Where the heart is by Darcy Burke

Book: Where the heart is

By: Darcy Burke

Source: Netgalley.com

Where the heart is book 1 in a collection of Novell’s.

I really liked this one; it was quick but to the point. This first Novella is about Chloe & Derek who happened to meet in one of the most unfortunate ways. See Chloe had just moved from Pittsburg to Oregon to get a fresh start…. She had just ended her engagement a few months earlier and wanted to start over; quiet happy with the choice she made in little Ribbon Ridge Oregon she was getting the life she desired, until she arrived to find her “home” on fire. In a new city with no family and no one to turn to, she watched as her new life started to crumble.

Enter Derek, Ribbon Ridge’s volunteer fire fighter, part time bartender and CFO of Archer enterprises; handsome, built and every girls dream, including Chloe.  He was the perfect friend, the perfect gentleman, he offered to help Ms. Chloe as she had no one around, he offered the garage apartment at his adopted families’ home. See Derek lost his dad at 9 and his mom at 17, he was taken in by his best friend’s family and they saw him as one of their own. Chloe saw the love that they had for him and wished her family was not so judgmental and crude; she knew they loved her, but they didn’t LOVE her…. She needed that love where you would never want to walk away from your family.

Drawn to each other, Chloe and Derek start to explore their new found relationship. When a child hood home seems to drive a wedge between them, Chloe is determined not to let the love that she has craved be lost forever.  She fights for her guy; she doesn’t lose him to the home that he has shied away from for years. With her by his side, he believes he can do anything…. What Derek does next is total unexpected. I’m sure you want to know…. Be sure to read on to find out. 

Going Long by Ginger Scott

Book: Going Long

By: Ginger Scott

Source: Netgalley.com

This story starts 2 years into the relationship of Reed and Nolan (Yes I read the series backwards, but it didn’t stop me from falling in love with these two).

“I’ve learned that sometimes love is hard. Life makes love hard, constantly pushing against you and finding things to throw your way”

Reed and Nolan have been together since high school…. Reed is a start football player “Arizona Wildcats” while Nolan is on a scholarship…. Yes they are at 2 different colleges, but Reed and Nolan put the work in, she drives over to his school for all his games, while he drives up to see her every weekend (when he has no games)…. Reed is currently deciding if he will exercise his eligibility to enter the NFL draft, which means a lot of changes for Nolan if she’s in this relationship for the long haul.  Reed really loves Nolan and only wants her to be happy; Nolan feels the same way about Reed but small insecurities have plagued her life…. She does not want to uproot her life and move to where ever Reed might be chosen by, and then to have it all ripped from her if Reed decides to leave. Clearly Nolan never understood the power of love.

“It knocks you on your ass. But then you get up. You get up, because that person, the one you love more than anything on earth…. Well, putting it bluntly, like my father taught me, they make getting your ass knocked down worth the trouble.”

Mid-way through this book Nolan gets the shock of her life,  now torn between telling Reed her secret and talking about his impending eligibility for the draft has her all kinds of worked up.  The secrets lead to them feeling betrayed, hurt and insecure.  But what Reed later realizes is that LOVE is not easy, you’ve got to work for it, work to find/get love and work to keep love.  I totally enjoyed this book (Yes I will read book 1 to see where it all began, but I don’t think It’ll change my mind from loving Reed & Nolan). With good friends and love Nolan & Reed were able to get their HEA.

I gave this book 5 Stars

So hoping Ms. Ginger will give us a little novella allowing us a little glimpse into Nolan & Reeds new life and maybe find Sarah a man (God knows she needs to find a good man).

Fixated on you by Pamela Ann

FIXATED ON YOU

BY PAMELA ANN

(ARC READ) 

MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS 

OMG what can I say about about Fixated on you..... It was all I expected and more. I cried, I laughed, I got angry and sometimes in the same chapter. 

This book is the continuation of Emma's love triangle of Bass Cole and Carter Mason. Undeniable yours gave us the details of Carter's and Emma's engagement; FOY starts a few weeks before the engagement. While trying to deal with the love of her life possibly being the father of Nikki's baby and the insecurities that followed along we find Emma being pulled and tugged in all directions. Torn between trying to compromise and be happy and supportive of Bass and being a friend to Carter; Emma is beyond exhausted. 

When the ish hits the fan and all hell breaks loose Nikki is fighting dirty and Bass is playing right into her hands. I am a total #teambass, but through out this book I was so mad at him. He must have seen how much this was hurting Emma, and that was evident from the day she blew up on him when he was going to the ultra sound..... I mean in my mind, if there is only a possibility that you could be the child's father why not ask Nikki to take the DNA test earlier??? Why put the person you love on the back burner?? Why let her go through all she was with the media and blogs with out setting things straight, Nikki needed to be put in her place and unfortunately Bass waited a little too late. 

Don't get me wrong Emma had her share of Mistakes, one major one "Carter Mason".... I did find a little love for Carter in this book, but if he really loved Emma he would have stayed away, it wasn't just about Bass messing up, he knew she was in love with Bass; yes she still cared about Carter, but he knew she was still I love with Bass and him taking advantage of the situation the way he did was not showing he cared about Emma but how he was trying to get what he wanted. 

I think Bass was partially responsible for their loss, Emma's constant worrying and the situation they were in did nothing to help..... All in all a HEA was had and I hope to see a lot more of those two in the other Torn series books to come... I fell I. Love with these two and wanna see their happiness shine through....

AMAZING JOB MS PAMELA 

I have recommended your books to all and will continue to do so, you are an amazing author.

Now come on readers go see who Emma get's her HEA with. 

5 amazing stars

Nothing left to lose by Kristy Moseley

Nothing left to lose

By Kristy Moseley

I gave this book 4 Stars

Nothing left to lose is a story about a young girl who has her life taken from her, no not in death but in what one might call “the ultimate sacrifice”. Annabelle Spencer was a vibrant young lady, about to become a woman, and all she wanted for her birthday was to spend it with the love of her life, her Jack. Jack promised Anna she could have anything that she wanted for her birthday, she wanted to be with him, to just enjoy life, so a club and then a hotel were her choices; she would finally take their relationship to the next level and have the night of her life. What happened next was something no 16 year old should ever have to endure.

In walks Carter Thomas the notorious drug dealer, weapons dealer, the merciless killer. He was everything that she hated. On her 16^th birthday Anna watched as her boyfriend was murdered right in front of her and then for 10 months she tried to survive at the hand of his killer. Now fast forward 3 years later, her father is now running to become President and Carter is about to have a retrial in Jack’s murder case, Annabelle is vulnerable and scared and she needs protection. In walks Bad boy Ashton Taylor, newly graduated from SWAT with having high hopes of where he will be placed; but that all comes to a screeching halt when he is assigned to Annabelle Spencer, Senator Spencer’s 19 year old daughter who has been through hell and high water over the last 10 months, she has been battered and bruised, and scarred for life….. But Ashton wasn't down for babysitting; he did however take the job because his commanding officer advised him it would be good for him, after this assignment he could be place where ever he wanted. What he didn't except was the attraction that he felt towards this broken girl, she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen in his life, maybe she could tame the player in him.

Good friends, great trips…….. But months of hiding in the shadows and staying hidden all changes when the ultimate bomb drops…. How will Annabelle ever survive this crisis, will she be able to move forward? Will she get her happily ever after?? Will she ever tell Ashton that she has fallen in love with him?

I was so engrossed with this book from the very beginning my attention was peaked with the tragedy that Anna endured, not just by being slave to Cater for so many months, but watching her boyfriend die right before her eyes, carrying that guilt all that time, thinking that he died because of her. I did waver in the middle of the book, a tad bit of information over load, but by the ending chapters I was sitting on the edge of my seat….. Would things work out for Anna and Ashton, would her trust issues put a halt to what we all hoped would become of them in the end.

I’m guessing you’ll have to read to find out…. Can’t wait for Nate’s story J