Super Reader – Books, Reviews, & Recommendations

 💖💖💖💖💖 /5 The Rough Rider by Maisey Yates, book four in her Four Corners series, is a deeply moving, beautifully written and emotional, story about Alaina Sullivan and Gus McCloud. There are few trigger topics in this story: physical and mental abuse, trust issues, growing up; you may need tissues nearby while reading this book. Alaina and Gus, have survived very painful experiences from their childhoods. Abandonment issues, as well as physical and mental abuses have made them feel unworthy of love.   Gus is the oldest of his siblings and protector of his little brothers from their physically abusive father. When their mother decided to leave before her husband kills her, their father turns his anger on his boys. Trying to save his brother from a beating has Gus running for his life. The scars are still with Gus inside and on the outside. Everyone keeps their distance from him, except for little Alaina, the spitfire always has a smile for him. Never afraid of the s...

 💖💖💖💖 /5 Best Man with Benefits by Sophie Pembroke, is a friends to Lovers Romance. After a traumatic childhood with a narcissistic mother and adventurous father, Nell craves stability and security, playing it safe; even if it makes her boring. Nell's twin sister and Alex's best friend are finally getting married. The four all work at an event company that was Polly’s great plan for after college: Alex is their lawyer and Nell is the accountant. As best man and maid of honor, not only will they both need dates for their friends' destination wedding, they are determined not to attend together; despite the fact they've been dancing around each other for years. Back in college, Alex and Nell almost had something, but assumptions and miscommunication made them think the other wasn’t interested. Nell was just recently dumped for being boring. After numerous attempts to find a date for this destination wedding, Alex and Nell find themselves reconnecting, becoming friends,...

💖💖💖💖 /5 The True Love Experiment by Anne Marsh, an opposites attract/friends to lovers story with a fake dating/second chance featuring a brainiac and a romantic at heart. Wren is tired of having her ex-boyfriends find true love immediately after their relationship ends. Wren is tired of having her ex-boyfriends find true love immediately after their relationship ends. Not only that, she needs to find a date for the wedding of her latest ex, who’s marrying her cousin, where her meddling family will also be in attendance. Unfortunately, her sister’s planning to set Wren up on a blind date if she doesn’t bring a serious boyfriend as a wedding date. Good thing her friend Nash owes her a big favor.   Eight years ago, when Nash was the teaching assistant for her college chemistry class, Wren asked him out. He turned her down, but became her tutor, which grew into a bi-monthly taco Tuesday lunch meeting, and a strong friendship. Wren and Nash have “friend-zoned” themselves and do...

💖💖💖💖 /5   Just a Few Fake Kisses by Jayci Lee , book three in the Hana Trio series, , a schoolgirl crush turns into an intense and heated romance. Musician Chloe is thrilled when violinist Anthony, her longtime crush, joins the Hana Trio while her sister is on maternity leave. When she agrees to be his fake girlfriend to save his reputation, he's determined that nothing physical will happen between them. Chloe doesn't care if romance is off the table; she's not going to give up the chance to fulfill her fantasies. As these spend time together, between rehearsal and dates, things begin to heat up to being more than friends. Before things get serious, they both have issues to overcome; especially Anthony, who is struggling with guilt over the death of his wife. This unfortunately affects his feelings about relationships and his treatment of Chloe, who has already fallen for him. As foolish decisions are made and hearts broken, forgiveness will certainly be the soothing ba...

 💖💖💖💖💖 /5 Once is Never Enough by Mira Lyn Kelly is a sweet, sizzling, mistaken identity, best friend's brother romance. Garrett hasn't had time for anything but the most casual one-nighters since he became primary caretaker of his sisters as a teen, but his construction business is doing well and he finally finished the degree he had been slaving for on the side. Nichole moved to Chicago a few years ago to escape the devastation of her second failed engagement. When Nichole and Garrett meet at a party sparks fly as they are attracted to one another. Nichole decides it time to dip a toe back into the dating pool with a one night stand; a single night with no complications. No names, they thought, just Red (Nichole) and Blue Eyes (Garrett); until Nichole learns she just slept with her best friend’s brother. One night is not enough for either of them, only, they aren’t on the same page for more than a causal relationship. Filled with magnetic attraction and sizzling chemis...

💖💖💖💖 /5 Impossible Heir for the King by Natalie Anderson is the story of King Niko and Maia and how a mix up at a medical clinic brings them together. With the line of succession in need of legitimacy, Niko kidnaps Maia from her father’s boat to confirm the pregnancy and insists she stay and marry him. King Niko proclaims their engagement which Maia is unprepared for.  He orders that she marry him for the sake of his kingdom and child. For someone living in open waters for her entire life and working for her father, being made to wed Niko is just another form of the cage Maia wants to be free from. Her father treated her poorly and now Niko expects her to bend to his will too. These two need to open up to each other and talk about their pasts and insecurities; otherwise it will further widen the division between them. As they spend time together on Niko’s island, a beautiful retreat, they work to balance their shared need for control as they unexpectedly fall in love.   ...

 💖💖💖💖💖 /5 Flirting with Fire by Jane Porter, book three in her Modern Love series, is emotional and eye-opening in many ways; diving deep and bringing unexpected tender deeply romantic feelings right along with it. Margot Hughes was done with the entertainment industry and everyone in it. After twenty-five years on Broadway and enduring a disastrous breakup with her boyfriend, she was back in California, and created a whole new life; excluding anything theater related. Everything changed when Margot’s boss, Sally, asked Margot to help out with her new play. Margot reluctantly agreed, as she would do anything for Sally. Margot had no idea she would end up starring in the play and the famous actor, Max Russo, would be her co-star. Working together, Margot and Max fell for each other pretty quickly. When Max’s past comes back to haunt him, they will have to dig deep within themselves to determine if their relationship is strong enough to withstand it. Ms. Porter gave so mu...

💖💖💖💖💖 /5 I loved Sophia and Matthew's amazing second chance story in Mine to Take by Natasha Madison , book five in the Southern Wedding series. This is another sensational crossover only this time between her hockey dynasty and the  Southern Series, all within the Southern Wedding series; with two wonderful characters in a swoony and emotional second-chance-romance.   Sofia Barnes just started working with the Baker sisters at their wedding planning business, when her very first client walks in it’s none other than Matthew Petrov; her first love, and the man who shattered her heart. Sofia and Matthew fell in mad love in college; they were together for two years, blissfully happy and planning their life and future together, until it suddenly and brutally fell apart (no cheating). In the two years since they’ve been apart, Sofia thought she had moved on, but one look at Matthew, and she is flooded with all of those old feelings.   Mathew  has just be...

 💖💖💖💖💖 /5 Cooper and Rowan’s love story in The Sexy Part by Kylie Gilmore, book two in her Happy Endings in Clover Park series, features a jilted bride, a bartender, someone not ready for love, and someone not willing to give up on the other person. Proving, once again, that love often appears at the most unexpected and inconvenient times.   Rowan Sanders had a rough day when she’s left at the altar and meets Cooper Campbell in the bar across the street from where her wedding ceremony was scheduled to be held. Copper being the bartender he is, has never met a stranger he didn’t like, befriends Rowan and tries to help her out. He falls hard and fast, but after the heartache from the last woman he helped, he's still a little wary. With the help of his family, Rowan has options and choices to start her life anew. Cooper’s gentle kindness helps Rowan see life may have something better in store for her.     This is a great story of two broken people mee...

 💖💖💖💖💖 /5 The Beauty of Rain by Jamie Beck, is a beautiful, heartbreaking, heart-wrenching exploration of the relationship between two sisters whose lives are marked by a number of challenges and how they deal with truly tragic heartbreaking events. True love, loss, friendship, forgiveness and caring; be prepared to not be able to put it down. Themes of loss, grief, suicide, and prescription drug dependency are found throughout the story and while intense and emotional, each is handled with sensitivity and compassion. A solid, well-thought out, realistic story, but be forewarned, this is not a “feel-good,” escapist read. I was not prepared for how heavy this book was so here is a warning. And do keep the tissues nearby.   Ms Beck has so beautifully taken us on a journey of what’s really important, and what we all need to do to just stop and enjoy the little moments from time to time. I highly recommend The Beauty of Rain to other readers.   I voluntar...

💖💖💖💖 /5 Front Page Affair by Mira Lyn Kelly is a fake relationship, second chance with a friend’s younger sister set in Chicago; an updated version of a prior release. Payton and Nate knew each other as kids. After a falling out with his brother, they drifted apart. Now he needs to somehow distract the press from a story he wants to keep hidden, so asked his old friend to help him out by pretending to have an illicit affair with him. Payton is the only one he can trust to help with the ruse. After a very public break up, Payton wanted change her good girl image and do something reckless, so when Nate offered her a deal it was a no brainer; especially since she had been crushing on him since they were young. Spending time together, Payton falls deeply in love with Nate, a man who never wanted to marry. As Nate realizes Payton is falling hard for him, he knows it’s time to end the relationship but he just cannot as he is still attracted to her. When she informs him of a consequence...

 💖💖💖💖💖 /5 I enjoyed reading Natalie and Mac’s beautiful story in Inescapable Love by Lea Coll, book five in the Mountain Haven series, a sweet and heartfelt read. Natalie has taken a huge step moving her and her daughter to Colorado from South Carolina. Her divorce is final and she just can’t take his family anymore. So she moves them and buys an old Victorian house to convert into a Bead and Breakfast. She is taking a huge step and is scared it will all blow up in her face. Mac has taken on the project of the renovations to the B&B. He worked overtime getting the owner’s suite ready for the single mother and her daughter. He just wanted to make things easier for her, but didn’t anticipate his attraction to her or the head butting that they do at every moment. After all the hurt in his past he isn’t sure he can open himself up to her, her daughter, or the love that flows and surrounds them. Full of love, passion, devotion, romance, sizzling chemistry and forgiveness...

 💖💖💖💖💖 /5 Last Rites by Sharon Sala, book two in the Jubilee, Kentucky series, is a wonderful heartwarming and heartbreaking romantic suspense in a small Kentucky mountain town, where tight-laced clans abound, and outsiders are looked upon with suspicion. Shirley Pope Wallace and her four adult sons leave a life of hate and persecution after her abusive husband is convicted for murdering two store employees in their Arkansas town. All of them lost their jobs in Arkansas due to her husband’s misdeeds, and Aaron’s wife of a few months leaves him. Shirley inherited her late mother’s house in Jubilee, Kentucky and hoping to start again they decide to return to their familial roots on Pope Mountain. To further distance themselves from the scandal, they all legally change their last name to her maiden name, Pope. After a grand welcome by the Pope family, the boys start looking for employment; Aaron is once again a police officer, and his brothers are finding their own ways as well. ...

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💖💖💖💖💖 /5 Pine Creek Matchmaker by Amity Hope, book three in her Pine Creek series, tugs at your heart, holding you hostage until the very last page. This was a story I could not put down, reading it in one day. Sadie Ziegler and Caleb Weaver have history. Most of it revolves around childhood memories of barely tolerating each other. Caleb, created a bit of a scandal years ago when he suddenly left their community after Grace was injured in an accident, going to live among the English (non Amish). Now he’s back to help the family. The first person he runs into is Sadie and neither are impresses. Sadie and Caleb keep getting thrown together. Sadie and Caleb find themselves continually getting thrown together which turns their putting up with each other into something much deeper. Stumbling blocks, secrets and judgmental attitudes make their way in, causing difficulties in the path to their budding relationship.   Ms. Hope wrote a wonderfully sweet and moving Amish tale with...

 💖💖💖💖💖 /5 The Summer of Second Chances by Miranda Liasson, book three in her Seashell Harbor series is a wonderful, emotional tale for Darla and Nick; two people rediscovering each other after time apart and the new and different people they have become. The novel follows ex-spouses Darla and Nick as they navigate trying to help their friends get married in two weeks while also dealing with their complicated past and possibility of a future together. Darla, a best-selling writer of suspense novels and cancer survivor, has just returned home from a year away in California. The last thing Darla expects to see is her ex-husband, Nick, in her home. She needs to sell the house so she can return to California for a full time teaching position and move on with her life. The last thing she needs is to have feelings for Nick surface. Her best friend is going to marry Nick’s brother in two weeks, and she and Nick are thrown together to help with the planning after all their plans f...

 💖💖💖💖💖 /5 Kiss Me by Samantha Chase, book five in The Donovans series, is a marriage of convenience story between Patrick, the last Donovan sibling and his assistant Marissa Bennett . Marissa finds herself in a dangerous situation with her family, mainly due to her no good brother Daren, and needs help. Patrick Donovan would do anything to help his assistant. She has been helping him run his business and holds it together. All his siblings are in relationships and getting married, so his meddling mother puts her focus on setting him up. When Marissa needs some help from Patrick, he comes up with a solution to benefit them both. They marry for a year, in the hope that this will give Marissa the support and security she needs to stays safe as she battles her brother and Patrick's family stops setting him up in dates. What neither counted on were the deep feelings they had buried coming to the surface and complicating things as the sparks start flying. This is ultimately a roman...

 💖💖💖💖💖 /5 Kai and Camila burns up the pages with romance and suspense in The Agent by Kimberly Kincaid, book six in The Intelligence Unit series, an opposites attract story that takes the reader on an adrenaline filled roller coaster ride; making it so you will not want to put the book down.   Kia Roman is brooding, sexy and cautious with his heart; an FBI agent known as The Iceman because he freezes everyone out, especially anyone that he might have “feelings” for. He keeps all his feelings locked down and holds everyone at arms length. Camilla Garza is the baby of a large overprotective nosy family and sister of Mateo; strong, independent and very brave with her heart. She is currently a middle school guidance counselor and the opposite of icy controlled Roman. A year ago Roman and Camilla connected at a trivia night in a bar but the feelings it evoked were too much for Roman and he ran. Their next interaction a year later is at a bank, right before the bank is robb...

💖💖💖💖💖 /5 The Cottage on Glass Lake by Amy Pine is a charming and uplifting novel that delves into the importance of friendship, finding oneself, welcoming new opportunities, and balances significant life-altering issues with light-hearted humor. This is the story of two women who aren't even friends who end up at a lakeside cottage together for a month long vacation. Their friendship, their relationships with others and the unexpected people they meet are so much fun and give all the feelings.   The book is focused on two women taking a spontaneous month-long trip to a beach house that results in finding unexpected love. Dr. Becca Weiland is a recently divorced doctor with twin children, who attempt to learn to let go of her worries and embrace spontaneity. What ensues is Becca's journey of self-discovery: involving dealing with past hurts and insecurities to find her true self. Sadie, a single baker, is focused on the present instead of the future. During this time o...

💖💖💖💖 /5   Ozarks Witness Protection by Maggie Wells, book three in the Arkansas Special Agents series, is an emotional, suspenseful, and roller coaster ride of suspense.   Widow Kayla Powers, once considered a suspect, is now being targeted by the person that likely murdered her husband and his son, when she is shot collecting her mail. She recently found her husband, and his son murdered, in their home and has since become responsible for her wealthy husband’s business as his sole beneficiary. Her friends Michelle, FBI agent/lawyer, and Ethan, former lawyer and currently a detective, convince her that she needs protection. Special Agent Ryan Hastings is assigned to protect Kayla. As they continue to evade the murderer, feelings develop. But professionalism on Ryan’s side and the unexpected surprise Kayla is carrying, as well as the danger has keeping Kayla alive, the primary goal. This action packed story, will keep you on the edge of your seats and while the romance is...

 💖💖💖💖 /5 Targeted in Silver Creek by Delores Fossen, book one in the Silver Creek Lawmen: Second Generation series, is an edge of your seat, wild, suspenseful ride from start to finish. There's plenty of action, suspense and a second chance romance to enjoy. Hanna Kendrick has lost her memory after being shot in the head. Unfortunately she doesn't remember Jesse Ryland, a Silver Creek lawman and the father of her baby. There's a militia group running guns and drugs in the Silver Creek area, and all the lawmen in Silver Creek, have been working to round up the members to pay for their crimes. Specifically, they are looking for the person pulling the strings of the group and the man who shot Hanna. Jesse won't give up until this person has been brought to justice, especially since the militia threats impact Hanna and baby Evan, Hanna's and Jesse's six-month-old son. Jessie is determined to protect Jesse and Evan and has never made it a secret that he's in ...