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Alisha Eadle
- Feb 21
- 12 min
Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn Book Review
Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn Published by Avon Book 4 in the Bridgerton Series Everyone knows that Colin Bridgerton is the most charming man in London. Penelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend's brother for...well, it feels like forever. After half a lifetime of watching Colin Bridgerton from afar, she thinks she knows everything about him, until she stumbles across his deepest secret...and fears she doesn't know him at all. Colin Bridgerton is

Alisha Eadle
- Feb 17
- 9 min
The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn
The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn Published by Avon Book 2 in the Bridgerton Series 1814 promises to be another eventful season, but not, this author believes, for Anthony Bridgerton, London's most elusive bachelor, who has shown no indication that he plans to marry. And in truth, why should he? When it comes to playing the consummate rake, nobody does it better... —Lady Whistledown's Society Papers, April 1814 But this time, the gossip columnists have it wrong. Anthon

Alisha Eadle
- Feb 1
- 5 min
Tempting the Bodyguard by Jennifer Armentrout Book Review
Tempting the Best Man by Jennifer L Armentrout Published by Entangled Brazen Book 3 in the Gamble Brothers Series He can protect her from everyone except himself. Alana Gore is in danger. A take-no-prisoners publicist, her way with people has made her more than a few enemies over the years, but a creepy stalker is an entirely different matter. She needs a bodyguard, and the only man she can ask is not only ridiculously hot, but reputed to have taste for women that goes beyond

Alisha Eadle
- Oct 12, 2020
- 18 min
Fire in You by Jennifer L Armentrout Book Review
Fire in You by Jennifer L Armentrout Published by Jennifer L Armentrout Book 6 in the Wait for You Series Jillian Lima’s whole world was destroyed in a span of a few hours. The same night her childhood love, Brock ‘the Beast’ Mitchell, broke her heart, her life was irrevocably altered by the hand of a stranger with a gun. It takes six years to slowly glue together the shattered pieces of her life, but Jillian is finally ready to stop existing in a past full of pain and regret

Alisha Eadle
- Oct 8, 2020
- 11 min
Dream of You by Jennifer L Armentrout Book Review
Dream of You by Jennifer L Armentrout Published by Evil Eye Concepts, Incorporated A Wait For You Novella Abby Erickson isn't looking for a one-night stand, a relationship, or anything that involves any one-on-one time, but when she witnesses a shocking crime, she's thrust into the hands of the sexiest man she's ever seen - Colton Anders. His job is to protect her, but with every look, every touch, and every simmering kiss, she's in danger of not only losing her life but her

Alisha Eadle
- Oct 4, 2020
- 27 min
Stay With Me by Jennifer L Armentrout Book Review
Stay With Me by Jennifer L Armentrout Published by William Morrow Paperbacks Book 3 in the Wait For You Series At 21, Calla hasn’t done a lot of things. She’s never been kissed, never seen the ocean, never gone to an amusement park. But growing up, she witnessed some things no child ever should. She still carries the physical and emotional scars of living with a strung-out mother, Mona—secrets she keeps from everyone, including her close circle of college friends. But the saf

Alisha Eadle
- Sep 10, 2020
- 2 min
Before the Crown by Flora Harding Book Review
Before the Crown by Flora Harding Published by One More Chapter Before the crown there was a love story… Windsor Castle, 1943 As war rages across the world, Princess Elizabeth comes face to face with the dashing naval officer she first met in London nine years before. One of the youngest first lieutenants in the Royal Navy, Philip represents everything she has always been taught to avoid. Instability. Audacity. Adventure. But when the king learns of their relationship, the su

Alisha Eadle
- Aug 1, 2020
- 17 min
Muffin Top by Avery Flynn Book Review
Muffin Top by Avery Flynn Published by Entangled: Amara Book #2 in the Hartigan's Series The only thing about me that’s a size zero is the filter on my mouth. I’ve got a big personality, a big rack, and a big number on the scale. And I’m perfectly fine with that. But when some random guy suggests I might not be eating alone if I’d ordered a salad instead of a hamburger I’m shocked silent, which is a feat, trust me. That brings us to one sexy fireman named Frankie Hartigan. He

Alisha Eadle
- Jul 30, 2020
- 16 min
Butterface by Avery Flynn Book Review
Butterface by Avery Flynn Published by Entangled: Amara Book #1 in the Hartigans Series It’s true. I’m not what most people would call “pretty” and, well, high school was rough. Fast forward ten years and life is good… Until a bunch of jerks think it’s hilarious to put the “butterface” (AKA me) on a wedding Kiss Cam with the hottest guy ever—and that old humiliation hits hard. I recognize him immediately. The sexiest cop in Waterbury and totally out of my league. But then he

Alisha Eadle
- May 6, 2020
- 20 min
Irresistibly Yours by Lauren Layne Book Review
Irresistibly Yours by Lauren Layne Published by Loveswept Book #1 of The Oxford Series Hotshot sports editor Cole Sharpe has been freelancing for Oxford for years, so when he hears about a staff position opening up, he figures he’s got the inside track. Then his boss drops a bombshell: Cole has competition. Female competition, in the form of a fresh-faced tomboy who can hang with the dudes—and write circles around them, too. Cole usually likes his women flirty and curvy, but

Alisha Eadle
- Jan 31, 2020
- 7 min
Crushed by Lauren Layne Book Review
Crushed by Lauren Layne Published by Flirt Book #3 in Redemption Series Can Chloe convince him that love is worth the risk? Growing up in New York, Michael St. Claire never expected to spend his twenties wearing cowboy boots. But that was before he learned about his real father, a total stranger with a family in Cedar Grove, Texas. Once in the Lone Star State, Michael meets Kristin Bellamy, who is exquisitely refined and everything Michael always thought he wanted in a woman.
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