Monday, February 3, 2020

My review of Wicked Dreams by S Massery


Margo Wolfe is a child in the foster care system when she is brought back to her hometown and placed under the care of Robert and Lenora Jenkins. Not everyone is happy that Margo is back and she soon begins to get disturbing text messages and her former best friend Caleb Asher absolutely hates her.

Caleb Asher has hated Margo for years since she ruined his life all those years ago and he has been planning his revenge on her since then. Now he has his chance and she is going to regret the events from all those years ago that set everything in motion.

OMG – what did I read???

This book only begins to touch the surface of the events of so many years ago and I can’t wait for the next book to put everything into order so I know what exactly happened in the past to make Caleb so hell bent on revenge!

I thought Margo was a great character but it was also obvious that she doesn’t remember everything that went down years ago and what happened to make Caleb hate her so much. I really liked her relationship with Robert and Lenora and how wonderful they were with her.

My heart broke for what Margo was subjected to at school and I was glad that she was able to find a friend in Riley Appleton. Other than Riley I was really trying to figure out who all hated Margo and why. I wasn’t sure if it was strictly because of Caleb or there was more to it.

Caleb was a guy that you hate right from the beginning and then you totally get confused with him and then at the end I hated him again. I was so confused on why he was so jealous when other guys talked to Margo and I didn’t know if was all part of his bigger plan or if he was truly jealous. Caleb had such a following and a small part of me loved that he played lacrosse as both of my kids do but other than that I was shocked at how he treated Margo.

The text messages were definitely a mystery and I still have a guess on who is behind it but I will have to wait until the next book to find out if I am right.

There is so much missing that we need to find out and I have a few guesses on what could have happened and what made Caleb so mad and I know that the next book will fill in all the blanks. I have a feeling the author is going to try and flip all my emotions around so I sympathize with certain characters that I despise as of now.

Towards the end I was so happy for Margo that she began to find some happiness again but then the jaw dropping moment at the end just left me absolutely flabbergasted and in shock!! Then when Margo gets the message from Claire my jaw once again hit the ground!!

I desperately need the next book in the series!!

5 Stars 

Wicked Dreams by S. Massery




Title: Wicked Dreams
Series: Fallen Royals #1
Author: S. Massery
Genre: Dark High School Bully Romance
Release Date: February 3, 2020



Blurb

As a kid, she crushed my dreams to dust.

She tore both of our families apart with one confession, ending any chance of happiness for either of us. In doing so, she set off a ripple effect of chaos.

Now she’s back as the new girl in school, and she doesn’t suspect the war that’s coming. She doesn’t realize the anger I’ve been harboring.

I’ve been waiting for the perfect time to ruin her life, and it’s finally here.

Because even traitors sleep—and I’m going to make sure she only dreams of me.

Then I’m going to destroy her.







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S. Massery is a contemporary romance and romantic suspense author. She lives in Western Massachusetts with her dog, Alice.

Before adventuring into the world of writing, she went to college in Boston and held a wide variety of jobs—including working on a dude ranch in Wyoming (a personal highlight). She has a love affair with coffee and chocolate. When S. Massery isn’t writing, she can be found devouring books, playing outside with her dog, or trying to make people smile.


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My review of Cracked Sapphire by Jane Blythe

Sapphire Hatcher was taken with her 4 sisters when she was 16 years old and sold to human traffickers. All of them were rescued except for Emerald who hasn't been seen since the night they were taken. 10 years later Sapphire is now a police Detective working on a possible serial killer who has been kidnapping girls and killing them.

Dr. Gideon Barlow has been called in to help with the case. He has his own guesses about who could be behind the crimes but knows he needs to gain the trust of the police detectives, especially Sapphire who seems to hate him immediately.

Can Sapphire trust that Gideon is there to do his job and can she learn to trust him? Can either of them deny how they feel about the other or will the case ruin any chance at happy ever after?

This was such a great book and I am really looking forward to the rest of the books in this series.

The events that all of the Hunter girls went through were absolutely terrifying and horrific. My heart truly broke as I know this type of thing still happens today and it is so tragic. I completely understood why Sapphire was hesitant to trust anyone after everything she had been through but she immediately thought that Gideon was more interested in her past than helping on the case.

It was interesting that Gideon had his own difficult past and how that affected him growing up. I thought he was at looking at things from a different angle and I was happy that he slowly was able to gain Sapphire's trust.

There was chemistry right from the beginning between Gideon and Sapphire although she was absolutely opposed to anything happening between them initially. The two of them were slowly able to build a level of trust between themselves and then things happened from there. I really thought Gideon cared so much about Sapphire and wanted to protect her the best he could.

As clues began to unfold things also get more tense as you know the type of person they are looking for and the book begins to give clues. I was happy that I had actually figured things out before they were revealed but at one point I wondered if I could be wrong.

I knew why Sapphire blew up at the end but at the same time she was only looking at things from one side. The end was so awesome though and definitely full of action!

I can't wait for more!

Cracked Sapphire by Jane Blythe




Title: Cracked Sapphire
Series: Broken Gems #1
Author: Jane Blythe
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: February 3, 2020



Blurb

Betrayed. Sold. Tortured. Now she’s fighting to rebuild her life.

Detective Sapphire Hatcher was sold to human traffickers when she was sixteen. She was lucky. She was rescued, and now she has dedicated her life to saving others. When a criminal psychiatrist is brought in to work alongside her, she tries to ignore the way he makes her feel, but he won’t let her.

Gideon Barlow travels the country working with police departments on the most depraved of cases. When he meets Sapphire, the attraction is instantaneous, but if he can't help her realize that there is more to life than her job, she might end up losing not just her chance at happiness but her life as well.







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Jane has loved reading and writing since she can remember. She writes dark and disturbing crime/mystery/suspense with some romance thrown in because, well, who doesn’t love romance?! She has several series including the complete Detective Parker Bell series, the Count to Ten series, the Christmas Romantic Suspense series, and the Flashes of Fate series of novelettes.

When she’s not writing Jane loves to read, bake, go to the beach, ski, horse ride, and watch Disney movies. She has a black belt in Taekwondo, a 200+ collection of teddy bears, and her favorite color is pink. She has the world’s two most sweet and pretty Dalmatians, Ivory and Pearl. Oh, and she also enjoys spending time with family and friends!


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Sunday, February 2, 2020

When I Was You by Minka Kent














































































A stolen identity leads a woman down a dark and desperate path in a gripping novel of psychological suspense by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Minka Kent.




After barely surviving a brutal attack, Brienne Dougray rarely leaves her house. Suffering from debilitating headaches and memory loss, she can rely only on her compassionate new tenant, Dr. Niall Emberlin, a welcome distraction from the discomfiting bubble that has become her existence.




But Brienne’s growing confidence in her new routine is shaken when she stumbles across unsettling evidence that someone else is living as…her. Same name. Same car. Same hair. Same clothes. She’s even friended her family on social media. To find out why, Brienne must leave the safety of her home to hunt a familiar stranger.




What she discovers is more disturbing than she could have ever imagined. With her fragile mind close to shattering, Brienne is prepared to do anything to reclaim her life. If it’s even hers to reclaim.

















Minka Kent has been crafting stories since before she could scribble her name. With a love of the literary dark and twisted, Minka cut her teeth on Goosebumps and Fear Street, graduated to Stephen King as a teenager, and now counts Gillian Flynn, Chevy Stevens, and Caroline Kepnes amongst her favorite authors and biggest influences. Minka has always been curious about good people who do bad things and loves to explore what happens when larger-than-life characters are placed in fascinating situations.

In her non-writing life, Minka is a thirty-something wife and mother who equally enjoys sunny and rainy days, loves freshly cut hydrangeas, hides behind oversized sunglasses, travels to warmer climates every chance she gets, and bakes sweet treats when the mood strikes (spoiler alert: it’s often).

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Easy Enchilada Cups

This was a recipe I was super excited to try as it looked easy enough and lots of fun!

So I will say that the most important thing is to get the right size of tortillas which apparently I did not do. We did not have small enough at my grocery store and I tried with the smallest that they had and when they baked they folded over a little too much and I had trouble getting a lot of the toppings into the cups.

Other than that we really liked the toppings and I liked how easy it was to make.

The kids really enjoyed the cups and liked how it wasn't Mexican the same old way every time.

So next time I will really try to find the smallest tortilla before attempting them again.

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Saturday, February 1, 2020

Every Little Thing by Jordan Bates




Title: Every Little Thing
Series: The Ink Well Chronicles #4
Author: Jordan Bates
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Jordan Bates
Release Date: February 29, 2020



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The first time I shook her hand, I knew she was the one.

But my breath stalled when I grazed the cool metal on her finger and when I looked down at that fucking ring, my heart stopped.

Now, she’s back in town and after five years, I had no idea what’d happened. Instead of her husband standing by her side, holding her hand, there was a little girl. The first time I shook her hand, I knew she was the one.

But my breath stalled when I grazed the cool metal on her finger and when I looked down at that fucking ring, my heart stopped.

Now, she’s back in town and after five years, I had no idea what’d happened. Instead of her husband standing by her side, holding her hand, there was a little girl.

I wanted to know their story.

Because when it came to Melanie, I needed to know every little thing.





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Jordan Bates is an up and coming romance author from Florida, who is determined to write loves that last and are true to everyone who reads them.
Jordan graduated from UCF with a degree in English - Creative Writing. She has been writing since her freshman year in high school, where she finished her first and second book. Since then, she has pursued writing poetry, young adult novels, and romance novels.
When she isn't working or writing, you can find her looking for inspiration among the forests, and finding all the new food to eat. Because what's better than writing? Eating an amazing burrito.


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