Book Review: Beyond the Bases by Kaylee Ryan

Beyond the Bases by Kaylee Ryan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I love baseball. Like, baseball has always been a huge part of my life. So, when I see a baseball romance book? I’m all in!

This was so sweet and at times I even caught myself tearing up. Easton is a professional baseball player. One night he sees Larissa and is smitten; she tries to push him away. She says she can’t get involved because she has “complications”. Easton does everything he can to wear her down. He wants to prove he’s more than just an athlete and money. There are several epilogues from different points of view that share insight into the future. This was an amazing, sweet story.


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Book Review: Deceive Me by Vi Carter

Deceive Me by Vi Carter
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I went back and forth on my star rating on this one. I even agonized over it. I was going to give it a 2 then decided to give it a 3. The ending, probably the last couple of pages, gave it a good 3.5 stars. The blurb sounded amazing which is why I wanted to read this book.

However, the story left me a little disappointed. Jared and Layla were both in the same foster home as kids. An incident led for Layla to be taken in by a nice, loving couple. She lost contact with Jared. Years later, they reconnected… sort of. Her past protector was no longer the sweet boy she remembered. The whole story left me… confused.

I never bought into Jared and Layla as a potential couple. The chemistry just wasn’t there for me. Because, quite honestly, after the way he treated her I wouldn’t want to be a couple with him.

Onto the last few pages… that was the best part of the whole book. It set up an amazing cliffhanger. I call it amazing because even though this book fell short in every other area, this one scene makes me need to read the next book just so I can see how it plays out.

Also, this is not a spicy read so if spice is what you are looking for you won’t find it here.


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Book Review: Persuasion by T.K. Leigh

Persuasion by T.K. Leigh
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the second book in T.K. Leigh’s Temptation series. These books must be read in order. The main female character, Julia, is a side character from another series but that is not required to read before this series.

Temptation ended on a cliffhanger where Julia realized who her vacation boy toy really was. She also realized she had a connection to his recently deceased sister. Lachlan discovers who Julia is and that she also has a connection with his sister. Their “no names” agreement had suddenly changed. Their week of “no strings” fun is also coming to an end. The two must decide if they trust each other enough to work together to uncover the truth. And they both must decide if their no strings fun is over or is there enough to work on having a real relationship.

Then the cliffhanger ending… I thought nothing could be more shocking than the book 1 cliffhanger. But, no… T.K. hits me with this cliffhanger and I’m left needing the next book to try and get answers.


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Book Review: Pillow Fight with the Decorator by Kameron Claire

Pillow Fight with the Decorator by Kameron Claire
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a cute little story. It has insta lust which is appropriate for the length of the book. Casey is an interior decorator who is contacted by Katrina to take on furnishing her condo. Katrina is a headstrong woman who is successful and knows what she wants. The two get off on the wrong foot during their first meeting. Casey is not the typical guy a girl like Katrina would go for. Katrina appears to have some emotional baggage to work through. Can the two survive the professional relationship and possibly pursue something more?

** I was able to receive an extra epilogue by signing up for Kameron’s newsletter. That went a little further into the future from the book epilogue.

Kameron Claire is one of my favorites when it comes to short and well written books. I get the warm and fuzzy feeling from a good book even when I’m short on time.


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Book Review: Flawless Prize by Roxy Sloane

Flawless Prize by Roxy Sloane
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the conclusion to Caleb and Juliet’s story. I would advise you not to read any further if you have not read the first two books in the series; there will be spoilers from this review for the storylines of the other books.

This book picks up where the second book ended, with Juliet driving Caleb’s car away after he admitted that he couldn’t trust her. This conclusion didn’t have the same spark for me as the other two books did. However, it is still a secret filled, action packed book. All the questions we have had throughout the trilogy will be answered. There will be twists that we don’t see coming. The person behind everything is predictable but the rest of the secrets make up for the predictability.

There will also be a new series about another character from this series. I can’t wait for that series to come out!


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Book Review: Lucky Ducky by Kameron Claire

Lucky Ducky by Kameron Claire
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a cute, sweet little novella with a bit of spice. So, I guess you would call it sweet and spicy? Duchess aka Ducky is on a trip to Ireland and arrived late to meet with her tour group. Miles is an unemployed tour guide with the very same tour company. Duchess and Miles meet in a pub then later wake up in the same bed. Miles offers to show her Ireland better than the tour company would have. What will happen when the vacation is over and Duchess has to leave Ireland? Well, you’re going to have to read the book to find out. This was a great little novella that probably took about an hour or less to read (a great read while waiting at an appointment). It’s fast paced so expect things to happen on a fast timeline.

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Book Review: The Billionaire's Auction by Bri Blackwood

The Billionaire's Auction by Bri Blackwood
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I had never read any of the other books in this world so I walked into this story blind for the most part. I could still understand what was going on in the story without having read any previous ones. However, there are relationships between characters that began in other books and carried over to this one but you never get the whole backstory of them in this book.

That does not affect Ace and Harlow’s story at all. Harlow is a sweet girl who went into debt and needed to work that debt off as a bartender. When she ends up in a spat with another employee of her boss, he decides to auction her off to pay off her debt. Ace is a secretive man helping a friend uncover information on Harlow’s boss. When he sees her up for auction, he bids on her to save her from the certain horrible acts the other bidder wants to impose on her.

This was a good story and it was refreshing to see Ace have some humanity in him. Does the time the two spend together cause them to develop feelings for each other? This book does end in a cliffhanger setting up the next book. And I cannot wait to see how this development plays out.


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