Review: Exposing Secrets (Danger at the Cove Book 2) by Emmie Lyn

She isn’t looking for love, but can love break through her walled-off heart?

Beautiful and independent, Shelly Scott is always looking over her shoulder, wondering if she’ll have to run again. Her new position as manager at Dessert First Bakery shines more light on her than she likes, but Jake, her golden retriever, the handsome male in her life—loyal and attentive—is always there when anxiety immobilizes her.

Max Bailey, bestselling author, thinks he has everything. Until he realizes the one thing that’s lacking is someone to share his life with. When talented Shelly catches his attention, he wants to know more about this woman with a dazzling smile, a heart-melting laugh, and walls around her heart.

Then Shelly’s past crashes into her present, paralyzing fear takes over, and shocking information is revealed. The scandalous truth that is uncovered about her unhappy childhood is the very last reality she could have imagined.

Can Max and Shelly’s friendship survive… or will the answers discovered destroy their budding romance?

 

My Review:

A fast-paced romantic suspense. 

This is an amazing fast-paced story with lots of twists and turns and surprised.  Shelly is hiding from someone from her past, but her past is about to catch up with her.  Max is a writer who comes into the bakery where Shelly works.  They soon form a friendship and Max is there for Shelly when she needs someone the most.  Once Shelly learns to trust again, her relationship with Max becomes more.  I had a hard time putting this book down and wasn’t ready for it to end. 

 

 

Review: Tangled Trust (Danger at the Cove Book 1) by Emmie Lyn

 

She’s terrified of falling in love. He’s terrified of losing her…

For Hanna Moss, love has always come with danger. From the incessant stalking by an ex to nearly losing her life in a hit-and-run accident, she vows to remain alone—and safe. So when her golden retriever, Bella, welcomes a handsome private investigator into their lives, Hanna is reluctant to confide in him.

Blake Bowman returns to Clam Cove, Maine, with a shattered heart. All he wants is to enjoy a much-needed quiet vacation far from his ex-girlfriend. But when he meets beautiful, injured Hanna, his focus shifts…because it looks like what happened to her was no accident.

Hanna is terrified of the feelings she’s rapidly developing for Blake and refuses to repeat her past mistakes. Blake is determined to help and protect Hanna, even if that means putting love on hold.

Find out if Bella can help these two humans understand that trust is a two-way street, the heart can be repaired, and love can bloom again.

 

My Review: 

A great start to a new series.

From the start of this book, I knew it was going to be one of those books that is hard to put down.  When Hanna and Blake were brought together, they had no idea they would end up falling in love.  They both had just come out of bad relationships.  Hanna almost got hit by a car and Blake was the PI working the case, tying to find the suspect, while they both tried their best to avoid crazy exes.  It is a slow build to the romance part, but the story moved along at a fast pace.  I look forward to reading the next book in this series.  I would classify this book as a romantic suspense. 

 

Review: The Dreidl Disaster (Last Girls Standing #3) by Stacey Agdern

 

Mayor Olivia Nachman is ambitious and excited to be elected to the county legislature, and better serve her Jewish community. Busy helping the newly elected mayor transition into his new role in January, she’s blind-sided by an epic public relations disaster that puts many members of the temple and community at odds, threatening Hannukah. An influential friend hires “a fixer,” but now Olivia has to work with a way-too handsome PR consultant who thinks he knows everything.

Artur Rabinovich knows how to spin a story and fix almost any PR problem. But when he’s hired to help the city of Briarwood solve a delicate situation, Artur’s initial investigation makes the situation worse. In search of answers, he turns to the outgoing mayor, who doesn’t trust him, for help. But working with Livy creates a new problem: balancing his attraction to her and the need to impress his new boss.

Will Liv and Artur learn to compromise and mix business with pleasure without jeopardizing the project or their careers before the dreidl spins its last? Or will the situation and the relationship end up a disaster?

 

My Review:

A sweet Hanukkah Miracle.

Briarwood Mayor, Olivia Nachman, is in the midst of Hanukkah festival disaster caused by a planner who didn’t know the first thing about the holiday or traditions, when she learns Artur Rabinovitch has been called in to fix the problem.  Together Olivia and Artur get the festival back on track, but not without a few bumps along the way.  They also decide to give in to the growing attraction between them and start dating.

This book has lots of holiday spirit and is a fun and memorable story.  I also enjoyed catching up with the characters from previous books. 

Review: Tea and Temptation at the Cat Café (A Furrever Friends Sweet Romance Book #3) by Kris Bock

Can two lonely people get a second chance at finding love?

Zach may be a best-selling novelist, but it's been a long time since he's felt truly alive. In the last six months, he moved to the country, his wife left him, and he was diagnosed with cancer. Now he lives in a haze of treatments, writer's block, and simply trying to survive each week. But when a pretty woman comes into his favorite café and throws herself down on a padded bench with a groan of despair, he feels something he thought he'd lost long ago: curiosity.

As a veterinarian, Jenna knows both joy and heartbreak. The former she can share with her clients. The latter she keeps to herself. She learned one lesson from her ex-husband: Men don't want to deal with your emotions. It's odd to have a stranger ask about her problems. It's even more of a shock when he offers to solve one of them by fostering the sick kitten abandoned by its owners. Zach and Jenna bond over kitten care and build a close friendship. Could they have more?

Zach is finally starting to hope for a future, ideally one that includes Jenna, but he can't move forward until he's dealt with his past. Meanwhile, Jenna is afraid to risk her heart on someone who might not survive the next few months.

The Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series features the workers and customers at the Furrever Friends Cat Café, and the adorable cats and kittens looking for their forever homes. If you enjoy friends to lovers or seasoned romance/mature romance, check out Tea and Temptation at the Cat Café. You'll also find rescue cats with plenty of personality and their own ideas about love.

 

My Review:

A sweet and inspiring story.

This heartfelt story pulled me in from the start.  The man characters, Zach and Jenna, both have pasts they would rather forget.  Both love the cats in the cafe and the friendly workers.  Together they form a friendship that could lead to more.  But first they need to work through their own personal issues before they can move on to anything else.  This is a sweet, clean romance with lots of fun feline antics included.