Monday, June 14, 2021

My Rebound by Carrie Ann Ryan

 Mackenzie's boyfriend Sanders cheated on her. He was a roommate of Pacey. He moves out after Tanner beat him up. Mackenzie asks Pacey to be her rebound, but after a while, it feels like it's not a rebound relationship anymore. Pacey has some medical issues, has to keep an eye on himself. Stress causes him to pass out when Mackenzie is with him, but she calls 911 and gets him to the hospital, he is okay. Mackenzie is having issues with her schooling, the professor she thought would be her advisor, picks another person. The boy in high school who beat her for valedictorian. That boy is facing expulsion from school, and blames Mackenzie for loosing his spot for an internship. He is mad and tells Mackenzie she will regret it. He hurts them, but they are ok. They save each others lives at the same time. They make up, and say 3 words to each other, and Mackenzie is glad she went with a rebound relationship.

The epilogue is about Miles and Nessa in the next book My Next Play.

I received a copy in exchange for an honest review.

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Make room for Love by Cindy Kirk

 Clay McCashlin is going undercover at his Father's company to find out who is stealing. They did an audit, it found nothing, because they are diverting shipments. Clay gets hired to work in the warehouse. Kaitlyn works in HR, she finds out Clay is lying about who he is, she talks to his Dad, who still covers for Clay so she doesn't know yet he is a McCashlin. They spend time together, he meets people he thinks couldn't possibly be stealing. Kaitlyn is trying to help. They eventually find out who it is, Drew doesn't press charges but helps the guilty person turn their life around. Kaitlyn's brother is hurt after riding Clay's motorcycle, he's ok just scrapes and bruises. She finds out his last name, is upset. 4 months later they meet up again in a pawn shop, where he buys a ring she pawned. They talk, say 3 words, ask and answer important questions. The epilogue is her friend and former cowoker Lori meeting a very special man.

Up next is Lori and Clay's Dad Drew, and their happy ever after.

I received a copy from the publisher in exchange  for an honest review.

When you came along by Cindy Kirk

 Lori is best friends with Kaitlyn who is with Clay. Drew is Clay's father, and hires Lori as a nanny for his two other children, daughters, 7 year old Molly and 16 year old Nicole. Their Mother passed 2 years ago in a car accident. Molly was with her but unharmed, she hasn't talked since the accident. Nicole is jealous of Lori, she tries to sabotage them. She overhears a conversation Lori had with Tom, a man she was seeing. It was a misunderstanding, than Lori tries to fix. Nicole tells her Grandma, her Mom's Mom her worries, and Grandma agrees to find out what is realloy going on. Lori is Lorelei Loveland, she writes a teen q and a column. Nicole writes her, and Lorelei answers back, they email back and forth. At the end of the book Nicole finds out Lori is Lorelei. She realizes that she has misjudged Lori this entire time.

Drew and Lori say 3 important words to each other, and Lori answers an important question with a yes, after the girls give their blessing.

I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Mischief after Midnight by Jennifer Bernard

 Toni is the manager at the Olde Salt Saloon. The owner decides to sell. The new owner Bash, is Toni's childhood crush, and best friend of her brother Tristan. She decides its time to open her own brewery with Chrissie, but slow construction on the lighthouse pushes their plans back.  They work together, he spends time with Tristan, she hangs out with Alistair, he's been in previous books. They flirt, Tristan tells Bash she had a crush on him. He realizes his crush on her is still there. She gets hurt by someone, and he rescues her and takes care of her, helping her get cleaned up.  They go talk to Police Chief Maya, and Toni tells her of when she was assaulted at age 15 and Bash rescues her. She never told anyone, afraid her parents would move them back to Chile.  They spend time together, she quits to spend her time at the brewery. His 6 year old half sister Amy falls in the water, and Toni swims out to rescue her. We find out who hurt her at age 15, we don't know him. Tristan knocks some sense into Bash who was leaving, but he goes back to Toni. Words are said, questions are answered, houses are looked at.

The next book is about Alistair, and Ruthie, both will be working at the brewery in Slow Burn at Starlight.

I received a copy in exchange for an honest review.