Asphalt Cowboy's Girl

Asphalt Cowboy's Girl

by Marie Savage

Never knowing what to expect from an author you haven’t read before I picked this up and started reading. What I found was a lovely story about lives its ups and downs as well as passion and finding what is truly important. In Luke’s eyes he has it all or pretty much all as he rides the roads having no real comment, no one telling him what to do and living life. He isn’t missing out on much with girls lining up for his attention. You do have to give it to him he is straight up with them, what you see is what you get with no strings attached. It is really hard not to like him with his playboy way, but he has heart, kindness and really is a gentleman. Just the kind of man every woman thinks she can change lol.

Aimee is the totally opposite her life hasn’t been easy, she doesn’t have anything she wants. On the run from an abusive ex searching for her dream it looks like life just throw in a few more bad punches. I can’t think of anything worse than being so far from home and the place you are going. You can’t turn back you have no one to call for help, all alone with places to go but no way to get there. In a lot of ways I can relate with her, been in the abusive relationship is hard even harder to get away. My car has never been stolen but it has been broken down with no one really to turn to for help. When you leave a relationship you have to leave your friends behind since most likely they are the abuser friends. It was very easy for me to relate to Aimee.

I thought this was well written, the plot was great, the characters very likable. The author did take me in giving me a believable story. It was easy to follow, short read that makes you smile and remember days long ago when life was harder, tougher, before you found the man who made life worth living. It was great to see both sides of the story from both Aimee and Luke. Seeing how they saw things and what they thought. There is a little drama and a lot of passion, very well blended pulling the reader in. I really enjoyed this and can't wait to read more of her work.

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Summary

On the highway, bad things can happen …
Aimee Jo Elliot isn’t having a good day. Her long anticipated journey to California is cut short when her car is stolen. Stranded at a truck stop in Alabama, with no car, no money, and most of all, no hope, she’s desperate to get back on the road. California holds the answer to her dreams and an escape from the danger she’s left behind in Georgia. Accepting a ride from the sexy truck driver has its own set of risks, but she never considered it would be to her heart.

The life of an asphalt cowboy …
Luke McIntyre has life all figured out. He owns his own rig, makes his own rules, and only answers to himself. The solitude of life on the road suits him just fine. Not one for permanent relationships, he has no problems picking up temporary lovers. And he always makes sure they know the score—hot sex, respect, but no strings. His quiet life is shot to hell, however, when he offers the Georgia beauty a ride. He soon discovers that rules are made to be broken.

In for the long haul …
Luke and Aimee Jo soon realize their simple four-day journey is anything but simple. An instant attraction sidetracks their well-made plans and dreams. When they reach California, decisions must be made. Will they go their separate ways, or journey on together?

The Reiver

The Reiver (Medieval Outlaws 0.5)

by Glynnis Campbell 

 

Fast pace, fun, exciting, grabs your attention from the first page. It is a story about a young lady that has been abused by the uncle she lives with and a man who lost his wife years before. They meet a strange lady who is serving beer in a keep, she tells them a story about a comet that will change their lives forever. This is one author that knows how to draw her readers in with a wonderful talent for story telling that hooks you from the first page.

Both Cristy and Brochan have a sad story to tell, it really broke my heart at all these two have been through and are still dealing with. It depends on how you look at it, either it will be Cristy and Brochan worse day of their life or the best they will ever have when Cristy steals a cow and gets caught by Brochan. He has is own troubles trying to raise twins without a mother. He decides he is going to do a trade but things do not go as planned which makes him rethink what he was thinking to start with. What follows is a wonderful delightful story with a twist on romance that makes you smile and laugh as well as a little cheering and maybe a bad word or two.

I really love this authors writing style, her humor and the way her mind works. It is a delightful story that grabbed my attention from the first page until the end. I really didn’t want it to end. The plot is wonderful with wonderful likable characters that you come to love. I enjoyed watching them work through issues and find a love like they have never known. Each has to get through some very trying times and learn how to deal with each other as well as trust the other. I know who ever picks this up will just love being taken back in time watching these two beat around the bush and find love.

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Summary

Rogues, rapscallions, knaves, scoundrels, hellions, scallywags, blackguards, outcasts, and firebrands. They may be villains, but they're irresistible, and sometimes the right hero can steal their hearts and help them mend their wicked ways.

Raised by her abusive uncle, Cristy Moffat will do anything to impress her brawny cousins, including reiving the neighbor's cattle…until she steals the wrong cow and is caught in the act by the new laird. Brochan Macintosh has his hands full, repairing his tower house and raising his motherless twins. But when his plans to trade Cristy for his cattle go awry, he wonders if he wants to ransom her after all. Can he tame her wild ways and give her a family to love, and will Cristy be the one to heal his loneliness?

Second Chances

Second Chances (Fairshore #1)

by Christina Butrum

Is there anything worse than losing in a relationship, starting over many miles away from your friends and family? Amelia is about to find out this answer as she leaves the only home she knows and the only friends she has along with the man she thought she knew and loved. A very sweet and touching read with true emotions that grabs you. It is heart breaking but at the same time a story of passion of one that has lost so much and breaking out to find what it is like to be truly on your own. It is a little slow at the start but does pick up and is a great read. From what I understand this is the first book this author wrote, and she did a really good job. I haven’t read anything by her before but I do look forward to reading more of her work.

I like the characters Amelia and Bailey friendship starts out strong and fast. Amelia and Zack romance is lovely even as they work to overcome things that get in their way you can tell they love each other. The characters are likable, the plot is good, the writing not bad at all. There are a little repeating of wording and a little more filler than I like but all in all it was a good read that I did enjoy.

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Summary

Amelia Edwards was a normal twenty year old. She had the perfect life. She had loving parents, a good job, and what she had thought, a perfect relationship with Ryan Andrews. Until one day, after being in a relationship for five years, she showed up at Ryan's to tell him she was pregnant. Her perfect life shattered in an instant.

After devastation and heartache, she finds control in her life. She leaves Linford and her past behind her. She takes a leap of faith and moves to Fairshore, eighty miles from her hometown.

Is eighty miles far enough away from her past? Or will her past follow her?

What she finds in Fairshore is more than she imagined. Expecting nothing more than a fresh start, she soon realizes everyone gets a second chance.

There is only one question to answer: Is she prepared for her second chance with romance?

Summer Bite

Summer Bite (Macconwood Pack)

by C.D. Gorri

My heart is always sucked in when it comes to second chance romance, there is nothing like getting another chance at the one person who really sucks you in never letting you go. Life may go on but that person is never far from your thoughts leaving you always wondering what if.... A short sweet romance full of passion where the author never misses a beat pulling you breaking your heart at the misunderstandings lost and then gives them a second chance that keeps you in awe.

It is a very touching story of secrets so many have been kept along with a few lies. When Abrigail father dies she comes home facing facts she cannot over look. He is the reason she left so many years ago without a word, leaving behind the one man she loves more than anything. With her return secrets come out on both sides it seems Mason has a few of his own.

I thought this was well written with a great plot, it was very easy to follow and get lost between these pages. I loved the characters they became my friends as they broke my heart through what they had to deal with and put it back together as they worked out the issues. It was a great read that I truly enjoyed.

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Summary

Artisan whiskey tycoon and Werewolf, Mason Lane has everything he ever wanted, but thoughts of his first love plague him. He buries himself in work to try and forget the raven-haired beauty that haunts his dreams. Ten years later, Abigail Vicente comes back home. Is she only there to claim the twenty-percent of the company left to her by her late father or is there some other secret she’s hiding? Whatever the reason, Mason is determined to find out the truth!

The Body Counter

The Body Counter

Detective Jude Fontaine Mysteries, Book 2

By: Anne Frasier

Narrated by: Emily Sutton-Smith

Series: Detective Jude Fontaine, Book 2

Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins

Unabridged Audiobook

With the first book in this series I was blown away if you haven’t read or listened to it you really must. The Body Counter is full of mystery around numbers and how the bodies add up and are displayed. Never in a million years would I have worked the meaning of it was. The author brings to life an amazing story of a serial killer who leaves few clues and no rhyme or reason for the killings as well as some wonderful characters on the hunt for a mad man before the bodies start adding up. I really loved how the author laid this out, keeping you guessing, the mystery as well as how it twisted leaving you hanging on the edge. A great plot with some great characters, from the first moment that I picked this up I couldn’t put it down and listened to it at one setting. I didn’t feel the connection that I did with Jude in the first book in this series but I still was hooked from the first page. It was very hard to work out who did it but at the same time you work out people involved, there is mystery, danger along with a lot of excitement, thrills, a few chills that had my mouth dropping, a few shocking scenes, as well as an adrenaline rush that will keep you hanging on. It is a story you don’t want to miss and one that will keep you guessing until the end.

Emily Sutton-Smith does an outstanding job of narration. She pulls you in giving you wonderful character voices with outstanding emotions never leaving you guessing what each character feels. Her tones are right on the money giving you a power listen full of feeling. Not much has changed from the first time I have listened to her, she does an outstanding job on Jude’s character giving you the flat voice you would come to expect of a woman who has been through so much. This is one narrator that knows how to give you an adrenaline hush keeping you spellbound until the end. Both her male and female voices are a delight really giving each character the tones and emotions you would expect them to have. There are no background noises, no volume changes and no repeating of words, I could not tell when a break was taken it was just one smooth, clear audio that I got lost in. She gives just the right amount of pause so the story sinks in and holds you spellbound. Just as she did with the first book in this series she held me from the first word until the last.

Jude is strong she has to be to deal with all she has, but she is weak, she doesn’t like to show emotions of any kind and those she does show are real. She is complex but yet easy to get to know. She is unique in so many ways, she knows who she is but is still finding her way. The house she was kept in still plays a very big role in her life. You feel sorry for her but at the same time she is your hero. There are so many mixed emotions going through your head as you listen to this audio, but I still feel that she is the sanest of us all. The author gives you a well-balanced story of horror, shock, delight, laughs, smiles and sorrow than turns your world upside down doing it all over again. It is well written and thought out leaving me in awe at how her mind works. The story moves around Jude touching on her past, I don’t feel you have to read the first book to know what is going on, but I am unsure why you won’t. It is the most powerful story with a mind-blowing plot just as this one is. Her partner is a sweetheart with issues of his own, there are some very troubling characters that will pull you in and a few that will shock you. I know I set with my mouth hung open more than once. There are no words to tell you just what a very talented author Ms. Frasier is and just how much this series has touched me. What an outstanding move this would make having you glued to your seats replaying it all over in your head again. It isn’t a book you will forget very easy.

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Summary

From a New York Times bestselling author comes the chilling follow-up to the Thriller Award winner The Body Reader.
Months after discovering the mastermind behind her own kidnapping, Detective Jude Fontaine is dealing with the past the only way she knows how: by returning to every dark corner of it. But it’s a new, escalating series of mass slayings that has become her latest obsession at Homicide.
At first, Jude and her partner, Detective Uriah Ashby, can see no pattern to the seemingly random methods, the crime scenes, or the victims - until they’re approached by a brilliantly compulsive math professor. He believes that the madman’s next move is not incalculable; in fact, it’s all part of a sequential and ingenious numerical riddle. His theory is adding up. The body count is rising.
But when the latest victim is found in Jude’s apartment, the puzzle comes with a personal twist that’s going to test the breaking point of her already-fragile state of mind. For all she knows, her number may be up.