Kaelie's Reads

Seventeen Wishes by Erica Alexander If knowing the truth could leave you more broken than believing the lies, would you still want to know it? We’ve been friends out entire lives, Lilly and me. But I have not always being truthful. There are lies we tell ourselves so we can hold on to hope. And lies we tell those we love to save them the pain. There are truths that are too big and too final. And truths that give us a reason to keep going. This is where I live. Between the lies and the truths. Between hope and finality. This is the place I’ve created for us. For Lilly and me. A place without expiration dates. A place where I can be me and where the promise of tomorrow exists, even if it’s a lie I tell myself. Our time is limited, so I’ll make the most of it and hope she’ll forgive me for the lies I told us both. ***Previously a part of Between Hearts: A Romance Anthology*** *Stand Alone Novella. *Not recommended for readers younger than 18. My Review: Mood?  lighthear...

Deliver by Pam Godwin His name was Joshua Carter. Now it's whatever she wants it to be. She is a Deliverer. She lures young men and delivers them to be sold. She delivers the strikes that enforce their obedience. She delivers the sexual training that determines their purchase price. As long as she delivers, the arrangement that protects her family will hold. Delivering is all she knows. The one thing she can't deliver is a captive from slavery. Until him. And her stubborn slave thinks he can deliver her...from herself. DELIVER series (HEAs with no cliffhangers - must be read in order): Deliver #1 Vanquish #2 Disclaim #3 Devastate #4 Take #5 Manipulate #6 Unshackle #7 Dominate #8 Complicate #9 My Review: Mood?  dark   emotional   mysterious   tense Pace?   medium Plot- or character-driven?  Plot Strong character development?  Yes Loveable characters?  It's complicated Diverse cast of characters?  N/A Flaws of characters a main fo...

Push the Envelope by Rochelle Paige Alexa is just your average college junior, attending classes and piloting Mile High Club charter flights.  Boys haven't been on her radar for a couple years after a disastrous breakup with her high school sweetheart. Her plans to focus on school hit a bit of a snag when she meets bad-boy Drake Bennett, and he sets his sights on making her his own. Drake transferred to Blythe College for the rugby team, not for a new assortment of college girls.  He's sexy and cocky, and he attracts women like moths to a flame. When he meets Alexa, Drake knows he's met his match. She tries to resist him, but Drake isn't used to taking no for an answer. This does not have a cliffhanger. Warning: 18+ due to sexual content My Review: Mood?  lighthearted Pace?   medium Plot- or character-driven?   A mix Strong character development?    Yes   Loveable characters?   Yes Diverse cast of characters?   N/a Fla...

Poker Face by Maggie C. Gates Every girl dreams about meeting her celebrity crush–Running into them on the street and snapping a selfie. Maybe even being saved like a gorgeous damsel and having said celebrity crush sweep her off of her feet. Me personally? Let’s just say that me and the Hemsworth boys have had our fair share of imaginary meet-cutes. I’m not picky. I’d take any of them. The thing is, every girl dreams about what she would do if she got to meet her celebrity crush, but no one dreams about what they’d do if they met their celebrity nemesis. Let me tell you–I have a celebrity nemesis. And he was sitting in front of me wearing a scowl that could be seen from space. And ten hours earlier I had been sitting on his lap, clinging to him like a koala while his tongue was down my throat. Pastry chef Madeline Dorsey only hates a few things: people who think that charcuterie boards are an acceptable substitution for dinner, last call at the bar, idiots who don’t retur...

My Twist of Fortune by Piper Rayne Two aching hearts. A meddling small town. A second chance. It’s not a new story. Wife finds out husband’s been cheating on her and she packs up her four kids and heads back to her hometown, Sunrise Bay, Alaska. Yeah, not a fresh start, but thousands of miles away from my ex will do just fine. I’m prepared for the cold weather, the early snowfalls, and dark days and nights. What I’m not prepared for is coming face to face with my ex’s cousin and for the same feelings from twenty years ago to ignite like the flame never went out. It doesn’t take long before people are whispering about the widowed Hank Greene and me. But we both have children to think of this time around. Then again, Hank knows what it’s like to be a single parent and sometimes those damn dimples of his make it hard to remember why we can’t be together.   My Review: Mood?  lighthearted Pace?  fast Plot- or character-driven?   A mix Strong character develo...

Craving by Helen Hardt Your Escape Into A World of Dark Mysteries & Spicy Romance. After being left at the altar, Jade Roberts seeks solace at her best friend’s ranch on the Colorado western slope. Her humiliation still ripe, she doesn't expect to be attracted to her friend’s reticent brother, but when the gorgeous cowboy kisses her, all bets are off. Talon Steel is broken. Having never fully healed from a horrific childhood trauma, he simply exists, taking from women what is offered and giving nothing in return...until Jade Roberts catapults into his life. She is beautiful, sweet, and giving, and his desire for her becomes a craving he fears he'll never be able to satisfy. Passion sizzles between the two lovers...but long-buried secrets haunt them both and may eventually tear them apart. My Review: Mood?  lighthearted Pace?   Medium Plot- or character-driven?  A mix Strong character development?  It's complicated Loveable characters?  Yes Dive...

The Contract by Alexia Chase Can a football player win on and off the field? Jenna My brother's best friend. He was my first love.... and my first heartbreak. After my high school graduation, his pickup was our Hilton. Everything was perfect…. or so I thought. Until the prick told his friends that I was a lousy lay. He can go screw himself. Tony I’m the guy who had it all…. for one night. And then I lost her with no explanation. Not just lost her, she hates me now. So, I fought back with indifference until an argument between us went viral, and the next thing I knew we were stuck together until my next contract is signed. Good thing I'm not going to fall for our fake engagement. Famous last words. Told in dual pov's. The Contract is a standalone enemies-to-lovers romance set in the Alexia Chase’s Sinfully Addictive World. My Review: Mood?  lighthearted Pace?   medium Plot- or character-driven?   A mix Strong character development?    Yes   Lov...