JLNicky's bookshelf: all en-US Sat, 15 Mar 2025 11:37:05 -0700 60 JLNicky's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine]]> 33970500 Author of cult classics The Pumpkin Plan and The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur offers a simple, counterintuitive cash management solution that will help small businesses break out of the doom spiral and achieve instant profitability.
Conventional accounting uses the logical (albeit, flawed) Sales - Expenses = Profit. The problem is, businesses are run by humans, and humans aren't always logical. Serial entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz has developed a behavioral approach to accounting to flip the Sales - Profit = Expenses. Just as the most effective weight loss strategy is to limit portions by using smaller plates, Michalowicz shows that by taking profit first and apportioning only what remains for expenses, entrepreneurs will transform their businesses from cash-eating monsters to profitable cash cows. Using Michalowicz's Profit First system, readers will learn
. Following 4 simple principles can simplify accounting and make it easier to manage a profitable business by looking at bank account balances.
. A small, profitable business can be worth much more than a large business surviving on its top line.
. Businesses that attain early and sustained profitability have a better shot at achieiving long-term growth.
With dozens of case studies, practical, step-by-step advice, and his signature sense of humor, Michalowicz has the game-changing roadmap for any entrepreneur to make money they always dreamed of."]]> 222 Mike Michalowicz 0735214166 JLNicky 0 currently-reading 4.42 2014 Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine
author: Mike Michalowicz
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]]> One Good Thing 214268979 From the New York Times�bestselling author of We Were the Lucky Ones, an unforgettable story of hardship and hope, courage and resilience, that follows one young woman’s journey through war-torn Italy

1940, Emilia Romagna. Lili and Esti have been best friends since meeting at the University of Ferrara; when Esti’s son Theo is born, they become as close as sisters. There is a war being fought across borders, and in Italy, Mussolini’s Racial Laws have deemed Lili and Esti descendants of an ‘inferior� Jewish race, but life somehow goes on—until Germany invades northern Italy, and the friends find themselves in occupied territory

Esti, older and fiercely self-assured, convinces Lili to flee first to a villa in the countryside to help hide a group of young war orphans, then to a convent in Florence, where they pose as nuns and forge false identification papers for the Underground. When disaster strikes at the convent, a critically wounded Esti asks Lili to take a much bigger step: To go on the run with Theo. Protect him while Esti can’t.

Terrified to travel on her own, Lili sets out on an epic journey south toward Allied territory, through Nazi-occupied villages and bombed-out cities, doing everything she can to keep Theo safe.

A remarkable tale of friendship, motherhood, and survival,One Good Thing is a tender reminder that love for another person, even amidst darkness and uncertainty, can be reason to keep going.]]> 432 Georgia Hunter 1984880934 JLNicky 0 to-read 4.27 2025 One Good Thing
author: Georgia Hunter
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]]> <![CDATA[The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right]]> 7796228 The New York Times bestselling author of Better and Complications reveals the surprising power of the ordinary checklist

We live in a world of great and increasing complexity, where even the most expert professionals struggle to master the tasks they face. Longer training, ever more advanced technologies‚neither seems to prevent grievous errors. But in a hopeful turn, acclaimed surgeon and writer Atul Gawande finds a remedy in the humblest and simplest of techniques: the checklist.

First introduced decades ago by the U.S. Air Force, checklists have enabled pilots to fly aircraft of mind-boggling sophistication. Now innovative checklists are being adopted in hospitals around the world, helping doctors and nurses respond to everything from flu epidemics to avalanches. Even in the immensely complex world of surgery, a simple ninety-second variant has cut the rate of fatalities by more than a third.

In riveting stories, Gawande takes us from Austria, where an emergency checklist saved a drowning victim who had spent half an hour underwater, to Michigan, where a cleanliness checklist in intensive care units virtually eliminated a type of deadly hospital infection. He explains how checklists actually work to prompt striking and immediate improvements. And he follows the checklist revolution into fields well beyond medicine, from homeland security to investment banking, skyscraper construction, and businesses of all kinds.

An intellectual adventure in which lives are lost and saved and one simple idea makes a tremendous difference, The Checklist Manifesto is essential reading for anyone working to get things right.

]]> 225 Atul Gawande 1429953381 JLNicky 5 such great thought and care into this historical event

I o ly hope my career offers something as life changing to the world as this author has given. It was such an enormous undertaking and the outcome was so vast as to easily garner a peace pulitzer if it were to have been only one individual but it took the entire medical profession to make this change. Superb retelling of the beginning to future of the real need we as a society need. I only wish for such success in many more fields. Great examples and explanations. I highly recommend this book to anyone struggling in a field whose makeup consists of constant change and regular disasters. ]]> 4.25 2009 The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
author: Atul Gawande
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average rating: 4.25
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such great thought and care into this historical event

I o ly hope my career offers something as life changing to the world as this author has given. It was such an enormous undertaking and the outcome was so vast as to easily garner a peace pulitzer if it were to have been only one individual but it took the entire medical profession to make this change. Superb retelling of the beginning to future of the real need we as a society need. I only wish for such success in many more fields. Great examples and explanations. I highly recommend this book to anyone struggling in a field whose makeup consists of constant change and regular disasters.
]]> <![CDATA[The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)]]> 123224266 Who is the Hero of Ages?

To end the Final Empire and restore freedom, Vin killed the Lord Ruler. But as a result, the Deepness—the lethal form of the ubiquitous mists—is back, along with increasingly heavy ashfalls and ever more powerful earthquakes. Humanity appears to be doomed.

Having escaped death at the climax of The Well of Ascension only by becoming a Mistborn himself, Emperor Elend Venture hopes to find clues left behind by the Lord Ruler that will allow him to save the world. Vin is consumed with guilt at having been tricked into releasing the mystic force known as Ruin from the Well. Ruin wants to end the world, and its near omniscience and ability to warp reality make stopping it seem impossible. Vin can't even discuss it with Elend lest Ruin learn their plans!]]> 586 Brandon Sanderson JLNicky 0 4.71 2008 The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)
author: Brandon Sanderson
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average rating: 4.71
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]]> <![CDATA[The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)]]> 123224262 624 Brandon Sanderson JLNicky 0 4.51 2007 The Well of Ascension (Mistborn, #2)
author: Brandon Sanderson
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average rating: 4.51
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]]> <![CDATA[Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)]]> 123224254
Kelsier recruited the underworld's elite, the smartest and most trustworthy allomancers, each of whom shares one of his many powers, and all of whom relish a high-stakes challenge. Only then does he reveal his ultimate dream, not just the greatest heist in history, but the downfall of the divine despot.

But even with the best criminal crew ever assembled, Kel's plan looks more like the ultimate long shot, until luck brings a ragged girl named Vin into his life. Like him, she's a half-Skaa orphan, but she's lived a much harsher life. Vin has learned to expect betrayal from everyone she meets, and gotten it. She will have to learn to trust, if Kel is to help her master powers of which she never dreamed.

This saga dares to ask a simple question: What if the hero of prophecy fails?]]> 558 Brandon Sanderson JLNicky 5 wow forever fantastic

I have been putting this book off forever because everyone was saying it was such a good magic system and I really like science fiction better more than fantasy but Brandon has crossed a line here to create an epic story that revolves around a society of magical influence that also uses science. It was completely believable. I just wanna let every reader know this is an incredible book and well worth reading and I hope others in the series or by this author are as fantastic.]]> 4.58 2006 Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
author: Brandon Sanderson
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average rating: 4.58
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wow forever fantastic

I have been putting this book off forever because everyone was saying it was such a good magic system and I really like science fiction better more than fantasy but Brandon has crossed a line here to create an epic story that revolves around a society of magical influence that also uses science. It was completely believable. I just wanna let every reader know this is an incredible book and well worth reading and I hope others in the series or by this author are as fantastic.
]]> <![CDATA[Baking for the Holidays: 50+ Treats for a Festive Season]]> 58443370
Here's a festive holiday baking book to celebrate this very special time of year. Sarah Kieffer, author of 100 Cookies, beloved baker behind The Vanilla Bean Blog, and creator of the "bang-the-pan" method offers more than 50 delicious recipes for seasonal brunches, cookie swaps, and all those Christmas, Hanukah, and New Year's Eve parties.

Delight family and friends with edible gifts and whip up some delicious baked goods to treat yourself through the long winter months after the holidays have ended. Recipes include: Triple Chocolate Peppermint Bark, Meyer Lemon–White Chocolate Scones, Pear-Almond Danish Bread, Hot Chocolate Cake, and Pumpkin Pie with Candied Pepita Streusel.

With cozy holiday imagery, a lovely, clean aesthetic, and easy yet innovative recipes, this is a go-to cookbook for baking enthusiasts, anyone who loves the holiday season, and, of course, fans of Sarah Kieffer and her hugely popular cookie book, 100 Cookies.

GREAT GIFT OPPORTUNITY: With happy, festive photography and anyone-can-do-it recipes, this is a perfect holiday gift alongside a cute apron or baking product. It's sure to please anyone in your life who loves to while away the winter months in their warm and cozy kitchen.

BELOVED, ACCOMPLISHED BLOGGER AND AUTHOR: Sarah Kieffer is the beloved blogger behind The Vanilla Bean Baking Blog, which won the SAVEUR Reader's Choice Best Baking & Desserts Blog in 2014. Her pan-banging cookie technique went viral on the New York Times website. She has written two cookbooks and been featured by Food52, The Today Show, Mashable, The Kitchn, America's Test Kitchen, Huffington Post, and more.

Perfect for:

� Bakers of all ages
� Holiday bakers
� Fans of Sarah's bang-the-pan cookies, 100 Cookies, and The Vanilla Bean Blog
� Holiday gift givers]]> 224 Sarah Kieffer 1452183465 JLNicky 0 4.26 2021 Baking for the Holidays: 50+ Treats for a Festive Season
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average rating: 4.26
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]]> <![CDATA[Mistletoe Motel: A Sapphic Christmas Romance]]> 220797880 The last flight is canceled. The roads are closed. And the only available room at the Mistletoe Motel must be shared�

Holly and Mack's holiday plans are derailed when a blizzard strands them in small-town Watertown, forcing these feuding strangers to become reluctant roommates.

Corporate lawyer Holly needs to get home to make amends with her parents, while software engineer Mack is desperate to reach her sister before she gives birth.

As they wait out the storm in a town obsessed with Christmas, surrounded by questionable decorations and even more questionable wall art, they find themselves drawn into an unexpected holiday romance.

But with Holly's strained family relationships and Mack's race against time, can their Christmas connection survive beyond the storm?

Mistletoe Motel is a heartwarming holiday romance about finding love in the most unexpected places.Sometimes the best Christmas gifts come wrapped in snowstorms and serendipity.]]> 146 Lise Gold JLNicky 0 currently-reading 3.86 2024 Mistletoe Motel: A Sapphic Christmas Romance
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]]> A Perfect Fit 201737599
Parker Chase is everyone's friend and every woman's conquest. She's always looking for her next one-night companion until a statuesque blonde strolls up to her bar one night. She never believed in love at first sight before now, but can she overcome a troublesome past which leaves her feeling unworthy of any lasting affection?

The twists and turns on the road to love are never easy to navigate. And with a cast of characters that will make you cry and keep you in stitches from one chapter to the next, this story visits old tropes and looks at them with new eyes. Happily ever after free with purchase.]]> 413 Kellan McKnight JLNicky 0 currently-reading 4.09 A Perfect Fit
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]]> Cover Story 195511768
Taylor Vaughn has made a career as a bodyguard to the stars, but an injury has kept her sidelined for the past three months, jeopardizing her future in the job she loves. When an opportunity arises to work for Natalie Keane, Taylor jumps at the chance—even before knowing the details of the assignment.

Natalie knows this could work: Taylor, the bodyguard, masquerading as her girlfriend. The perfect cover story. But as circumstances push the two women closer, the lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur.]]> 297 Rachel Lacey 1662517394 JLNicky 5 faux to foxy

Alright under cover and sapphic is really hot. Pun intended. I mean the hair dye could be left out but yeah they were made for each other. I loved the backstory of the astrologist angle. Nothing like having a huge movie star that has a nerdy yet relatable hobby bc of her mom’s memory. It was all so really touching and fascinating. Really great read.]]> 4.05 Cover Story
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faux to foxy

Alright under cover and sapphic is really hot. Pun intended. I mean the hair dye could be left out but yeah they were made for each other. I loved the backstory of the astrologist angle. Nothing like having a huge movie star that has a nerdy yet relatable hobby bc of her mom’s memory. It was all so really touching and fascinating. Really great read.
]]> Stars Collide 74882249
Anna Moss is pop music’s rising star. She’s idolized Eden Sands for most of her life—so it’s a dream come true when she’s invited to perform with her at the Grammys. Anna’s tired of being defined by her bubbly persona. She wants to be taken seriously as an artist, and a duet with Eden could be just what she needs.

As Anna and Eden rehearse, they soon realize they have more in common than their musical talents. Now they just have to decide if what is between them is a one-hit wonder or the making of a romance worthy of one of the greatest love songs of all time.]]> 313 Rachel Lacey 166250912X JLNicky 5 lovely and very heartwarming

I loved these characters. Both had their own strengths and flaws. There was a lot to delve into (ie manipulation, a tiny age gap but a huge career experience difference. I like how Rachel handled that career shift for the older character starting younger. If you read these to enjoy the sapphic sexcapades this was hot and sensual as well. I just really like the background story landscape with two pop music star navigating their world and showing us non-stars the difficulties and the perks. Great read. A single draw back was the dark knight of the soul moment was sort of weaksauce. Rachel will have to dig much deeper in her next 20 books to get a more realistic and heart wrenching climactic moment between characters. ]]> 4.01 2023 Stars Collide
author: Rachel Lacey
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.01
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rating: 5
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lovely and very heartwarming

I loved these characters. Both had their own strengths and flaws. There was a lot to delve into (ie manipulation, a tiny age gap but a huge career experience difference. I like how Rachel handled that career shift for the older character starting younger. If you read these to enjoy the sapphic sexcapades this was hot and sensual as well. I just really like the background story landscape with two pop music star navigating their world and showing us non-stars the difficulties and the perks. Great read. A single draw back was the dark knight of the soul moment was sort of weaksauce. Rachel will have to dig much deeper in her next 20 books to get a more realistic and heart wrenching climactic moment between characters.
]]> <![CDATA[Just a Cowboy's Happy Ever After (Flyboys of Sweet Briar Ranch in North Dakota)]]> 179250183
Lark Stryker, a compassionate veterinarian with a heart full of hope, can't forget the man who broke her teenage heart. She has built a fulfilling life centered around caring for others. But beneath her selfless exterior lies a lingering longing for the man who shattered her heart years ago. As she tends to her animal patients and nurtures the teenage girls in her shelter, Lark wonders if God has a greater love in store for her. W

ith each heartfelt prayer, she yearns for a lifetime companion. Will fate finally grant her the happiness she craves, or is she destined to rely solely on the Lord for solace?

Meanwhile, Jeb Malone, a man of unwavering integrity, carries the weight of his past decisions, trapped in a loveless marriage. He made a promise, then he made a vow. Being a man of his word caused him to sacrifice the one thing he loved. A man's integrity is a cold bedfellow. Will he ever have the desire of his heart?

As their paths converge once again, will fate give them a second chance at love or forever keep them apart?]]> 260 Jessie Gussman JLNicky 0 currently-reading 4.71 Just a Cowboy's Happy Ever After (Flyboys of Sweet Briar Ranch in North Dakota)
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]]> <![CDATA[A Cowboy's Forever Faithful (Sweet View Ranch #1)]]> 186445960 232 Jessie Gussman JLNicky 0 currently-reading 4.58 A Cowboy's Forever Faithful (Sweet View Ranch #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Pine Creek Lodge: A Sapphic Christmas Romance]]> 221431602
As a snowstorm traps them together in the Colorado mountains, Nat discovers there's more to Sofia than her icy exterior suggests. Between rescue missions involving an abandoned kitten, shared bottles of wine, and the kind of conversations that last until dawn, the walls between guest and staff begin to crumble.

Nat knows better than to fall for a guest, especially one far out of her league, but what starts as a cold shoulder turns into a warm embrace, and she breaks her one cardinal never get cozy with the clientele.

In a town where the temperatures may be sub-zero but the romance is red-hot, "Pine Creek Lodge" proves that love, like a perfectly baked sourdough, just needs the right ingredients and time to rise.
]]> 200 Lynette McCornan JLNicky 5 lovely dreamy romance

While I dont think things like this happen too often, its so nice to read the dreamy fantasy of poor vs rich and love happening. Its like lesbian pretty woman. Only hold the hooker motif. I enjoyed the characters and the landscape. Great quick read.]]> 4.19 Pine Creek Lodge: A Sapphic Christmas Romance
author: Lynette McCornan
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lovely dreamy romance

While I dont think things like this happen too often, its so nice to read the dreamy fantasy of poor vs rich and love happening. Its like lesbian pretty woman. Only hold the hooker motif. I enjoyed the characters and the landscape. Great quick read.
]]> <![CDATA[Staging Love: A Sapphic Christmas Romance]]> 220569874 Camilla Parkes has a hire an actress, fool her family, secure her inheritance. Simple, right?

When Camilla Parkes hires actress Jade Thompson to be her fake fiancée, she gets more than she bargained for. Between family drama, hidden agendas, and the unexpected spark between them, their charade quickly becomes complicated.

Hired to play a part, Jade ends up stealing the show—and Camilla's heart. As the snow falls and hearts thaw, Camilla and Jade must decide if they're willing to risk it all for a love that started as a lie but might just be the truest thing they've ever known.

"Staging Love" is a delightful holiday romance about the best-laid plans, the surprises that derail them, and the joy of discovering that sometimes, the most precious gifts are the ones we never knew we wanted.]]> 232 Lynette McCornan JLNicky 4 romance in every page

The characters were great. The romance lovely. I kept waiting for the heartbreak or the dark knight of the soul moment. It never happened. But it was still a lovely story.]]> 3.93 Staging Love: A Sapphic Christmas Romance
author: Lynette McCornan
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romance in every page

The characters were great. The romance lovely. I kept waiting for the heartbreak or the dark knight of the soul moment. It never happened. But it was still a lovely story.
]]> Second Verse 215797681
Fast forward twenty Poppy has retired from her embarrassing career as a cheesy popstar and Norah has given up on her artistic dreams altogether. Both of them are now parents and strangers to one another, their youthful love affair just a painful memory. Until they unexpectedly bump into each other at the school gates and learn their kids aren’t just in the same class but total besties. And while it’s extremely awkward for Norah and Poppy to be around each other, they’ve got no choice but to play nice. Between playdates, bake sales, and kids parties, old sparks start flying, reigniting their long-lost friendship and the attraction they once shared.

As they navigate the chaos of parenting, rediscover each other's quirks, and confront the mystery of their sudden separation years ago, Poppy and Norah find themselves laughing, bickering, and maybe even falling in love all over again. But will their history get in the way? Or could everything they ever wanted still be in front of them?

Second Verse is a funny and charming tale about the art of giving love (and life) a second shot.]]> 278 Natasha West JLNicky 4 fast but good

Loved the characters. Lived the plot. Loved the accented British word choice but i have no idea what some of that stuff means. However, the love story was beautiful. Thanks]]> 4.12 Second Verse
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fast but good

Loved the characters. Lived the plot. Loved the accented British word choice but i have no idea what some of that stuff means. However, the love story was beautiful. Thanks
]]> A Heart Full of Hope 219840514
Smalltown handywoman Hazel Lee has learned to live her best life regardless of what the universe throws at her. But her patience is sorely tested when a bossy, big-city executive blows in and starts questioning Hazel’s motives for helping an elderly friend.

High-powered businesswoman Imogen Alexander has her career all set. Then her elderly uncle takes a bad fall in his home. Imogen figures she can surely run his life as tightly as her work, but she doesn’t count on an annoying local woman being all up in his business.

Hazel has one leg, two jobs, and a whole bunch of opinions. Worse, now meddling old Uncle George seems intent on match-making the women together.

But what could an icy standoffish executive in hot skirt suits possibly have in common with a cute butch with charm to burn?]]> 274 Cheyenne Blue 3963249560 JLNicky 5 really great read with passion and fun

I loved these characters. Imogen was just too stiff and i loved seeing her find a happier state. Hazel was a gorgeous fun woman who knew how life could attack you and she adapted to her circumstances amazingly. Im sure it was it her support group. Loved the amputee aspect as id not read a really great version before. This definitely takes the disability serious in a relationship ]]> 4.15 A Heart Full of Hope
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really great read with passion and fun

I loved these characters. Imogen was just too stiff and i loved seeing her find a happier state. Hazel was a gorgeous fun woman who knew how life could attack you and she adapted to her circumstances amazingly. Im sure it was it her support group. Loved the amputee aspect as id not read a really great version before. This definitely takes the disability serious in a relationship
]]> This Christmas 220654542
When Junebug sponsors the annual Christmas parade to raise money and awareness for their shelter, the staff have a the king and queen of the parade will spend the holidays filming adorable Christmas vignettes to bring in donations and find forever homes for lovable pups before Santa comes.

What they don’t know is that Mia Sorenson, volunteer dog walker and superior matchmaker, is about to rig the voting so that her granddaughter, Samantha, and Sam’s friend Keegan, win queen and queen of the parade. Sam and Keegan have been dancing around each other for years, and if Mia doesn’t do something, they might never realize they’re meant to be together. But can Sam and Keegan ever forget the Big Embarrassing Thing that makes romance a nope?

It’ll be all paws on deck to bring them a miracle and make this Christmas one to remember.]]> 216 Georgia Beers 163679730X JLNicky 0 currently-reading 4.45 2024 This Christmas
author: Georgia Beers
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average rating: 4.45
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]]> <![CDATA[Mistletoe & Mischief (A Frosty Season Series Book 3)]]> 198371461 But the snow-capped town of Hollygrove is about to flip everything Maya thinks she knows about Christmas and love� on its head. Maya is jobless, penniless, and nursing a broken heart. Just before Christmas, she receives a mysterious letter from a long-lost relative, bequeathing her an enchanting Victorian mansion in the quaint town of Hollygrove. It seems like the Christmas miracle Maya needs� until she discovers the catch.
To inherit the mansion, Maya must accomplish three seemingly impossible tasks during December, each overseen by the town's charming lawyer and Christmas enthusiast, Brad Turner. As time goes on, Maya’s icy exterior begins to thaw, and she finds herself drawn to Brad, a man who is beyond expectation in every way. But just before Christmas, Maya’s ex-boyfriend shows up unexpectedly� as does a mysterious stranger with a hidden agenda. As Maya fights to discover what she truly wants from life, from love, and for her future, she discovers an inner strength she’d never known herself to have, one that allows her the second chance she deserves. Dive into Mistletoe and Mischief, a Christmas story that celebrates love, second chances, and plenty of delightful Christmas treats� just in time for the holiday season.]]> 216 Katie Winters JLNicky 0 currently-reading 4.57 2023 Mistletoe & Mischief (A Frosty Season Series Book 3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Two Tickets (Grace Notes #0.5)]]> 218659638
Maggie Dale lives a secret life in her small Idaho town. On the outside, she’s shy and reserved, hiding behind the walls of her dead-end office cubicle, stuck with how to talk to anyone. On the inside, she’s full of wild dreams, and her favorite singer, Savannah Grace, embodies all of them.

When Maggie gets two chance-of-a-lifetime tickets to Savannah’s stadium show, it turns quickly into a crisis. Making it to the show means an eleven hour drive through the desert, to the most stressful city on earth: Las Vegas. Even worse, fate sends her a terrifying ultimatum: ask August - her epically unrequited office crush - on a weekend road-trip to Vegas with her or miss the show altogether.

What would you do, if you had two tickets?

A standalone, sapphic romance, prequel novella to Falls From Grace.

The Grace Notes trilogy features interconnected sapphic romance stories in the orbit of country music star, Savannah Grace.]]> Ruby Landers 0648640213 JLNicky 5 super cute and relatable as well as wonderful

I probably wrote too much in the title but these characters remind me of me and that dreamy creature i found in my epic search for the perfect barista. On one hand i see Maggie as most introverts and on the other August is charming and willing to keep moving toward her goal, no matter the obstacles. Its an ancient love story with the right hearts beating together and then here comes Savanna f n Grace. Who would believe it? The picture was an awesome touch. I think Open Window called to Rubys love of Melissa E? But regardless I can see a blond country star gracing us with that little gem(see what i did there). This was a great romance novella-ish fast read with Ruby once again giving a precious gift of dipping us into the river of love and all its currents. Thanks Ruby.]]> 4.34 Two Tickets (Grace Notes #0.5)
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super cute and relatable as well as wonderful

I probably wrote too much in the title but these characters remind me of me and that dreamy creature i found in my epic search for the perfect barista. On one hand i see Maggie as most introverts and on the other August is charming and willing to keep moving toward her goal, no matter the obstacles. Its an ancient love story with the right hearts beating together and then here comes Savanna f n Grace. Who would believe it? The picture was an awesome touch. I think Open Window called to Rubys love of Melissa E? But regardless I can see a blond country star gracing us with that little gem(see what i did there). This was a great romance novella-ish fast read with Ruby once again giving a precious gift of dipping us into the river of love and all its currents. Thanks Ruby.
]]> <![CDATA[Saving Graces (Grace Notes, #3)]]> 211022256
When twenty-six year old Kinsey moved to Nashville, it was in the hopes of finding a creative partner and making it big. When she meets Cassidy Carver, musical sparks fly. It’s a chance meeting with a beautiful older woman however, that truly knocks her off her feet.

Rosalie’s gorgeous - and there’s no denying the intense chemistry between them - but she refuses to consider even a single date with a young musician. Besides, Rosalie’s already given up on love, so what would be the point?

Fighting this level of temptation is always a losing battle, but after one red hot minute they go their separate ways. It’s just lucky there’s no connection between their different worlds and no way they’ll ever cross paths again�

Book three in The Grace Notes trilogy is an age-gap, contemporary sapphic romance.

If you would appreciate any content warnings please check my website]]> 594 Ruby Landers 0648640264 JLNicky 0 4.63 Saving Graces (Grace Notes, #3)
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]]> Graceless (Grace Notes #2) 207095636
Except, of course, her estranged family.

When her younger sister Cassidy shows up on her doorstep, in need of help and thoroughly - inexplicably - pissed off, the whole household gets turned on its end. Where did she spring from and why the heck is she so damn mad?

Savannah’s nanny Lane has grown all the way up, from a cute punk kid to a classic handsome heartbreaker, a long trail of short flings in their wake. They don’t have a second to waste on Cassidy, after all she’s rude, ignorant, hot-tempered and kind of a brat. It’s just� does their boss’s little sister have to be so hot?

Of course things could always get worse. Cassidy has one plan and one plan only: for her sister to turn her into a star.

Book Two of the Grace Notes Trilogy: an enemies-to-lovers, contemporary sapphic romance.

If you would appreciate any content warnings please check my website]]> 364 Ruby Landers 0648640248 JLNicky 4 sort of twisted but really good

This followup in the series shows a ton more story about all the characters in book 1. And adds a few more, relating the back woods country Savannah came from. And the horrific background of the street wise Lane. I really liked Cassidys growth and the romance was sweet for the HEA. I was a little confused how Lane was only boy on the top and apparently girl on the bottom. But thats just because Ruby never clarified much until one particular sex scene. Great read and i love how this leads into book 3. Cant wait.]]> 4.30 Graceless (Grace Notes #2)
author: Ruby Landers
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.30
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sort of twisted but really good

This followup in the series shows a ton more story about all the characters in book 1. And adds a few more, relating the back woods country Savannah came from. And the horrific background of the street wise Lane. I really liked Cassidys growth and the romance was sweet for the HEA. I was a little confused how Lane was only boy on the top and apparently girl on the bottom. But thats just because Ruby never clarified much until one particular sex scene. Great read and i love how this leads into book 3. Cant wait.
]]> <![CDATA[Falls From Grace (Grace Notes #1)]]> 206175482
Brynn Marshall is a little lost. Dropping out of med school made her the black sheep of the family and now she’s floating around LA trying to find a sense of purpose. When she falls down on her luck, her best friend - indie musician Noah Lyman - refuses to let her wallow. After all, he’s just got his big break, co-writing with a megastar!

When Savannah enlists Noah to help her break out of country music and make a name for herself for once and for all, what better way to do it than to spend the winter in her secluded vacation home in the woods of Vermont? And what better way for Noah to help out a friend than to pretend he’s bringing along his wife?

After all, what could possibly go wrong?

If you would appreciate any content warnings please check my website]]> 438 Ruby Landers 0648640205 JLNicky 0 currently-reading 4.44 Falls From Grace (Grace Notes #1)
author: Ruby Landers
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]]> <![CDATA[Forever and a Day - A Those Who Wait story (Those Who Wait, #1.5)]]> 55006429 ASIN B08FTF1C4W moved to the more recent edition

Good things come to those who wait and now Sutton Spencer and Charlotte Thompson get to reap the benefits. They spent months circling around admitting their feelings, but the time for denying their love is over.
As the world watches, their lives never stop growing. The only thing that's for certain is that through every hurdle that comes their way, they'll face it together.
A collection of snapshots of a life lived and loved. A follow-up to the bestselling novel, Those Who Wait.]]> 95 Haley Cass JLNicky 5 lovely follow up

This is a great take on showing the rest of the story long after Sutton and Charlotte find each other. I love the media clips interspersed throughout. And i love the romance. A super lovely ride toward the goal between them. Great read.]]> 4.40 2020 Forever and a Day - A Those Who Wait story (Those Who Wait, #1.5)
author: Haley Cass
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.40
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rating: 5
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lovely follow up

This is a great take on showing the rest of the story long after Sutton and Charlotte find each other. I love the media clips interspersed throughout. And i love the romance. A super lovely ride toward the goal between them. Great read.
]]> The Snowball Effect 217192122 really is thrilled for her. Left to her own devices, she’s doing� fine.

Oh, except for the fact that her new roommate, Emma Bordeaux, has hated Regan since the literal day they’d met two years ago. Sure, most of their interactions end in disaster and Regan is the root cause, but they are all accidents! She’ll win Emma over though; she’s determined to make this living arrangement work come hell or high water.

Emma never planned on finding herself living with the most frustrating person she’d ever met, but for rent this low, she’s positive that she can put up with anything Regan throws her way.

What she isn’t sure she can handle is her mom returning to her life, wanting to bond with Emma. She definitely doesn’t know how to manage her mom believing that she and Regan are a couple. And she doesn’t want to deal with the fact that Regan seems far too into acting the part.

Perhaps the most daunting aspect of all is realizing that she might have been wrong about Regan all along…]]> 506 Haley Cass JLNicky 5 hot hot and romantic

Regan was such an awesome character. Even in her previous role as Suttons bestie i could tell she was a force to be reckoned with. I love that she bakes and has no filter. I love that she spills her guts the moment she figures things out. I hated her family issues with the parents but Audrey came thru. Regan is completely captivating. And the romance interest, Emma, was a dilEMMA. I bet haley c. wrote this entire book so she could use that one sentence. Emma was just the opposite—a closed off, distant, repressed, and essentially afraid person. One who couldn’t to do most of what Regan did so naturally. The two were great and the romance was lovely. I hated the slow burn, but loved the sex freedom Regan and Emma played with. I loved that Charlotte and Sutton got to visit. Great read, Ms. Cass, absolute beauty.]]> 4.48 2024 The Snowball Effect
author: Haley Cass
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.48
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at: 2024/11/05
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hot hot and romantic

Regan was such an awesome character. Even in her previous role as Suttons bestie i could tell she was a force to be reckoned with. I love that she bakes and has no filter. I love that she spills her guts the moment she figures things out. I hated her family issues with the parents but Audrey came thru. Regan is completely captivating. And the romance interest, Emma, was a dilEMMA. I bet haley c. wrote this entire book so she could use that one sentence. Emma was just the opposite—a closed off, distant, repressed, and essentially afraid person. One who couldn’t to do most of what Regan did so naturally. The two were great and the romance was lovely. I hated the slow burn, but loved the sex freedom Regan and Emma played with. I loved that Charlotte and Sutton got to visit. Great read, Ms. Cass, absolute beauty.
]]> In the Long Run 59379608
Brooke has known Taylor for her entire life, given that her best friend is Taylor’s younger brother. And a lifelong knowledge of Taylor means that Brooke knows she’s irresponsible, takes nothing seriously, and is irritatingly attractive. Unlike Taylor, Brooke loves their town so much that she’s spent her adult life dedicated to making sure it doesn’t get swept away like many of the other declining small cities of the American South. Faircombe means the world to her, and she’s willing to do just about anything to make sure it flourishes.

Even if it means working with Taylor, whose path seems to continuously be crossing with Brooke’s everywhere she turns…]]> 506 Haley Cass JLNicky 5 wow emotional heaven

These characters are so clear and devastatingly wonderful. I loved them. I saw myself and so many others in them. I couldn’t believe the word Namaste was never used but no matter that, Taylor was a gorgeous depiction of wowza hubba hubba. And i felt every doubt and inferiority complex Brooke had as if it were my own. Great fun read and wonderful emotional embrace between two opposites. The plot was great. The siblings were excellent. The parents could have been a bit more…more! But the two protags were wonderfully flawed and yet perfect together]]> 4.49 2021 In the Long Run
author: Haley Cass
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.49
book published: 2021
rating: 5
read at: 2024/11/03
date added: 2024/11/03
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wow emotional heaven

These characters are so clear and devastatingly wonderful. I loved them. I saw myself and so many others in them. I couldn’t believe the word Namaste was never used but no matter that, Taylor was a gorgeous depiction of wowza hubba hubba. And i felt every doubt and inferiority complex Brooke had as if it were my own. Great fun read and wonderful emotional embrace between two opposites. The plot was great. The siblings were excellent. The parents could have been a bit more…more! But the two protags were wonderfully flawed and yet perfect together
]]> The Roommate Arrangement 52919770 Falling in love is not a laughing matter in this opposites-attract lesbian romance with a bit of a fake relationship thrown in.

Comedian Stephanie Renshaw hopes to finally get her big break in LA. A chance encounter lands her the perfect apartment close to the comedy clubs, but it comes with a catch: she needs a roommate to afford the rent.

Enter Rae Coleman, a former police officer working the door at one of the top comedy clubs. After getting injured in the line of duty and losing her job with the LAPD, Rae guards her wounded soul behind a tough exterior.

At first, the two clash horribly before a tentative friendship develops. Bit by bit, Steph manages to break through the walls Rae has built around her.

But Steph has never been in a relationship, preferring casual flings, and Rae isn’t sure she’s ready to be happy again. Will they find the courage to open themselves up to love?]]> 352 Jae 3963242809 JLNicky 4 4.43 2019 The Roommate Arrangement
author: Jae
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.43
book published: 2019
rating: 4
read at: 2024/10/31
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]]> Loser of the Year 216734882 An enemies-to-lovers, opposites attract lesbian romance about daring to take a risk, even if it burns you.

Mattie Belman’s life has gone from dismal to desperate. After the loss of her acting career, her marriage, and her usual optimism, she’s back home teaching high school theater. Maybe it’ll be a fresh start.

St. Rita’s arrogant soccer coach Jillian Reed sees Mattie’s musical as an outrageous distraction for her champion players. When Jillian declares war, Mattie is far too stubborn to back down.

But as Mattie discovers there might be more to Jillian than spectacle, fire, and ego, she gets dangerously close to her iron-willed colleague. Can she avoid temptation? Or will the growing flame in Jillian’s dark eyes ignite them both?]]> 361 Carrie Byrd 3963249242 JLNicky 5 soccar coach and theater? win win

Loved the characters and the plot behind the romance. I found d it super epic the history between them. And i think the religion was done with finesse. A wonderful romance with hot characters and hotter sex and a musical. Great read]]> 4.66 Loser of the Year
author: Carrie Byrd
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.66
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soccar coach and theater? win win

Loved the characters and the plot behind the romance. I found d it super epic the history between them. And i think the religion was done with finesse. A wonderful romance with hot characters and hotter sex and a musical. Great read
]]> Lighthouse Keeper 209767031
Joana Maria Pascoal is a spirited immigrant from the Azores Islands. In her quest for a brighter future for her family, Joana adopts the guise of a man to secure a lucrative position as the town's lighthouse keeper. As Lizzy and Joana's lives become intertwined, an undeniable connection forms, one that transcends the boundaries imposed by their society.

Haunted by the wreckage of her past romance, Lizzy grapples with the fear of opening her heart again. Joana, trapped by a disguise that shields her from prejudice but endangers her livelihood, battles the urge to succumb to a forbidden love. Her dual identity hangs in the balance, a secret that, if exposed, could shatter the financial support crucial for her family's survival.

Clandestine meetings, stolen moments, and the heart's yearnings collide with the harsh realities of a world bound by tradition and familial expectations. Will the secrets that Lizzy and Joana harbor tear them apart, or can their burgeoning relationship overcome the circumstances that threaten a promising new love?]]> 313 Eliza Lentzski JLNicky 5 a great love and the sea too

These two women were meant for each other. Im so glad Lizzy made the first moves to share her attraction. When she kisses Jo on the corner of her lips its intoxicating with romance and sensuality. Fantastic read and historically good. Although I’m not one who worries about historical details. This was dark for the time but really lovely for the for the romantic heart. Just a good read overall. Thanks Eliza]]> 4.41 2024 Lighthouse Keeper
author: Eliza Lentzski
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.41
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at: 2024/10/23
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a great love and the sea too

These two women were meant for each other. Im so glad Lizzy made the first moves to share her attraction. When she kisses Jo on the corner of her lips its intoxicating with romance and sensuality. Fantastic read and historically good. Although I’m not one who worries about historical details. This was dark for the time but really lovely for the for the romantic heart. Just a good read overall. Thanks Eliza
]]> <![CDATA[Stolen Hearts (Don't Call Me a Hero, #6)]]> 152572611
Back in the Twin Cities after Julia’s father’s funeral, Cassidy is hoping for some good luck romantically, or at least a break. It’s starting to feel like her relationship with Julia has been defined by overcoming one obstacle after the next. Between rehoming Julia’s mom, a new job at a high-profile criminal defense firm, and baby fever, Cassidy worries there might not be room for her in Julia’s life. But more importantly, with Julia being pulled in so many directions, is whatever’s left over enough to make Cassidy happy?

Book 6 in the Don’t Call Me Hero series.]]> 290 Eliza Lentzski JLNicky 5 sweeps you off your feet

These two women are totally messed up and completely perfect. Loved all the fumbling love affair and while the sex was good it was not the draw for me to keep reading all these novels. I enjoyed the relationship and all that entailed including coming out to the folks. This author covered some really good topics. PTSD, dementia, how to get past the doubts, and how to fall in love despite loves wicked sense of humor. Thank you Eliza L.]]> 4.59 2023 Stolen Hearts (Don't Call Me a Hero, #6)
author: Eliza Lentzski
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.59
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2024/10/19
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sweeps you off your feet

These two women are totally messed up and completely perfect. Loved all the fumbling love affair and while the sex was good it was not the draw for me to keep reading all these novels. I enjoyed the relationship and all that entailed including coming out to the folks. This author covered some really good topics. PTSD, dementia, how to get past the doubts, and how to fall in love despite loves wicked sense of humor. Thank you Eliza L.
]]> <![CDATA[Impulse Buy (Heart-to-Heart Medical Romance Series Book 2)]]> 209174563
Little does she know the impulse buy will have unexpected consequences.

“Impulse Buy� is a short story sequel to Jae’s lesbian romance Bachelorette Number Twelve.]]> 41 Jae 3963248920 JLNicky 5 cute and fun

This is a great follow up to Bachelor Number Twelve. I love these characters. Its really short though so don’t blink while reading.]]> 4.45 Impulse Buy (Heart-to-Heart Medical Romance Series Book 2)
author: Jae
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.45
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cute and fun

This is a great follow up to Bachelor Number Twelve. I love these characters. Its really short though so don’t blink while reading.
]]> <![CDATA[The Thousand Names (The Shadow Campaigns, #1)]]> 15810910
Captain Marcus d’Ivoire, commander of one of the Vordanai empire’s colonial garrisons, was resigned to serving out his days in a sleepy, remote outpost. But that was before a rebellion upended his life. And once the powder smoke settled, he was left in charge of a demoralized force clinging tenuously to a small fortress at the edge of the desert.

To flee from her past, Winter Ihernglass masqueraded as a man and enlisted as a ranker in the Vordanai Colonials, hoping only to avoid notice. But when chance sees her promoted to command, she must win the hearts of her men and lead them into battle against impossible odds.

The fates of both these soldiers and all the men they lead depend on the newly arrived Colonel Janus bet Vhalnich, who has been sent by the ailing king to restore order. His military genius seems to know no bounds, and under his command, Marcus and Winter can feel the tide turning. But their allegiance will be tested as they begin to suspect that the enigmatic Janus’s ambitions extend beyond the battlefield and into the realm of the supernatural—a realm with the power to ignite a meteoric rise, reshape the known world, and change the lives of everyone in its path.]]> 513 Django Wexler 0451465105 JLNicky 0 to-read 4.03 2013 The Thousand Names (The Shadow Campaigns, #1)
author: Django Wexler
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.03
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]]> Posing in Paradise 216409124 When a down-on-her-luck costumer agrees to a fake relationship for quick cash, the last thing she expects is to fall for a celebrity she despises.

Margo Wells hates everything about Hollywood. Especially actors. But she loves her job as a wardrobe supervisor, until a spoiled film legend has her fired for an accident on set that wasn’t even her fault. Margo faces the real possibility of returning home to Minnesota in defeat. That is until a friend suggests a crazy pose as his cousin's fiancée for a family wedding in Hawaii and earn some cold, hard cash.

There’s just one problem. It turns out the cousin in question is none other than Caroline Jacobs, the woman responsible for Margo losing her job. Unfortunately, there’s too much at stake to back out, especially after a desperate Caroline offers to triple Margo’s pay to go through with the charade.

What could go wrong?

How about three of Caroline’s most famous exes showing up at the same exclusive island resort at the same time?

Now Caroline and Margo will have to turn in the performances of their lives to avoid being caught in a lie. But can Margo survive being trapped for two weeks in paradise with so many Hollywood A-listers without choking on her lines? Or worse, falling madly in love with the beguiling blond she’s sworn to hate?

If you enjoy reading steamy, enemies to lovers, celebrity romance with a lot of heart, this latest collaboration from Miranda MacLeod and TB Markinson is the perfect summer beach read.
]]> 289 T.B. Markinson JLNicky 5 super fun in in the sun

Loved the characters and the humor and the outrageous plot. I could only wish a millionaire would ask me to fake fiancé in Hawaii. Sigh. And yes dinner theater is a real thing in like 4 cities . Thanks for this super fun read and for giving us an HEA with these two. Was quite the thrilling ride and sexy romance.]]> 4.39 Posing in Paradise
author: T.B. Markinson
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.39
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super fun in in the sun

Loved the characters and the humor and the outrageous plot. I could only wish a millionaire would ask me to fake fiancé in Hawaii. Sigh. And yes dinner theater is a real thing in like 4 cities . Thanks for this super fun read and for giving us an HEA with these two. Was quite the thrilling ride and sexy romance.
]]> On the Same Page 195096868 Riley Beckett met Gianna Mäkinen � drop-dead gorgeous influencer, trilingual, daughter of world-famous models, yes, that Gianna Mäkinen � their first year at Boston University, and it changed everything for the both of them. After all, when you find the person who just gets you, nothing feels quite "the same" right?


And in the ten years since, Riley has come to depend on Gianna more than anyone else in her life. She knows Gianna just as well as she knows herself � maybe better, some days. She knows Gianna is incredibly sex-positive, she knows Gianna doesn't do romance or relationships, and she knows nothing could ever come between them.


This is what makes sense to her, all of this is status-quo. But when a holiday party mix-up sets in motion a domino effect of changes to these previously inalienable truths, Riley has to question everything she thought she knew about their relationship. What, exactly, does Gianna mean to her after all?

]]> 468 Haley Cass JLNicky 5 wow…just wow. go read

This is actually the best lesbian book I’ve read in a few years. It has incredible depth in the characters, a twisted plot, and hysterical humor. I actually read it slow taking breaks for hours so i could make it last longer. Im going to check to see if its on audible so i can drink spew at that first sex scene massage moment when Riley feels excitement from her massage and it gets out of control from there. I recommend it if you enjoyed other novels like The wrong McElroy by KL Hughes, or anything Georgia Beers, or And Plying The Role of Herself by KE Lane. It is an instant favorite and basically it clearly has a base drop moment that just swallows the reader into gasping. I have to say I loved it just to make it perfectly clear since evidently communication skills are not these characters best skills. Thanks Haley C. Its honestly been a fantastic three days of torture and satisfaction ]]> 4.36 2023 On the Same Page
author: Haley Cass
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/07
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wow…just wow. go read

This is actually the best lesbian book I’ve read in a few years. It has incredible depth in the characters, a twisted plot, and hysterical humor. I actually read it slow taking breaks for hours so i could make it last longer. Im going to check to see if its on audible so i can drink spew at that first sex scene massage moment when Riley feels excitement from her massage and it gets out of control from there. I recommend it if you enjoyed other novels like The wrong McElroy by KL Hughes, or anything Georgia Beers, or And Plying The Role of Herself by KE Lane. It is an instant favorite and basically it clearly has a base drop moment that just swallows the reader into gasping. I have to say I loved it just to make it perfectly clear since evidently communication skills are not these characters best skills. Thanks Haley C. Its honestly been a fantastic three days of torture and satisfaction
]]> Back in Your Arms 59396385
Coming back opens doors she’s done her best to keep closed all these years, namely, how she felt about her childhood best friend, Sawyer Kent.

Sawyer’s spent her whole life in Kingsford, working at her family’s antique store and trying to make everyone happy. Quinn’s return is unexpected, knocking her routine existence more than a little off balance. She’s still frustrated at how Quinn left things between them, and even if she has all kinds of unresolved feelings, she’s got bigger problems to worry about right now.]]> 288 Monica McCallan JLNicky 5 aww and wow

These characters, in the beginning, are super flawed and i really enjoyed understanding them and how they healed each other. Also, kids are just great writing material. Soccer moms scare me. This was beautifully written and i highly recommend it.]]> 4.15 2021 Back in Your Arms
author: Monica McCallan
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2021
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/05
date added: 2024/09/05
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aww and wow

These characters, in the beginning, are super flawed and i really enjoyed understanding them and how they healed each other. Also, kids are just great writing material. Soccer moms scare me. This was beautifully written and i highly recommend it.
]]> <![CDATA[Aubrey McFadden Is Never Getting Married]]> 209962157 225 Georgia Beers 1636796141 JLNicky 5 such a great book (10 perfect stars)

Oh how the tables turn. Whatever that means. Playing on the plot of hate comes to loveland. I hope this author reads my review but justifiably understand if she doesn’t considering writers fears and a$$hat reviewers. However this is a great review of AM is never getting Married. Laughter and hugging my kindle (and iphone when i snuck in some work reading) would have probably made some people snicker. But i know better to read any Beers books alone and just absorb the emotional roller coaster. Im so happy G put a kid into the plot. Kids are crazy fun in romance novels. And speaking of romance, woah boy!!!!!! This was incredibly, seriously, magical and so perfect a romance between the jilted and the dreamer. I cant think of a single nitpick. And i consider myself one of those. The editing was 100% grand. The characters were incredible. The love to hate to love plot was enviable. And the romance was stunning enough to blind a true romantic. So many laughs and tear-ups and recollecting of other novels. I guess my only complaint was no dog. You write the best dog stories i just…missed it. Oh so good. G Beers has earned her Top Shelf relegated favorites spot and this one is officially Bookmarked to reread next Feb when I want to remember dreamers can eventually find happiness. Thanks G.]]> 4.57 2024 Aubrey McFadden Is Never Getting Married
author: Georgia Beers
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.57
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at: 2024/08/21
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such a great book (10 perfect stars)

Oh how the tables turn. Whatever that means. Playing on the plot of hate comes to loveland. I hope this author reads my review but justifiably understand if she doesn’t considering writers fears and a$$hat reviewers. However this is a great review of AM is never getting Married. Laughter and hugging my kindle (and iphone when i snuck in some work reading) would have probably made some people snicker. But i know better to read any Beers books alone and just absorb the emotional roller coaster. Im so happy G put a kid into the plot. Kids are crazy fun in romance novels. And speaking of romance, woah boy!!!!!! This was incredibly, seriously, magical and so perfect a romance between the jilted and the dreamer. I cant think of a single nitpick. And i consider myself one of those. The editing was 100% grand. The characters were incredible. The love to hate to love plot was enviable. And the romance was stunning enough to blind a true romantic. So many laughs and tear-ups and recollecting of other novels. I guess my only complaint was no dog. You write the best dog stories i just…missed it. Oh so good. G Beers has earned her Top Shelf relegated favorites spot and this one is officially Bookmarked to reread next Feb when I want to remember dreamers can eventually find happiness. Thanks G.
]]> <![CDATA[Southern Stars (Dar & Kerry Book 14)]]> 36476115 ]]> 303 Melissa Good 1619293498 JLNicky 4 pretty good stuff

I loved the idea of the vacation. What fun to do river rafting. There were quite a few opportunities to showcase Dar and Kerry doing things. But this story was never wrapped up conclusively. And the news seemed to share more with the locals than D &K ever learned about. I hope the next one is substantially more intriguing.]]> 4.28 Southern Stars (Dar & Kerry Book 14)
author: Melissa Good
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.28
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pretty good stuff

I loved the idea of the vacation. What fun to do river rafting. There were quite a few opportunities to showcase Dar and Kerry doing things. But this story was never wrapped up conclusively. And the news seemed to share more with the locals than D &K ever learned about. I hope the next one is substantially more intriguing.
]]> Winds of Change Book Two 25619875
The exciting conclusion!]]> 300 Melissa Good 1619292319 JLNicky 5 love it as always.

This plot just keeps going and takes a left turn ever other page. It’s engaging but i cant help feel Andrew should get more involved in that bad mojo with his little girl. Dar is an incredible charismatic hacker and Kerry is really a socialite in camo pants. Love them both. I still remember Dar showing her team how to use an MRE on that bonding trip lol. Here she was showing the soon-to - be gvmt employees how to hack stuff in a group. WTG Melissa G.]]> 4.54 2015 Winds of Change Book Two
author: Melissa Good
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.54
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2024/07/29
date added: 2024/07/29
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love it as always.

This plot just keeps going and takes a left turn ever other page. It’s engaging but i cant help feel Andrew should get more involved in that bad mojo with his little girl. Dar is an incredible charismatic hacker and Kerry is really a socialite in camo pants. Love them both. I still remember Dar showing her team how to use an MRE on that bonding trip lol. Here she was showing the soon-to - be gvmt employees how to hack stuff in a group. WTG Melissa G.
]]> <![CDATA[Winds of Change - Book One (Dar and Kerry, #12)]]> 25109990 363 Melissa Good 1619291932 JLNicky 5 wait…what? Fired wtaf

So this is how it goes down. I love it that everyone wants to quit and move over. Clients too. Cant wait to see where this goes. Mocha and chino are adorbs. ]]> 4.51 2015 Winds of Change - Book One (Dar and Kerry, #12)
author: Melissa Good
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.51
book published: 2015
rating: 5
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wait…what? Fired wtaf

So this is how it goes down. I love it that everyone wants to quit and move over. Clients too. Cant wait to see where this goes. Mocha and chino are adorbs.
]]> <![CDATA[Fair Winds and Following Seas (Part 1 & 2)]]> 59766183
A catastrophic Category five hurricane that transforms much of Miami into a vast wasteland, arrives to complicate their lives even further. But as always, they get through it all with love and the support of their friends and family.]]> 893 Melissa Good 161929477X JLNicky 5 i just love these women

More of Dar and Kerry, Andy and Ceci is perfect. I would probably give a 4.5 star over all cause the book seemed to start so randomly at the beginning. I think Mellissa was doing a flashback or memory insertion along the way but it jumped all over the place. And also I think there should have been more of Ceci and Andy involved, with him all SEALed up and her all artsy. Why wasnt she shown the old mans art and recognize his signature as Claude Monet or something. I totally enjoyed getting to visit with my friends again. And i had fun sharing those moments of holyhellinahandbasket. Now i must start over with Tropical Storm and relive the romance. Thank you so much Ms. Good.]]> 4.70 Fair Winds and Following Seas (Part 1 & 2)
author: Melissa Good
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.70
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i just love these women

More of Dar and Kerry, Andy and Ceci is perfect. I would probably give a 4.5 star over all cause the book seemed to start so randomly at the beginning. I think Mellissa was doing a flashback or memory insertion along the way but it jumped all over the place. And also I think there should have been more of Ceci and Andy involved, with him all SEALed up and her all artsy. Why wasnt she shown the old mans art and recognize his signature as Claude Monet or something. I totally enjoyed getting to visit with my friends again. And i had fun sharing those moments of holyhellinahandbasket. Now i must start over with Tropical Storm and relive the romance. Thank you so much Ms. Good.
]]> <![CDATA[Angles of Attack (Frontlines, #3)]]> 24358527
Forging an uneasy alliance with their Sino-Russian enemies, the NAC launches a hybrid task force on a long a stealth mission to breach the Lanky blockade and reestablish supply lines with Earth. Plunging into combat against a merciless alien species that outguns, outmaneuvers, and outfights them at every turn, Andrew and his fellow troopers could end up cornered on their home turf, with no way out and no hope for reinforcement. And this time, the struggle for humanity’s future can only end in either victory or annihilation.]]> 352 Marko Kloos 1477878319 JLNicky 5 excellent and a great sequal

I jumped right into this and didnt find any gap to hold me back. It reads well and started just where you need it too. I really enjoyed the action. I am still worried about his hand. That should have been fixed somewhere. Halley is wonderful. Gotta love a pilot. The military stuff is really thought out. Fallon is da bomb. Gonna sadly wait for the next one. Great read.]]> 4.17 2015 Angles of Attack (Frontlines, #3)
author: Marko Kloos
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2024/07/01
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excellent and a great sequal

I jumped right into this and didnt find any gap to hold me back. It reads well and started just where you need it too. I really enjoyed the action. I am still worried about his hand. That should have been fixed somewhere. Halley is wonderful. Gotta love a pilot. The military stuff is really thought out. Fallon is da bomb. Gonna sadly wait for the next one. Great read.
]]> <![CDATA[Lines of Departure (Frontlines, #2)]]> 20329634
Humanity is on the ropes, and after years of fighting a two-front war with losing odds, so is North American Defense Corps officer Andrew Grayson. He dreams of dropping out of the service one day, alongside his pilot girlfriend, but as warfare consumes entire planets and conditions on Earth deteriorate, he wonders if there will be anywhere left for them to go.

After surviving a disastrous space-borne assault, Grayson is reassigned to a ship bound for a distant colony—and packed with malcontents and troublemakers. His most dangerous battle has just begun.

In this sequel to the bestselling Terms of Enlistment, a weary soldier must fight to prevent the downfall of his species…or bear witness to humanity’s last, fleeting breaths.]]> 329 Marko Kloos 1477867406 JLNicky 5 ²¹²Ô»åâ€�.´¡³¦³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô

Cant wait to see this movie. Excellent military battle strategies and MSgt Fallon has moved on up the ranks. Love her. Also andrew has to do those death defying stunts or he doesn’t make it. Over and over he wins at the military gigs. Dang his lucky hide.great read]]> 4.21 2014 Lines of Departure (Frontlines, #2)
author: Marko Kloos
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2024/06/23
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²¹²Ô»åâ€�.´¡³¦³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô

Cant wait to see this movie. Excellent military battle strategies and MSgt Fallon has moved on up the ranks. Love her. Also andrew has to do those death defying stunts or he doesn’t make it. Over and over he wins at the military gigs. Dang his lucky hide.great read
]]> <![CDATA[Terms of Enlistment (Frontlines, #1)]]> 18800655
You can hope to win the lottery and draw a ticket on a colony ship settling off-world, or you can join the service.

With the colony lottery a pipe dream, Andrew chooses to enlist in the armed forces for a shot at real food, a retirement bonus, and maybe a ticket off Earth. But as he starts a career of supposed privilege, he soon learns that the good food and decent health care come at a steep price…and that the settled galaxy holds far greater dangers than military bureaucrats or the gangs that rule the slums.]]> 345 Marko Kloos 1477859780 JLNicky 5 action and adventure in the future

I enjoyed this. It was start to finish a great ride. Lots of explaining in a very easy way and tons of action. Loved Fallon. Hope to see her again. The romance was nice and turned rather exciting when the s$&t hit the fan. All in all, fun and great world building. Waiting to get book 2]]> 4.07 2013 Terms of Enlistment (Frontlines, #1)
author: Marko Kloos
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2013
rating: 5
read at: 2024/06/17
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action and adventure in the future

I enjoyed this. It was start to finish a great ride. Lots of explaining in a very easy way and tons of action. Loved Fallon. Hope to see her again. The romance was nice and turned rather exciting when the s$&t hit the fan. All in all, fun and great world building. Waiting to get book 2
]]> <![CDATA[Ashes of Victory (Honor Harrington, #9)]]> 18652428 843 David Weber 1618242210 JLNicky 5 4.36 2001 Ashes of Victory (Honor Harrington, #9)
author: David Weber
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.36
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1)]]> 13928
But Sorcha's joy is shattered when her father is bewitched by his new wife, an evil enchantress who binds her brothers with a terrible spell, a spell which only Sorcha can lift—by staying silent. If she speaks before she completes the quest set to her by the Fair Folk and their queen, the Lady of the Forest, she will lose her brothers forever.

When Sorcha is kidnapped by the enemies of Sevenwaters and taken to a foreign land, she is torn between the desire to save her beloved brothers, and a love that comes only once. Sorcha despairs at ever being able to complete her task, but the magic of the Fair Folk knows no boundaries, and love is the strongest magic of them all...]]> 554 Juliet Marillier JLNicky 0 to-read 4.27 1999 Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1)
author: Juliet Marillier
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.27
book published: 1999
rating: 0
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]]> A Life Worth Living 98182449 Nora’s life has been in a self-imposed holding pattern for half a decade. Depending on people in her personal life only leads to disappointment, and she has no plans of making that mistake again.
Gray Ferris is extroversion personified. Bubbly. Conversational. Vibrant. She’s trying to make the best of life, even if it hasn’t always gone her way.
When the two women begin to learn that maybe they’re not as different as they think, they may finally figure out the most important thing they have in common when it comes to finding a life worth living.]]> 347 Monica McCallan JLNicky 5 such great emotions

The character building was tremendous. Bith women had so many issues and yet fundamentally went together so well. I loved the emotional flux and the way they both built each other up. Sex was sexy as hell. The tears were great. I just loved it all. A homerun story.]]> 4.10 A Life Worth Living
author: Monica McCallan
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average rating: 4.10
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such great emotions

The character building was tremendous. Bith women had so many issues and yet fundamentally went together so well. I loved the emotional flux and the way they both built each other up. Sex was sexy as hell. The tears were great. I just loved it all. A homerun story.
]]> The Goodmans 40366998 376 Clare Ashton JLNicky 5 really spicy and fun

This has so much humor in it. Sadness too, and more. It was a full rollercoaster ride of emotions and worth every word dropped. I think i found one typo but who the hell cares. I usually feel the coming out of straight women to lesbian is never real but this took a friendship into more depth and made it work. I loved juliette and maggie and that plot. Really great read]]> 4.56 2018 The Goodmans
author: Clare Ashton
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.56
book published: 2018
rating: 5
read at: 2024/05/01
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really spicy and fun

This has so much humor in it. Sadness too, and more. It was a full rollercoaster ride of emotions and worth every word dropped. I think i found one typo but who the hell cares. I usually feel the coming out of straight women to lesbian is never real but this took a friendship into more depth and made it work. I loved juliette and maggie and that plot. Really great read
]]> <![CDATA[Meeting Millie (Oxford Romance, #1)]]> 104903227
Against the odds, theirs is an instant, best friendship. Forever.

Exuberant Millie is a breath of fresh air for polite Charlotte and a force of nature within the university's hallowed walls. And they are going to be the best lawyers of their year and change the world.

But their world changes instead when things go queerly sideways, and they haven’t seen each other since.

Ten years on and Charlotte returns to where it all began. She has a new job at a prestigious law firm and Oxford is as beautiful as ever. She’s a safe distance from her overbearing barrister mother Nicola and three office floors from her snappy college mentor, Olivia.

Then Millie bounds around the corner wanting to be friends again and it's as if the last decade never happened. Will it be different the second time around? Can they be friends again? Or will love and attraction change things?

Meeting Millie is a sapphic romance about the nature of friendship, how two people change over the years, and how they see themselves and each other.]]> 421 Clare Ashton JLNicky 5 such a great romance

Loved the characters. They are so real and quirky and perfectly adorable. This author really took the time to build this romantic roller-coaster ride. Each woman is fascinating an there was a slow build to a really sweet ending. Really great read.]]> 4.02 2023 Meeting Millie (Oxford Romance, #1)
author: Clare Ashton
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2024/04/14
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such a great romance

Loved the characters. They are so real and quirky and perfectly adorable. This author really took the time to build this romantic roller-coaster ride. Each woman is fascinating an there was a slow build to a really sweet ending. Really great read.
]]> Hoax for the Holidays 203661413
The solution? Fake being married to Grace Yates, the frosty CEO whose heart beats to the rhythm of board meetings, not wedding bells. Grace is all crisp lines and cool stares, but she's not above playing pretend wife for the holidays if it means saving Isla's home.

It's supposed to be all business between them, but as the snow falls and sleigh bells ring, their fake marriage gets a dusting of real romance. Cookie baking, cozy fireside cuddles, and stolen kisses under twinkling lights�

How much of their marriage is fake, and how much is real?


Hoax for the Holidays is a warm and fluffy holiday novella, with a little heat, a lot of heart, and two fake wives racing to host the perfect holiday dinner.]]> 101 Bel Blackwood JLNicky 5 nice Christmas read

I enjoyed the short story and really liked the fun and romance. Was hoping a painting was made of grace by accident. Loved the discovery in the attic and the build of the relationship. Yay for bento boxes]]> 3.97 Hoax for the Holidays
author: Bel Blackwood
name: JLNicky
average rating: 3.97
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nice Christmas read

I enjoyed the short story and really liked the fun and romance. Was hoping a painting was made of grace by accident. Loved the discovery in the attic and the build of the relationship. Yay for bento boxes
]]> <![CDATA[Counting Chimneys (Brighton Girls Trilogy, #3)]]> 30179995 Brighton 1969: Dottie Perks steps off the train and breathes in the sea air, the smell of fish and chips, and the precious childhood memories of a friend and place she’ll never forget.

Dottie Perks has forged a new life for herself in London, a new job and sweet boyfriend Joe to keep her warm at night. She’s safe, happy and loved. What more could she ask for?

But when Dottie returns home to Brighton for a family celebration, the last person she expects to see is her first love; the boy who stole her heart... and broke it. Ralph Bennett.

As old familiar feelings come rushing to the surface, Dottie struggles to deny the strong chemistry that still exists between them. She can’t throw away everything to be with Ralph...can she? And if she does, how can they ever overcome the pain and tragedy of their shared past?

A beautiful, touching and heartbreaking story of love, loss and friendship. Perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries, Mary Gibson and Katie Flynn.

Discover how it all began...The Girls from See Saw Lane is available now.

�Counting Chimneys is an emotionally charged novel that had me so enthralled that I lost all track of time. It is full of hope, love and heartbreak with some amazing friendships that will warm the cockles of your heart.� By The Letter Book Reviews

â€Òµ³Ù'²õ the perfect book to lose yourself in on a long, hot summer day. A gentle read, moving at times, and one that leaves you with a warm glow when you turn the final page. Cal Turner Reviews

‘This book has all the right ingredients for the perfect reading adorable characters, a page-turning storyline, and plenty of emotion. It's truly wonderful!� Louise Douglas

â€Òµ³Ù'²õ heart-wrenching storyline will totally absorbed. Will totally capture your heart. Eagerly awaiting the next instalment.â€� Good Reads Reviewer

What readers are saying about The Girls from See Saw

'I loved this novel so much, even though it’s probably the most heart-breaking story I’ve read all year...it will totally absorb you and capture your heart.' That Thing She Reads

�I absolutely loved this book and couldn’t put it down. It has all the ingredients for a perfect fantastic, loveable and very real characters, an emotional and compelling storyline, and a brilliant setting in time and place.� Louise Douglas

‘Sandy Taylor has proven herself to be a very talented and gifted storyteller with an immense insight into family, friendship, love, and forgiveness...This is one of the most endearing, yet heart-breaking, novels that I have encountered in quite some time and will certainly not soon forget...Witty and humorous dialogue written with such ease truly brought this story to life and swept me away between the pages. Filled with unexpected twists and turns, you'll want to keep the box of tissues nearby!� Kimberly’s Bookshelf

‘I have just started to read this one and am hooked! I love the vivid details of the time period and the closeness of the best friends.� Weekend Reading

'I would recommend it to anyone...]]> 353 Sandy Taylor 1786810174 JLNicky 5 4.43 Counting Chimneys (Brighton Girls Trilogy, #3)
author: Sandy Taylor
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.43
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]]> <![CDATA[A Little Light (Hush Liverpool Book 3)]]> 201572486 When perfect drops into her lap, can she trust that it’s here to stay?

Andi Palmer had it all. A perfect life with her wife of twenty years, and a successful career as an estate agent, helping clients move in, move out, and move on. Fifteen months after her wife’s death, Andi can finally say she’s moved on. It’s time to sell the beautiful loft home they’d shared.

At 50, she figures her soulmate days have come and gone. Until she encounters a gorgeous blonde with anxious blue eyes that melt her reserve like marshmallows in hot chocolate.

Professional escort Rachel Meade is at the end of her very frayed rope. Recovering from an unrequited love, she’s desperate for a fresh start. Too bad the market for move-in-ready lofts is tighter than Scrooge’s purse strings—until Andi appears like a Christmas angel with Rachel’s dream home on a silver platter.

Everything about Andi’s loft is perfection—much like Andi, herself. But Rachel made the mistake of falling for a vulnerable, grieving soul once before. Surely Andi is just another mistake waiting to happen…isn’t she?]]> 298 Melissa Tereze JLNicky 5 4.36 A Little Light (Hush Liverpool Book 3)
author: Melissa Tereze
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.36
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]]> The Submissive 205949598 "I'm never alone. She haunts my dreams. My consciousness. The woman took ten years of my life, and now I'm expected to pick up the trust she stole when she shattered my heart. And Ms. Warner dares to think she can make that all go away?"

When Monique ran away from the Mistress who mistreated her, she thought she would never be in a relationship again. Heartbroken and wounded, she now devotes her life to a business catering to the depraved elite.

Then Ms. Helen Warner walks into her world, offering Monique an escape from the pain that haunts the scars on her body.

What Helen doesn't understand is that a woman like Monique knows what pain is all too well - and no longer knows the difference between a Domme who will take care of her... and one who will destroy her.

But she's falling for Helen’s pursuits. Her charms. Her sophisticated manners. Her promises of kindness... with more than a hint of what’s truly desired..

The only way Monique can heal is by submitting once again.

Helen’s domination is the cure.
]]> 401 Cynthia Dane JLNicky 0 currently-reading 4.18 The Submissive
author: Cynthia Dane
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]]> Storm in Her Heart 202418134 Love can weather the stormiest of hearts�
Athena Storm, the resilient owner of a struggling tavern, has weathered many storms in her life. As she fights to keep her establishment afloat, she is convinced she does not have time for a relationship.

Enter Kate Franklin, an ex-cop turned delivery driver who seeks refuge from her past. Although she never intended to look for romance, she can’t stop thinking about the auburn-haired, green-eyed bar owner named Athena.

Lacey Storm, a bright and ambitious college student, is eagerly counting down the days until graduation, yearning to embark on her career as a graphic designer. The only problem is having to say goodbye to Max, the roommate she’s been secretly in love with for years.

Max Graham loves running the kitchen at Athena’s bar, especially when her roommate, Lacey, stops by. Keeping her crush locked in her heart, Max is content with the occasional stolen glances, or so she thinks until their last chance at love is on the line.

When a catastrophic blizzard catches them all in the mountains on New Year's Day, they not only work to survive but also share their vulnerabilities and secrets. As they weather the external storm, each must simultaneously confront their internal ones.]]> 258 K.C. Luck JLNicky 0 currently-reading 4.26 Storm in Her Heart
author: K.C. Luck
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]]> Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2) 150260809
Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College—Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky.

Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders� capacity for pain beyond endurance. It’s the new vice commandant, who’s made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is–unless she betrays the man she loves.

Although Violet’s body might be weaker and frailer than everyone else’s, she still has her wits—and a will of iron. And leadership is forgetting the most important lesson Basgiath has taught her: Dragon riders make their own rules.

But a determination to survive won’t be enough this year.

Because Violet knows the real secret hidden for centuries at Basgiath War College—and nothing, not even dragon fire, may be enough to save them in the end.]]> 895 Rebecca Yarros JLNicky 5 this was utterly brilliant

Characters are fantastic, villians are so evil. Dragons are…DRAGONS. So many things in this novel. i think it was better than book 1. That never happens. I have to say the plot was really convincing with the rise of jack b, and of course the torture was so vivid im my imagination all because of a few brutal starting points. Keep going cause i need to see what happens. Need to, not want to.]]> 4.56 2023 Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)
author: Rebecca Yarros
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.56
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2024/01/31
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this was utterly brilliant

Characters are fantastic, villians are so evil. Dragons are…DRAGONS. So many things in this novel. i think it was better than book 1. That never happens. I have to say the plot was really convincing with the rise of jack b, and of course the torture was so vivid im my imagination all because of a few brutal starting points. Keep going cause i need to see what happens. Need to, not want to.
]]> 11:59 202691285
After everything TJ put her through, Brooke Finnegan vowed she would never speak to her again, but in a moment of weakness, she reaches out to her. Now that she's back in TJ's world, she's falling for her all over again. TJ seems to have changed, but the one thing that tore them apart (TJ's inability to commit) is what TJ's whole career is based around. Can Brooke separate the real woman she knows and loves from the one that the public sees, or will it tear them apart all over again?

This book contains homophobia and mentions of sexual assault ]]> 306 Erica Lee JLNicky 0 currently-reading 4.28 11:59
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]]> <![CDATA[Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)]]> 63219094 Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from #1 New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Yarros.

Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.

But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile� humans. They incinerate them.

With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother’s daughter—like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.

She’ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.

Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom's protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.

Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an agenda—because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die.]]> 665 Rebecca Yarros JLNicky 5 4.74 2023 Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
author: Rebecca Yarros
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.74
book published: 2023
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Chocolate Flavored Kisses: A Sapphic Christmas Romance]]> 202211546 She's the ice queen of New York's most legendary department store. Alicia's the small-town chocolatier whose sweet creations are melting her frozen heart.

Sidney De Sallow keeps a tight rein over every detail at De Sallow's Department Store, the iconic New York shopping mecca decked out in its Christmas finest.

As shoppers flock to see the massive tree and twinkling displays, it's Sidney's job to ensure the holiday magic dazzles everyone...even if she's too jaded to believe in it herself.

But this season, there's a crack forming in Sidney's icy armor. It's the work of Alicia Martinez, whose artisan chocolates have taken the store's gourmet food hall by storm.

For the first time, Sidney finds her legendary self-control tested by a woman who weakens her pulse race and knees.

But is there enough holiday spirit in Manhattan to melt the heart of its most formidable retail queen?

Sidney and Alicia's tantalizing opposites-attract romance will have you savoring every page.]]> 126 Clara Ann Simons JLNicky 0 currently-reading 3.55 Chocolate Flavored Kisses: A Sapphic Christmas Romance
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]]> Secret Santa 202488035 Elena, one of her assistants, is a different story. Warm and cheerful, she’s the glue holding the department together. She’s developed a secret crush on Adela over their year working together. But crippling shyness keeps her feelings bottled up tight.

When the office's Secret Santa pairs them up, shy Elena sees a chance to reveal her feelings anonymously. She pours her secret admiration into a letter left with Adela’s gift, expressing everything she feels and doesn’t dare to tell her in person.
When Adela reads the letter, her disbelief turns to intrigue. For the first time in months, she has a strong to find out who is hiding behind those sincere words.

While Adela plans to discover her secret Santa, Elena will do everything she can to avoid being discovered. She will continue to send anonymous letters, hoping to win her over, even if she knows she will have to face her feelings sooner or later.

Will Adela discover her secret Santa’s identity? And if she does, will Elena be able to express her feelings?]]> 171 Mónica Benítez JLNicky 0 currently-reading 4.09 Secret Santa
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]]> Where the Heart Is 202539604
The Jackson family is primed to explode over Christmas—with Stella’s parents hiding their divorce proceedings from the family during a two-week vacation to the cozy Christmas town of Bellsford, Stella and her sisters are under strict orders not to cause drama.

And falling for her childhood friend she hasn’t seen in years is probably drama.



After a whirlwind relationship during a semester abroad leaves Abigail shattered—and unable to talk about it without outing herself—a cozy Christmas vacation with the Jackson family isn’t ideal, but is better than spending it with her own family. But sharing a room with her childhood friend and hopeless crush, Stella, is the worst—or maybe the best—part.

It should be easy not to follow up an ill-advised whirlwind relationship with another. But Abigail can’t deny the sparks between her and Stella feel� different these days.



As they rekindle a friendship and then something more, can they balance the situation with the precarity of Stella’s family? Or is a Christmas miracle set to turn into Christmas heartbreak?




Where the Heart Is is a 70,000-word cozy Christmas vacation romance between two childhood friends reunited after going separate ways for college, loaded up with only-one-bed, childhood-crush pining, a secret relationship, a messy family, an adorable kid who causes problems for everyone but she doesn’t mean to, Abigail’s ADHD making her want to pass out when there’s too many people squeezed into a room with her, and an elf—er, innkeeper, who knows a little bit of everything about what’s going on. Content warnings for on-page sex scenes, divorce, parental estrangement, familial tension around coming out, and romantic car sex. Sorry, did I say content warning? That last one was more of a content promise.]]> 247 Lily Seabrooke JLNicky 5 super cute and quite funny

The characters were great and the Christmas town was a wonderful location to make merry. I quite enjoyed the meddling helper and all the time taken in building the girls up into a couple. Very romantic and fun. Also loved the family dynamics for all of the family. Gale was super ADHD and Stella just seemed to get that about her. Very realistic.]]> 4.35 2023 Where the Heart Is
author: Lily Seabrooke
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average rating: 4.35
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rating: 5
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super cute and quite funny

The characters were great and the Christmas town was a wonderful location to make merry. I quite enjoyed the meddling helper and all the time taken in building the girls up into a couple. Very romantic and fun. Also loved the family dynamics for all of the family. Gale was super ADHD and Stella just seemed to get that about her. Very realistic.
]]> <![CDATA[A Purrfect Gift (Matchmaking Cats Book 2)]]> 200567249 A festive lesbian romance featuring a matchmaking cat.

Lena has just moved to a new city with her cat, Scully, so when she finds little gifts on her doorstep every day, she thinks they’re from her neighbors.

Caroline, who lives next door, can’t figure out how her stuff keeps disappearing until she catches a cat in the act of stealing from her. She follows the feline felon home—and meets its cute owner.

Despite Lena’s best efforts, Scully doesn’t seem inclined to give up her life of crime, so she keeps having to go over to Caroline’s to return the loot.

Soon, neither woman minds the cat burglary anymore. Is it possible that her thieving cat gave Lena the purrfect gift for Christmas?

Each book in the Matchmaking Cats Series can be read as a standalone.]]> 77 Jae 3963248483 JLNicky 4 good fun and good tidings

A little different as it has a definite german slant in language and cities and style, but it was fun and light and romantic. I enjoyed it and only fell out of the story when i stumbled over the complicated german words. Still it sounded lovely and a fondue Xmas sounds wonderful. Scully was super fun and a true matchmaker.]]> 4.34 2022 A Purrfect Gift (Matchmaking Cats Book 2)
author: Jae
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2022
rating: 4
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good fun and good tidings

A little different as it has a definite german slant in language and cities and style, but it was fun and light and romantic. I enjoyed it and only fell out of the story when i stumbled over the complicated german words. Still it sounded lovely and a fondue Xmas sounds wonderful. Scully was super fun and a true matchmaker.
]]> <![CDATA[The Summer Tree (The Fionavar Tapestry, #1)]]> 104086
Five men and women find themselves flung into the magical land of Fionavar, First of all Worlds. They have been called there by the mage Loren Silvercloak, and quickly find themselves drawn into the complex tapestry of events. For Kim, Paul, Kevin, Jennifer and Dave all have their own part to play in the coming battle against the forces of evil led by the fallen god Rakoth Maugrim and his dark hordes.

Guy Gavriel Kay’s classic epic fantasy plays out on a truly grand scale, and has already been delighting fans of imaginative fiction for twenty years.]]> 383 Guy Gavriel Kay 0451458222 JLNicky 0 to-read 3.97 1984 The Summer Tree (The Fionavar Tapestry, #1)
author: Guy Gavriel Kay
name: JLNicky
average rating: 3.97
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]]> <![CDATA[Guy Gavriel Kay: Complete Series Reading Order & Checklist (Great Authors Reading Order & Checklists)]]> 30182330 Part of the Great Authors Reading Order & Checklists Series.

This is a made for Kindle, Complete Reading Order & Checklist Compilation of the Books of Guy Gavriel Kay. The Amazon Link for Each Book, is Listed beside each book. This book is FREE with your Kindle Unlimited Subscription

Look for additional authors to the series Coming Soon, in the Great Authors Series!

Scroll up and grab a copy to enjoy, today! ]]> 12 T.S. Clarke JLNicky 0 currently-reading 3.43 Guy Gavriel Kay: Complete Series Reading Order & Checklist (Great Authors Reading Order & Checklists)
author: T.S. Clarke
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]]> The Irish Nanny 58441189
Ireland 1939. When hardworking chambermaid Rose meets an American businessman in the hotel where she works in Cork, he makes her an offer she can’t refuse. Rose doesn’t want to leave home, but her widowed mammy and three younger sisters need the money she’d earn in her new job as a nanny to David Townsend’s two young children.

Just as Rose is settling into her new life caring for Raphael and new-born baby Sarah, the world is plunged into war and David is called back to New York, leaving Rose to follow by boat with his wife and children. But disaster strikes when the ship they are on is hit by a torpedo. Separated from her group in the awful chaos, Rose has an impossible decision to make. Does she stay and search for the family she owes so much to? Or does she leave on the lifeboat to save the tiny baby left in her care?

Landing on American shores, all Rose’s hopes of leaving the howling air-raid sirens and deafening bombs behind her are shattered as tragic news arrives from Pearl Harbor. Looking down at the innocent child in her arms, Rose knows that she must find the strength to survive and reunite this little girl with her family. But as fear and panic grips the country, what heartbreaking sacrifices will she have to make to protect her precious charge?

An emotional, heart-wrenching story of love and family set across Ireland and America during the Second World War. Perfect for fans of Jean Grainger, Lisa Wingate and Diney Costeloe.]]> 348 Sandy Taylor 1800198132 JLNicky 0 4.30 The Irish Nanny
author: Sandy Taylor
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.30
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]]> Thundering Pines 60444494
Upon her estranged father’s death, she reluctantly agrees to attend the reading of his will. It should be simple—settle his estate and return to her life in the city—but nothing has ever been simple when it comes to Donald Goodwin.

Dani Thorton, the down-to-earth manager of Thundering Pines, is confused when she’s asked to attend the reading of the will of her longtime employer. She fears that her simple, although secluded life will be interrupted by the stylish daughter who breezes into town.

When a bombshell is revealed at the meeting, two women seemingly so different are thrust together. Maybe they’ll discover they have more in common than they think.]]> 422 Rita Potter 1952270596 JLNicky 0 4.37 Thundering Pines
author: Rita Potter
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.37
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]]> <![CDATA[The Irish Boarding House (The Irish Boarding House #1)]]> 61720087
Dublin 1952. When Mary Kate Ryan receives a surprise inheritance from the woman who abandoned her as a tiny baby, she’s stunned. All her life, she has longed to know why her mother disappeared, and now she’s devastated to realise that every lonely night she spent without a home or family of her own, her mother knew exactly where she was.

Mary Kate is about to refuse the money when she sees a beautiful, deserted house for sale and something sparks in her heart. She will reawaken it, as the Dublin Boarding House for Single Ladies, and provide a shelter for others as lost and alone as her. Can she help the two young girls left at the local orphanage, desperate for a home of their own? Or the pregnant teenager on the run, who only wants to keep her baby safe?

The boarding house brings Mary Kate love and friendships she never dreamed of, but just as her heart is about to burst with joy, a new guest arrives. The stern older woman won’t speak about her past, but when Mary Kate uncovers her story, it reveals a devastating secret about her mother. With her life in turmoil once more, can Mary Kate draw on the strength of the women in the house to help her face her past, or will the tragedy she uncovers spell disaster for them all�?

A heart-wrenching story full of family secrets. Perfect for fans of Jean Grainger, Lisa Wingate and Diney Costeloe.]]> 330 Sandy Taylor 1803140828 JLNicky 0 4.14 2022 The Irish Boarding House (The Irish Boarding House #1)
author: Sandy Taylor
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[When We Danced at the End of the Pier (Brighton Girls Trilogy #1)]]> 33807869 Brighton 1930: Maureen O’Connell is a carefree girl, but her family is on the brink of tragedy, war is looming and life will never be the same again.

Jack and Nelson have always been dear friends to Maureen. Despite their different backgrounds, they’ve seen each other through thick and thin.

As Maureen blossoms from a little girl into a young woman, the candle she’s always held for Jack burns bright. But just as she’s found love, war wrenches them apart. The man she cherishes with all her heart is leaving.

When the bombs start to fall, Maureen and her family find themselves living in the most dangerous of times. With Jack no longer by her side and Nelson at war, Maureen has never felt more alone. Can she look to a brighter future? And will she find the true happiness she’s dreamt of?

An utterly gripping and heart-wrenching story about the enduring power of love, hope and friendship during the darkest of days. Perfect for fans of Nadine Dorries, Diney Costeloe, Kitty Neale and Ellie Dean.

What readers are saying about When We Danced at the End of the Pier

�A beautiful and emotional read. I don’t think I can remember the last time a book moved me to tears so many times whilst reading it. I shed tears of happiness as well as sadness. This is one author who creates characters that will totally capture the readers hearts and I know that them and their story will remain with me for a very long time to come.� By the Letter Book Reviews

�What an amazing, sensitively written, emotional, poignant and absolutely wonderful story! The author's writing is exquisite and we are drawn into Maureen's world, feeling for all the characters every step of the way.� Renita D’Silva

â€�Oh my word I honestly can't remember the last time a book made me feel so emotional. Well this book made me laugh one minute and bawl my eyes out the next. It was absolutely brilliant. Right from the first page I was glued to it and just didn't want to put it down. Sandy Taylor is one amazing writer and the way she writes and describes the character really pulls you into the story. I can't recommend this book highly enough. It is simply amazing.â€� Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Review

‘The story was deeply emotional and moving...All the characters are endearing and touching. The dramatic scenes are heart-wrenching...The author really managed to write a beautiful tale about family, true love and friendship. If you are a bit of a softie, expect a few tears rolling down your cheeks!� La Biblio De Caro]]> 362 Sandy Taylor 1786811545 JLNicky 0 4.44 2017 When We Danced at the End of the Pier (Brighton Girls Trilogy #1)
author: Sandy Taylor
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.44
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]]> <![CDATA[The Ultimate Business Superpower: Harness Its Energy and Massively Increase Your Revenue]]> 57955852 290 Scott Martin 1940715164 JLNicky 0 currently-reading 4.67 The Ultimate Business Superpower: Harness Its Energy and Massively Increase Your Revenue
author: Scott Martin
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]]> <![CDATA[Sweat Equity: Building a house at half cost]]> 18940762
Scared of mortgage payments on a fixed income?

Sweat Equity is a blueprint for securing your financial future in the unlikeliest of places...your own home.

Follow the journey of achieving financial freedom by building your own home. You will understand the economics of building your own house and the actual steps involved. It's not as hard as it seems, and it could mean the end to your financial worry.

The book is broken into two parts:

Part 1: How banks are robbing you blind and
what to do about it.

Part 2: "How-to" build your own house.]]> 457 Larry Angell JLNicky 0 currently-reading 4.33 2012 Sweat Equity: Building a house at half cost
author: Larry Angell
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2012
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]]> All Wrapped Up in You 199564760
After a painful divorce, Mathilda “Mat� Kincaide has one clear vision. Ascend the throne of her family’s cherished chain of bookstores. Yet a mysterious troublemaker lurks in the heart of her store, intent on derailing Mat’s every ambition. She can’t be distracted, even if the new hire with her sizzling librarian appearance and saucy glances tempts Mat to bend her no relationship rule.

Camdyn Stone is a gifted writer. Or at least she was. With a looming deadline, Camdyn must complete a manuscript before Christmas or face financial ruin. Working at Kincaide Books is a refuge for this self-doubting one-hit-wonder. If only Camdyn could find inspiration for her next book in someone other than her sexy new boss.

In a whimsical bookstore, with eccentric patrons and a snarky cat, Mat and Camdyn must work together to save the Kincaide legacy.

But will they find love along the way?

Join Mat and Camdyn on a heartfelt journey where love unfolds, passions flare, hearts collide, and the quest for true love takes root in the most unexpected of places. In this captivating sapphic romance novel, love weaves a tale with an intensity that transcends all boundaries.]]> 306 T.B. Markinson JLNicky 5 loved it

Very humorous. A slight age gap. And bubble wrap. Cant ever have enough bubble wrap. Ok so the whole exchange writing notebook was a winner. The bookstore was a great setting. The grandma was way over the top and i enjoyed the smut book club. Truely funny and sweet and great characters]]> 4.23 All Wrapped Up in You
author: T.B. Markinson
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.23
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loved it

Very humorous. A slight age gap. And bubble wrap. Cant ever have enough bubble wrap. Ok so the whole exchange writing notebook was a winner. The bookstore was a great setting. The grandma was way over the top and i enjoyed the smut book club. Truely funny and sweet and great characters
]]> Soul Unique 23258876
Mesmerized by Hayden and her art, Greer learns the young woman has Asperger syndrome. Hayden awakens something in Greer she didn’t know she was capable of. Having suffered from a profound loneliness for most of her life, Greer develops an overshadowing love and protectiveness toward Hayden. As she learns more about Hayden and her heartbreaking family situation, Greer is amazed at how courageous and brilliant she is. Can there be a future with a woman like this, and will Hayden, who can only put words to her emotions through her paintings, return her feelings?]]> 264 Gun Brooke 1626393583 JLNicky 0 to-read 4.24 2015 Soul Unique
author: Gun Brooke
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2015
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]]> <![CDATA[A Midlife Woman (A Woman Lost Book 11)]]> 196895904 Lizzie Petrie can’t quite believe she’s approaching middle age.

It’s summertime and Lizzie is determined to have the best summer yet.

Just as long as no one acknowledges that on July fourteenth she’s turning forty. She can’t kick the thought that getting older is a failure on her part. And it’s dangerous, too. She tweaks her neck simply trying to make toast.

The problem is, Sarah seems determined to throw a surprise birthday bash despite being warned not to.

Will Lizzie survive turning 40?

A Midlife Woman is the hilarious and heartfelt eleventh installment of A Woman Lost, a series of contemporary sapphic romances. If you like quirky characters, complicated family dynamics, and well-crafted prose, then you’ll love following Lizzie’s continuing saga.
]]> 103 T.B. Markinson JLNicky 5 so so funny Lizzie

I loved this read. It had me cracking up and sharing parts with my 85 year old mother laughing. What fun and crazy history professor has never bought a vibrator. Oh the stories she told. The kids are fantastic too. I guess i have to go read some of this series cause i hadn’t read any others yet. Are you jealous of me now? Title caught me so i read it on kindle unlimited and so glad.]]> 4.50 A Midlife Woman (A Woman Lost Book 11)
author: T.B. Markinson
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average rating: 4.50
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so so funny Lizzie

I loved this read. It had me cracking up and sharing parts with my 85 year old mother laughing. What fun and crazy history professor has never bought a vibrator. Oh the stories she told. The kids are fantastic too. I guess i have to go read some of this series cause i hadn’t read any others yet. Are you jealous of me now? Title caught me so i read it on kindle unlimited and so glad.
]]> I Knew I Loved You 195258023
Dani is an introvert and has more walls than a Roman fortress. Her � gorgeous � best friend, Taylor, is an extrovert and one of only two people who’s ever been allowed inside Dani’s walls. They’ve been best friends for over seventeen years, and Dani has secretly been in love with her for nearly just as long. For the past several years, life and people have caused them to somewhat drift apart.

But when Taylor invites Dani to go on an all-expenses-paid trip to a luxury resort in Clearwater Beach, Florida, they get the space and solitude they need to hash out the reasons Dani has slowly closed her walls against Taylor and heal their friendship. And through the emotional reconnecting, something else blossoms between them, something Dani had always dreamed about and nearly lost hope of ever experiencing.

As their relationship transitions from one of friendship to one of passion, romance, and commitment, Dani and Taylor reevaluate their career paths, both helping each other to achieve what they want for their future. To follow her dreams to become an artist, Dani will have to learn how to control her ego, overcome her fears, and tear down the walls she’d spent most of her life erecting around her mind and heart.

Dani and Taylor have the kind of funny and cute chemistry that only comes from knowing someone through and through, and their love for each other is pure and beautiful, even before they know each other’s love runs deeper than friendship. You won’t be able to get enough of this lovely couple.]]> 332 Amy DeMeritt JLNicky 0 currently-reading 4.04 I Knew I Loved You
author: Amy DeMeritt
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]]> The 1,308 Days 61358871
Until her eyes land on the alluring Katelyn Hughes. Then she has hope for everything, including love.

As the women’s friendship quickly blossoms into something much more serious, they have to find a way to balance their passionate feelings, all while Isabella experiences increased notoriety from her comeback TV series.

Despite whatever curveball gets thrown their way, the one constant is their desire to build a future together, and the desire they have for each other.

Rachel Murphy’s The 1,308 Days is a sexy, captivating, modern romance that reminds you love can happen when you least expect it and that Hollywood endings are actually possible.]]> 326 Rachel Murphy JLNicky 0 currently-reading 3.97 The 1,308 Days
author: Rachel Murphy
name: JLNicky
average rating: 3.97
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]]> Say You Love Me 195884604
Two years after Brooke Lewis had her heart broken and life turned upside down, she was convinced she would never find love again. Nor did she want to. After reluctantly agreeing to her best friend's pleas to start dating again, she tried and failed. Until the bartender on one of her dates threw her for a loop and made her question everything.

Taylor Thompson didn't believe in soulmates or love at first sight, but she definitely felt something the first moment she laid eyes on Brooke at the bar. Something that only intensified the more time they spent together. As Brooke deals with increasing worries over her mother's health, and tries to protect her own heart, Taylor blissfully finds herself falling even more head over heels.

This steamy, age-gap romance will leave you longing for more and rooting for two women who just can't seem to tell the other how much they truly care.]]> 296 Rachel Murphy JLNicky 5 really emotional and great writing

This author spent a lot of time showing how her characters were thinking thru things. Its an art that most writers find difficult to do without outright tell the reader to think my way or the highway. This writer did her job well. The two women were diff age gap and you could clearly see the different levels of thought and how 30 vs 40 might find themselves not in sych. But then they fight to find that sync between them and to really fall deep and build a stronger bond. Loved the story and appreciated the good writing. ]]> 4.33 2023 Say You Love Me
author: Rachel Murphy
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.33
book published: 2023
rating: 5
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really emotional and great writing

This author spent a lot of time showing how her characters were thinking thru things. Its an art that most writers find difficult to do without outright tell the reader to think my way or the highway. This writer did her job well. The two women were diff age gap and you could clearly see the different levels of thought and how 30 vs 40 might find themselves not in sych. But then they fight to find that sync between them and to really fall deep and build a stronger bond. Loved the story and appreciated the good writing.
]]> <![CDATA[Passing Through (Three Rivers, #1)]]> 181231828 Nestled in a towering fir forest on British Columbia’s famous Vancouver Island, Three Rivers Campground is calling you to come relax, explore, and maybe even fall in love...

Emily Rivers does not have time for love.

Or dating.

Or even a one night stand.

As the eldest of the Rivers sisters, she’s too focused on keeping her family’s campground running in the wake of a devastating tragedy to even think about romance.

When Kim Jefferies shows up at the local small town bar looking like a lesbian snack on a stick, Emily writes her off as yet another tourist just passing through—no matter how much the butterflies in her stomach try to tell her otherwise.

Only Kim’s plans of ‘passing through� fade the second she sees Emily Rivers, despite the fact that the whole point of her soul-searching journey was to stop falling for random women in bars who only lead her to heartbreak.

The last thing they’re looking for is a love story, but with the help of some conniving sisters, an interfering bartender, and the magic of the great outdoors, that might be exactly what Kim and Emily are going to get.

Passing Through is part of the Three Rivers series, a trilogy of interconnected sapphic standalones. Grab your tent and get ready for an adventure in this steamy romance from bestselling author Katia Rose.]]> 348 Katia Rose JLNicky 0 4.18 Passing Through (Three Rivers, #1)
author: Katia Rose
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average rating: 4.18
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]]> Where the Heart Leads 122795093 Angie Davis just wanted some simple time with her daughter. But when the paparazzi swarm the café she and Luna are at, she has no choice but to accept the help of a handsome stranger who is watching the chaos play out. When Luna develops a friendship with that stranger, Angie’s unsure how to handle it. But the more time Angie spends with her, the more she wants to be in Finn’s arms.
Against her better judgement, Finn allows herself to be drawn to the promise of something real with Angie, but when the celebrity spotlight threatens to derail her safe existence and expose her secrets, it isn’t only their hearts in danger. Is love worth the risk?]]> 267 Ally McGuire 1915009340 JLNicky 4 wow latin lover and movie star

I love the superb writing of this novel. The author knows words and how to use them. It was a very lovely romance and all things considered it kept me going to find out about Finns mystery. I wish there had been more scenes from DR. Luna was fantastic. I feel the book could have one or two scenes with Finn on set watching Angie. Over all great read and very realistic for how it all built up. ]]> 4.56 Where the Heart Leads
author: Ally McGuire
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.56
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wow latin lover and movie star

I love the superb writing of this novel. The author knows words and how to use them. It was a very lovely romance and all things considered it kept me going to find out about Finns mystery. I wish there had been more scenes from DR. Luna was fantastic. I feel the book could have one or two scenes with Finn on set watching Angie. Over all great read and very realistic for how it all built up.
]]> Salvation 122998736 The Gold Avenue, a district in the City State of Memphis, was once a great center of wealth and culture. Now, segregated and neglected for generations, the people are used as cheap labor while the rest of the city thrives and profits. The Ministry has kept a tight grip on the district through oppressive laws and by eliminating those who oppose them. That grip has been slipping with the rise of an insurgency inspired by one woman’s story.
Adopted and raised by the church, Alexandria Wade was believed to be an agent of change and a Saint. When her movement gains momentum and inspires a revolution, a campaign of violence follows, and she finds herself a target of the Ministry. Michael Velo, an ex-secret police agent, becomes her only hope to survive against a system he once worked to uphold. They both must follow a dangerous and unfamiliar path with no promise that it will lead them to the salvation they seek.]]> 332 J.D. Clason JLNicky 0 currently-reading 0.0 Salvation
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]]> <![CDATA[State of Grace (Moonflower Cove)]]> 58747952 Alexis Holland has watched Blake’s hit sci-fi TV show for years and is surprised when the actress shows up at the bar where she works. Despite the chemistry between them, she’s convinced it’s all in her head. After all, she’s a single mom with more baggage than a booked airplane. What could Blake possibly see in her?
Will they be able to overcome their past mistakes and traumas to embrace the new love before them? Or will Alexis push Blake away and retreat back to her safe world?

Content Warning: This novel references a rape that occurred off-page and is mentioned as backstory with no graphic detail.]]> 262 Addison Clarke JLNicky 0 currently-reading 4.19 State of Grace (Moonflower Cove)
author: Addison Clarke
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]]> A Heart as Untamed as Thunder 62085321
When love fuels the heart though, all obstacles can be overcome�

Carter Stone has led a harsh life among the wild horses, full of challenges and adventures. He has always wished to have someone by his side who shares this passion and when the match with Maddie is arranged, he is overjoyed. What he did not expect was to find himself stricken with her unique beauty or her rare wit, with which she challenges him when she differs from his methods.

Will he be able to tame her wild heart?

When the wild stallion and the herd that Carter and Maddie so much admire, are put at risk by a covetous man, they will be willingly thrown into a hazardous and possibly deadly situation to save them. Can their love for the horses and for each other be enough to save them? Or will the fate that brought them together eventually bring them to an utter end?

"A Heart as Untamed as Thunder" is a historical romance novel of approximately 80,000 words. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.]]> 454 Carol Colyer JLNicky 0 currently-reading 4.44 A Heart as Untamed as Thunder
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]]> <![CDATA[Against the Grain (Flippin' Fantastic, #1)]]> 56857884 Zee Aliu is a not entirely a complicated woman, per se: She likes plenty of things—peace, quiet, and when situations go her way. There’s no room in her life for anything but the expected with the full-time caretaking job she already has. Not even when a cute woman begins making a racket flipping a house next door.
When James meets Zee at a speed dating event on New Year’s Eve—it was Darby’s idea—she makes quite a first impression with a spilled drink, accidentally saying her name is Jagerbomb (never going to live that down), and, coincidentally, being the cute woman making all the racket.
Will James� shyness ever warm up enough to melt the ice queen next door’s heart?
Against the Grain is the first in a trio of Flippin� Fantastic romances about the three women who own and operate Flippin� Fantastic Renovations. Put down the power tools for a moment and curl up with this romantic comedy perfect for Valentine’s Day.]]> 136 Bryce Oakley JLNicky 4 pretty great read

Loved how the characters interacted and the romance was fun too. Only reason a four is because the romance was really quick. Im single so it could go that fast, but i dont think mine would be like that lol. Fun read and good plot and HEA]]> 4.10 2021 Against the Grain (Flippin' Fantastic, #1)
author: Bryce Oakley
name: JLNicky
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2021
rating: 4
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pretty great read

Loved how the characters interacted and the romance was fun too. Only reason a four is because the romance was really quick. Im single so it could go that fast, but i dont think mine would be like that lol. Fun read and good plot and HEA
]]> <![CDATA[Missed Connection (A Gia, San Francisco Romance, #2)]]> 60417209
Travel influencer Ky Logan doesn’t play by anyone else’s rules. Her life of jet-hopping across the world is the envy of two million followers, even if her family doesn’t exactly approve. It’s a simple, adventurous existence with no one to answer to but herself.

Six months after her trip to Sydney, Ky still can’t stop thinking about the woman she sat next to on the plane. Avery. Beautiful, clever, straight Avery. When a leak in Avery’s apartment leads them to share a bed for two weeks, lines inevitably become blurred, especially after the kiss they shared in San Francisco International.

Maybe Ky is the person Avery has been waiting for, even if she’s never considered being with a woman. But is Ky’s time with Avery just another one of her vacations?]]> 316 Stephanie Shea JLNicky 0 currently-reading 4.43 Missed Connection (A Gia, San Francisco Romance, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Chef's Kiss (A Gia, San Francisco Romance, #1)]]> 58443037 Renowned chef Jenn Coleman is not a people person. Her rise to the top of the culinary industry stems from a cultivated blend of top-tier schooling—from her nonna—and bouts of carefully managed misanthropy. Owning and operating two Michelin starred restaurants doesn’t leave time for much else anyway. Just ask her ex.
When the new stage at her restaurant trips into her with all the grace of a baby giraffe, it’s a sure recipe for disaster. But for all of Jenn’s reserve, Valentina has twice the allure, and the chemistry between them is just� chef’s kiss.
If only Jenn wasn’t Valentina’s boss with nearly ten years between them.]]> 232 Stephanie Shea JLNicky 0 4.21 Chef's Kiss (A Gia, San Francisco Romance, #1)
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]]> The Contract 180176357 Jamie needs a job. Etta needs a sub.

Surely, they can come to some sort of agreement.

Jamie is jobless and down to her last dollar, living in squalor with only a cat to keep her sane. On the day of an important job interview she's spotted by Etta Coleman, the smart and striking billionaire bachelorette who tears through assistants like cheap tissues.

Etta wants her. To be her assistant. To be her submissive.

For six months all Jamie has to do is be at Etta’s beck and call. In the office, in the boardroom... and in the bedroom.
In return, she'll become a millionaire.

They say that every woman has her price. Etta is willing to pay Jamie’s. Now she will enter a decadent world of money, bad jokes, broken hearts, dangerous business partners, and sweet white-collar power.

The moment Jamie signs that billion-dollar contract, she belongs to Etta Coleman. Body... and heart!

This is a sapphic retelling of the 2015 serial THE BILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT by Cynthia Dane. ]]> 433 Cynthia Dane JLNicky 0 currently-reading 3.92 The Contract
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]]> Her Most Secret Affair 25700307
Valerie Wilde is the Madam of The Crimson Manor, an exclusive and successful brothel. When one of her most popular girls leaves, Valerie has to find another, fast. Her clients are demanding and discerning, and Valerie's task is no easy one: most harlots are too unrefined, too vulgar... Until she meets Miranda.

Confused by their desire for one another, the women are drawn together by their forbidden feelings. And all the while, Valerie is terrified that Miranda will leave her for the life of a kept mistress. But Miranda has her own ideas on what the future holds, and will do whatever it takes to make her vision reality.]]> 54 Jesalin Creswell JLNicky 0 currently-reading 3.85 2015 Her Most Secret Affair
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]]> Quicker (Ell Donsaii, #1) 15826233 207 Laurence E. Dahners JLNicky 0 currently-reading 4.33 2011 Quicker (Ell Donsaii, #1)
author: Laurence E. Dahners
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average rating: 4.33
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]]> Flight Plan 179007695 Two women entangled in a web of danger, deception, and unexpected desire. Will their fake romance be the key to survival, or will it unravel the very foundation of their hearts?

Reggie Hawkins is used to living a lie. As the closeted lesbian daughter of a billionaire media mogul, the only luxury she can’t afford is being herself. She yearns to escape the toxic grasp of her family's global news empire, but her father’s latest demands once again threaten to plunge her deep into the corporate politics she despises.

Gwen Murphy is a woman on the run, haunted by a relentless and sinister shadow group. After unwittingly uncovering a nefarious scheme involving the most advanced spyware ever created, she is forced into the role of a whistleblower, leaving behind everything she’s worked so hard for.

Their paths collide during a fateful diversion in Zurich where an unforgettable encounter sparks a connection neither can forget.

Destiny reunites them in New York City, where Reggie proposes a daring plan—a tabloid-fueled fake relationship that will allow her to wrest control of the business, and her life, from her domineering father while giving Gwen the resources she needs to start her life over in safety.

As the spotlight intensifies, so does the attraction between the two women, blurring the lines between fiction and reality. But in a world riddled with deceit and betrayal, Reggie and Gwen must learn to trust each other and find solace amidst the chaos.

Will their love be enough to conquer the forces that seek to tear them apart?

Prepare to be captivated by this sensual ice queen, age gap, fake relationship, billionaire romance novel from the best-selling writing duo of TB Markinson and Miranda MacLeod that will leave you breathless until the final, unforgettable page.
]]> 374 T.B. Markinson JLNicky 0 4.25 Flight Plan
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]]> <![CDATA[Uncompromising Honor (Honor Harrington, #14)]]> 41941660 Uncompromising Courage. Uncompromising Vengeance. Uncompromising Honor.

The Solarian League—for hundreds of years they have borne the banner of human civilization. But the bureaucratic Mandarins who rule today’s League are corrupt and looking for scapegoats. They’ve decided the upstart Star Kingdom of Manticore must be annihilated.

Honor Harrington has worn the Star Kingdom’s uniform for half a century. So far, hers has been a voice of caution. But now the Mandarins have committed atrocities such as the galaxy has not known in a thousand years. They have finally killed too many of the people Honor Harrington loves.

Now Honor Harrington is coming for the Solarian League. And Hell is riding in her wake.Ìý]]> 1093 David Weber 1625796676 JLNicky 5 wow a crazy spectacular ride

Weber out did himself. The rules no longer apply in this book. All hell breaks loose over the galaxy and Honor Harrington seeks revenge and resolution. But its not complete resolution so i see another book rising from this ash to take on the Mesa Alignment for a final brew. I think the Andermani will take a bigger cut slice of that pie too. I loved the erendeti acts of action in this one and the possible deneb accords and so much more. It was a mistake of many from old Chicago. I was truly hoping the ghost hunters might bring up the manderins within the alignment just to watch them keel over but nope. Sigh, the author didnt go there. He went somewhere else. Loved the tree cats and i wish Firebrand had a bigger roll. Seems mike got his help but nothing happened. Hopefully they find the island and discover a buried lab of nanotechers or something. So so much to ask about now that its done. Gonna go look for the next book.]]> 4.48 2018 Uncompromising Honor (Honor Harrington, #14)
author: David Weber
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average rating: 4.48
book published: 2018
rating: 5
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wow a crazy spectacular ride

Weber out did himself. The rules no longer apply in this book. All hell breaks loose over the galaxy and Honor Harrington seeks revenge and resolution. But its not complete resolution so i see another book rising from this ash to take on the Mesa Alignment for a final brew. I think the Andermani will take a bigger cut slice of that pie too. I loved the erendeti acts of action in this one and the possible deneb accords and so much more. It was a mistake of many from old Chicago. I was truly hoping the ghost hunters might bring up the manderins within the alignment just to watch them keel over but nope. Sigh, the author didnt go there. He went somewhere else. Loved the tree cats and i wish Firebrand had a bigger roll. Seems mike got his help but nothing happened. Hopefully they find the island and discover a buried lab of nanotechers or something. So so much to ask about now that its done. Gonna go look for the next book.
]]> <![CDATA[Younger Next Year: A Guide to Living Like 50 Until You're 80 and Beyond]]> 44772908 Congratulations, you are about to get younger!
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Dr. Henry Lodge provides the science. Chris Crowley provides the motivation. And through their New York Times bestselling program, you’ll discover how to put off 70 percent of the normal problems of aging—weakness, sore joints, bad balance—and eliminate 50 percent of serious illness and injury. Plus, prominent neurologist Allan Hamilton now explains how following “Harry’s Rules� for diet, exercise, and staying emotionally connected directly affects your brain—all the way down to the cellular level. The message is simple: Learn to train for the next third of your life, and you’ll have a ball.

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Ìý]]> 503 Henry S. Lodge 1523508663 JLNicky 0 currently-reading 4.30 2004 Younger Next Year: A Guide to Living Like 50 Until You're 80 and Beyond
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average rating: 4.30
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]]> <![CDATA[Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career]]> 44770129
Learn a new talent, stay relevant, reinvent yourself, and adapt to whatever the workplace throws your way. Ultralearning offers nine principles to master hard skills quickly. This is the essential guide to future-proof your career and maximize your competitive advantage through self-education.

In these tumultuous times of economic and technological change, staying ahead depends on continual self-education—a lifelong mastery of fresh ideas, subjects, and skills. If you want to accomplish more and stand apart from everyone else, you need to become an ultralearner.

The challenge of learning new skills is that you think you already know how best to learn, as you did as a student, so you rerun old routines and old ways of solving problems. To counter that, Ultralearning offers powerful strategies to break you out of those mental ruts and introduces new training methods to help you push through to higher levels of retention.

Scott H. Young incorporates the latest research about the most effective learning methods and the stories of other ultralearners like himself—among them Benjamin Franklin, chess grandmaster Judit Polgár, and Nobel laureate physicist Richard Feynman, as well as a host of others, such as little-known modern polymath Nigel Richards, who won the French World Scrabble Championship—without knowing French.

Young documents the methods he and others have used to acquire knowledge and shows that, far from being an obscure skill limited to aggressive autodidacts, ultralearning is a powerful tool anyone can use to improve their career, studies, and life.

Ultralearning explores this fascinating subculture, shares a proven framework for a successful ultralearning project, and offers insights into how you can organize and exe - cute a plan to learn anything deeply and quickly, without teachers or budget-busting tuition costs.

Whether the goal is to be fluent in a language (or ten languages), earn the equivalent of a college degree in a fraction of the time, or master multiple tools to build a product or business from the ground up, the principles in Ultralearning will guide you to success.]]> 305 Scott H. Young JLNicky 0 currently-reading 3.94 2019 Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career
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]]> Finding Home 2205094
Sarah Buchanan would never in a million years have used those words to describe herself. Never. But it's been almost a year since her longtime girlfriend left her for a man, and she's suddenly realized that those words now describe her with frightening accuracy, along with one boring. Deciding it's time to escape her disaster of a life, at least long enough to turn it around, she takes a temporary position with her company overseas. The hardest part is leaving her blue-eyed dog, Bentley, behind. But at least he's in the capable hands of her family. She thinks.

Natalie Fox is the exact opposite of Sarah. She's flighty, spontaneous, and lives in The Now. It's how she's always been, and for better or for worse, Natalie loves her carefree life. When she finds a stray, skinny, terrified dog with blue eyes outside the coffee shop where she works and decides to adopt him as her own, things seem just about perfect to her.

Take two stubborn, polar opposites with an attraction for one another they're trying desperately to ignore; throw in a couple of wise Italians, a handful of quirky friends, some homemade cannoli, and a far-too-observant dog; stir vigorously, then sit back, relax, and enjoy...]]> 240 Georgia Beers 1602820198 JLNicky 0 currently-reading 3.80 2008 Finding Home
author: Georgia Beers
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average rating: 3.80
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]]> <![CDATA[101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think]]> 32998876 450 Brianna Wiest JLNicky 0 currently-reading 3.74 2016 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
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average rating: 3.74
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]]> Out Stealing Horses 398323
Trond’s friend Jon often appeared at his doorstep with an adventure in mind for the two of them. But this morning would turn out to be different. What began as a joy ride on “borrowed� horses ends with Jon falling into a strange trance of grief. Trond soon learns what befell Jon earlier that day—an incident that marks the beginning of a series of vital losses for both boys.

Set in the easternmost region of Norway, Out Stealing Horses begins with an ending. Sixty-seven-year-old Trond has settled into a rustic cabin in an isolated area to live the rest of his life with a quiet deliberation. A meeting with his only neighbor, however, forces him to reflect on that fateful summer.]]> 258 Per Petterson JLNicky 0 to-read 3.79 2003 Out Stealing Horses
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average rating: 3.79
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]]> <![CDATA[Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle, #2)]]> 45978
Darkness falls…despair abounds…evil reigns�

Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesmera, land of the elves, for further training in the skills of the Dragon Rider: magic and swordsmanship. Soon he is on the journey of a lifetime, his eyes open to awe-inspring new places and people, his days filled with fresh adventure. But chaos and betrayal plague him at every turn, and nothing is what it seems. Before long, Eragon doesn't know whom he can trust.

Meanwhile, his cousin Roran must fight a new battle–one that might put Eragon in even graver danger.

Will the king's dark hand strangle all resistance? Eragon may not escape with even his life. . . .]]> 704 Christopher Paolini 0375840400 JLNicky 0 to-read 4.04 2005 Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle, #2)
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]]> Survival in Auschwitz 6174
In 1943, Primo Levi, a twenty-five-year-old chemist and “Italian citizen of Jewish race,� was arrested by Italian fascists and deported from his native Turin to Auschwitz. Survival in Auschwitz is Levi’s classic account of his ten months in the German death camp, a harrowing story of systematic cruelty and miraculous endurance. Remarkable for its simplicity, restraint, compassion, and even wit, Survival in Auschwitz remains a lasting testament to the indestructibility of the human spirit.]]> 187 Primo Levi 0684826801 JLNicky 0 to-read 4.20 1947 Survival in Auschwitz
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]]> The Translator 44798638 arrival of their guests. The rank was as new and as shiny as the toe of her boots, a gift from her mother to congratulate her. The airlock chimed as it depressurized and she stood straighter, trying to make herself look a little taller. This was her first official assignment since the promotion, she wanted to do it right.]]> Eboni J. Dunbar JLNicky 0 to-read 4.83 The Translator
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]]> The Orphan's Daughter 48849043 Ireland, 1924. For thirteen-year-old Nora Doyle every day is a fight for survival. In the rural Irish village she calls home, she is no stranger to funerals or feeling the cold wind blowing through the windows of the small cottage where she lives with her family. Somehow Nora manages to keep smiling, but she longs to escape the poverty surrounding her.

One day, Nora’s life changes when her sense of adventure leads her and her best friend, Kitty, through a hole in the wall of the huge house on the top of the hill. In the secluded, carefully tended garden they discover on the other side, Nora and Kitty meet Edward, the young boy who lives there, and they instantly form a strong bond.

Soon Nora is spending every moment she can spare in the secret garden. But in escaping from her life in the village, Nora is going against the wishes of her family, who have forbidden any contact with the big house. Because Edward holds the key to a family secret that will change Nora’s life forever, and force her to make an impossible choice between her family and her future�

A heart-wrenching story of love, loss and the power of friendship during unimaginable hardship. This book is perfect for fans of Orphan Train and The Girl With No Name. ]]> 316 Sandy Taylor 1786819074 JLNicky 5 thru tears i smiled

This was a really emotional ride for Nora. A coming age, of finding life friends, of heartache and loss, and finding ones place in life. I loved the letters sent back and forth between all. And the Grandad learning. I laughed outloud at the talk between Kitty and Nora from page one to the last. What a pair. It was quite remarkable how lovely the story fell into my heart. I especially love the author sharing book titles of the times. Excellent read for anyone who can smell a books purpose before they turn to page one. Loved this!]]> 4.48 2020 The Orphan's Daughter
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thru tears i smiled

This was a really emotional ride for Nora. A coming age, of finding life friends, of heartache and loss, and finding ones place in life. I loved the letters sent back and forth between all. And the Grandad learning. I laughed outloud at the talk between Kitty and Nora from page one to the last. What a pair. It was quite remarkable how lovely the story fell into my heart. I especially love the author sharing book titles of the times. Excellent read for anyone who can smell a books purpose before they turn to page one. Loved this!
]]> The Runaway Children 36409078
London, 1942: Thirteen-year-old Nell and five-year-old Olive are being sent away from the devastation of the East End. They are leaving the terror of the Blitz and nights spent shivering in air raid shelters behind them, but will the strangers they are billeted with be kind and loving, or are there different hardships ahead?

As the sisters struggle to adjust to life as evacuees, they soon discover that living in the countryside isn’t always idyllic. Nell misses her mother and brothers more than anything but she has to stay strong for Olive. Then, when little Olive’s safety is threatened by a boy on a farm, Nell has to make a decision that will change their lives forever�

They must run from danger and try to find their way home.

Together the two girls hold each other’s hands as they begin their perilous journey across bombed-out Britain. But when Nell falls ill, can she still protect her little sister from the war raging around them? And will they ever be reunited from the family they’ve been torn from?

An unputdownable novel of unconditional love, friendship and the fight for survival during a time of unimaginable change. The Runaway Children is guaranteed to find a place in your heart.]]> 365 Sandy Taylor 1786812878 JLNicky 5 adventure of Youth

Set in the 1940s horrors of war two children have a life of adventure when they are sent to another town to evacuate London. Nell tells their story of love, fear, laughter, trials, and coming of age as they struggle diring the German Invasion. It was engrossing reading such an intimate detailed history of Nells courage and battles. She ends up losing everything and finding it all and so much more once again. A great read and super delightful while still making the reader feel the hard feels and grow with the two girls as they age.]]> 4.39 2017 The Runaway Children
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adventure of Youth

Set in the 1940s horrors of war two children have a life of adventure when they are sent to another town to evacuate London. Nell tells their story of love, fear, laughter, trials, and coming of age as they struggle diring the German Invasion. It was engrossing reading such an intimate detailed history of Nells courage and battles. She ends up losing everything and finding it all and so much more once again. A great read and super delightful while still making the reader feel the hard feels and grow with the two girls as they age.
]]> Always Faithful 9996051 156 Isabella 0982860854 JLNicky 0 currently-reading 4.17 2010 Always Faithful
author: Isabella
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]]> The Six Pack 59990506 Six friends. Ten Years. Twelve stories.

When sisters Maggie and Kiera McBride bring their friends together for a night of fun, they have no idea what it will lead to. Neither of them expected this crazy group to become like family.

Throughout the next year, follow this group of friends as they navigate ten years of life and love together.

*This 10,000 word novelette is book one of an LGBTQ+ twelve-book series*]]> 41 Erica Lee JLNicky 0 currently-reading 4.26 The Six Pack
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]]> Still the One (The One, #2) 60784175 This story isn’t about a second chance, it’s about working through the hard stuff, so a second chance isn’t needed in the first place.

When her estranged sister is injured in an accident, Cate Herrera’s well-crafted life is turned upside down as she rushes to her side. Despite knowing she wouldn’t want to see her if she wasn’t in a coma. Only then does Cate find out that not only does she have nieces and a nephew, but she is the only thing standing between them and foster care.

Everything happens so quickly Cate says yes to taking them in before she talks it over with her girlfriend. Telling herself that it was just for a week or so, and Hilary would understand, its family. Even if they had agreed years before that they didn’t want kids, but did this really break that agreement?

Hilary Mathews has no love for Cate’s sister and can’t understand why her girlfriend would agree to take in her kids, even for a minute. After all, it will only lead to heartache and pain when her sister wakes up just as homophobic as before the accident. Only this time she will take the kids Cate is rapidly falling in love with away from her.

Before Hilary can get her head around kids in the house, she is offered a job opportunity that she longs to take. Especially since it involves a move across the country that will bring them closer to her own family. But now with the kids around, Cate isn’t interested in leaving. Can Hilary give up an opportunity that might never happen again?

Suddenly, their perfect life is in turmoil. Each is pulled by each wanting to be closer to their families. Making staying together seem impossible. Is it time to move on without the woman you love?

Don't miss seeing how Cate and Hilary meet and fall in love in Finding the One, a prequel novella.]]> 280 Lindsey Pennington 1954672373 JLNicky 4 a great read

I really enjoyed this character driven book. The twists were not impossible and the women were full of flaws. They were realistic representing so many people you probably know. The family drama of the Herrera sisters was totally believable and the friend Cate and Hilary built their lives around were hit and miss. It was a good read and the writing was awesome.]]> 4.29 Still the One (The One, #2)
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a great read

I really enjoyed this character driven book. The twists were not impossible and the women were full of flaws. They were realistic representing so many people you probably know. The family drama of the Herrera sisters was totally believable and the friend Cate and Hilary built their lives around were hit and miss. It was a good read and the writing was awesome.
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