Review: A Sweet Deal

For this review, I chose A Sweet Deal by Monica Tillery.  I have read other books by this author.

I received a copy of the ebook for a honest review of this book.

Here is a brief description from Goodreads:
Richard Morgan can’t believe his father is considering a rival candy company’s offer to buy out the family business that he loves. Though the confections division is tiny compared to the family’s other ventures, it’s close to his heart. Maybe too close, since the thought of losing it feels like losing his mother all over again. Convinced it’s the best way to continue the Morgan legacy, his father offers Richard control of the company if he’ll secure the family name with a marriage. After a messy, public divorce, marriage is the last thing Richard wants to consider, but according to his father, it’s the only way.

Yvette Cruz is the beautiful, savvy mergers and acquisitions rep charged with brokering the buyout agreement between her company and Morgan Confectioners, and Richard Morgan is the only thing standing between her and the promotion she desperately wants. She came from nothing and worked her way to the top of her field, so she’s not about to let his refusal to cooperate stop her from getting what she wants.

Corporate rivalry gives way to an unwise attraction when the two meet and spend a night together that ultimately changes their lives forever. Two enemies find love, but a betrayal threatens to tear them apart. Forgiveness and redemption can lead to everything they’ve ever wanted, but some things can’t be forgotten.

Sensuality Level: Sensual

This was such a sweet book.  What would you do if you were given a sweet deal like Yvette was given?  I am not sure what I would do.  Maybe the same decision as Yvette's if I was single and younger.  

My favorite character was Yvette.  A strong independent Catholic woman, who loves her parents a lot.  It was drilled into her the importance of marriage and family.  I am also Catholic and those were drilled into myself and brother.  I have done the same thing to our children about the importance of marriage and family, but if one of my children comes to me with that conversation that they are pregnant or the girlfriend is, I would be upset, but I would help them anyway I can.

This book was about communication and compromises.  I have learned this throughout my 18 year marriage.  Communication and compromise are a must.  

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I give this book 5 out of 5 stars.

Would I recommend this book? Yes! Author? Yes!

Would I read more from this author? Yes!

Happy Reading!

Melissa 

Review coming next: Twisted by Desire by Desiree A Cox

FTC Disclosure: The Publisher/Author/Book Tour Company has provided me with a copy of this book for review or I have purchased the book with my own funds.  The opinion I share about the story are mine and have not been influenced by the The Publisher/Author/Book Tour Company if received for review.

Review: Weekend Fling

For this review, I chose Weekend Fling by Reana Malori.  This was my first book I read by this author.

I received a copy of the ebook for a honest review of this book.

Here is a brief description from Goodreads:
After a weekend fling that meant more than it was supposed to, Kara Thomas finds out she’s pregnant with Austin Delaney’s child. Kara doesn’t want to trap Austin into being a father, and she knows he has a very dangerous job as a Navy Seal. However, she realizes she made the wrong choice in not telling Austin about her pregnancy when he shows up at her door unexpectedly. 

Austin doesn't know if he's ready to be a father, but he knows that he wants Kara. When he finds out she’s having his baby, he’s determined to make her his wife, in every sense of the word.

I read this book in one setting and I could not put it down.  I was hooked from the first chapter, but wished it was longer.  I loved the characters of Austin, Kara, Jack, Heather, and Lisa.  This was passionate, sweet, and had HOT chemistry.  

A weekend fling with a man and Kara gets pregnant due to a condom mess up.  Should she tried harder to get ahold of Austin, the father to be?  Yes.  Kara knew he was a Navy Seal at the time they met.  Shouldn't she know that he would be called away for a long period of time?  

During that weekend, there was a lot of passion and HOT chemistry.  I could tell there was more to this fling than just a fling.

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I give this book 4 out of 5 stars. (too short)

Would I recommend this book? Yes! Author? Yes!

Would I read more from this author? Yes!

Happy Reading!

Melissa 

Review coming next: A Sweet Deal by Monica Tillery

FTC Disclosure: The Publisher/Author/Book Tour Company has provided me with a copy of this book for review or I have purchased the book with my own funds.  The opinion I share about the story are mine and have not been influenced by the The Publisher/Author/Book Tour Company if received for review.

Review: The Law of Love

For this review, I chose  The Law of Love by Ashli Rose.  This is Book #2 of Hearts on Fire.  I received a copy of the ebook for a honest review of this book.

Here is a brief description from Goodreads:
Bree Kingston’s life isn’t all it seems to be. Everyone around her sees a beautiful, successful, confident woman who always goes after what she wants, including men. Hidden behind this façade, Bree has a secret that has been following her for three years. It has become Bree’s obsession, and it’s one that can cost her everything. 
Ever since Louis Mercado came into Bree’s life things have been different. Always the perfectionist, Bree finds herself struggling to be everything Louis needs and more. Bree’s secret finds a way to push into the present and threatens to come between them. Will Bree’s dark secret overcome her, or will her and Louis prove that love conquers all?

We met Bree and Louis in Book #1, Hearts on Fire.  Bree is an attorney and Louis is in the NYPD.  He was in the calendar (Hunks in Uniform) with Gavin.  Bree's ex did a number on her self esteem and it took everything for her to overcome it.  Did she overcome her secret?  Did Louis find out her secret?

This book had HOT chemistry between Bree and Louis.  It was sweet story about love and overcoming your struggles for what you want.  It was romantic, too.  Louis loves Bree and would do anything for her.

I love how Ashli Rose brought in a real life crisis.  I do not want to say what it is because you need to read this book.  It is something that woman go through.  There were hints of Bree's secret throughout the book.  I wrote down what I thought it was and I was on the right track.  

I am looking forward to Book #3.  I am hoping this book is on Bree's other sister, Elise.  I know there is a story there and I can not wait to read it.

☆☆☆☆☆
I give this book 5 out of 5 stars.

Would I recommend this book? Yes! Author? Yes!

Would I read more from this author? Yes!

Happy Reading!

Melissa 

Review coming next: Weekend Fling by Reana Malori

FTC Disclosure: The Publisher/Author/Book Tour Company has provided me with a copy of this book for review or I have purchased the book with my own funds.  The opinion I share about the story are mine and have not been influenced by the The Publisher/Author/Book Tour Company if received for review.

Review: Sweet Love Remembered

For this review, I chose Sweet Love Remembered by Jean C. Joachim.  I have read other books by Jean and I loved them.  I knew I had to read this book, too.  I received a copy of the ebook for a honest review of this book.

Here is a brief description from Goodreads:
This is a short story.
The worst tragedy to befall parents is the loss of a child. Matt and Perri suffered that fate when their infant died of SIDS. Heartbreak, acrimony, and loss blew them apart. Matt went overseas with the Marines while Perri found a job in New York City. 
Five years later they accidentally meet again. Old recriminations and accusations resurface. Can they stop bickering and fighting long enough to talk honestly? Can their pain reunite them or is the gap too wide to bridge?

Oh Boy!  What a sad story!  I kept thinking what if I was in Perri's shoes and lost an infant to SIDS.  What would I do?  I know this answer-fall apart.  I know that in my heart if I lost any of my kids, I would fall apart.  There is definitely a lot of emotions in this short story: Heartache, Grief, Forgiveness, Romance, and Love.

When you are faced with a loss or something you could not imagine going through, you have a choice to make.  Will this destroy you?  Or will it make you stronger?  I know everything my husband and I have gone through since our wedding day has made us stronger together.

I highly recommend this book and better bring the kleenex because you will need them.  This was a powerful story about loss and second chances.  Perri and her husband, Matt, divorced, but can they put everything aside to find that love that has not left?  I believe that their infant son, Mikey, brought them back together.  

This book reminds me to hold on to love and never let go.  I wished this was a little longer.  I wanted to know more about their future holds.

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I give this book 5 out of 5 stars.

Would I recommend this book? Yes! Author? Yes!

Would I read more from this author? Yes!

Happy Reading!

Melissa 

Review coming next: The Law of Love by Ashli Rose

FTC Disclosure: The Publisher/Author/Book Tour Company has provided me with a copy of this book for review or I have purchased the book with my own funds.  The opinion I share about the story are mine and have not been influenced by the The Publisher/Author/Book Tour Company if received for review.

Review: The Confection Connection

For this review, I chose The Confection Connection by Monica Tillery.

I received a copy of the ebook for a honest review of this book.

Here is a brief description from Goodreads:
After appearing on a popular reality cooking show, Carly Piper’s newly opened bakery is landing her in debt. Making the cakes for the celebrity wedding of the year might be the answer to all her troubles.

Problem is, her rival from the show, Michael Welch, is also pitching his bakery to the celebrity couple. When a misunderstanding leads the quirky bride to think they’re a couple, she wants to hire them both.

Stuck traveling together to keep up appearances, the pair finds themselves cozying up to the idea of making their fake relationship real. But a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity leaves these two wondering whether they have the right recipe for success after all. Can Michael and Carly create something lasting or is their love a half-baked proposal?

This is such a sweet story.  Carly and Michael met on a reality cooking show three years ago.  Carly could not stand him at all, but when they meet again and under a false opportunity, what will Carly do?  I love the loving couple that Rusty and his fiancee, Sequonia have together.  Sequonia wants a couple in love to make her wedding cake and groom's cake.  I have not heard of a groom's cake.  I do not think we had one at our wedding almost 19 years ago.

This sweet love story reminded me of falling in love with my husband all those years ago.  Don't let love pass you by!!  

I can not wait to read Election Connection about Carly's best friend, Lily Ashton, and her congressman boyfriend!!

☆☆☆☆☆
I give this book 5 out of 5 stars.

Would I recommend this book? Yes! Author? Yes!

Would I read more from this author? Yes!

Happy Reading!

Melissa 

Review coming next: Sweet Love Remembered by Jean C. Joachim

FTC Disclosure: The Publisher/Author/Book Tour Company has provided me with a copy of this book for review or I have purchased the book with my own funds.  The opinion I share about the story are mine and have not been influenced by the The Publisher/Author/Book Tour Company if received for review.

Review: Movie Lovers

For this review, I chose Movie Lovers by Jean C. Joachim.  This is book #4 in the Hollywood Hearts series.  I have read Red Carpet Romance (book #2), and Memories of Love (Book #3).  I am going to be reading the rest of the series I have not read yet.  Book #.5 is His Leading Man, #1 is If I Loved You, Book #5 Love's Last Chance, and #6 is Lovers and Liars.  I am looking forward to finishing this series.

I received a copy of the ebook for a honest review of this book.

Here is a brief description from Goodreads:
Can revenge turn to regret? Duped by slick, famous producer, Gunther Quill, Grace Brewster makes the biggest mistake of her life. Feeling humiliated by Quill and Jake Matthews, her sister’s Broadway co-star, Grace vows to even the score with both men. Using an alias and the Internet, she executes a genius payback plot. Her attacks hit their mark, wounding her intended targets. But she didn’t count on her sharp words going viral before she can blink, taking the injury to a new level.
Her satisfaction is short-lived when the scheme turns sour. Her plan backfires, turning into a huge secret she shares with a cold-blooded tabloid journalist. Can she trust this ruthless opportunist to keep her secret from the man she loves and the sister she adores? Or will she be exposed and robbed of the only happiness she’s known since the death of her beloved mother?

I loved this book!!  We meet Grace in Red Carpet Romance when we first met her sister, Cara.  These books are stand alone books.  I have not read the first 2 books in this series and I was able to follow along.

Grace has conflicts within herself for choices she has made.  She realizes due to those choices she could lose the man of her dreams.  What will she do?  Tell him what she did or hide it from him.  I think secrets always have a way of coming to the surface.  We may not want to hurt those we love, but we could by keeping those secrets to ourselves.

This is such a sweet romance.  I love how close Cara and Grace are.  They have been there for one another since their mother died.  Just because they are not in the same house does not mean they can't be there for one another.  

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I give this book 5 out of 5 stars.

Would I recommend this book? Yes! Author? Yes!

Would I read more from this author? Yes!

Happy Reading!

Melissa 

Review coming next: The Confection Connection by Monica Tillery

FTC Disclosure: The Publisher/Author/Book Tour Company has provided me with a copy of this book for review or I have purchased the book with my own funds.  The opinion I share about the story are mine and have not been influenced by the The Publisher/Author/Book Tour Company if received for review.

What are your top 5 (or more) authors?

I was nominated by a friend to list 5 authors I stalk a few weeks ago, but I have been busy reading!.....so here is my list:

1. Lynne Silver

2. Jennifer Bernard

3. Susan Mallery

4. Author Danielle Stewart

5. Ella Jade

6. Kristan Higgins Books

7. Kristin Hannah

8. Shannon Stacey

9. Jill Shalvis

10. Grace Burrowes
11. Gemma Brocato
12. Jean C. Joachim 
13. Debra Ann Fisk
14. Jessie Evans
15. Linda Lael Miller

My list was only 6 (last year), but I have added 9 authors I have learned in the last year, who are Lynne Silver, Danielle Stewart, Ella Jade, Grace Burrowes, Jean C. Joachim, Gemma Brocato, Jessie Evans, and Debra Ann Fisk. 

I have found some new series I love, but I think I will talk about those in a separate post so I can keep up with what I have read and what I have not read.  I am behind in some of the series I now read and I need to play catch up.

I can not pick 5. What can I say? I love to read. Now I don't stalk these authors every day on Facebook. I definitely go to Jennifer Bernard's Facebook Page every Friday for her Happy Firemen Friday!! (I am married to a volunteer fireman!). I have them all in a special category (authors) so I can find them when I want to look at their Facebook page.

What are your top 5 (or more) authors that you stalk on Facebook or their websites?
Happy Reading, 
Melissa