WWW Wednesday is a weekly book meme hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. Each week there are three questions to answer.
What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you plan on reading next?
I’m currently reading an advanced copy of Recklessly Ever After by Heather Van Fleet. I’m on the last chapter. I liked this novel but I didn’t love it as much as I loved Max and Lia’s story. This one was just okay for me. The story line didn’t grasp my attention as the other story did. The Chemistry between Gavin and McKenna isn’t as strong as the other couples in the series. It had a lot of potential but for me this one was just okay.
Recklessly Ever After
(Reckless Hearts, #3)
by: Heather Van Fleet
Genre:
Publisher:
Publication Date:
Arc Received through netgalley
Blurb:
Gavin St. James
After the hell I’ve been through in the Marines–in life–there’s nothing I crave more than routine, stability, peace. Until McKenna Brewer walks into my life.
She’s impulsive, fiery, tempting as hell, and everything I don’t need. But when she offers me a night of no-strings-attached passion, I can’t resist.
When our night together has unexpected consequences, I can’t help but think this might be the perfect opportunity to show McKenna just how much I want her.
The only problem? She doesn’t do forevers. But forever is exactly what I need with her.
I finished three novels this week. The first book I finished was an advanced copy of The Boy I Grew Up With by TIJAN. I am still freaking out over this one! I have been waiting for a long time to get my hands on Heather and Channing’s story and finally….IT’S HERE!! Check out my review here!
The Boy I Grew Up With
by: TIJAN
Genre: Romance
Publisher: Indie
Publication Date: October 29th, 2018
ARC Received for an honest review
Blurb:
I have loved Channing Monroe all my life.
In first grade, he asked for my Trapper Keeper.
I hit him in the head with it.
Third grade, we were best friends. We kissed in seventh grade.
Eighth grade, he turned into a bad boy and the rest was a tumultuous storm.
Growing up, the problem was never love for us.
Bad times. Good times. There were times when I felt our love in every inch of my body, vibrating, making me feel like it could bring me back to life.
The problem was us.
The problem is that we’re living in two different worlds now.
Fallen Crest and its millionaires for me. Roussou and their criminals for him. I was thriving in mine and he was running his.
But…
But there were nights I felt we couldn’t be further apart than we were, and there were nights I felt we shared the same heartbeat.
When was it time?
When was it time to either sacrifice, make a change, or walk away from the boy I grew up with?
The Second book I finished was an advanced copy of I Bet You by Ilsa Madden-Mills. I Bet You was a fun read but a little on the predictable side. Check out my review here.
I Bet You
(The Hook UP, #2)
by: Ilsa Madden-Mills
Genre: New Adult Romance
Publisher: Indie
Publication Date: October 25th
ARC received for an honest review
Blurb:
Sexy Athlete: I bet you…
Penelope Graham: Burn in hell, quarterback.
The text is random but Penelope figures out exactly who “Sexy Athlete” is. And why she shouldn’t take his wager.
Ryker Voss.
Football star.
Walks on water and God’s gift to women.
Just ask him.
His bet? He promises Penelope he’ll win her the heart of the guy she’s been crushing on. His plan—good old-fashioned jealousy. Once her crush sees her kissing Ryker, he’ll realize what he’s missing. Sounds legit, right? The only question is…why is Ryker being so nice to her?
Penelope Graham.
Virgin.
Lover of sparkly vampires and calculus.
His mortal enemy.
Penelope knows she shouldn’t trust a jock, but what’s a girl to do when she needs a date to Homecoming? And Ryker’s keeping a secret, another bet, one that could destroy Penelope’s heart forever.
Will the quarterback score the good girl or will his secrets mean everyone loses this game of love?
*Author’s Note: This is a standalone sports romance with an HEA.
**You do not have to have read I Dare You, although you should if you love jocks and nerdy heroines. Xo
I also finished The Catch by K. Bromberg! Scout and Easton are legit EVERYTHING! I’m kicking myself for not picking The Player Duet up sooner. I can safely say this duet is on my list of favorite baseball romances!
The Catch
(The Player #2)
by: K. Bromberg
Genre: Sports Romance
Publisher: JKB Publishing, LLC
Publication Date: June 29th, 2017
Format: Paperback | Pages: 275
Blurb:
After an unexpected twist of fate, All-Star catcher Easton Wylder is left questioning the loyalty of everyone around him.
Even the woman who shares his bed, Scout Dalton.
But if Easton thought being uprooted to the last place he expected was the only challenge life had to throw at him, he was dead wrong.
With an ailing shoulder and his career in limbo, his decision to make an unexpected change leads him to question everything – Scout’s love, family loyalties, and whether he can conquer the one obstacle he’s never been able to overcome. The secret he’s never shared with anyone.
He may be a man pushed to his limits, but he’s hell-bent on proving his worth no matter the cost.
I have some advanced copies to read next and then I plan on diving into a book from my paperback tbr.
Fireworks
(True North #6)
by: Sarina Bowen
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Tuxbury Publishing, LLC
Publication Date: November 13th, 2018
ARC Received For Review
Blurb:
Skye Copeland is on paid leave from her broadcasting job after accidentally drawing a pecker on the traffic map.
Let that sink in. Like it’s her fault the traffic pattern created a perfect schlong?
Skye isn’t laughing. She needs this job. And that’s the only reason she’s willing to chase down a story in her least favorite place—that hell on earth known as Vermont.
A quick trip. In and out. Much like – never mind. She can sneak into the town that once tried to break her, get the story and slide back into the good graces of her producer. Easy peasy.
But things go sideways the moment she steps over the county line. Her stepsister is running from a violent drug dealer. And the cop on the case is none other than Benito Rossi, the man who broke Skye’s teenage heart.
His dark brown eyes still tear her apart. And even as she steels herself to finally tell him off after twelve years, the old fireworks are still there.
Things are about to go boom.
Insistent
(Soul Serenade #4)
By: Kaylee Ryan
Genre: Rockstar Romance
Publisher: Indie
Publication Date: November 27th, 2018
ARC Received For Review
BLURB:
She came into my life without warning. It wasn’t love at first sight, but the more time I spent with her, I knew she was the one. Our relationship was complicated, and I knew I had my work cut out for me. I have to prove to her that she’s all I see. That no matter how the past reads, we can re-write the future.
He’s the sexiest one of the group, in my personal opinion. We’re friends, and colleagues, well technically he’s my boss. He’s also the man that consumes my thoughts, and my desires. I have too much at stake to allow myself to jump into bed with him, but I really really want to.
One taste and I know I’ll never be the same. Cassidy can prolong this all she wants, but I know how it ends. When she’s mine.
He’s relentless, and I let him drag me under his spell. It can’t happen again, but Gavin, he’s Insistent that this is just the beginning.
Manwhore
(Manwhore #1)
By: Katy Evans
Genre: New Adult/Romance
Publisher: Gallery Books
Publication Date: March 24th, 2015
Format: Paperback | Pages: 357
Blurb:
Is it possible to expose Chicago’s hottest player—without getting played?
This is the story I’ve been waiting for all my life, and its name is Malcolm Kyle Preston Logan Saint. Don’t be fooled by that last name though. There’s nothing holy about the man except the hell his parties raise. The hottest entrepreneur Chicago has ever known, he’s a man’s man with too much money to spend and too many women vying for his attention.
Mysterious. Privileged. Legendary. His entire life he’s been surrounded by the press as they dig for tidbits to see if his fairytale life is for real or all mirrors and social media lies. Since he hit the scene, his secrets have been his and his alone to keep. And that’s where I come in.
Assigned to investigate Saint and reveal his elusive personality, I’m determined to make him the story that will change my career.
But I never imagined he would change my life. Bit by bit, I start to wonder if I’m the one discovering him…or if he’s uncovering me.
What happens when the man they call Saint, makes you want to sin?
What are you reading?
Peace Love and Happy Reading,
I get so happy every time I see that Tijan book. It was so good! I’m so sad I’m done reading it, though. I need more Fallen Crest related books.
I’m also craving more of that Sam, Mason, and Logan type drama…. any and all recommendations are welcomed 😂
Hmm… I went ahead and read Anti-Stepbrother since I hadn’t read it yet. Have you read that one? Or Broken & Screwed? I’m trying to think of other authors that would be similar and I’m coming up blank right now.
I read and loved broken and screwed. Also Anti-Stepbtother and the jaded series… I basically read everything by Tijan 😂
Maybe the More Than series by Jay McLean? Or Kick Push? Have you read her? Not quite as dark. The only other author that comes to mind is Erin Watt and their Royals series.
The Royal series was great. I haven’t read Jay McLean yet…hmmmm… maybe I’ll give this author a try.
I really enjoy her books. If you do give her a try, I hope you enjoy her writing. Oh, and another one I would recommend would be Jessica Park. Have you read her? I loved her Left Drowning and Flat Out Love series.
I haven’t read anything by Jessica Park…yet…but Left For Drowning sounds really good! I just added it to my tbr!
Yay!