One Week Girlfriend by Monica Murphy

5 out of 5 Stars!

Honestly, I don't quite know how we got to this point. I hated him on sight. I did this only for the money. I thought he was a fucked up mess. I still think he's a fucked up mess. But so am I. 

I have to admit I had been undecided on this book for ages but when Amazon dropped the price to 99 cents I thought sure why not I may as well give it a go. This was a very short book and it surprised me, I wasn't expecting it to be so good. The characters were very likable and had this amazing realness to them and the story flowed nicely. It was very obvious from the start what Drew's big secret was but that didn't take away from the story at all. His struggle with dealing with his past and Fable dealing with her issues constantly had me in tears. I went into this not knowing who Monica Murphy was but I can guarantee I will now be keeping an eye out for her other books. Seriously, if you haven't read this yet it is so cheap on Amazon and definitely worth having a look at.

Fable hasn't had the easiest of lives, her mum is a drunk that likes to sleep around and her younger brother needing some authority in his life has started getting into trouble. Fable is trying to do the best that she can but definitely needs some help. Money is very scarce around their household and when hottie Drew Callahan comes to her needing a favour she tells hims where to go, until he mentions the $3,000 payment to be had. Drew can't believe the favour that he is asking Fable Maguire for but it needs to be done and he knew that the money would secure it. Drew is having to go home for thanksgiving for one week. His mum and sister died when he was younger and so now its just his dad and his stepmum who has been around since Drew was 2. Drew does not want to go home for the week, he definitely can't go back alone and that is why he has to take Fable. Something bad happened at that house and nobody can ever know and as long as Drew has Fable there for the week then he should be able to handle everything ok...... or not.

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My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick

3 out of 5 Stars!

Why do all the hot girls want the jocks and the good boys? We losers are the ones that need you. 

After finishing Take This Regret I needed a story that was going to be cute and fun and this book definitely fit in with that. After the first few chapters the Garrett family had me captivated and laughing. Where was a family like that when I was younger. Samantha and Jase were both very refreshing character's, I loved their attitude's and loved reading about them. I have to admit that some of the attitudes that other people showed towards Jase and his whole family were quite horrible but I guess that we just live in a world where many people are very judgmental. I will admit that the things that happened in the last 30% annoyed me quite a bit and I did find myself not enjoying the book as much as I had been but overall it was an enjoyable read.

From the moment the Garrett's moved in next door Samantha's mum didn't like them and she told Samantha to stay far away from them. She believed them to be a messy noisy bunch that would lower the house values in the neighborhood definitely not the kind of people that Samantha should be mixing with. The Garrett's are a large family, consisting of the parents and 8 children. It is a lot different to Samantha's house where she lives with just her mum and her older sister Tracy. It has been 10 years now that the Garrett's have lived next door and it has been 10 years that Samantha has secretly watched them, fascinated by the way that they live. One moment, one hot summer night changes everything and Samantha soon finds herself secretly spending more and more time with the Garrett's. She has to keep her relationship with Jase a secret from so many but with her spending so much time with him the secret is becoming harder and harder to keep.

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Take This Regret by A.L. Jackson

4.5 out of 5 Stars!

Once again, I found myself on the edge looking down, wondering when I’d get so close that I’d fall. Or maybe I’d just jump. 

I loved Christian and Elizabeth's story in Lost To You so I was very keen to see what the hell Christian did to go and screw it all up and oh boy did he screw up. If you have read Lost to You then you know all the drama those two went through just to be together and then he did that, the horror! The desperation in this story from both sides was heartbreaking. I was nearly having panic attacks from about 35% onwards because I know every book about 75-80% in the bad boy does something wrong and I didn't want either of them to go through any more drama. I didn't want to continue reading on but I couldn't put the book down. This was one of the most emotional stories I have ever read and the only reason it wasn't a solid 5 stars was because the story dragged on just a little bit too long.

Christian finally has his girl but the happiness and relationship comes to an end after 4 years when Elizabeth drops the pregnancy bombshell. Christian tells Elizabeth she has to choose the baby or him and Elizabeth chooses the baby. It isn't long before the guilt and disgust creeps into Christian but by the time he realises what a mistake he made it is too late. Five years later and Christian is still living with the regret and disgust of what he did to Elizabeth. He keeps waiting to hear from her but he never does. Christian has just moved to continue his career in law, he knows that this is where Elizabeth's family live and some part of him wants to see her again. Then he spots a young girl at the grocery store and he feels a connection, he feels like he knows her and he wonders is this his daughter. 

Elizabeth has been doing fine the last 5 years. After a difficult pregnancy she has her little girl Lizzie and she has been able to provide her with a nice house. She works during the day at the bank to provide them with the money that they need and she always has Natalie and Matthew nearby when she needs someone. When Natalie tells her about a mysterious man at the shops that was chatting to Lizzie and then stalked them through the shops and car park, Elizabeth realises that it was Christian. If there is one thing that she is 100% certain about it is that Christian will not be getting anywhere near her or her little Lizzie.

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Fallen Too Far by Abbi Glines

4 out of 5 Stars!

 Everyone always said that love was enough. It wasn't. Not when your soul was shattered.

Oh how I enjoy reading Abbi Glines books, you know before even picking them up that the characters are going to be fantastic and that by the end of the book you would have fallen in love with them. Blaire and Rush were no exception. I loved Blair from the second she pulled that gun out and although I wanted to kick Rush in the balls a few times I did end out loving him. I also really liked Grant and normally I am all for the bad boy but in this case I have to admit I preferred Grant over Rush. That ending, my goodness! I stayed up late last night just because I had to see the book through til the end and when I finished it I couldn't sleep because I was still thinking about what happened.

Blaire is being forced to move to her dad's house after her mum lost her 3 year fight with cancer. Blaire can't stand her father but she doesn't have anywhere else to go and he is family so she has to make do. Blaire has only seen her father twice in over five years and when she get's to his house she discovers that him and her new stepmum have jetted off to Paris leaving Blaire to live with her new stepbrother Rush. Rush is not impressed that Blaire has just turned up but agrees that she can stay there, in the maid's room, in the pantry, under the stairs. Within a couple of days of living there Blaire see's Rush countless times wearing minimal clothing and also witnesses him with various women. Blaire has to admit that she is falling for Rush and Rush might just feel the same way. One small problem though, there is this huge secret between Rush and his sister Nan that everyone in the small rich community seems to know about, everyone but Blaire.

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Vain by Fisher Amelie

5 out of 5 Stars!

No one can know sincere happiness, Sophie, without first having known sorrow. One can never appreciate the enormity and rareness of such a fiery bliss without seeing misery, however unfair that may be. 

Oh hells bells, I don't even know where to begin with this book, I didn't want it to end. If you read the blurb you will go into this book expecting a story about a snotty queen bee but what you will get is a touching story of orphans in Uganda. The minute I found this book on Amazon I knew I had to get it and I knew it would be the next book on my to read list pushing it's way past 300+ other books. We often read about the soft, gentle, innocent girls and I needed a change from that. I did think that Sophie changed too early on in the book I wanted more of the spoilt bitchy queen Sophie but after reading the entire book my original complaint was completely forgotten. This book was so incredible and so emotional, my heart broke for those children and it really makes you want to do something to help other children in that position.

Sophie Price is that girl that all the guys love and all the girls hate. She get's away with anything and everything proving that for the rich and beautiful there are no limits. Sophie knows exactly how fabulous she is and she uses it to her advantage all the time, the world is a huge game to her and she is the queen. All queens have their faults though and Sophie's life is on the slide, her game which has always been flawless is now falling apart. First there is the cops busting her for drugs, then there is the embarrassing situation with her dad's potential partner's son. To avoid jail time Sophie is being forced to spend six months at an orphanage in Uganda. What Sophie see's there shocks her and to be honest shocked me as well. The big question now being will it change Sophie or once the six months are up will she come back the same spoilt bitch that she was when she left.

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Return to Paradise by Simone Elkeles

4 out of 5 Stars!

Doing something positive will help turn your mood around. When you smile, your body relaxes. When you experience human touch and interaction, it eases tension in your body. 

Simone Elkeles would have to be right up there as one of my favourite authors, her books never disappoint and always leave you wanting more. Leaving Paradise left me in tears and I was very eager to start Return to Paradise to see how Maggie and Caleb's story would finish. Once I started reading this I couldn't stop, everything that was happening was so powerful and frustrating. I lost count at how many times I wanted to slap Caleb my goodness what an infuriating bastard he was. I kinda wish there was a separate series for Leah and Julio, I would have loved to have read more about them.

It has been 8 months since Caleb left Paradise and the truth about the hit and run incident was revealed to Maggie. Caleb once again finds himself in trouble with the law and once again he hasn't actually done anything wrong. Caleb is thrown a lifeline when his old parole officer Damon comes in and helps him out. The only condition is that to avoid jail time Caleb will have to join the Re-Start group, a group for kids whose lives have been affected by reckless teen driving. Caleb not wanting to face any more time in jail takes Damon up on his offer but there was one thing he wasn't expecting, Maggie.

Maggie decided to join the Re-Start group after finding out that she would have a permanent limp for the rest of her life without any hope of a full recovery. The last person she expects to see standing there is Caleb. Maggie hasn't seen or heard from Caleb in over eight months and although she doesn't want to be anywhere near him there is no way that she is dropping out of this group. Maggie needs this group and figures it's only four months and then Caleb can walk out of her life again so it should all be a walk in the park. Then Caleb opens his mouth and Maggie realises that this is definitely not going to be easy.

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Lost to You by A.L. Jackson

3.5 out of 5 Stars!

 What I was opposed to was giving myself to someone like him. This man would own me with one passing touch, and I was certain that's exactly what it would be. Passing.

This was my first A.L Jackson book which is quite strange really considering that I have all of her books on my "to read" shelf and loaded up on my kindle ready to go. Lost To You was told in alternate points of view between Christian and Elizabeth and it worked really well. This was one of those books that had you smiling from the start and made you invest in the characters early on. I loved both of the characters and they both had a distinct voice. I can't wait to start on Take This Regret and I am scared to find out what Christian went and did to stuff it all up.

Christian wants Elizabeth and he wants her bad, she is everything that he has been looking for and everything that all the other girls haven't been. Elizabeth is beautiful and shy while also been sexy and knowing. She has Christian mesmerized and she also knows exactly what type of guy Christian is and that she should definitely keep their time together to studying and only studying. Months pass by and Christian and Elizabeth become best friends with the sexual tension always in the background but a line that is never crossed. Then Christian takes Elizabeth to a party one night and it is a night that changes everything.

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