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An Academic Affair
Jodi McAlister
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Age-gap forbidden romance between the neighbor and his new babysitter.
This story is a wild ride of a romance roller-coaster as Eve is only eighteen while the Kyle is twenty eight so a whole ten years between the two. There is so much push and pull because of Eves age and frankly, her maturity while Kyle desperately tries not to give into it. There are also some heavy topics in this book so definitely check your triggers and be kind to yourself while reading.
Overall this was a great realistic age gap forbidden romance where everything is not sunshine and rainbows but real and hard. Eve is very much every ounce of her young adult self while Kyle is in a totally different spot of life but their invisible string is too tight to ignore. I loved the actual deep conversations that these two had because it is quite important to understand and acknowledge that Eve is so very young and while their relationship does work out in the end, it does not mean it doesnt come with ups and downs. I enjoyed the growth that both went through during the story and was so happy to read the ending with their happy moments in the future.
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The Apple Tree (Sunday Morning, #2)
Jewel E. Ann
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The Apple Tree (Sunday Morning, #2)
Jewel E. Ann
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The Bright Years
Sarah Damoff
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This is a great mafia romance, Ras and Gemma have such great instant chemistry that will have you kicking and screaming.
Gemma has always followed her father's orders, since he is the Don of the family, she has automatically just fallen in line. When she is engaged to another new don, she thinks this is the end of her love story, she has no spark or connection with him, but then enters Ras. Ras annoys the life outta here right off the bat but she can't seem to stay away, even if its in her best interest. When things between families go from bad to worse, she finds herself leaning toward Ras more than ever but what will happen when her fiance finds out?
This one was such an amazing quick read that hit all of my favorite things: a man who is down bad from the get-go, a forbidden relationship, banter and chaos and a happy ending. You will fall in love with Ras, he has such a tough exterior but that breaks away once Gemma enters his life and its just entertaining to read. Great romance from start to finish.
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When She Falls (The Fallen, #3)
Gabrielle Sands
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The Missed Connection
Tia Williams
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First, that ending was amazingly diabolical and I simply need more of Austin and Diego immediately.
This story follows two tennis players in two weeks of the US Open, Austin is an up and coming player who is new to the scene and Diego is someone who has made a name for himself winning. Austin is very much out of his depth in this tennis world, he doesnt know many people and is fully self funded while others are banking in sponsors so he is very surprised when Diego storms into his life.These two dance around each other for most of the book but they are so freaking adorable that I will allow it. Diego has a lot of inside mental work that is needing to be done and Austin suffers from panic attacks so these two are giving everyone in their lives grey hair while also trying to win all the matches of the games.
Loved the story, the mental health rep and how open and honest Austin's journey was with himself and his sexuality. This story has a happy for now ending with the ultimate forbidden type of romance between two rivals. Overall pretty good, I read this in one day simply due to the fact that I needed to know what happened with these two.
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The Open Era
Edward Schmit
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