A Match Made for Thanksgiving

Review:

I've read a couple of duds recently and this one was fun! Nick is a playboy who grew up in a small town feeling isolated and different. His family and 1 brother still live there. Lily also grew up in a small town and was the "good girl" in her family. Her boyfriend recently broke up with her because he thought she was boring. So, to be less boring, she seeks out a one-night stand. And you can guess that one-night stand is Nick. They rock each other's world. And they part thinking that's the last each will see of the other.
This was perfectly paced and I enjoyed the secondary characters. Nick's family is meddling and hilarious. It's apparent they love him. The same with Lily's, but they are less on the page. I bought the next (Greg's story) and plan to read it in the next week or 2.

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Legal Seduction

Review:

Bette is quitting her job and is caught while leaving her resignation letter.  There happens to be a mole at the firm and since she is resigning- it MUST be her!  So instead of coming right out and saying why she is leaving, she doesn't.  'Cause that would be too damn easy.  So, lets play a game of seduction instead.  'Cause it's sexier don't cha know?  Another boss/employee trope (or in this case soon to be ex).  I didn't like Simon and nothing he did made me like him.  And the mole is?  (To be solved in another book).

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Confessions

Review:

Not CE's best (by far). I rolled my eyes so much they got stuck in the back of my head. Multiple brothers who are all current/former military and alphas (check and check). Eh.

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All Cats Are Introverts

Review:

My sister got this for my husband for Christmas (we did it early since we won't see them in Dec).  This was funny and a nice way for pass some time.  As usual, some poems were much better then others.

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Under Fire

Review:

Liam and Rachel were introduced in the previous book. This picks up about 6 months later; Rachel has relocated to FL and trains therapy and emotional support dogs. She was burned out on rescue. One of the vets she is helping confides in her some things he witnessed before becoming injured. Problem is, no one believes them and once her dog is poisoned, she turns to Liam for help.
Having fallen for each other during the earthquake rescue they were both on earlier; neither pursued a relationship with the other for Reasons. I did think both characters, but this fell short for me. It felt flat. On the other hand, I liked reading about Brandon and Catriona. I would have liked more about that relationship.
For romance-opoly: the military square

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Review:

I was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked this! Ellie returns to her small town Kentucky home to open up her own practice (she's a family MD) and to watch over her dad who is an alcoholic with diabetes. Her dad is a drunk asshole and ignored her when she was growing up. Tyler is the town "bad boy." Tyler owns a construction company and rehabs old properties. He had an abusive father.
Ellie needs to become a sex goddess so she can snag the guy she *thinks* she wants. But not everything is as it seems.
This was a nice friends to lovers with ugly duckling (when she was younger) thrown in.

For romance-opoly- Heartbreak Hospital (doctor hero or heroine).

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The Sea Queen

Review:

This was a kindle freebie at one time.  Look at that GORGEOUS cover!  However, that's the *only* good thing about this one.  I was annoyed with Calypso- she was a horrible heroine and happened to have had many children, but was a virgin (whatever).  She didn't treat others very well.  The writing didn't work for me; there's a lot of slang used (calling Hades "hawt" or feeling "funky").  I would have normally DNF'd this, but I needed a quick read (I'm a bit behind on my end-of-year reading goal).  

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