Books I read in October

1.  Bared to You by Sylvia Day

     read in May, reread again to refresh memory about Gideon and Eva

2.  Reflected in You by Sylvia Day
3.  My Favorite Mistake by Chelsea M. Cameron
4.  Love Left Behind by S.H. Kolee
5.  Down to You by M. Leighton
6. Table for Two: A New Adult Novel by Alexis Lauren
7.  The Wild Ones by M. Leighton
8.  The Christmas Catch (Holiday Brides Series) by Ginny Baird
9.  A Table for Three by Lainey Reese
10. Love, Lies and High Heels by Debby Conrad
11. The Bride Wore Chocolate (Sweet and Savory Romances) by Shirley Jump
12. Let's Make It Legal by Patricia Kay
13. Losing It by Cora Carmack
14. Devoured by Emily Snow
15. Bargain in Bronze (Flirting to Win) by Natalie Anderson

Let's Make It Legal

Let's Make It Legal

The language was beautifully written. The book was first published in 1994 when cell phone wasn't a household item. Note from the author already made it sounds so charmingly classic. Life without a cell phone!

John was a successful lawyer. But he gave it all up after his wife died and became a work at home Dad for his two children. He made the downstairs of his house a paralegal temp office.

Sydney was like a replica of Andrea, John's wife. They're both overachiever lawyers. Driven. Focused. Aggressive. Exactly what John didn't need in his life. But he inevitably found himself falling for her.

The mood of the book was almost all the time light, until the slight conflict near the end. But don't worry, it's a HEA ending.. as happy as a classical romance can be. :)

Love, Lies and High Heels by Debby Conrad

Love, Lies and High Heels

Rustina Paris had a fancy life. She's beautiful. She's rich. She travels the world. But she stops and gives up everything she had in California to be with her dying father.

Luke Galloway despises the woman like Rustina. A presumptuous, naive, arrogant, spoiled brat. But he had to take her back to the ranch.. just like what he promised Rustina's Dad.

Rustina's dying Dad's only wish is to hold a grandchild. And now I think you can guess the rest of it.
Oh, it's HEA alright. The pace was just right. The chemistry was great. All in all a good romantic read. The kind that will get the smile on your face while reading.

Cowboy? Horses? Designer shoes? Yes, please. :)
4 stars for the cover alone too. ;)

A Table for Three by Lainey Reese

A Table for Three

Hmm...the name and the cover said all, didn't it? It's a trio love. This isn't romance. This is erotica. I almost thought these people don't do anything but sex. But that's not true. The author made sure to give you a glimpse of their lives. She even let you know that Cade ran a restaurant and bar. And Trevor really actually went to work on his charity foundation. But every time they were together.. Hmm... *blush*
Riley was just moving in to NY. She met Cade because a good NY cab showed her and taught her how to behave in this kinda pub and oh she was so innocent. The three feel in love since day 1.

What got me though.. Was even before page 1. Lainey had me at 'acknowledgement' ;)

The Christmas Catch

The Christmas Catch

This book is short but sweet. An easy read. Just about a hundred pages.
Christine and her little boy took a 2 weeks break from Chicago to spend in the snow filled Vermont. There, they met John. He was intelligent, kind, great with kids,.. and he has a smart dog.

The book was sweet but it was out of reality for me. He was that kind of guy who was not ready to settle. Because of his career choice. But then he chased after her, and proposed? Just after spending two weeks and one kiss? A kiss under the mistletoe to be exact. Anyway, short enough, sweet enough, magical enough to have it evolved around Christmas time.

Table for Two by Alexis Lauren

Table for Two

Isabella was the owner of TigerLily, a growing restaurant. Parker was a rock star. It was an easy read. Fast pace. Got all the elements it needed for romance. Nothing too deep or too conflicted.
I just hope someone could have prove read it again though.

Love Left Behind

Love Left Behind

When I saw Love Left Behind, 

it was introduced as a contemporary romance for angst-addicts. 

So I was so nervous 

when I saw Emma got hooked up already at the very beginning of the book. 

I had to watch for that dark shadow lurking in the corner waiting to happen. 

Oh my. 

And there it was, 

just almost half way through... the moment was there. 

I had to stop myself from flipping to the end to steal myself a glance for the ending. 

I have never done that. 

I feel so bad for Jackson. 

He's done so nothing wrong!

Second half of the book, 

there were moments I thought I was reading 

Reflected in You. 

It was just how rich and possessive these men are.

And because of the name of the book, 

then when he finally said good bye, 

I had a flash back and hope he won't end up like Chase in Taking Chances. 

Thank goodness, he didn't. 

Jackson was an actor 

still struggling for auditions and try outs when they first met. 

Emma had just called off a wedding, a day after her bachelorette party. 

She didn't wanna be boring or predictable. 

She felt suffocated marrying Sean, a man she's been with since fifteen. 

And moved to New York.

The only thing that annoyed me was how quickly they fell for each other. 

A total of 3 days! That's the part I can't really fall for. 

If the book had stretched it a little bit longer, maybe a week or two? 

Maybe I'd have liked it more.

how far can obligation take you? It took me from the arms of the one man I loved into a life that became meaningless. It took the joy out of my life, leaving me with nothing but pain and regret.

Reflected in You by Sylvia Day

Bared to You

I read Bared to You at the beginning of May. 

I read and reread Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy by E.L. James 

for like ten times together at the end of April. 

So I can't help it 

when my mind keep flickering back to Christian Grey 

when reading about Gideon Cross. 

They're both rich, filthy rich, young, blue eyed, and handsome, 

and ahem.. great in bed. 

Oh and, 

troubled.

"You know what it is- some hot guys don't make your hormones go crazy, while some unattractive guys have massive sex appeal. This guy had it all."

>.<

"What's your definition of dating?" A frown marred the space between his brows. "Lengthy social time spent with a woman during which we're not actively fucking."
"Romance isn't in my repertoire, Eva. But a thousand ways to make you come are. Let me show you."

With that, I died.

Reflected in You

I loved Bared to You. 

There was no doubt about getting Reflected in You as soon as it's released. 

In fact, I pre-ordered it. 

That was a good experience. The best decision.

Waking up with Gideon waiting on my Kindle. >.<

I don't know how Sylvia Day did it. 

Bared to you was already very good. 

 But Reflected in You was even much better. 

More second characters involved. 

Some issues were cleared. 

And if you read every word and every line, 

you'll have your answer for everything at the end. 

I love it that Sylvia doesn't leave us hanging wondering 

'what?!' or 'how?!' or 'why?!'
It's all just because of Gideon's love for Eva: 

"I'd kill for you, give up everything I own for you... but I won't give you up."

Reflected in You just make Gideon more human being than just sex god. 

A human who does everything for his girl. 

I think I see a wedding coming next book. 

Ah... Can't wait for this year to end.
Entwined to You is up for pre-order

and will be released on the New Year's Eve! 
but, won't be released until next year, May.

Books I read in September

September has been a great reading month.

I didn't read as much as I did in August but all good.

1. The Keatyn Chronicles - Stalk Me by Jillian Dodd.
2. CLASH by Nicole Williams
3. On Dublin Street by Samantha Young. (On Dublin Street has been # 1 on Amazon Best Seller for almost one full month... until Reflected in You was released and took that No.1 place)
4. CATCH by Annie Nicholas
5. Hyde , an Urban Fantasy by Lauren Stewert
6. Taking Chances by Molly McAdams
7. Too Darn Hot by Pamela Burford
8. Friend with Partial Benefit by Luke Young
9. Any Other Night by Anne Pfeffer
10. Match Me by Liz Appel
11. License to Thrill by Stephanie Bond
12. Dirty Little Secrets (Sexy Suspense) by Julie Leto
13. Dirty Little Lies (Sexy Suspense) by Julie Leto