Samantha Young – Echoes of Scotland Street

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Cole may be the sexiest character ever.  He looks like a bad boy, with all of his tats, but is passionate, trustworthy, romantic, fun, and has a firm sense of family.  The chemistry between Cole and Shannon is palpable.  The whole crew of friends that work at INKarnate are an amusing spirited group and adds a lot wittiness to the story.  This is another hit by Samantha Young, where the growing “tribe” of friends and family expands.  Another in the series is expected in summer of 2015.  Can’t wait to hear Logan’s story.

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Laura Kaye – Hard Ink

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In Hard To Hold On To, the main character’s name, Easy, contrasts his mental healing.  Non-spoiler alert, no one rides off into the sunset or gets married in the end, which makes the story more real.  Recognizing a true kinship is more heartfelt than love at first sight.  His poignant tat is notable:

“YOU WERE NEVER

CREATED TO LIVE

DEPRESSED,

DEFEATED, ASHAMED

OR UNWORTHY.

YOU WERE CREATED

TO BE

VICTORIOUS”

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Laurelin Paige – Fixed Trilogy

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Okay, it is a little odd that there are four books in this “trilogy.”  But when an author does it well, who cares.  More is better!  I became fixed on the characters in the first of the series, “Fixed on You.”  I just finished reading the second in the series, “Found in You.”  Alyana and Hudson are two characters that I find myself rooting for like I’m at a sporting event.  Literally, I want to cheer when they get together and I want to yell at them to stop when they are being humanly stupid.  The tension and building of the story line had me on pins and needles.  If I had been watching a scary movie, I would have covered my eyes with just enough room to peek through the slits in my fingers.  I continued reading as quickly as I could to find out how everything would get resolved.  The author had a fantastic twist that had me sighing in relief.  I look forward to reading the next books in the series.

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