Cold Hearted Bastard by Jennifer Dawson review

book: Cold Hearted Bastard

author: Jennifer Dawson
genre: contemporary romance
format: NetGalley arc
published: January 22, 2019
F or DNF: f
stars: 5

Book Description: Meet Jackson McKay…
There’s only one thing you need to know about me. I’m a cold hearted bastard that will never love you the way you deserve. And I’m sorry to say, bastard beats nice guy, every time.

I never lie. Never deceive. I lay out exactly what will happen. My only promise is that I’m a one-night stand. That this is will be our first and last time together. Then I stand back and let them walk. But they never do. Because they all want to believe they will be the one to change me.

And, Gwen Johnson, the woman that will be his demise…

There’s only one thing you need to know about me. What I want, I get. End of story. I didn’t come to own one of the best restaurants in the city of Chicago before the age of thirty by taking no for an answer. And what I want is for this cold hearted bastard, and culinary genius, to work for me. I don’t care how difficult he is. I’m going to figure out what makes him tick, what he needs most, and then I’m going to go in for the kill.

I'd rather be reading...

Anyone else always have their kindle with them 24/7?

No reading today. We have a spaghetti supper for boy scouts to work at. But on the off chance no one shows up.. my kindle is in my purse 🤣

The book lovers famous saying goes...

I'd rather be reading!

Yea that about sums up my day.

Heart's Blood by Alice Von Kannon advance review

book: Heart's Blood
author: Alice Von Kannon
genre: historical romance
format: netgalley kindle arc
published: April 21st 2020
F or DNF: DNF
stars: 2

Book Description: Captain Isaac McCallister, five years a slave in North Africa, has returned from the grave, and Salem has put out a wary welcome. It is 1803, and the village of Salem, once known only for the dark horrors of its witch trials, is now a cosmopolitan seaport, the richest city in America. Everyone in Salem knows that Captain McCallister lost his mind in the desert of Barbary. Isaac is a damaged man, looking for a reason to go on living. He finds it when he meets Eleanor Hampton, his step-brother's daughter, an eccentric young painter living in genteel poverty on his estate along with her mother and sister. Despite the long-standing bitterness between the two families, Isaac is bewitched by this determined, gifted woman, while Eleanor is unexpectedly drawn to him. He's not the man she expected, a coarse merchant prince who could reduce the beauty of art to the banality of dry goods.

NetGalley approved

What kind of men do you like to read about? I like me a dirty talking guy most times... so I'm gonna read Cold Hearted Bastard by @jenniferdawsonauthor I just got approved to read 😍 YEA!!! 💗

Meet Jackson McKay… .

There’s only one thing you need to know about me. I’m a cold hearted bastard that will never love you the way you deserve. And I’m sorry to say, bastard beats nice guy, every time. .
I never lie. Never deceive. I lay out exactly what will happen. My only promise is that I’m a one-night stand. That this is will be our first and last time together. Then I stand back and let them walk. But they never do. Because they all want to believe they will be the one to change me. .

And, Gwen Johnson, the woman that will be his demise… .

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She was my best friend. The person I told my deepest secrets to. But when my world came crashing down, it was all because of her family.

From that moment, I realized I’d been wrong to trust her. Her big caring eyes and sweet face were nothing but an act as she’d watched on while I tried to keep my head above water.

That was our past.

Now, I’ve largely put Camila behind me and moved on with my life. Though it doesn’t explain why she’s always there: taunting me, tempting me, showing me the life I could have been living.

tartans and claymores and highlanders oh my!

Do you have favorite place you love to read about? .
If time traveling was a thing I would totally want to travel back to see the Scottish highlands... by far a favorite place to go when reading. .

Currently reading Highlander's Castle by @joanne_wadsworth .

Traveling through time…for a Highlander.

Anne MacLeod’s identical ancestor has made a wish on the Fairy Flag at Dunvegan Castle, one which sees the two young women swapping places in time and leaving Anne set to handfast with the very man her ancestor wished to escape. Only Anne sees the possibilities, because now she could change the future and ensure her parents never perished in the inferno which took their lives.

READ!

My kindle is shouting my name today. Telling me no dont clean... read. Read. READ! Well I caved and listened to it. So my afternoon is being spent reading, waiting till the kiddos come home from school.

Author Love

 

Some authors just stick with you. I love it when I can read any of their books and fall in love with them. My paperback collection is a bit outdated but my kindle collection is another story. Rachael was one of the first indie authors I ever read, and I will always read anything she writes 💗 I forgot I had this on my kindle! Currently re-reading @authorrachaelbrownell Worth the Fight.

Cassidy’s a fighter, designed to survive.
After the crushing death of her parents, she persevered. When she caught her fiancé with another woman, she held her head high and moved on. Fighting always came easy, because she never had to do it alone.

She had Liam.
Her best friend. Her protector. Her rock.

Etched In Stone by Liv Arnold review

book: Etched In Stone
author: Liv Arnold
genre: romantic comedy
format: kindle ebook
published: Feb 10, 2020
F or DNF: f
stars: 5

Book Description: Vanessa Lang lands her dream job at an investment firm, Stone Corp. When her kleptomaniac mother is caught shoplifting, Vanessa is forced to accept a deal with the detective—collect evidence of insider trading at her new job. Investigating Sebastian Stone comes with benefits. The drop-dead-gorgeous CEO introduces her to steamy encounters in public places, and in the midst of it all, she gathers information about his business. She soon has a difficult choice to make…save her mother or protect the man she loves.

Review: What a fun book! Vanessa lands her dream job but is thrown into a heck of a mess. Who will she try and protect?

Re-Reading a favorite author

Some authors just stick with you. I love it when I can read any of their books and fall in love with them. My paperback collection is a bit outdated but my kindle collection is another story. Rachael was one of the first indie authors I ever read, and I will always read anything she writes 💗 I forgot I had this on my kindle! Currently re-reading @authorrachaelbrownell Worth the Fight.

Cassidy’s a fighter, designed to survive.
After the crushing death of her parents, she persevered. When she caught her fiancé with another woman, she held her head high and moved on. Fighting always came easy, because she never had to do it alone.

Am Reading..

Reading a new to me author. Cozy fire, snuggly blanky, hot cup of coffee cause I need the caffeine today.. perfect way to spend a junky weather day. .

Broken Fences by @kellygendronauthor

Colden "Saint" James, Dusty Owens, and a single night of passion broke poor old Mr. McAllister's fence. Add six years, a troublemaking photo, and there's not a fence in Texas that's gonna be safe.

Dusty Owens always had a certain kind of power over me. I was real close to falling for the girl before I left Odessa. Now, due to a troublemaking photo, I must return to my hometown to protect the one woman I couldn't forget. The woman I always wanted but was too afraid to take. Things have changed though, I'm a different man. Now, when I want something, I got no problem taking it. .
When the Saint returned home, me and my wounded heart put up a good fight. But I'll always be that girl forever in love with Colden Saint James. .
Will Dusty's fight stay strong or will she find herself submitting to this sexy, tattooed, alpha male's every command?

FREE BOOK!

Picked up this book from @nikkijsummersauthor that's free through today on Amazon! Who doesnt love a good freebie.. and it sounds like a pretty good book.
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Ryley
Don’t trust the fairy tales. They trick you into believing true love will appear on the back of a white horse, in the form of a perfect, handsome Prince Charming. Most of the time Prince Charming turns out to be even more deceptive and evil than the wolf himself. I thought I’d met my soul mate at high school. Turned out my Mr Wright was so very wrong. 

Jackson

I live in a cruel and unforgiving world. I learnt from an early age how vicious life can be, but I’m a survivor. Life may have dragged me down to the depths of hell, but I know how to dance with the devil. Sometimes bad things happen to good people for no other reason than to remind us that this life is cruel. Sometimes good people are pushed to do very bad things to right the wrongs of another. But when all is said and done, we need to ask ourselves… how far would you go to protect the ones you love?

Cozy fire, snuggly blanky, hot cup of coffee

Reading a new to me author. Cozy fire, snuggly blanky, hot cup of coffee cause I need the caffeine today.. perfect way to spend a junky weather day. .
Broken Fences by @kellygendronauthor

Colden "Saint" James, Dusty Owens, and a single night of passion broke poor old Mr. McAllister's fence. Add six years, a troublemaking photo, and there's not a fence in Texas that's gonna be safe.

Dusty Owens always had a certain kind of power over me. I was real close to falling for the girl before I left Odessa. Now, due to a troublemaking photo, I must return to my hometown to protect the one woman I couldn't forget. The woman I always wanted but was too afraid to take. Things have changed though, I'm a different man. Now, when I want something, I

This Cruel Love FREEBIE!

Picked up this book from @nikkijsummersauthor that's free through today on Amazon! Who doesnt love a good freebie.. and it sounds like a pretty good book.

Ryley
Don’t trust the fairy tales. They trick you into believing true love will appear on the back of a white horse, in the form of a perfect, handsome Prince Charming. Most of the time Prince Charming turns out to be even more deceptive and evil than the wolf himself. I thought I’d met my soul mate at high school. Turned out my Mr Wright was so very wrong.

Jackson
I live in a cruel and unforgiving world. I learnt from an early age how vicious life can be, but I’m a survivor. Life may have dragged me

Paperbacks.. Do you read them?

 

Do you read your paperbacks?

I am torn between wanting to read them and leaving them in their perfect condition they come in. One of my wierd quirks. I'd rather keep those paperbacks pretty and buy the ebooks.😂🤣 

Smart Tass by @mimijeanpamfiloff

. "his cocky grin morphs into a flat pair of lips and twitching blue eyes.

He's pissed. Another point me.

I sigh contentedly, turn, and exit the library.
Brains beat brawn every time." I had quite a few LOL moments and had some parts I almost cried. All together I really liked this story. Fun, witty, sexy and slightly emotional.

Peep Show by Isabella Starling review

book: Peep Show
author: Isabella Starling
genre: dark romance
format: kindle ebook
published: Jan. 22, 2018
F or DNF: DNF
stars: 2

Book Description: She's stripping.

I'm watching.
She's playing.
I'm watching.
She's mine, I'm coming...

Bebe Hall is a heartbreaker. She's the it girl of the moment, a partygirl nobody can stop in her path of self destruction. Bebe Hall isn't the star of her own story.

She's the star of mine.

My name is Miles O'Reilly. I'm a photographer. An agoraphobic. A millionaire. A womanizer. I'm confined to my apartment. I don't leave. Ever.

Until November by Aurora Rose Reynolds review

book: Until November
author: Aurora Rose Reynolds
genre: contemp. romance
format: Kindle ebook
published: December 26, 2013
F or DNF: Finished
stars: 5

Summary: November is looking forward to getting to know her father and the safety of a small town. After leaving the Big Apple and her bad memories for Tennessee, November starts working for her dad at his strip club doing the books. The one time she’s allowed there during club hours she runs into Asher Mayson. He’s perfect until he opens his mouth and makes assumptions. November wants nothing to do with Asher but too bad for November, fate has other plans.

Asher Mayson has never had a problem getting a woman, that is until November.