Review: The Other Side of the World Book 2, Talia's Story

For this review, I chose The Other Side of the World Book 2, Talia's Story by Suzanne Whitfield Vince.

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

Here is a brief description from Goodreads:
Her mission in life is simple: Make a difference in the lives of others…

After three tours in the Middle East as an Army physician, Talia Fournier accepts a position in a field hospital in South Sudan. Love was never part of the plan. But when she finds herself falling for the sexy and insufferable Jack McCabe, she begins to reevaluate her life.

His only fear in life is falling in love…

But when Dr. Jack McCabe meets the breathtaking new doctor, his resolve begins to crumble. And when Talia decides to adopt seven year old orphan Hadi Okafor, Jack realizes an even greater fear: becoming a father.

In a country torn apart by conflict, Talia wages a war of her own in order to save the child from a fate worse than death. Her opponent? Leader of the Army forces in Sudan, General Abdul-Samad Hamid who has claimed Hadi as his own child.

Will Talia succeed in getting Hadi out of the country without getting caught? Will Jack put aside his fears and help them escape before the brutal dictator finds them? Find out in this second installment of The Other Side of the World.

Talia was a breathe of fresh air.  It was great to see a strong woman, who has gone through so much in her life and saving lives.  This book was my favorite in this series.  Us readers met Talia in Book #1 when Luke and her was stationed overseas in the Army.  Now it is time for Talia to have her own book and I absolutely loved this book.

If you are looking for a great book or a new to you author, then I highly recommend this book!

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

Recommend this book? Yes! Author? Yes!

Read more from this author? Yes!

Happy Reading!

Melissa 

Review coming next: Stealing Taffy by Susan Donovan

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 48-Hour Hookup

For this review, I chose The 48-Hour Hookup by Sarah Ballance.

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

Here is a brief description from Goodreads:
Who knew a sweaty photo would be good for business? 

Now unwanted booty calls are coming in as fast as work orders, and Liam Chase needs to get away. Cue a job upstate. His new client is hot as hell, but he left NYC to escape attention, not to hook up with the city’s “Runaway Bride”. 

With three disastrous relationships under her belt, it’s clear Claire Stevens’s judgment sucks. And what’s she’s feeling for America’s newest sex god? Obviously another hormone-fueled mistake. 

But when she accidentally fells a tree on his truck, leaving them stranded in a winter storm with a chocolate-snatching raccoon, there’s something to be said for body heat. 

Too bad neither can trust their explosive chemistry…

This is the 4th book in the Chase Brothers series.  I was definitely laughing out loud a lot.  A client shared a photo of Liam on the internet as the Hot HVAC guy.  Now Liam is being bugged by every single lady.  He jumps at the chance to get away for a job in the mountains, but everywhere he turns he has issues like a tree landing on his truck.  Liam is there to work on the heating system in a lodge where he is stuck with the runaway bride.

I love books about the main characters being snowed in and there is nothing to do, but wait until they can leave.  Oh, what is there to do?

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

Recommend this book? Yes! Author? Yes!

Read more from this author? Yes!

Happy Reading!

Melissa 

Review coming next: The Other Side of the World Book 2, Talia's Story by Suzanne Whitfield Vince.

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: Hot in the Hamptons

For this review, I chose Hot in the Hamptons by Nana Malone.

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

Here is a brief description from Goodreads:
Hot Night in the Hamptons , Nana Malone 

A fling with the gorgeous best man is not on Elina Sinclair's to-do list as maid of honor at her best friend's Hamptons wedding. Yet former child star Gabe Anderson is intent on seduction. He's also a new client at her image consulting firm—which makes a relationship strictly forbidden. Can the onetime playboy convince her that he's the best mistake she'll ever make? 

Elina Sinclair has been the maid of honor too many times.  She does not like weddings at all because of her mother.  Elina goes to her best friend's wedding and has this spark with the Best Man, Gabe Anderson, who in the past loved woman and leaves them.  Now Gabe is the new client at her image consulting firm and any relationship is not allowed.  What will they do?  Will they fight the sparks or will they give into it?  I say if you find that love you know the one who makes everything better, then don't fight it.  Run into that person's arms and stay there.

I love books about weddings and hook ups.  The what if they get together.  The what if there is something there.  What would you do if you find "the One" at a friend's wedding?  I say go for it!  What do you have to lose?  The better question is what do you have to gain?

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

Recommend this book? Yes! Author? Yes!

Read more from this author? Yes!

Happy Reading!

Melissa 

Review coming next: 

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: Risking the Vine

For this review, I chose Risking the Vine by Gemma Brocato.

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

Here is a brief description from Goodreads:
Jacqui Bishop’s dating life is dead in the water, but her professional prospects look outstanding. Promised a management position, she embarks on a team building course at a northern California winery. Shocked when her boss promotes a less qualified rival, Jac opts to chuck her job and revive the family farm.

Luscious Luke Rossi has been banished to Team Vino to learn how to be the team player his boss wants. Once there, he finds he’d rather play on Jac Bishop’s team. But a labor dispute and a boss who only wants a yes-man forces him to leave Jac’s side.

As the daytime exercises give way to nighttime passions, Jac learns there’s more to life than a nine-to-five existence. But resigning her job and moving to a farm hundreds of miles from Luke could spell doom for the couple. Their affair will require teamwork of a different kind.

For Jac, the looming question is whether her budding relationship with Luke will thrive or die on the vine. 


Luke and Jac are paired together at a team building function that is on a vineyard with gorgeous background.  This gorgeous background provides a romantic atmosphere for Luke and Jac to enjoy.

Jac is not appreciated at her work.  Her company she works for promoted unqualified family members over her.  She realizes that there is more to life than working all the time.  Luke realizes that Jac is the one for him.  Can they realize that they are better working together as a team than apart?

☆☆☆☆
I give this book 4 out of 5 stars.

Recommend this book? Yes! Author? Yes!

Read more from this author? Yes!

Happy Reading!

Melissa 

Review coming next: Hot in the Hamptons by Nana Malone.

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: Twisted Up

For this review, I chose Twisted Up by Erin Nicholas.

I requested ARC copy of the ebook through Netgalley in exchanged for a honest review.

Here is a brief description from Goodreads:
Avery Sparks is a master at controlling chaos—and she gets plenty of opportunities as fire chief and head of emergency management in her hometown of Chance, Nebraska. The only thing she can’t seem to control are her feelings when she’s around Jake Mitchell, the man who was her first everything the night of their high school graduation. But Jake was so quick to leave Chance—and Avery—behind that she swore she’d move on.

While Avery’s job is to minimize drama, Jake embraces the chaos of an emergency. After enlisting in the Army National Guard, Jake became a nationally recognized leader in disaster recovery. Yet a life on the road has left him restless. So when a class-four tornado wreaks havoc on Chance, he’s eager to return home—and to the woman never far from his mind.

Now, Avery and Jake must team up to help their hometown weather a siege of violent storms. But it’s clear to them both that nature isn’t the only force they’ll have to reckon with. Will Avery and Jake’s whirlwind love affair be an all-new disaster—or can they recover from their stormy past to build a future together?

This was book 1 in the Taking Chances series.  Book #2 is Tangled Up.  I absolutely fell in love with the 2 main characters and this town.  Love the title, too.  Twisted Up has so many meanings to me.  Both Avery and Jake are twisted up together than they both can see.  All of the tornadoes has the town all twisted up with worry.  This is set in Chance, Nebraska and everyone is waiting for what happens next with Avery and Jake.


Avery Sparks has had a rough life.  Her grandmother and mother did not treat her well growing up.  All Avery ever has wanted is a family to love her.  Jake and Avery went to the prom together.  They were friends and she hung out at his house.  Now will they put their past behind them so they can have a future together?

I can not wait to read Tangled Up.  I love this town and all of the friends of Avery and Jake's.  I can not wait to read about each of those couples!

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

Recommend this book? Yes! Author? Yes!

Read more from this author? Yes!

Happy Reading!

Melissa 

Review coming next: Risking the Vine by Gemma Brocato

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: Workout Partners

For this review, I chose Workout Partners by Reana Malori. 

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


Here is a brief description from Goodreads:
Michelle Simmons has been half in love with Luke Anderson, the owner of her gym, for months. Little does she know that Luke feels the exact same way about her. One unforgettable night in a hot tub will show these two what having a workout partner really means.

This was a quick read with steamy scenes with Michelle and Luke.  Michelle is an overworked Neonatal nurse, who is stressed.  Getting her exercise routine back is to bring her some relief!  I wished this was longer than what it was.

☆☆☆☆
I give this book 4 out of 5 stars.

Recommend this book? Yes! Author? Yes!

Read more from this author? Yes!

Happy Reading!

Melissa 

Review coming next: Twisted Up by Erin Nicholas

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 Other Side of the World

For this review, I chose The Other Side of the World by Suzanne Whitfield Vince.

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

Here is a brief description from Goodreads:
Sometimes, love can surprise you…


The Girl:
Rowan McClain has everything a girl could ask for: a handsome, charming husband and a successful career as a romance writer. But when Prince Charming’s affections begin to wane and her mother’s cancer returns, Rowan’s perfect world begins to crumble.


The Guy:
When Army Lieutenant Luke Cartwright arrives in Iraq, the last thing on his mind is falling in love. But when a friend gives him a copy of RJ McClain’s book, he writes a letter to the author using his friend’s name on the return address. After exchanging several letters and sharing their deepest secrets, the two become unlikely friends.


The Happily Ever After?
After a year with no letter from Iraq, Rowan becomes convinced that the soldier she had befriended has been killed in the line of duty. Now divorced from her husband, she moves on with her life. But when her sister sets her up on a blind date with a soldier named Luke Cartwright, Rowan begins to feel as though she has met him before. Will she give into her feelings for him? Or will thoughts of the man she had come to love through his beautiful letters keep her from giving her heart to Luke?

I loved this book!!  This was such a sweet story.  Rowan is a romance author and she loves fan mail.  When she receives mail from a soldier, she is intrigued.  The characters were well developed and I could see this all happening.  I was hooked from page 1.  I can not wait to read more from this author.

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

Recommend this book? Yes! Author? Yes!

Read more from this author? Yes!

Happy Reading!

Melissa 

Review coming next: Workout Partners 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.