Who We Were By Kelly Elliott

   

My Papai always said wine made everything better. Countless times he uttered those familiar words to me— “The Merlot will melt your problems away meu amor. With a good bottle of wine in your hand, you hold the magical key to anything you want.”

I believed my father whole heartily, until my world came crashing down on me at twenty-four years old.

It wasn’t going to take wine to help Brody and I find our way back to one another. It was going to take fighting … not only for our love—

But for my life.

     

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My Review:

So let me start by saying how much I LOVE Kelly and her work. I first fell in love with her because of the Wanted series. This book is completely different than any of her other work she has ever done. It is one you can tell by her writing is a very personal story for her. It is very hard for me to write this review due to the nature of this story being such a huge personal topic of mine also. I really feel that Kelly did this story justice. I Don't want to give anything away from the book but I will tell you this. It is one of the most heartbreaking books that I think she has ever done. Despite everything that this young couple go through they somehow find a way to find hope, love, laughter and even some anger. So throughout this book I looked at and tried to invasion how I would react to what they are faced. I couldn't image going through the heartbreak and facing it the way these two did.

So having such a hard time writing this review I have to give it a rating of

4 1/2 STAR

*REVIEWED BY DAWN*

        Her eyes met mine, and I swear I’d never felt my stomach twist and turn like that. She was gorgeous. Dark brown hair pulled up neatly on her head, green eyes that danced with excitement, and skin that looked like it had been kissed by the sun. When I accidentally brushed my hand across her shoulder, my entire body caught fire. It only took me a few minutes to get myself back under control so I could speak to her, but the jerk sitting across from her started talking to her. “So, Brynlee, what are you getting your degree in?” he asked. Brynlee smiled politely, but I got the feeling she didn’t want to talk to him. “Business management.” Bingo. My cue. “Really? Same here,” I cut in as I turned to Brynlee. “Well, chemical engineering with a minor in business.” Brynlee turned and looked at me with the sweetest smile. I actually had to concentrate on breathing while I looked at those beautiful bee-stung lips. “Wow, that’s impressive. I wonder if we’ve had any classes together?” Hell no. I’d remember seeing this beautiful creature. “Must not have.” Keeping the grin on her face, she shrugged. “Well, some of those classes were huge. You could have been in the back or something.” I lifted my beer and took a drink as Brynlee’s eyes fell to my lips. Setting my beer back on the table, I gave her a panty-melting smile, ensuring to show my dimples. She seemed to like them. Her breath caught every time she looked at them. “I’m pretty damn sure I’d have noticed you if you were in any

of my classes, Brynlee.”

           

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Kelly Elliott is married to a wonderful Texas cowboy who has a knack for making her laugh almost daily and supports her crazy ideas and dreams for some unknown reason...he claims it's because he loves her! She’s also a mom to an amazing daughter who is constantly asking for something to eat while her fingers move like mad on her cell phone sending out what is sure to be another very important text message. In her spare time she loves to sit in her small corner overlooking the Texas hill country and write. One of her favorite things to do is go for hikes around her property with Gus....her chocolate lab and the other man in her life, and Rose, her golden retriever. When Kelly is not outside helping the hubby haul brush, move rocks or whatever fun chore he has in store for her that day, you’ll find her inside reading, writing or watching HGTV.

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Catalyst By Leighton Riley

 

Title: Catalyst

Author: Leighton Riley

Release Date: Dec 28, 2015

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For every action, there is a reaction.

People aren’t always who they say they are. Everyone has their secrets. Some are more evil than I ever thought imaginable.

I was left broken and alone after my boyfriend was murdered in my bar.

An old acquaintance moves into Liam’s home and a spark is ignited deep inside me.

Becoming vulnerable made me weak, and I never saw it coming.

When obsession takes over, lies and deceit can be killer.

 

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So This is the first book that I am reading by this author. I must say that when I signed up for this I didn't know who the author was what it was about or anything of that nature. But once I got this book and started reading it I couldn't put it down. I was quickly addicted and couldn't wait to find out what happens. I will say that the ending of this book shocked me and left me wanting more as it will for everyone.
4 Stars
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Watching movers pack away his things and throw them into the truck is so impersonal. Tossing the boxes into a truck with no thought as to what they are handling. I wish I had the strength to be the one who packed it all away, but I couldn’t. It was hard enough to pack up my things. I moved my stuff out of the home two weeks ago, but the majority of everything in that home was his. 

 

He was my other half. My soul mate. One morning, we were completely in love and talking about starting a family, and then by nightfall, I had found my boyfriend barely alive in the storage room of the bar I owned. I rode with him as he was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance, praying he would pull through even though the look on the paramedics’ faces told me otherwise. After what seemed like forever in the waiting room, doctors gave me the news he didn’t make it. The police questioned me extensively, and later that night, I came home to his empty house. From that day on, I have been on autopilot. 

 

 

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Leighton Riley resides in Dallas, Tx and works in real estate for her day job. She writes contemporary romance and romantic suspense. Sinfully, Regretfully, and Deceitfully can be read in order or as standalones. Sinfully and Regretfully take place around the same time frame and can even be read in reverse order (will give more background on Payton and Ryder's story). Tate's story, Deceitfully, finishes off the series. She's also the author of the romantic suspense novel, Catalyst.

 

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Holly Woods is going to hell in a handbasket—but this time, Satanists aren’t to blame. Halloween is. Nonna doesn’t understand why there are skeletons and demons everywhere. Mom is threatening to stitch a devil into Nonna’s pillowcase if she doesn’t shut up. Bek is bumbling over a date with Jason, the handsome FBI agent who conveniently got himself relocated to Austin, and I… Well. I’m considering running away to a town without the crazies. Nothing new here. Everything is going smoothly—too smoothly—and I can’t shake the feeling that something is about to happen. Drake insists I’m being paranoid… But when a body turns up at the Holly Woods Halloween party, we have a whole lot more than a murderer to worry about. Because the prime suspect is his mom. And it’s my job to prove she’s innocent.   (Tied Bond is the fourth full-length book in the Holly Woods Files series and does not stand alone.)

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She likes to be busy - unless busy involves doing the dishes, but that seems to be when all the ideas come to life.

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Off Limits By Callie Harper

Title: Off Limits: A Stepbrother MMA Romance

Author: Callie Harper

Genre: MMA Romance

Release Date: December 14, 2015

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Tuck

I like to fight and I like to fuck.
Now’s my shot to fight for real, step out from my billionaire father’s shadow and be my own man. This summer’s all about going after my goal of becoming a pro MMA fighter.
The problem is the girl I want to fuck. She’s driving me crazy with her little yoga outfits, her creamy skin, luscious curves and wide-eyed innocence. Normally, I’d hit it and quit it, get her out of my system and focus.
But she’s my fucking stepsister. And she hates me. This summer we’re supposed to spend eight weeks together living under the same roof.
I need to taste her. I won’t rest until she’s writhing beneath me, begging me to let her come. I’m a man who gets what he wants, and what I want now is Jewel.

Jewel

I want him so bad it hurts. I’ve never felt this way before.
I’ve never had a problem keeping my distance from bad boys. The more muscles, tats and testosterone, the more I ran the other way. I learned my lesson, growing up with a trainwreck of a mother.
Until now.
Tuck makes my panties melt. He keeps me up at night, twisting in the sheets, obsessed with fantasies while I touch myself.
But he’s my stepbrother. And he’s an alpha, dominant asshole.
We’re sharing a house and he’s walking around shirtless, every inch of him ripped with hard muscle, sweaty after his brutal workouts. I don’t think I can hold out much longer. I’ve always been the good girl, but he makes me want to be bad. 

***Off Limits is a standalone stepbrother romance novel with a HEA (85,000 words).

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Callie Harper writes contemporary romances so hot they may melt your ebook. You’ve been warned.

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Homespun Holiday By Sarah O'Rourke

 

 

Dr. Mackenzie Daniels was a loner. He had the divorce, a far-away family, and well-known cranky persona to prove it. And if he had his way, he would continue on his loner way, in spite of the attempts of the townspeople to infiltrate his life with their irritating, so-called charming ways. That was...until he met the beautiful Nurse Millicent Robbins.

Millie Robbins had done the love and marriage thing, and all she could say was that she got a beautiful daughter out of the entire debacle. Love was not in her long-term plans when she graduated from nursing school, thank you very much....until she found herself falling head over heels for the grouchiest but most gorgeous doctor she’d ever met.

Can Mack and Millie find their way to love in spite of their histories? Can happiness actually exist for two star-crossed lovers?

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Dropping his hands on his hips, Mack looked at the clock hanging above the plasma television.  It was already half past five.  She was expecting him by six.  Since she only lived ten minutes away, he had plenty of time.  Dropping into the leather recliner in the corner – the one where he sat and read at night – he dropped his head back against the chair.  “Fuck,” he groaned out loud.  He didn’t know whether he dreaded tonight or was excited by it.  It had been years… literal years… since he’d taken a woman out on a date.  Sure, he’d fucked women more recently than that, but those were chicks he’d picked up in a bar or at a medical conference ... women that he’d had a few hours of shameless fun with before sending them on their merry way.  Each one of them had been carefully selected and knew the score before their clothes had ever come off.  If any of those ladies had been interested in more than the number of orgasms he could give them, he’d sent them off on their way with a wave and a smile.

Because he didn’t do long-term relationships anymore.  He certainly didn’t fucking date.

Except, now, it appeared he did.

What the hell kind of voodoo magic had Millicent Robbins worked on him when he wasn’t looking that now had him contemplating more than a casual fuck with a woman?

Because he knew it could never be casual with Millie.  And not just because she had a kid, either.

No, Millie was the type of woman with whom a man put down roots.  That kind of guy bought a house.  That type of man would get a dog.  That man would help her raise a family.  Holy shit, he’d already done two out three of those things, he realized with a horrified gasp.   

Bolting to his feet, he darted toward his phone.  He had to call this whole thing off before he found himself shackled to yet another woman that would end up hating him for his dedication to his job.  He had to cut Millie loose before she looked at him and accused him of wasting the best years of her life waiting for him to be ready to concentrate on them instead of rushing off to take care of his patients.

He’d dialed the first three numbers of her phone number before he realized….

“Millie isn’t Tiffany,” Mack said out loud as he stared at the phone in his hand.  Looking toward his Newfoundland dog, he grinned.  “She’s nothing like Tiffany, is she?”

One sharp yap from Nugget confirmed what he already knew and he slowly replaced the phone on its base.

“Holy shit,” he whispered, sinking onto the couch as he stared at his huge long-haired dog.  “Millie couldn’t be more different from Tiff if she tried.”  First off, Millie wasn’t injected with as much plastic as a Barbie doll.  Her tits still bounced when she walked, unlike his ex’s that sat like stone against her chest.  Millie loved babies and kids.  Hell, she even had one of her own that she loved with a passion that rivaled any parent’s love he’d ever seen.  Tiff, on the other hand, couldn’t stand babies.   Sad, since he’d loved children and had wanted them to have at least a couple of their own. She despised the idea of having to be responsible for another person.  Although, in hindsight, he supposed it wasn’t really shocking since she could barely accept responsibility for the things she did.  Most important of all, though, was the fact that he could never see Millie being unfaithful to him because she had something his ex-wife had always lacked.  Something called integrity.  If Millie wasn’t happy with him, she wouldn’t troll the local bars looking for an easy hook-up to dull the pain.  Hell, no.  Millicent would march right up to him, rip off his scrotum, and shake it over her head much like the Native Americans did when they’d taken a scalp from an enemy.   Oh, Millie would probably give him the opportunity to make things right with her before she resorted to violence, but if that was unsuccessful, he had no doubt she’d go the other route. 

His Millie could be a firecracker when crossed.

Fuck, now he was thinking of her with highly possessive pronoun usage?  He was well and truly screwed.

Review:

Let me just start out saying how much I love this series and this author. I came upon this series and author by accident but I quickly became a fan.
This book has so much to it. Laughter Fun sexiness Sweet heart warming moments and of course a little bit of drama. I have been intrigued with these two characters from the very moment they were introduced into the series. You could tell there was off the charts chemistry with them from page one. What you have is a grumpy single doctor with a sassy mouth single mom for a nurse. Put these two together and you have a recipe for some off the charts chemistry that you wish for in real life. The child in the story is just as much apart of the story as the adults. And let me tell you she is just as sassy as her momma if not more.
If you like a romantic comedy with off the charts steam than this is a whole series you would want to read. Be sure to check it out. I cant wait for the rest of the series to come out!!
4 1/2 STARS
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Tortured Past by Nicole De La Cruz

A TORTURED PAST 
(Pub Series, #2)

Nicole De La Cruz 

Amy Bennett doesn't have a plan. She loves living her life the way she wants. Alcohol, cigarettes, and sleeping with random men are what she is notorious for - That is, until she and Clive Harrington have a one night stand after her best friends wedding. However, the night didn't stop there...

They quickly find themselves spending more time together - Sharing pieces of themselves they've never shared before.

As they both begin to face their own demons, will their past keep them from having a future? Or is their love strong enough to get through it together?

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I loved this book. For her 2nd book I have to say she is hitting it out of the park. I loved how these two characters began. The banter between them. The way their feelings grown into something more than they ever expected is amazing. I really love the way you feel like you can truly relate to all of her character's in your everyday life. I find sometimes in books you run across some that you just cant ever see happening in real life. But not with this one. This one you know happens In everyday life.

I cant wait for more to come from Nicole. I cant wait to see her grow and become one of the best authors out there.

4 STARS

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Needing a taste of nicotine, I go to reach for my cigarettes only to come up empty. I realize that I must have left them at what’s his name’s apartment. I check my purse again; maybe I stashed away one for just in case.

“Need a cigarette?”

I jump at the sound and look up to see Clive leaning against the wall in the parking lot. He’s wearing his normal black tight jeans, leather jacket, and his grey beanie he seems to never take off. He has all of his facial piercings in today, making it easier to see that it’s not Kyle. Even though I would never confuse the two: Clive’s eyes seem almost older, like he’s already lived a long hard life. I find it weird when your best friend’s husband has a twin brother, but it’s even weirder when you’re attracted to that brother.

“Thanks,” I reach out to grab the cigarette from his hand. I place it between my teeth, about to take his lighter, but he takes a step toward me. He’s so close that I can feel his body heat through my very thin, short dress. I really need him to step back before I make another mistake.

“Amy, you need to suck.” I look up at his face, which is only inches from mine. His blue eyes are almost clear and his pierced eyebrow has me mesmerized. I realize I have stopped breathing. I don’t even know how long we have been standing here. I look down at his hands, which are holding up a lighter in front of my cigarette. Shit. I inhale, letting the smoke fill my lungs and instantly feeling my stress go away. I don’t like the way I act when Clive is around. Even when I first met him (over a year ago) he had this strange effect on me. Like my body was drawn to him, but I knew it was wrong.

“Walk of shame?” I see him look me up and down, his eyes hovering on my ass. I feel my whole body get warm and start to tingle. What the fuck is wrong with me? I make men nervous, not the other way around.

“Nah, I like wearing skimpy clothes and stilettos when its 40 degrees outside.” I roll my eyes, acting like he has no effect on me whatsoever.

“I can think of other things you like to do.”

I feel my whole face heat up. I can’t believe he really just said that. “Fuck off. Too bad you’ll never find out again.” 

He lets out a chuckle as he leans against the building again. “Can you ever be nice?” He asks.

(The Pub Series #1)

After a night of fun and drinking, Scarlett Collins' past comes rushing back into her life. Instead of facing it, she runs away like she always does, this time straight into a broom closet. Not sure how she is going to get out of this one, the gorgeous British bartender rescues her from the locked room. Little does she know her life might have changed in ways she would have never dreamed. 

Kyle Harrington has had one hell of a night, it isn’t until he lets out a beautiful green eyed woman from his broom closet that his night might be looking up. That is until he lets her go without a number or a way of ever finding her again. When a second chance is put in front of Kyle, he knows he won’t let her get away that easy again.

Both have a past they wish they could change, but now they can have a possible future together. As long as hidden secrets don’t keep them apart... 

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Nicole is a new author who has recently decided to pursue her passion for writing. On most days, you can find her at home with her Husband, their 3 cats, and new puppy. She has an obsession with Breaking Benjamin and watches too much reality tv. 

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