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Review: The Fortunate Son (Redemption Ridge #2) by Aimee Nicole Walker

Rating: 4.5🌈 After leaving the deep south of Savannah for the mountains of Colorado, author Aimee Nicole Walker’s brings us her book two in her series about a ranch offering redemption and a second chances . In The Fortunate Son , Walker introduces Rory Snyder, son of a politician running for governor, who’s in need of sanctuary and a place to renew himself. That his first impression of himself…

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Blog Tour, Exclusive Excerpt & Giveaway: The Keeper by Aimee Nicole Walker

Blog Tour, Exclusive Excerpt & Giveaway: The Keeper By Aimee Nicole Walker Redemption Ridge, Book 5 Sabotaged brakes didn’t kill Rueben Sanchez, but waiting for his assailants’ trial to start just might. A potential witness for the prosecution can’t explore his lusty feelings for the hunky sheriff who saved him, but that doesn’t stop his imagination from running wild. Rueben has already shaped…

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Book Review: Guys Like Him (Redemption Ridge #1) by Aimee Nicole Walker

Reviewed by Cheryl K   TITLE: Guys Like Him (Redemption Ridge Book One) SERIES: Redemption Ridge AUTHOR: Aimee Nicole Walker PUBLISHER: Chasing Rainbows Press LLC LENGTH: 284 pages RELEASE DATE: May 2, 2023 BLURB: Kieran Sullivan is broken when he arrives at Redemption Ridge. A wrongful conviction and twenty months in lockup will do that to a man. The ranch is a place for second chances and fresh…

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👀 Look 👀 10 Months are gone and 2022 is almost at an end. I wanted to read as many spook-tacular books this month. I only read 5 but that’s cool with me. 🚨My Reading Plan: 10 audio books and 3 ebooks. 📍LGBT read: I listened to Ground Zero by Aimee Nicole Walker (@aimeenicolewalker) and it is a series that I will definitely be continuing. It reminded me of a beloved series, Cut & Run by Abigail Roux. I can’t wait to read more of Locke & Key. 📍Met my goal of 5 books by BiPOC authors. In fact, for the first time in over a decade, most of my reads were featured people of color. Nice 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 📍Brown Nipple Challenge: I listened to and really enjoyed Takeover by Evelyn Sola. I’m not even going to lie, after the first couple of chapters, I considered tapping out but my goodness, it ended up being a 4-star read! This is exactly why I don’t DNF books. I got got really interesting about 20% and didn’t slow down. I’m glad I follow @justavoraciousreader because she rated it high so it gave me the confidence to keep going. One of my favorite BNC reads. 📍My Bookclub read ✅: 💠 @lustylunchers: Black Tangled Heart by Samantha Young (revenge romance) and it was a hit for our bookclub meeting. Always a fun lunch date. ✌🏾Peace out October 2022🤛🏾 😘 #bookclub #october2022wrapup #thechaiseandloungeblog #monthlyreads #octoberwrapup #bookstagram #instablogger #readersofinstagram #bibliophile #bloggersofinstagram #booksofinstagram #weneedmorediversebooks #diverseromance #diversebooks #anezichireads https://www.instagram.com/p/CkclJVFA2nJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Ride the Lightning (Sinister in Savannah, #1)

by Aimee Nicole Walker

Series: Sinister in Savannah, #1 Read Time: 4 Days Rating: 3/5

Quote: Life is like a thunderstorm—unpredictable, beautiful, and sometimes dangerous. — Maeve St. John

Warnings: PTSD, discussion of death and terrorism and survivor's guilt.

I really enjoyed Ride the Lightning much more than I think I expected to. Particularly given I only chose to read it now despite having bought it quite a while ago to fill a prompt for a reading challenge, always a risky prospect. The ending is lovely. Everyone gets what they need and there is no true sadness. I really enjoyed the ride the whodunit aspect and the parallel romance. Avery and Jonah are so good for each other and their bedroom aspects suit them their mix of playful and serious mixing Avery's flirtatious and sunny self with Jonah's brooding and stormy side.

The plot didn't feel predictable to me in hindsight maybe it should be but isn't that a sign of good writing? Being able to look back and see the things the signposts you missed. I do worry about the fate of one of the characters but I think maybe he's fine. Given there are two more books in this series he may yet reappear. On the subsequent books I appreciate that we are given tidbits of them. Book two Mr. Perfect follows Felix and Jude Arrow because there is no way that rivalry isn't hiding all kinds of electric chemistry. Felix is going after a case that for in order to avoid civil suits Jude is shying away from. I'm would guess on professional egos the size of small planets, a history and a battle of wills. Book three Pretty Poison follows Rocky and a yet unmet man. The case in question is Tess Hamilton and it honestly looks really interesting. Tess is a black widow type. Look I have a great aunt who appears like a black widow and it endlessly amuses the whole family. I just really like any book that plays with the trope. The plot is basically is Tess a black widow or not and if she is how did she get away with it for so long.

The characters are likeable on the whole you will find yourself screaming at them to get on with it but that is part of the charm. Their unresolved sexual tension that everyone can see but they are unwilling to act on. they both have very humanising elements too. Jonah's past is more than a bit dark. Just be aware he has PTSD though not as bad as I've read in other books. There is some discussion of death and terrorism and survivor's guilt.

Marla is Jonah's next-door neighbour, recently diagnosed with terminal cancer, Marla is a freaking Queen in two senses of the word. I love her so much. "There are certain things I am unwilling to compromise and staying true to myself tops the list. Love me as I am or get the fuck gone." She is all power and sass and let me go my way. She actually feels quite similar in some ways to Maeve St. John, Jonah's grandmother and the most influential figure in his life. Both are somewhat guiding figures to him. Marla is core to the reason the plot exists, she is the friend that asks Jonah to investigate Earl Ison's case.

Have a note dump because this is already long...

“Why are you assuming her affair is with a man?” Jonah asked out of curiosity. “Oh, hell,” Rocky said slowly. “Why the hell didn’t I consider her lover could be a woman?” “We’re brainwashed with heteronormative bullshit from birth,” — There is a subplot involving PI Rocky and a cheating spouse case that still isn't resolved at the end of the book. I find it amusing and this line, in particular, is so good because we really, really have. (Jonah and Rocky)

God bless any author who writes explicitly safe and consensual sex. In this case, there is also Jonah knowing that as much as Avery wanting something he isn't ready it will hurt him.

Rocky is a serial flirt but Felix is "the slut puppy in this trio,”. That makes things interesting, Rocky may not be all talk per se but he likes to play and banter.

Rocky and Felix have an almost perfect sibling-like relationship. Given they haven't been working together long that was a choice to write but it works well with their personality types.

“Today’s episode is called Ride the Lightning,” [... ] “The term is slang for execution by electric chair, which wasn’t abolished in Georgia until October 2001.” — I didn't know the origins of the title. It's a great choice. I won't add spoilers but the whole thing just works. (Felix)

"Resolve whatever demons are haunting you, cut those fucking chains, and allow yourself to love and be loved in return. You deserve it, baby." — I could write a hundred of Marla's lines here and it wouldn't be enough. In some ways she makes the book.

Just omg the Scooby-Doo references

Karlee who we never met but I kinda wish we did is the sort of best friend I think everyone needs. She's giving her bestie the kick in the pants Avery so desperately needs.

“Goodnight, Avery.” “Sweet dreams, thundercloud.” — Avery's nickname for Jonah is adorable. Thundercloud suits Jonah.

“No one wants to think that innocent people land in prison, especially not on death row. History has taught us otherwise, and I’m afraid some people weren’t paying attention to the lessons.” — This is totally a fair point but also a gut punch. (Jonah)

Props for Ellie. I do love seeing queer women in powerful positions. She's also the best aunt Jonah could ask for.

“Glitter,” Marla scoffed. “I said snazzy, not tacky. This blush pink is my signature color in case you haven’t noticed.” — Look I laughed at this. This is another moment of Marla in a nutshell.

Total respect to any author who can write friendships like this. A hookup that has turned into an almost sibling-like relationship. Neighbours are willing to risk anything for each other. Ride or die best friends and the varying romantic dynamics. All mixed up and working so well in harmony. For those who like Aimee Nicole Walker's writing style after reading this. Royce and Sawyer with their hilarious chemistry, the like of which I haven't read since Rowe and Noah in Unbreakable Bonds, have their own series Zero Hour (book one Ground Zero). Events involving some of the characters in Ride the Lightning take place in the second book, Devil's Hour. I would guess Jonah's cutie housemate Kendall will turn up somewhere else too. Preferably without his problematic baggage. Believe it or not, it's only Travis's douchery that makes me call him problematic not their complicated relationship.

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October 10, 2019 - 🎧Unscripted Love🎧

October 10, 2019 – 🎧Unscripted Love🎧

Unscripted Love by Aimee Nicole Walker (Author), Joel Leslie (Narrator) 

The Blurb: Kyle Vaughn had three goals in life: become a vet, find the man of his dreams, and start a family. He easily checked off the first item on the list when he took over his grandfather’s veterinary practice. Too bad he wasn’t as lucky in love.

Chaz Hamilton took a leap of faith when he decided to pursue…

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Sunday reading recap (6-Jul-2017)

Survived.

Where We Left Off (Middle of Somewhere #3, Roan Parrish) - DNF - I am just not into the new adult thing. At all. I liked the prior 2 books in this series, and I will probably get the 4th book as well but this one was not for me. It wasn’t badly written, nor were the characters terrible. They were just young and the kind of dumb that comes with young.

The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie (Mackenzies & McBrides #1, Jennifer Ashley) - historical het romance - autistic male MC, female MC who was older and had been happily married previously so she knew what she wanted and wasn’t afraid to go after it. Solidly enjoyable.

Unscripted Love (Road to Blissville #1, Aimee Nicole Walker) - same universe as the Curl Up & Dye Mysteries but this was the story of how Chaz & Kyle finally finally worked their shit out. 

Trust With A Chaser (Rainbow Cove #1, Annabeth Albert) - Another good enjoyable read from an author I really like - this one could have been touch & go for me since a lot of the conflict was based on ‘our families are too different/I have to live up to my family’s expectations’ for which I have very little time but the conflict was handled well and both MCs got over it.

Dim Sum Asylum (Rhys Ford) “Welcome to Dim Sum Asylum: a San Francisco where it’s a ho-hum kind of case when a cop has to chase down an enchanted two-foot-tall shrine god statue with an impressive Fu Manchu mustache that's running around Chinatown, trolling sex magic and chaos in its wake.” This was an expansion of one of my fav stories in the Charmed & Dangerous anthology, and wow did I love it. The world-building is amazing, I really, really like both the MCs and the supporting 

characters. I hope this becomes a series. 

Fav book of the week: Dim Sum Asylum

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This might just be my favourite from this excellent author

This might just be my favourite from this excellent author

Wicked Games by Aimee Nicole Walker

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This might just be my favourite Aimee Nicole Walker book ever.

When I first started my journalism career, I had a G4 Mac and one of the games on it was Where In The World Is Carmen Santiago.

I loved everything about this book, but the nods to that classic adventure game might just have sealed the deal.

Heist stories are tough to pull off…

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Review: Guys Like Him (Redemption Ridge #1) by Aimee Nicole Walker

Rating: 4.5 🌈 I have to admit I was not ready for Walker to leave behind her characters and series set in Savannah, Georgia. The minute I started into one of those stories, I felt like I was coming home. Just narrative perfection. But authors must move on. And so too the readers. Now we end up In Colorado, near Colorado Springs. Land of the Rockies and Pike’s Peak. Places I’m pretty familiar…

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Release Blitz, Excerpt & Giveaway: The Keeper by Aimee Nicole Walker

Release Blitz, Excerpt & Giveaway: The Keeper By Aimee Nicole Walker Redemption Ridge, Book 5 Sabotaged brakes didn’t kill Rueben Sanchez, but waiting for his assailants’ trial to start just might. A potential witness for the prosecution can’t explore his lusty feelings for the hunky sheriff who saved him, but that doesn’t stop his imagination from running wild. Rueben has already shaped his…

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Running Commentary: Surrender Your Heart

Series: Fated Hearts Title: Surrender Your Heart (Book 3) Author(s): Aimee Nicole Walker

Okay, so this time around we have Jack Murphy, 36, the owner of Bottoms Up, the bar that Chase used to work at and still helps out at occasionally. Joining Jack is Liam, 24. He’s the bartender who started on Chase’s last day. It has been established that Jack suffers from PTSD from being in the army as a Ranger. If he brings his service dog, Charlie. into work, then he’s having a pretty bad day. As for Liam, people have been saying he seems familiar but they just can’t place him.

At the end of book two, Xavier realized something about him and then Liam’s secret was revealed. It was a huge leap in logic and there was no precedence for it. I just don’t understand where this came from. How Xavier figured this out, I will never know. You can’t explain this one away. Essentially, ANW just ended the book there and forced us to believe the unsubstantiated truth.

I had hoped that ANW’s writing would improve as the series progressed, but, like I tell everyone else: hope is the shortest route to disappointment.

SPOILERS HO!

I bet it’s equally as beautiful in the spring when everything turns green with new growth after a long, harsh winter.

Already with the weirdly impersonal inner monologue.

♂ Jack’s grandfather died. He was summoned to the solicitor’s office to pick up an envelope. The solicitor, Terry, was a friend of Jack’s grandfather who everyone called Big Jack. But the way they’re talking or rather the way Jack is talking you kind of get the hint that Terry and his grandfather might have been more than just longtime friends who were inseparable after both of their wives died. Or not. We’ll see.

The first time Big Jack was mentioned, the scene gave me a the feeling that Big Jack was Jack’s older lover that died. That was quickly dashed. But I gotta tell you, I giggle nearly every time I read his name.

♂ One thing about Amy’s books is that, in this series at least, people believe in God which is kind of scarce in the M/M world. They use “God” and “Jesus” as exclamations but rarely do you get the feeling or confirmation that the characters actually believe in God. In this series, though, people are praying. I’m not saying that people breaking down with the Holy Ghost or anything like that, but these people are praying and they talk about church. And not just praying that this or that will go well kind of thing, you know? They’re talking about praying in the way that someone prays when they actually want to commune with God. So that’s kind of refreshing. I just don’t see that a whole lot of that–or really at all–in M/M stories.

♂ Liam tells Chase that they are brothers and that he’s known since they met–nearly two years ago. The rest of that conversation didn’t go so well, so he goes to Jack to update him on the situation and maybe some comfort. They have a moment, but then Jack backs off and Liam takes it as a rejection. He starts to leave and then Jack calls him back. On his way out of Jack’s office, he runs into Trevor, another bartender, who came to tell Jack that they have a situation on the bar floor. Jack calls Liam again, but he keeps going. Before addressing the issue in the bar, Jack finally stops Liam and tells him that they’re going to talk about what just happened. He takes him to his loft which is the same building–different entrance–and tells him not to go anywhere. Only then does Jack go back to handle the situation in the bar.

I don’t know who taught these people how to prioritize, but this isn’t it.

What happened there? I don’t understand how do you leave a situation happening in your business to go secure someone who can wait without being escorted elsewhere. It’s not like he was worried about him leaving for real because he could have left Liam in the loft and there’d be no way for him to stop Liam from leaving when he wasn’t there–he just had to trust that Liam would stay. So what happened? How do you just leave the situation in your bar, your place of business, to go handle something personal like that isn’t even an emergency…not really. He didn’t even know how dire the situation was yet he… It bothers me when characters makes stupid decisions like this.

♂ Okay so ANW has just unwritten something in the first book. Chase said that Jack had a rule against dating customers and employees. And that was like the period of the sentence that was the conversation about Chase gating Gray. It happened on Chase’s last day, so it didn’t matter. However, in this book, only a year or so later in the story, Jack says he doesn’t have these rules, but he wished he did because it would make it easier to resist Liam.

Come on ANW, get it together.

My dick was hard enough to drill for oil…

There she goes again.

♂  I keep rewriting the lines as I read.

♂  ANW spends too much time making sure you know exactly what she’s talking about. Everything’s so precise. It just loses all of the passion. No excitement, no suspense, no tension.

♂  I would really appreciate if he stopped calling his dick “Sparky.”

♂ ANW had Jack use the pin drop expression when Liam was first in his loft, but now she’s having Jack say that he thought it was silly until the current moment, which is right before he was going to come out to his family.Why does she keep unwriting the story? At least the previous one was in a different book. This was only chapters apart.

♂ After Jack comes out, his dad tells him to walk with him for a bit. When they come back, the two guys from his military unit who didn’t look so happy when he first made the announcement were on the porch waiting for him. They looked a little more accepting. The whole exchange between them was really gross. I don’t know why people feel the need to make jokes about this sort of thing. I wish they would find some other method to convey that they’re good with the news.Hugs will never go out of style.

♂  Somethings that should be left for introspection are written as dialogue and vice versa. It’s weird.

♂  Liam and Jack are both consenting to their little trysts, but all this keeps happening at work. He’s still his boss. They might want to curb that.

♂  I am not built for soap opera sap.

♂  Exposition from beginning to end.

♂  There is zero sensuality in the notion of a dick “standing proud”. All I can imagine is a salute. a flag waving, and “Battle Hymn of the Republic” playing in the background.

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“Slip your hand between my legs and tease my hole with lube. You’ll feel it respond and quiver at your touch.”

See? Genuine step-by-step instructions.

“You will start out with one finger and you’ll be able to tell when I’m ready; my hole will be pliable and ready for more.”

I-I can’t…

♂ The envelope Jack picked up from the solicitor contained and letter and a key. In the letter, Big Jack told him that he should live his life truthfully, and he’d also told him that his true love was some dude Jeremiah he met in the army. This and his hard-on for Liam is what gave Jack the courage to come out. Now that they’re all squared away, they need something to do for the rest of the book.

Jack told Liam about the stuff his grandfather left him which include journals and photos detailing his life with Jeremiah. Liam wants to go find Jeremiah. So no they’re gearing up for a manhunt.

“Same sex couples still struggle to adopt kids and become foster parents, even in states that are considered same-sex friendly. Having biological kids is really expensive and you have to find a surrogate. So, it’s a struggle to make that dream come true and I erroneously wondered why a bisexual man would choose me over a woman who could give him what he wanted naturally without depleting his life savings or having to hear heinous things said about him if he happened to get a homophobic social worker or judge during fostering or adoption processes. You want to believe that educated people wouldn’t think or say such horrible things, but they do.”

“Wow,” I said, unsure what else to say. “That is really low self-esteem. I hate that you felt that way.”

“Thanks,” he said quietly.“

Really?! This is a convo between Chase and Liam. Gay. Brothers. No one talks like this! Are we at a judicial hearing or something? Are we writing pamphlets? Why is he in speech-mode when talking to another gay man? And Liam’s response is just… See what I’m saying? This is all wrong.

♂ So I just thought that maybe ANW writes the way she does to hit a certain word count. Really, think about it. If she wrote colloquially, then her word count would be much smaller, but saying things exactly as they are, as properly as she can without any sort of emotion or personality for each line is going to extend it; there’re no shortcuts. It makes the story longer, but it’s very boring.

Don’t mind me, I’m just still trying to figure out why she would choose to write the way she does.

Sparky started to stir and I told him to calm his fool ass down.

This is what Jack said about his penis.

♂ So Jack and Liam are in the shower and Jack pulls the shower head and starts aiming the nozzle for his rear and massaging things back there. Reading this… I’m trying to picture what that looks like. And I wonder if that’s safe. Is a jet stream of water penetrating your anus safe? Then I supposed that it probably was… Then I Googled “anus+shower+head” and I don’t know what I was expecting, but I did get shower heads with enema tips and I just giggled for about five minutes. I am five years old. I’m sorry.

♂  There’s got to be a better word than wiggle. I just can’t take it seriously when it’s used during sex.

♂  So far, all of the couples in this series have had the “let’s forego the condoms” conversation. And I always wonder how much more laundry will they have to do.

♂ Jack gets attacked in the alleyway on his way to his loft. The guy doesn’t hit him hard enough with the golf club so Jack is able to turn around and beat him down. He pulls out his phone and uses the flashlight feature to see who the guy is. He doesn’t know him. He texts Liam to tell him he’s going to be late and he calls the cops. Liam comes down and is all “hey, I know that guy.” It’s his ex’s best friend. Then, down comes Charlie, Jack’s dog, and he growls at the guy as he starts coming to.

So, is the ex’s BFF in love w/ Liam too? Or Is he trying to avenge the jilted arse?

“I probably will need a crane to help get me out of this chair later.”

“Nonsense,” Bevan said quietly and dropped a kiss on her forehead. “You’re more beautiful today than you were yesterday.”

This wasn’t even necessary. She didn’t say anything about not feeling pretty; she was talking about how heavy she was and how it made it difficult to move. It’s always more disturbing when women write lines like this and never have their characters called out for it.

♂ As a writer, I know I write things I want to read, so ANW is probably no different. But what good is a story that reads like a step by step instruction manual?

♂ I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve mumbled or yelled “gross”.

Not so much disgusting, though More like It’s too saccharine, too fake, and too bad and I just can’t take it. It offends me.

♂  “Feels so right. “It feels so natural.” All the time. Everything can’t feel that way.  ANW needs to expand her vocabulary and concept arsenal. Too many repeats. Like, for the pin drop thing… I think she wanted to use the concept and those words and made sure to find a way to fit them in, but she forgot that she already did.

♂ There’s no rule against proposing during sex, but most people’s faculties are somewhere left of center when they’re being pounded to kingdom come. So, I feel like it’s cheating to ask or tell someone to marry you while at least one of you are in the throes.

Pun intended after the fact.

♂  Well, at least Liam echoed my thoughts. But he’s more worried about how he’s going to answer when people ask about how Jack proposed. Still, he said yes.

♂  Sort of picking up on the introspection vs dialogue thing… Often when ANW does that, it’s followed by redundancy. So she does this thing where she has a character think something and, almost immediately, she’ll have them say it to someone. She either doesn’t have faith in a reader’s ability to read between the lines or extrapolate or she herself can’t fill in the blanks.

♂  I’ve kind of ignored her grammar in light of how badly the telling of the stories have been in general, but now that I’ve gotten used to her writing, the typos and the grammar–especially the subject/verb agreements–are bugging me.

I wanted to skip past the BS so I could have more Christmas sex.

Same, Jack. Same.

♂ The end just kind of happened. Like, there was the proposal, they visited Jack’s grandfather’s true love, Ava had the baby, Christmas, New Year, then everybody’s planning for a Vegas wedding.

Well, there was the fact that Jack let the guy that attacked him off the hook. Asked that he do community service and get counseling instead of jail time. That will only work for white people.

♂ ANW had betas–plural–and they didn’t tell her. Or they told her and the original was actually worse. I can’t even imagine what this would have been without input from other people.

Let me beta.

Anyway, I decided that I will skim through book four because I can. I don’t know if I’ll be posting for that because it will probably be more of the same and I hope I’ve exhausted all that there is to complain about as far as ANW goes. We’ll see.

EDIT: So I ended up doing the same for book four.

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January 7, 2018: This is my first entry! I'm very excited to start this blog. This first post will be an introduction and small biography about myself. As the photo says, my name is Brandi for those of you that are new or don't follow me on FB. I'm a happily married mother of 2. I'm quite proud of my very extended family so you will be seeing many posts about them. My husband Bill and I have been married 11 years now and we have Rebekah (10) and Jeremy (9). About three months ago my baby sister gave birth to my nephew and I have yet to hold him but am already in love. Also, just over a month ago, my nephew and his girlfriend made me a great aunt. This birth was a blessed miracle and I can't wait to hold him! I have no pets at this time except for my virtual Axolotl named Shiro. My favorite colors are blue and purple, I love any and all penguins, and when I grow up I want to be a unicorn. Food is my one true passion in this world. Dr Pepper, my one true love. (Yes my hubby knows this and he has accepted it) Authors I am currently reading: Sean Kerr Katze Snow Aimee Nicole Walker N.R. Walker Rie Warren Kora Knight Music I like: All I love anime and manga of all kinds. (Be warned you will see recs and reviews for these quite often on here.)

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Sunday reading recap (week of 4-Jun-2017)

After such a great weekend, this entire week went straight to shit. Alas. 

BUT 

there was a new KJ Charles release and let me tell you, it was absolutely the high point of my week. AND BLOODY BRILLIANT AND WONDERFUL and I don’t know how crazy skilled you have to be to write a character who is an utter asshole AND YET have me really, really caring about him.

Also on Friday afternoon, my work sent a communication saying that jeans would now be considered acceptable business casual attire every day and honestly it was the greatest day of my professional life since I got hired. I almost cried with joy. But it still wasn’t as good as that new KJ Charles book.

I Do, or Dye Trying (Curl Up & Dye Mysteries #4, Aimee Nicole Walker) - this was a very satisfactory end to Gabe & Josh’s story

Vodka & Handcuffs (Mary's Boys #2, Brandon Witt) - again, it’s the found family aspect of these books that keep me coming back.

Whiskey Business (States of Love novella, Avon Gale) - cute novella about a small-town bourbon maker & the corporate consultant who comes to determine if the distillery stays or goes. Fav quote:

"It had been a long time since that trip to Lexington, where he’d hooked up with a pretty boy in a club bathroom just because he’d looked like Draco Malfoy. Either that or he wore a Slytherin T-shirt and was blond. Close enough."

An Unnatural Vice (Sins of the Cities #2, KJ Charles) -- I literally cannot say enough good things about this book or these characters or this entire series. Or this author. She’s an autobuy and an immediate read. (Unless I’m doing that weird thing where I hoard all my best books).

A Better Man (The Men of Halfway House #1, Jaime Reese) - I’m doing a re-read of this series because it’s been a while and book 5 is relatively recently out.

A Hunted Man (The Men of Halfway House #2, Jaime Reese)

A Restored Man (The Men of Halfway House #3, Jaime Reese)

Fav book of the week: No question, An Unnatural Vice

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Results Best Book Released in December 2016

Results Best Book Released in December 2016

    Undisputed by Aimee Nicole Smith     Nothing Special Book 5 by AE Via     Switched by NR Walker   Our Comment Winner:  Celeste!   Thanks so much to all our authors and readers!  I loved hearing about what you all like to read!  Congratulations!    

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Review: Just Say When by Aimee Nicole Walker

Review: Just Say When by Aimee Nicole Walker

Rating: 4.5🌈 I have been waiting for Chief Mendoza’s story since Walker started her teasers and hints throughout all the rest of the Savannah series about Mendoza’s attraction to his longtime friend, Sheriff Abraham Beecham. Chief Mendoza’s been a rock solid presence at the Savannah PD , a favored , strong personality that’s as much a part of the family and lives of all the main characters we…

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Blog Tour, Exclusive Excerpt & Giveaway: Friends Like Them by Aimee Nicole Walker

Blog Tour, Exclusive Excerpt & Giveaway: Friends Like Them By Aimee Nicole Walker Redemption Ridge, Book 4 Owen Doyle’s rough beginnings taught him not to form attachments, yet he’s drawn to Tyler Booth like a magnet. Their relationship has blossomed from strangers to best friends, with each twist in the journey weaving their connection tighter. But Owen has a six-year secret that’s become…