I HATE YOU

by Ilsa Madden-Mills

Book Synopsis

I want you . . . even when I hate you.

Blaze Townsend: I hate you.
Charisma Rossi: I hate you more.

She’s been expecting this ever since their latest showdown. She had good reason.

Hottest guy she’s ever seen.
Former fling.
Dumped her in front of all her friends.
At her own party.

So no, she’s not about to forgive and forget just because he sits next to her in class. He thinks all he has to do is turn on those baby blues, and she’ll melt right back into his arms. Please. She’d be crazy to let this cocky player affect her again. (Tell that to her body.)

Charisma Rossi.
Brainy girl with a dash of bad.
The one who got under his skin.
The one he cut loose.

Blaze knows she’s the riskiest prospect at Waylon University, but none of the interchangeable girls he hooks up with have ever made him feel the way she did. There’s absolutely no way he can have the girl and the game.

So why can’t he stop trying to win her back?

Can this wide receiver score the girl or will he make the biggest fumble of his life?

My Review

Madden-Mills scores again with another deep, heart-penetrating yet fun and sporty story that brings together the kind of angst that romance novel fans will swoon for!

Charisma is a woman that is full of spunk, with relevant struggles that so many women can relate to.  She was a delight to uncover as the story progressed. 

Football phenom Blaze was intense and brooding; he was also driven and willing to do whatever it took to be number one.  After peeling off his layers, he soon became one of my favorite book boyfriends and a character I find myself thinking of long after the story has ended. 

While both characters were fiercely guarded, they shared a constant pull toward one another.  Full of searing heat, hate, lust and football - this is one story you won’t be able to hate!

As Always, Happy Reading!

RESIST

by K. Bromberg

Book Synopsis

Who says you have to play by the rules to get what you want?

Agreeing to meet Ryker Lockhart is my first mistake. Rich, handsome, and more than intriguing, he thinks blackmail will bend me to his will.

But he’s wrong.

I may have done a few things that weren’t exactly legal, but I have my own reasons for that. The last thing I’m going to do is let some high-powered divorce attorney come into my life, have my body, and rule my heart. Not to mention ruin everything that I have carefully built in just a short amount of time.

But as much as I try to resist him, and against my better judgment, there is something about him that has me agreeing to his proposal.

I’m putting everything on the line for him. I just hope I won’t lose everything when this is all over.

My Review

Dynamite! One word that encapsulates this story to a tee.  Having gone into this story a bit blind, I was surprised at the depth and the complexity of the issues its characters, Ryker and Vaughn, face.

As the characters reveal more layers of themselves to one another, and the reader alike, it seems the deeper we all travel down the rabbit hole and into uncharted territory, leaving vulnerabilities open for the taking. 

I was completely engrossed in this story.  By the time I reached the very last few pages I felt as though I wanted to scream and throw my book, hurt and confused for its characters. 

It takes a talented writer to invoke such strong emotions; emotions to hold an audience, and keep them wanting for more, Bromberg does just this in Resist and I for one cannot wait for this story’s conclusion when the duet concludes in  Reveal.

As Always, Happy Reading!

THE GUY ON THE RIGHT

by Kate Stewart

Book Synopsis

Strike One-My mother named me Theodore after her favorite chipmunk.

Not cool, Mom.

I‘ve spent most of my life answering to Teddy, because I couldn’t make Theo work.

Except for here. College. The place where all bets are off, and I’ve managed to redeem myself.
There’s only one problem, my new roommate, Troy, is football royalty and looks like he stepped off the set of an Abercrombie shoot.

Doesn’t matter, I cook a mean breakfast for his panty parade, and we get along well.
And anyway, this year I got the girl. And she’s perfect.

That’s right. Theodore Houseman, former band geek, now marching band rock star has finally landed the girl of his dreams.

Everything is perfect.

That is, until Troy takes a good look at her.

I’m not going down without a fight. As a matter of fact, I’m not going down at all. As glorious as these days may be for my all-star roommate, Laney is my end game.

I may not know much about play strategy, but I’ve been the good guy my whole life. I’ve been listening and I know exactly what women want. Framed in a picture standing next to me, Troy may seem like Mr. Perfect, but he’s underestimating the guy on the right.


Spoiler alert: In this story, the underdog is going to win.

My Review

I want to scream and yell for everything that is Guy on the Right! Fun, flirty, and reminiscent of my college days, this book had everything you could ever want from a dramedy!!!

Every time I read a new release from Stewart, I feel as though I am repeating myself, but she keeps outdoing herself!  This book and each of its characters, Laney, Theo and all of the supporting characters makes this book a triumph. 

My heart has officially been stolen! Stolen by this incredible book, its unforgettable and uniquely charming characters, and the memorable journey they take with one another.

As Always, Happy Reading!