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Book 3: Wild for me  This is Dakota and Annabelle's story. It all started with a scorching hot one-night stand two years ago after a Balefire concert. It also ended there when Annabelle left Dakota's room. Both of them have been reliving that night, but never made contact with each other.  At the wedding rehearsal of Jack and Clio (who we met in Book 1) Dakota and Annabelle see each other again and the story takes off from there.  Grumpy Garrett is back causing tension and stirring things up in his usual way. Quick and easy read allowing you to escape for a few hours.  Link to Amazon to get your copy - click here Book 4: Hot for me Finally Adam Tron gets to meet a girl, or rather a strong willed independent woman matching him in all areas. A superstar in her own rights, Cristy joins Balefire on their tour and things get hot. Grumpy Garrett is back and we also meet Cristy's manager Gretchen who's keeping a tight leash on her, causing enormous frustrations for Adam Tro...

An amazing debut book by Canadian Alice Bienia.  If I'd have to give it stars, I'd give it 5 stars as it's her first book, but as we know the PI genre is fiercely competitive so compared with other more established authors it's a very strong 3 stars. I do believe that Alice Bienia can reach the very top in this genre though! She's got the knowledge, writing skills, fantastic flow and the bright mind to pull this off.  I am looking forward to reading her next two books about Jorja Knight (and finding out if it'll be Azagora or Adan who makes a move first...), which I've spotted are available for sale on Amazon.  I marked two passages in this story; " a cat is a long-term commitment, not like a boyfriend " - I do wonder what prompted this, perhaps that's a story in itself?? " true happiness came from the simple moments in life " - so true, and still we chase for bigger and better, rather than being content with what we have and enjoying...

A fictional book about Hope Carpenter who has spent most of her life raising four children (all now flown the nest) and running the household whilst her husband Rick has been working. After Rick is strongly encouraged to take early retirement, the dynamics between Hope and Rick change. With the medical insurance expiring, Hope decides to look for paid work outside of the home and she manages to secure a teaching position at a local women's prison.  As she says,  “What’s motherhood besides a two-decade-long teaching gig?” To find out more about the story in this book, head over to Amazon or Goodreads as there are plenty of reviews. I, on the other hand, am more interested to share things that caught my eyes when reading this book and in true Marie Bostwick style, there are quite a few life lessons and nuggets of wisdom interspersed in the story. As my readers know by now, I like highlighting interesting, informative, fun, intriguing or even weird sections whilst reading. Below ...

If you are interested in finding out how you could benefit from passive income , then this book provides a good set of ideas and would be a quicker way to get up to speed than trawling through the internet for ideas.  I'd recommend this book to those who has never heard of passive income as it is an OK entry level summary of some of the available passive income streams.  Quick and easy read, but without too much new if you've already researched this area. 20 Passive Income Ideas (Detailed Guide):  Learn effective strategies to create passive income streams faster with No or Minimum Investment and unlock Financial Freedom Abdullah Mamun Thanks to NetGalley for this eARC #20PassiveIncomeIdeasDetailedGuide  #NetGalley

Title: Unchained (#3 Blood Brothers) Author: Samantha Wilde This is the third book in the Blood Brothers series by Samatha Wilde (Keith) -- and it's another corker by Wilde!  A fantastic, hard-to-put-down romantic thriller with a medical and ethical theme. Fabulous, fast-paced writing is carrying the story to a happy ending via a few twists and turns. Highly recommended! Brooks Ivanov, the brother of Alexis who we met in the first book in the series, has been kidnapped, sold and tortured for medical research; and personal gain of his owner. His memory is destroyed and he's at the end of his tether, believing death would be better than his current circumstances.  Camryn Bayfield is trying to keep a low profile and accepts a job working as a nurse in the Utah dessert. During her first shift she's tasked with administering drugs to Brooks, but her gut feeling tells her something is not as it should be. She starts asking questions, but doesn't get any satisfactory answers. ...

At the end of this week it'll be twenty weeks since I was approved by NetGalley and by the end of July I earned the Top Reviewer badge (a great motivator!). My first three featured reviews were for; The Adult Side of Dyslexia by Kelli Sandman-Hurley - my review - Amazon Fail To Fight (A Second Chance At Forever Romance (Unrequited Love Series Book 1)) by Maci Dillon - my review - Amazon The Velocity Mindset by Ron Karr - Amazon Interestingly, my first ever NetGalley review was The Velocity Mindset by Ron Karr, so indeed a great start to my NetGalley experience.   My approach to NetGalley My approach to NetGalley has been to only have two or absolutely max three books in my Shelf at any given time. This has ensured that my feedback ratio is well above 80% at all times. It also encourages me to only pick books that I know I'm going to have time finishing reading and reviewing.  To build up my profile I have focused on picking books from the "Read Now" section, sele...

During tender conversations, the task is not to solve, but to simply listen. Title: Listen: How to find the words for tender conversations  Author: Kathryn Mannix  Mannix is providing so many life lessons in this packed book, all focused on tender listening and putting others at the forefront. She freely shares her many years of experience from working in palliative care including the use of CBT techniques in tender conversations. The book also includes a bit of a plea to all of us to prepare for the time when we're approaching the end of this life, to ensure practicalities like power of attorney is in place.  Mannix uses 'tender conversations' to describe sensitive and respectful conversations; yes there may be some pain involved, but the pain doesn't' need to be overcome, but rather acknowledge, by being fully present.  "It's stories, not rules, that change people" By asking curious questions during tender conversations we can seek, explore and clari...