Made the Grade: Secrets of a Billionaire's Mistress by Sharon Kendrick | #BookReview @Sharon_Kendrick

- This was an ARC Read -
Available Formats through Amazon: Kindle Edition & Paperback
File Size: 1908 KB | Print Length: 224 Pages
Publication Date: March 1, 2017
Publisher: Harlequin : Presents | Language: English
ASIN: B01IP8FHGU | ISBN-10: 0373060459 | ISBN-13: 978-0373060450
Main Genre(s): Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Secret Baby Romance
Format Jess Read This Novel In: eBook - MOBI File
Jess Obtained This Book Through: NetGalley

"Secrets of a Billionaire's Mistress" [One Night With Consequences Series] by Sharon Kendrick

Author's Book Description : Waitress...

Neither tall, willowy nor sophisticated, waitress Darcy Denton knew she wasn't Renzo Sabatini's usual type. But enthralled by the powerful magnate, unworldly Darcy became addicted to their passionate nights together.

Mistress...

Ensconced in Renzo's secluded Tuscan villa, Darcy glimpses Renzo's troubled past and desolate soul. She should end it before she gets in too deep, but then she discovers she's pregnant!

Wife?

Harboring her own childhood secrets, Darcy dare not tell Renzo, but as the mother of his child it's only a matter of time—nine months, to be exact—before he claims what's his...

My Book Review : 3 out of 5 stars. Though from the outside-looking-in Renzo and Darcy look like an odd pairing. And with their backgrounds I would tend to agree. Yet, their connection is intense and undeniable. Though will their connection be enough to overcome everything from their pasts, especially when someone from Darcy’s own past threatens to destroy everything that she holds dear...

Second Sentence Saturday: My Sugar Daddy | @trinityblacio #BookTeaser #RomanceBooks

SECOND SENTENCE SATURDAY is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Jess of From Me to You ... Video, Photography, & Book Reviews. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

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MY Second Sentence Saturday :

"My Sugar Daddy" [The Sugar Daddy Series, Book 1] by Trinity Blacio - [Amazon Book Link]

Made the Grade: Almasi Sheikhs Series, Book 2 | #BookReview @leslienorthbook

- This was an ARC Read -
Available Formats through Amazon: Kindle Edition, Audible Audiobook & Paperback | File Size: 3199 KB | Audible Audiobook: Unabridged
Paperback Print Length: 162 Pages | Language: English
Publication Date: September 18, 2017 | Publisher: Relay Publication
ASIN: B075RF1Q97 & B07B1HHTCM
ISBN-10: 1976522897 | ISBN-13: 978-1976522895
Main Genre(s): Contemporary Romance, Erotic Romance, Diverse Romance
Format Jess Read This Novel In: eBook - MOBI File
Jess Obtained This Book Through: NetGalley

"The Sheikh's Unruly Lover" [Almasi Sheikhs Series, Book 2] by Leslie North

Author's Book Description : Following a recent merger, American executive assistant Marian is sent overseas to meet with her company’s new Arab business partner. But once Marian sees who she’ll be working with—the handsome Sheikh Omar Almasi—she’s instantly wary of his good looks and brooding demeanor. When circumstances force her to step into her boss’ shoes, Marian is more than ready to prove she should be taken seriously...even if it means working side by side with the surly, sexy sheikh.

Two years after losing his wife to cancer, Omar is more driven than ever in his family’s oil business. He opposed the merger with the US tech firm, and now that it’s done, he refuses to compromise himself for corporate Americans. But Omar is caught off guard when he meets beautiful, business-savvy Marian. The woman drives him wild with her stubborn determination and her distracting allure. He’s never had to work so closely with someone so…feminine, and the more time they spend together, the more he has to fight his impulses.

Soon their attraction is undeniable, but with the wound of his wife’s death still not healed, Omar may never be ready to move on…unless Marian can show him how to love again.

My Book Review : 3 out of 5 stars! Will Marian & Omar be able to move on from their misgivings to negotiate a good deal or will everything fall apart, just as they try to get their bliss?

Made the Grade: The Doctor's Baby Secret by Scarlet Wilson | #BookReview @scarlet_wilson

- This was an ARC Read -
Available Formats through Amazon: Kindle Edition, Hardcover & Paperback
File Size: 2128 KB | Hardcover Print Length: 288 Pages
Paperback Print Length: 256 Pages | Publication Date: May 1, 2016
Publisher: Harlequin : Medical Romance | Language: English
ASIN: B0166ADR8O | ISBN-10: 0263261328 & 0373011113
ISBN-13: 978-0263261325 & 978-0373011117
Main Genre(s): Contemporary Romance, Medical Romance, Women's Fiction
Format Jess Read This Novel In: eBook - MOBI File
Jess Obtained This Book Through: NetGalley

"The Doctor's Baby Secret" by Scarlet Wilson

Author's Book Description : Expecting the astronaut's baby!

Dr. Corrine Carter's job as medical adviser heats up when daredevil Austin Mitchell joins the astronaut training program. And it's soon clear their chemistry is hotter than a Texas summer!

For all his cheeky self-confidence, gorgeous Austin makes this relationship-shy doctor feel out of this world. So when their sizzling fling has an unexpected consequence, does Corrine dare to dream of a home and a future with her star-bound pilot?

My Book Review : 3.5 out of 5 stars! Two people who believe they have their lives all mapped out for themselves get thrown for a loop once they meet one another. Who they once were changes in ways they are not familiar. Therefore, they soon have to decide which path they truly want to take no matter the cost. Will they choose each other or will other life choices get in the way?

Feasted On: Anderson Brothers Series, Book 3 | #BookReview @MaryL_MarissaC

- This was an ARC Read -
Available Formats through Amazon: Kindle Edition & Paperback
File Size: 980 KB | Print Length: 208 Pages
Publication Date: November 16, 2015
Publisher: Entangled Publishing : Lovestruck | Language: English
ASIN: B016VIVL7A | ISBN-10: 1682811956 | ISBN-13: 978-1682811955
Main Genre(s): Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy
Format Jess Read This Novel In: eBook - MOBI File
Jess Obtained This Book Through: NetGalley

"Chance of a Lifetime" [Anderson Brothers Series, Book 3] by Marissa Clarke

Author's Book Description : Sometimes the biggest risk is playing it safe...

Gen Richards is tired of living down to her family’s expectation of the helpless blind girl. Resurrecting her high-school bucket list that begins with “kiss a total stranger” seems just the thing until she finds herself in a panty-melting lip lock with her big brother’s best friend.

Chance Anderson thrives on adrenaline, but Genny’s the one risk he’s not willing to take. His recklessness a decade ago landed her in the hospital and ejected him from her life. He’s bad for her and everyone knows it—especially her big brother.

Chance reluctantly helps Gen complete her bucket list in order to keep her out of trouble. Running through a freezing fountain, playing Spin the Bottle while fending off a mad horde of stinging insects, and skinny dipping with homicidal attack swans don’t hold a candle to the real danger: falling for the one person he can never have.

My Book Review : 4 out of 5 stars. About ten years ago, a stupid mistake landed Gen (Genny/Genevieve) into the hospital and forced her best friend away from her. Now, she seems to finally be moving on with her life and after a surprising accident that led to a co-worker dying, Gen wants to complete the bucket list that she created when she was fifteen. Yet, the same day that she pushes forth with moving on who happens to waltz back into her life? Why her old best friend and crush, Chance, of course! Will she be able to prove to him once-and-for-all what a bad decision he made way-back-when or will he show her that what happened ten years ago isn’t what it actually seemed? Stay tuned!

What was I thinking?: No Substitute by Susan Diane Johnson | #BookReview #SusanDianeJohnson

- This was an ARC Read -
Available Formats through Amazon: Kindle Edition & Paperback
File Size: 574 KB | Print Length: 252 Pages
Publication Date: November 30, 2012
Publisher: Pelican Book Group : White Rose Publishing
ASIN: B0181NIQQW | ISBN-10: 1611161983 | ISBN-13: 978-1611161984
Language: English | Main Genre(s): Christian Romance, Contemporary Romance
Format Jess Read This Novel In: eBook - MOBI File
Jess Obtained This Book Through: NetGalley

"No Substitute" by Susan Diane Johnson

What was I thinking? : I have enjoyed other christian romance novels. I liked this novel's cover and its book description made it sound like a novel I would typically enjoy.

Author's Book Description : Former high-school sweethearts, thrown together by a matchmaking teenager, must forgive to find love.

Amy Welsh knew when she came back to the small Washington town of Goose Bay she'd eventually run into her high school sweetheart—the one who broke her heart seventeen years ago.

No longer the teenage boy she remembered, Quentin Macmillan could potentially be everything Amy's ever dreamed of. As she lets him into her life, the hurt she's tried to ignore resurfaces. Forgiveness isn't as simple—or easy—as it sounds, especially after Quentin and Amy discover his teenage daughter has been manipulating their feelings.

Will Amy open her heart to healing, and find the future God has prepared for her?

My Book Review : I'm going to be straight with you, I was not a fan of this novel. Now I'm going to put my professional hat on and TRY to nicely explain to you my view point about it. Yet, it can be hard to do so without ranting a bit so if you want to skip this section that’s okay.

1.5 out of 5 stars. A woman goes back to the town she lived in as a teen in hopes of overcoming her past and the man who left her behind. Yet, what she finds is a yearning for more still ... will she get what she yearns for or finally move on with her life.

Second Sentence Saturday: Unsportsmanlike Conduct | @SophiaHenry313 #BookTeaser #SportsRomance

SECOND SENTENCE SATURDAY is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Jess of From Me to You ... Video, Photography, & Book Reviews. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab the novel/novella your currently reading or previously read
• Open to the first page of Chapter 1 or its Prologue
• Share the SECOND sentence from that page
• Share the novel/novella's title & its author, so that other participants can add that novel to their TBR Lists if they want

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MY Second Sentence Saturday :

"Unsportsmanlike Conduct" [Pilots Hockey Series, Book 4] by Sophia Henry - [Amazon Book Link]

Made the Grade: The Skirts and Spurs Trilogy, Book 2 | #BookReview #JeanineMcAdam

Format Jess Read This Novel In: Paperback
Print Length: 170 Pages | Publication Date: September 5, 2013
Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing
ISBN-10: 1618858688 | ISBN-13: 978-1618858689 | Language: English
Main Genre(s): Contemporary Romance, Cowboy & Western Romance, Diverse Romance, Sports Romance
Jess Obtained This Book Through: Originally Jess was approved for a copy of this novel through NetGalley however the download didn't work before it got archived so Jess bought a copy on Amazon

"The Bull Rider and the Baby" [The Skirts and Spurs Trilogy, Book 2] by Jeanine McAdam

Author's Book Description : Sexy bull rider Caleb Cooper keeps falling off his bull and hitting his head. Smart neuroscience graduate student Carrie Wang is studying him. There’s just one problem, Carrie’s attracted to her broad-shouldered research subject. But she shouldn’t be, because Carrie is pregnant with Charles Winston’s baby. However, that one-night-stand occurred in a beaker closet and Charles wants nothing to do with her or the child.

Besides being handsome in a long-haired, scruffy sort-of-way, Caleb Cooper is kind and quirky. Carrie can’t stop touching him and their unprofessional attraction is mutual. Problems abound when Carrie’s traditional Chinese mother and Charles come to the rodeo. Carrie’s mother wants her to hook a husband and Charles wants Carrie to give the baby up for adoption. Carrie knows she could never let a stranger raise her child. Can Carrie go against everyone’s wishes and raise the baby on her own? Or could Caleb become a father to this child?

My Book Review : 3 out of 5 stars! Carrie has grown up doing everything her mother asked. Though that all changed one night when her lab was having a party. Now she is a pregnant woman trying to find out what would be the right thing for her. With nowhere to turn, she takes a job as a “concussion researcher” for the Bull Riders Association in hopes of getting “away” from everything to get a handle on her life. What she doesn’t expect is a handsome cowboy rescuing her along the way...

Feasted On: Race of Love by Melissa McClone | #BookReview @melissamcclone

- This was an ARC Read -
At Time of Posting, This Novella is NOT Available for Purchase through any outlet.
Format Jess Read This Novella In: eBook - MOBI File
Print Length Per Goodreads: 134 Pages | Publication Date: March 1, 2016
Publisher: Kindle Worlds | ASIN: B01CFAX5CC | Language: English
Main Genre(s): Contemporary Romance, Sports Romance
Jess Obtained This Book Through: Melissa McClone (The author emailed it to me.)

"Race of Love" [The Remingtons Universe Series] by Melissa McClone

Author's Book Description : Harboring secrets has jeopardized Bree Winthrop's spot on the US Ski Team. She's lost her focus and drive to win. Her only hope to remain on the team is Riley “Ry” Guyette–the one man she doesn't trust. Bree must let go of the past if she wants to keep her dreams alive.

Ry knows what it's like to crash and burn after a ski accident sidelined him from competition two years ago. But his coach wants Ry to help a teammate regain her focus and competitive edge. Too bad he hasn't spoken to Bree in six years–six very long years.

Bree and Ry face a mountain of struggles. Will they be able to learn that forgiveness isn't the steepest slope they must conquer?

Race of Love is a stand alone novella that's part of Melissa Foster's The Remingtons Kindle Worlds. Characters from Foster's Slope of Love appear in Race of Love.

My Book Review : 4 out of 5 stars!! Six years ago, one stupid moment ruined any possible friendship between Bree and Ry (Riley). Now, years later, they have grown up from who they use to be but life has dealt them a hard hands and Ry comes back to assist Bree so she can get back into the sport they both love. Yet, what is plaguing Bree isn’t a secret she can really share without ruining the lives of those around her too. Ry does find a way though and as he starts to help, their lives change again but will this new change be beneficial to them both or hurt them more?

Second Sentence Saturday: Love Across the Ocean | @ElyneAS #BookTeaser #RomanceBooks

SECOND SENTENCE SATURDAY is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Jess of From Me to You ... Video, Photography, & Book Reviews. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab the novel/novella your currently reading or previously read
• Open to the first page of Chapter 1 or its Prologue
• Share the SECOND sentence from that page
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MY Second Sentence Saturday :

"Love Across the Ocean" [Help Wanted Series] by Ellynore Seybold - [Amazon Book Link]