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text 2015-10-31 19:07

October 2015 Reads poster

 

Another month went by way to fast. But at least I seem to have gotten my reading rhythm back. I hope I can keep it up and maybe add a few extra next month, so I can hopefully get my reading goal for 2015 done :p 

All in all it was an okay month for October, I had a few review copies that I got done which got me caught up so far .

I don't have a plan for November yet, just read what ever falls in my lap and or been sitting here for a while. 

Okay now to my October round-up, the buy links can be found in the reviews that I also linked. 

Thanks for stopping by and as always: Happy Reading :) 


Every Last Breath by Jennifer L. Armentrout

 

Every Last Breath

 

Synopsis:

 

Every choice has consequences—but seventeen-year-old Layla faces tougher choices than most. Light or darkness. Wickedly sexy demon prince Roth, or Zayne, the gorgeous, protective Warden she never thought could be hers. Hardest of all, Layla has to decide which side of herself to trust.

Layla has a new problem, too. A Lilin—the deadliest of demons—has been unleashed, wreaking havoc on those around her…including her best friend. To keep Sam from a fate much, much worse than death, Layla must strike a deal with the enemy while saving her city—and her race—from destruction.

Torn between two worlds and two different boys, Layla has no certainties, least of all survival, especially when an old bargain comes back to haunt them all. But sometimes, when secrets are everywhere and the truth seems unknowable, you have to listen to your heart, pick a side—and then fight like hell…

 

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5★ 

 

My Review


Cowboy Proud by

 

Cowyboy proud

 

Synopsis:

 

Cade Covington is struggling with turning his family’s beloved ranch into a tourist attraction. It’s not just the mortgage big enough to choke a horse, or the invasion of his home by strangers. It’s also the arrival of a city slicker PR professional who doesn’t understand ranch life…and puts every beautiful woman he’s ever seen to shame. Cade wants her.

With her company on the line, Emma can’t afford any mistakes. Especially if that mistake is a broad-shouldered, blue-eyed cowboy who drives her crazy with hunger. But all it takes is one small wager and their chemistry explodes. When the dust settles, will Emma have obliterated her career…or captured her cowboy?

 

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5 ★

 

My Review 


Gambling on the Bodyguard by Sarah Ballance

 

Gambling on the Bodyguard

 

Synopsis:

 

He’ll guard her body all night long…

Ski instructor Ellie Montgomery hits Vegas during a romance convention to meet the man of her dreams…only, the man of her dreams isn’t the cover model she’s there to see. He’s the hot-as-sin bodyguard who catches her sneaking in the back door of a meet-and-greet, and he seems more than ready to do what it takes to prove he’s twice the man her pretty boy crush could ever be.

Jax Mathis couldn’t resist snagging a date with Ellie, but he didn’t count on the attraction being more than physical. They connect on a level he didn’t think possible—and he can’t run fast enough. She makes him want things he thought he’d never have, and maybe, just maybe, they’re within reach. But to have it, he’ll have to face the one mountain he swore he’d never climb…and with no guarantee she’ll be waiting on the other side.

 

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1★

 

My Review

 


Rogue’s Son by Darcy Flynn

 

Rogue's Son

 

Synopsis:

 

Tough and driven, Kit Kendall replaced frills and dresses with no-nonsense haircuts and wranglers years ago. As owner of Sage Brush, the once-thriving West Texas bed and breakfast ranch, she now struggles daily to keep her business afloat. Since McCabe Lodge reopened next door as a multi-million-dollar resort, her financial difficulties compound, as she suffers one cancellation after another.

Just when she thought things couldn’t get any worse, Kit’s former neighbor and childhood nemesis returns as the new owner of the resort that’s now putting her out of business.

Sam Dawson, cowboy turned entrepreneur, has returned to Sugar Creek after six years of exile with a secret that could destroy Kit’s happiness. He left town because of it and for the past two years has secretly tried to make it right. Having failed, he now returns to make one last attempt to undo the tangled web created by his father.

Set in motion by his father’s will and with the clock ticking, Sam has only weeks to convince Kit to sell him her ranch or reveal the truth that will break her heart.

 

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3 ½ ★

 

My Review 


Dying for a Living by Kory M. Shrum

 

Dying for a Living

 

Synopsis:

 

On the morning before her 67th death, it is business as usual for Jesse Sullivan: meet with the mortician, counsel soon-to-be-dead clients, and have coffee while reading the latest regeneration theory. Jesse dies for a living, literally. As a Necronite, she is one of the population’s rare 2% who can serve as a death replacement agent, dying so others don’t have to. Although each death is different, the result is the same: a life is saved, and Jesse resurrects days later with sore muscles, new scars, and another hole in her memory.

But when Jesse is murdered and becomes the sole suspect in a federal investigation, more than her freedom and sanity are at stake. She must catch the killer herself—or die trying.

 

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3 ★

 

My Review 


The Bull Rider’s Keeper by Lynn Cahoon

 

The Bull Rider's Keeper

 

Synopsis:

 

Jesse Sullivan isn’t afraid of any thing, any man, or any bull. But when he decides to take a chance and carve out a life outside his rodeo career, he feels like he’s walking on shaky ground. In typical Jesse style, he jumps at a chance to purchase Main Street Gallery, a Boise tradition in the art world.

Taylor DeMarco has two goals for the next year. Getting the gallery on sound financial ground to prove to her parents that she can keep her grandfather’s legacy alive is the first one. Moving out of the house and into her own condo by the Boise River is the second. When she finds her folks are selling the gallery to Jesse, she vows to stop the sale, no holds barred.

When sparks fly between Jesse and Taylor, family gets in the way of reason, and they have to decide what is more important, their desires or keeping Main Street Gallery open and successful.

 

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3★ 

 

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The Memory Chair by Susan White

 

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Synopsis:

 

Thirteen-year-old Betony has always hated going to her cranky great-grandmother’s house. It’s old and stuffy and boring and the woodstove in the kitchen is always burning too hot. But her Gram doesn’t have any other family living close by on the Kingston Peninsula, so Betony ends up being dragged along all the time.

She’d rather be pretty much anywhere…until one day Betony sits on her Gram’s fav

ourite chair. She is suddenly transported into the past, and is experiencing her Gram’s life as if it were in her own memory. At first Betony is excited and curious, and begins to develop a close relationship with Gram, even learning to cook and quilt.

 

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4 ★

 

My Review 


Fall of the Seven Cities by Jay Brenham

 

Fall of the Seven Cities

Synopsis:

 

Perfect for fans of The Remaining and No Easy Hope, this is the first story in an action-packed new series that is impossible to put down!

Matt Hess has failed at almost everything: his real estate career is in shambles, his engagement is over and he’s in debt up to his eyeballs. But his past problems pale in comparison to what he’s about to face—an infection so deadly it takes out a hospital waiting room before his very eyes.

Along with a patrol cop, a maternity ward nurse, and a newborn infant, Matt manages to escape the first wave of infected. But the disease spreads so rapidly that soon the entire city of Virginia Beach is overwhelmed. Now Matt and his companions must figure out who they can trust and fight their way out before they join the ranks of the infected horde.

 

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3 ½ ★

 

My Review 


Exodus from the Seven Cities by Jay Brenham

 

Exodus from the Seven Cities

Synopsis:

 

Perfect for fans of Run and The Remaining, this is the second story in an action-packed new series that is impossible to put down!

After five years painting ships in the Navy, Sam Connor has big plans for his life after the military…but no plan for surviving a pandemic. With his wife and infant son away visiting relatives, Sam struggles to find them in a world gone mad. In order to survive in a city that’s quickly become unrecognizable he must become unrecognizable himself.

With no gun to protect him and no special skills to show for his military service, Sam‘s ability to adapt and his will to survive are soon put to the test in a city that’s become a nightmare.

 

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3 ½ ★

 

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Maggie and the Mercury Retrograde by Anya Monroe

 

Maggie and the Mercury Retrograde

 

Synopsis:

 

My life is spinning out of control faster than I can say sorry for all the things I’ve done since this whole planetary shift began.

Like apologize for the fact I made out with my soon-to-be stepbrother. And his stepbrother. And that I’m crushing on the one guy I swore I’d never be into…while keeping it all from my BFF.

Mom says I think the world revolves around me, but the truth is, I’m just trying to survive the worst week of my life.

The universe is legit out to get me. It started when my gaming nemesis deleted my AsteroMine galaxy and it’s only gone downhill from there.

It isn’t my fault. I swear.

 

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2 ½ ★

 

My Review 


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Exodus from the Seven Cities (The Seven Cities Saga #2) by Jay Brenham
Exodus from the Seven Cities - Jay Brenham

Synopsis:

 

Perfect for fans of Run and The Remaining, this is the second story in an action-packed new series that is impossible to put down!

After five years painting ships in the Navy, Sam Connor has big plans for his life after the military…but no plan for surviving a pandemic. With his wife and infant son away visiting relatives, Sam struggles to find them in a world gone mad. In order to survive in a city that’s quickly become unrecognizable he must become unrecognizable himself.

With no gun to protect him and no special skills to show for his military service, Sam‘s ability to adapt and his will to survive are soon put to the test in a city that’s become a nightmare.

 

 

My thoughts:

 

This is the second book in the series and is a full length novel.

This book takes us even further in the story.

We follow different main characters but we still get a glimpse of the characters from book one.

While this book is a full length it is still pretty fast paced.

A lot of things are happening and the book is pretty intense.  We get lots of action and a lot of gore. Everything is pretty dark, we learn get to know more about things that happened and a lot of new things.

Overall this was a great read, that kept me captivated and on the edge if my seat and also kept me guessing what is going to happen. 

Overall, great story and characters.  

I rate this book at 3 ½ ★

 

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Fall of the Seven Cities (The Seven Cities Saga #1) by Jay Brenham
Fall of the Seven Cities - Jay Brenham

Synopsis:

 

Perfect for fans of The Remaining and No Easy Hope, this is the first story in an action-packed new series that is impossible to put down!

Matt Hess has failed at almost everything: his real estate career is in shambles, his engagement is over and he’s in debt up to his eyeballs. But his past problems pale in comparison to what he’s about to face—an infection so deadly it takes out a hospital waiting room before his very eyes.

Along with a patrol cop, a maternity ward nurse, and a newborn infant, Matt manages to escape the first wave of infected. But the disease spreads so rapidly that soon the entire city of Virginia Beach is overwhelmed. Now Matt and his companions must figure out who they can trust and fight their way out before they join the ranks of the infected horde.

 

 

My thoughts:

 

This is a novella, it is a great book to get you started in the series.

This is very fast paced book and everything happens fast. People die very early on and keep dying to the end.

The world setting was very detailed and greatly explained but not to the point that it takes over the story or characters.

The characters were also pretty good and relatable, though don’t get too attached to any of them, being it an apocalypse book, we never know who and when we lose them.

Some of the people I of course liked better than others.

There are a few minor things that bothered me but nothing yet to take away from the rating.

Great start to a new series.

I rate it at 3 ½ ★

 

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