paranorms. They made a mistake.
Kennedy escaped the family business when she turned eighteen. Now, an ill-timed vacation pulls her back to The Rain Hotel, the only known null zone on the planet. It’s a place where vampires can see the sun rise and werewolves can avoid the lure of the full moon. And it would be the perfect place for a paranormal wedding…if the bride wasn’t the local alpha’s daughter and the groom the scion of a vicious master vampire.
With a sexy werewolf determined to sabotage the wedding and dark forces threatening The Rain, Kennedy’s life is thrown out of balance when she’s forced to confront a past she swore to avoid. Ultimately she must choose: will she maintain the stability of the supernatural world…or will she destroy it.

Review: I really like Kennedy, I totally understand why she doesn't like being there. I love how as a human she stands up to the paranormal. I do not understand her parents leaving without a specific date to come back on. I would never agree to something without specific dates. It would just drive me crazy. I am pretty sure I'm in love with Blake. Honestly  I love 90% of the characters in this book. My only question is why did the author wait for the last 30 minutes of the book to just absolutely demolish my heart. I'm so ready for Bound by Bloodsong!

Review: Rattlesnake Road by Amanda McKinney

Title: Rattlesnake Road

Author: Amanda McKinney 
Publication date: May 4th, 2021

Summary: Everyone hits rock bottom, only the brave escape.

Welcome to 1314 Rattlesnake Road.

A quaint two-bedroom log cabin nestled deep in the woods of the small, southern town of Berry Springs—the perfect hideaway to escape your past.

Tucked inside thick, mahogany walls lay mysterious letters, forgotten and untouched for decades. Floor-to-ceiling windows frame breathtaking views of jagged cliffs, deep valleys, and endless lies. Mature oak trees, tall enough to touch the clouds, carry the whispers of the haunted, of stories untold

Inside sits Grey Dalton, emotionally battered and bruised, her only wish to pick up the broken pieces of her life. But outside, await two men, one a tattooed cowboy, the other a dashing businessman.

One will steal her heart, the other, her soul.

Rattlesnake Road is a standalone mystery romance about love, loss, hitting rock bottom, and clawing your way to the other side.

Your escape awaits…

Review: The start of this book desperately needed a warning. As I'm currently pregnant her miscarriage was the last thing I wanted/needed to read about. I love how the author put Catty-Corner but the character is from  New York so like me it would be Kiddie-Corner. I absolutely look forward to when Redemption Road comes out. I have been absolutely enthralled with Rattlesnake Road and am not looking forward to it ending. This book needs so many warnings. It's so good but honestly so fucked up. I am so torn because I've been avoiding books like this for a while due to my mental health but this book is so good I'm disturbed by myself that I'm still reading it.

Review: Storm by Serena Akeroyd

Title: Storm

Author: Serena Akeroyd 

Publication date: July 29th, 2021

Series: Dark and Dirty Sinners MC #8

Summary: STORM

You hate me. 

I deserve it.

The day I betrayed the love of my life was the day I lived up to every messed-up thing my haters say about me.

But I’m tired of feeling like a POS.

I’m tired of being broken.

I’m tired of life not being worth living.

It’s time now to make amends, and to earn my woman’s love back.

To be the father my kid deserves,

the Old Man I should always have been.

Join me for the ride as I become worthy of my family. 

Maybe, just maybe, I’ll surprise you.

Review: I can't lie I already know I need to read the whole series. I love the disclaimer on the book. It honestly made me want to read it even more. I absolutely love this book. (This is not a negative thing) It sucks that it will take me more than a day to finish it. I believe the only reason I feel like that sucks is because I am so used to finishing a book within a full 24 hour period that when this one said 10 hours instead of 3 to 5 hours like my past few books it made me read it slower. Does it make the book any less amazing? Absolutely not! Serena Akeroyd kept my full attention the entire time I was reading the book. As I already mentioned I can't wait to read the first seven books and the next three! I love her take on MC's it's not normally the kinds I gravitate towards but I am absolutely obsessed with Storm and Kiera and their little shit head of a daughter Cy. Although the further I got into the book the more Kiera pissed me off. I liked young Kiera, older her was kind of just an inconsiderate bitch. Rex is my god damn hero. This book had me kind of up and down on my emotions but man this was such a fantastic read.

Review: The Right Side of Wrong by Prescott Lane

Title: The Right Side of Wrong

Author: Prescott Lane 
Publication date: July 29th, 2021

Summary: It wasn’t love at first sight. That would be too easy.

I can tell you all the reasons Paige and I shouldn’t be together.
But love overlooks a lot.

My heart doesn’t care that I’m ten years older.
There's no age gap in how she makes me feel.

My heart doesn’t care that she’s a single mother.
It just makes more room.

My heart doesn’t care that she's got secrets of her own.
It's used to keeping mine.

The moment I laid eyes on Paige, I lost control. 
Control of my desires. Control of my secrets. Control of my heart.

Right or wrong, we’re going to have to fight for our happily ever after. 
And I don't plan on losing.

Review: Age gap romance is one of those genres some people love and others hate. I use to hate it, then I started dating someone 10 years older than me. I definitely understand it a lot more now. This book had me so deep in my feels it's not even funny. I am going to blame the tears on my pregnancy. The last 25 minutes of this book are an absolute kick to the stomach. I had some suspicions about a twist coming up but goodness it was such a fantastic ending. I will definitely be looking out for more books by Prescott Lane. 

Review: Aidan in a Kilt by Anna Durand

Title: Aidan in a Kilt

Author: Anna Durand
Publication date: July 27th, 2021
Series: The Ballachulish Trilogy Book 2

Summary: Aidan MacTaggart is wickedly hot and on the hunt for a wife.

I've come to America with a mission and a plan--find the woman of my dreams by going to the same underground club where my older brother, Lachlan, met his wife. My plan might have some flaws. But they don't call me "Don Juan" MacTaggart for nothing. The lasses love me, and I know I can find my soul mate in Chicago.
Calli Douglas is everything I could want in a woman. She's bonnie, sexy, clever, and sweet. But she's also terrified of love and refuses to let me win her heart.
My solution? Follow her home to Michigan. Seduce her. And somehow, convince Calli to love me. We both have issues standing between us, but that will not stop me. Somehow, I will find my happy ending with the American lass who swears she can never love me.

Aidan in a Kilt is the second book in The Ballachulish Trilogy, a brand-new series based on the first three books in the bestselling Hot Scots series, reborn and retold from the heroes' perspectives. Aidan in a Kilt is coming soon in audio narrated by Will Watt.

Review: Holy cow when Aidan sees what he wants he goes for it. He is one quick moving scotsman. I feel like everything I want to talk about with this book is a spoiler. So I will just say Holy Shit. Go read this book. I'm obsessed and you will be too. Especially if you like a hot scotsman. I can't wait for Rory in a Kilt, I wonder who Mr. Stick-up-his-butt falls in love with. 

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To prove the purity of my soul, I sacrificed everything. I lost my magic, my best friend, and tied myself to the five kings of the afterworld in unholy matrimony. Now, every day is torture at their hands. I am their final hope, a perfect weapon to wield in the ultimate war still looming ahead of us. They will push me as far as it takes, no matter what.
 
Every day, I give a little more of myself away, and they’re snapping up each piece as though they have a right. 
 
Every day, the Darkness takes another victim, picking off people all around me until those of us who fight for light and life are outnumbered in a world we’re no longer sure is our own. 
 
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Review: Renovated by Nikki Kiley

Title: Renovated

Author: Nikki Kiley

Publication date: August 5th, 2021

Summary: They’ve been hired to remodel a mansion. Will they end up getting a room?

Marisa Sanchez has grand designs for her future. After taking over her grandfather’s construction firm, the successful vlogger and civil engineer is about to take the next step with a new show on the Home Design Network. But she’s not pleased to find out she can only have the lucrative gig if she agrees to work with a handsome rival.

Levi Chance takes the responsibility of providing for his brothers seriously. So when his biggest client asks him to come into the spotlight to co-host a new program, he reluctantly accepts. But he fears the pretty, camera-loving partner he’s been assigned might bring his top-notch reputation tumbling down if she can’t deliver the goods.

Discovering her teammate is quite capable, Marisa battles her attraction to him as she ambitiously turns the project upside down. And the more Levi works with the smart Latina, the more he worries he’s about to push the “no sex” morality clause in their contract into forbidden territory.

Will Marisa and Levi’s fixer-upper turn into a happily together forever?

Renovated is the charming first book in the moving Chance Brothers contemporary romance series. If you like sparkling attractions, comedic moments, and steamy action, then you’ll love Nikki Kiley’s well-built romp.

Review: This is a softer version of what I would call enemies to lovers. I absolutely loved this book and it grabbed my attention from the very beginning. Marisa is a strong independent woman who knows exactly what she wants. To make a name for herself, save her grandmother's business and to continue to run her grandfather's business. She has so much passion and know-how that it makes me feel like I could be doing some home improvement. Levi knows what it takes to keep his family's construction business above ground. He is determined to do that and to keep his brothers away from Marisa. I really want to see the story for Noah. I mean yes I would love to see this turn into a series for all of the brothers I love a good brother's series but if I had to pick just one more to be written it would be Noah's. I love all of the unexpected twists to the story. On my final note I just have to say this book makes me want to watch HGTV so bad!