My Top Books of 2015! | Top 10 Faves

I don't know my exact count of how many books I read this year. It wasn't as good as past years but I read many good books.

This is my top ten of the year and reviews. (These are not in any particular order)

Jane's Melody follows a 40 year old women who is in grievance for her daughter Melody who lost her life tragically and at a way too young age. 

At her grave one day she notices a young man who she had never seen before in her life but finds herself extremely curious as to what his connection was to her daughter. So she decides to find out as her curiosity takes over. 

Caleb Cummings never expected to come across Jane's mother that day and he had never expected to find himself at her house working in her yard and living in her house. As the days grow and a bond forms, their attraction for one another starts to fly.

Caleb comes into Jane's life and turns it upside down. Helping her over the grievance of her daughter, making each day easier than the day before. When love comes into play, it takes Jane to a place shes never been before. But when she starts to feel like he is out of her league, she decides to let him going, making it the worst decision she has ever made. 

Cliffhanger- 
Then ending was beautiful! But it does end with a bit of a cliffhanger. You know right away that their is more to their story and that there has to be a second book. I will be reading it very soon as it is sitting on my kindle waiting for me! I can't wait to pick up where I left off with Caleb and Jane! 

The Good Stuff-
All I need to say is Ryan Winfield knows how to write a girl into submission! 

I loved this book! It was my first by author Ryan Winfield and I feel like I should kick myself in the ass in for waiting this long to read anything by this author! Beautifully written! Heart wrenching words that haunted me late into the night.

Sweet Thing centers around Mia... A young women from Ann Arbor who just lost her father and finds herself moving to New York to take over his cafe Kell's.

On her flight to New York, she is seated next to a young man with a guitar and a major fear of flying! They instantly click and a bond forms. When he ends up at Kell's looking for a bigger place to live on the local board, she finds not wanting to be alone and invites him to stay with her.

When she hears him play guitar and then finally hears him sing, she melts for him completely. Growing up playing the piano, music being a huge part of her life, it hits her hard. She finds his musical talent irresistible. But the fear of letting him know how she really feels scares her away from the truth.

I loved this book. I loved Will, I loved Mia. They just clicked instantly. They are truly like each others missing puzzle pieces. But it does become a little frustrating at times and I had to stop reading because Mia pissed me off. She can be hot and cold at times. She becomes so afraid of her feeling that instead of telling Will the true, who you can blatantly see is in love with her, she runs from her feelings until it's too late.

This book has a lot of cute factors. Will and his family! When Mia gets hurt and Will has to take care of her. I really found myself laughing in the middle of the night. You will laugh and cry throughout this book, it's almost like you can hear your own heart breaking for them at times.

This was my first read by this author and I loved it! This author has become an instant one-clicker for me. I will be reading more of her books very soon.

Renee Carlino writing is very sweet and soft. She was a nice breath of fresh air!

I am sorry this review has taken me so long to write, I finished After Dark nearly 3 weeks ago... But After Dark has left me in such a weird state, I couldn't think long enough to write the review, I haven't read a book since I have finished After Dark, that's what Matt Sky does to me. And don't think it won't happen to you when you finish this book because it will, especially because this is the last book in the trilogy! 

After Dark picks up right where Last Light leaves off. Matt and Hannah decide to tell the world that M. Pierce is very much alive. But when something very unexpected happens, it leaves a kink in Matt and Hannah's relationship, opening secrets about Matt that Hannah did not know about him. Family comes in to play a lot more in this last installment that sends things into chaos. 

I do have to say that as I feel all the lose ends were tied... I do feel like the ending was a little rushed. I wished to have seen a little more of Matt and Hannah in the future. 

The sex is hot, like always but there are some new elements of their relationship that will have your jaw on the floor.

I love this entire trilogy! Each book left me in a huge book slump! I wish I could tell you so much more but I don't want to spoil the ending for all of you who haven't read this book yet or the trilogy! If you haven't started this trilogy yet, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU WAITING FOR!!!!!!!! 

M. Pierce is an amazing writer and has the ability to leave your brain in mush! I can't wait to see whats to come!

The Virgin Romance Novelist centers around a young girl, just out of college, living in New York City. Rosie lives with her two best friends, Delaney and Henry, all three just out of college. Rosie is a striving writer, working for some stupid cat magazine when she really wants to be a romance novelist.

Only problem is, to write about sex, you need to know about sex. Rosie is a 23 year old virgin. She has been waiting around for the right guy to give her virginity to. It also doesn’t help that she lives inside her books. When her best friends tell her it’s time she gives it up, not only for her sake but for the sake of her career, she is set up on a number of serial dates and with each date, something outrageous happens. 

This book was funny, there were many moments I was laughing out loud in the middle of the night but Rosie got on my nervous a little. She was so picky at times and some of the things she said I just wanted to hit her. She lived in her old fashioned romance novels that our mothers read back in the day. Sex in real life isn’t like that. It was annoying. 

I loved Henry, one of her best friends and roommate. You could see his feelings for Rosie clean and clear! As she goes on all these dates, you could see it bothered Henry. Somewhere along this story, you just know Henry is the one for her but she is so blinded by their friendship, she doesn’t see it. As she goes on date after date, it kind of comes predecible, you just know something is going to happen, and each time it is hilarious. 

Another HUGE problem I have is that like in 50 Shades, Rosie nicknames her vagina! She calls it Virginia and each time she goes out with someone or she kisses a man, she says things like. “Virginia is awaken.” “Virginia is swooning, she is feeling the heat.” I got so annoyed with that! It was like come on!!!!! 

But overall I enjoyed this book. In ways the writing style reminded me of Cassie Mae novels. The characters are funny. They live in the world of technology we live in today. Rosie is addicted to her Kindle and loves romance novels. This book is her living in her own romance novel, she writes her own story. 

This book was a first for me from Meghan Quinn and I will be reading more of her books soon. 

Rory Kavanagh is notorious for this moves in and outside the ring. He is known for being in the spotlight… Becoming the legend in his family’s gym, his younger brothers looking up to him. 
But when a gruesome injury takes him out of the ring, he finds himself battling some serious demons, not knowing what to do with his life… The only life he knew was inside the ring. 

When Clare, a tough, young, beautiful new faces pops up in Woodlawn, he is taken back. As he tries to squirm his way into her heart, he realizes that maybe there is more to life than just living inside a ring. But Clare has demons of her own and she doesn’t think she will ever be ready to tell anyone her real reason for just suddenly popped up in Woodlawn, a place where there are rarely any new faces. 

This book took me by surprise. I loved it! It isn’t like normal boxer, fighter novels like I have read. It isn’t all about the fights and matches. This story is about Rory and Clare finding each other and fighting their demons with the help of each other. 

Rory and Clare have an attraction for one another, no doubt but their demons hold them back from moving on with their lives. They both have bad pasts and are standoffish around people. They have built walls around themselves to protect them but when those walls start to fall, they see their true selves in the reflection of each other’s eyes. Rory has some serious problems post gruesome injury and his family doesn’t know how serious it is. Clare takes notice of this and confronts him about his problem. 

I freaking loved this book! Once I started reading it I couldn’t stop! I had to make myself stop to make dinner and clean. Honestly I didn’t want to rush through this book because I didn’t want to end and by the time I did finish it I wish I had book two! 

I loved how it ended. I was sad to see it end but what an excellent execution! Everything wrapped up perfectly! There were no loose ends. Even though I wanted more of Rory and Clare and I want to see their future together, there wasn’t anything I was questioning at the end. Sarah nailed the ending! I am SO excited for the next book and I hope to read more about Rory and Clare in the future!

This book left me in a serious book slump! The worst I have had in a long time! I don’t doubt that this book will be a hit!

Love Hate Relationship is a standalone in the Colors Series. It follows after Shrinking Violet.

Love Hate Relationship follows Navie, a young women fresh out of college looking for work in New York City. You first meet Navie in Shrinking Violet as Carson's younger foster sister. Now it is time to for her story to be told.

Love Hate Relationship shows us Navie four years later after she has graduated college from NYU. In Shrinking Violet we see her in her senior year of high school. Now Navie is out on her own, living in an apartment in New York City with her best friend Harlow.

Navie is out in the big city looking for a job but for being a newly graduated college student, she is finding it harder that she anticipated. When she finally scores a great job with a publishing company she thinks she has hit the jackpot. But when she finds out she didn't get the job she was hoping for, all hell breaks loose.

Enter Rowan Locklaine... Notorious bestselling author, bad boy player with a past of his own. When he meets his new assistant, he wants to do nothing but get under her skin. But as time goes on, their connection grows as well as their attraction to one another.

I was so excited to read Navie's story. I have been waiting for this since I read Shrinking Violet. I didn't expect it to be four years into the future but I think Jessica made the right choice. I saw her as the little lost scared teenager in Shrinking Violet and then a young adult trying to find her way into the real world in Love Hate Relationship. I loved reading from both points of view. It is always nice to have that duel point of view.

Rowan was an ass at times. I found myself screaming at him in my head a few times but after a while he was hard not to love. You could see how much he cared about Navie and their attraction to one another was definitely there. There is lots of sexy parts in this book, which is always a good thing. But this whole story is about Navie and her finding her way.

I love this series... Even though it says you do not have to read Shrinking Violet before, this story is considered a standalone, I personally would read Shrinking Violet first. It is nice to see Navie as a teenager and get to know her a little bit before you dive into Love Hate Relationship.

Jessica Prince knows how to write a love story with just enough comedy to give you a bit of the giggles. I think it is her specialty.

Elizabeth Bennett, a third year college student, smart as a whip, always has to be in control and lives by carefully crafted rules. But there is a reason she lives her life the way she does. The senior year of high school was the worst year of her life and because of that she keeps everyone at arms length...

Until she meets Declan Blay, her new neighbor and a man who finds himself swept away by her. A street fighter, tattooed notorious bad boy... But when Elizabeth finds the soft spots under all the tatts, all her rules end up thrown out the window. 

I freaking loved this book. I was so lucky to have received an ARC! Before I started this book, I had been in like a two week slump. Within the first chapter I was hooked. Declan pulled me right out of my slump.

This book is told in duel point of view, which is great because I always like reading in the mind of both characters. The only thing I wish is I wish I could hear the sound the Brit accent. This street fighter, bad boy marks high on the list, right up there with Travis from Beautiful Disaster and Rory from Breaking A Legend. 

This is the first new adult, college story I have read in a long time! I loved it! Elizabeth and Declan are both damaged from their past but they find salvation in each other. Isla knocked this one into TKO in the first round! Woman everywhere are going to love Declan! 

Hardwired takes place in Boston and circles around a young women fresh out of college... Erica Hathaway and her best friend Alli start an online company dealing with fashion. But when Alli gets a job offer in New York and decides to move, Erica is on her own to get the funding to keep her business going.

Erica finds herself in the biggest company looking for funding in all of Boston. When Blake Landon walks into her life, she finds herself and he company in jeopardy and in the hands of Blake Landon... Complete alpha male, control freak who finds himself falling for this women.

Meredith Wild has a brought a new writing style to the game. She is fresh and her alpha male is alpha but not completely over the top. As this book did remind me of 50 Shades in a few ways with Blake Landon's possessive ways but at the same time it is completely different! Blake caves, he has fallen for this young women and he lets it be known.

The ending... It was hard to stop reading! I finished this book at 2am because I read right through the ending of the book. Erica's past comes in to play and it sets both her and Blake on edge. I loved it! It gave me some excitement to look forward to in book 2. I'm dying to know what happens!

I really enjoyed this book... I went out and bought books 2 and 3 before I was even finished with the 1st book because I knew I was going to need to jump right into book 2. I'm glad I did because I was right. I have already started book 2. These books become addicting, so I suggest you have at least book 2 before you finish book 1.

This series will be ending at the end of the year, from what I have read and seen from fellow readers and bloggers. I look forward to moving on with this series! 

*This is a full series review for me! I loved these books!*

Gabriel “The Saint” Vega didn’t have it easy growing up. Raised in an unhealthy home… Abusive father, sad and helpless mother, he soon found himself being ripped away from his home at a young age, his father going to jail for an unforgivable crime. His worst fear came true when his little brother was taken from him, being put into a separate foster home, not knowing if or when he’d ever see his little brother again.

Thanks to a man named Frankie, he finds Gabriel years later, very troubled and in need of some much needed guidance. Frankie pulls Gabriel in, takes him under his wing and introduces him to boxing, showing him how to control that pent-up anger. From there on, it’s history. 

Saint pulls all the women with his boxers body and rough edge. Going out every night with his friends, picking up women at the bars and bringing the home, he is the bad boy player… Never letting himself get close to a women. But when he meets Salem, his perspective of the universe completely shifts. 

Christa Cervone is a woman after my own heart. A fellow Western Masser like myself. She writes a man with just enough edge, a little rough around the edges, but has a soft spot too. You need to break down his walls to see it, but it’s there. 

This book is full of love, loss, pain and pure sexiness. The Saint will very easily and very quickly grab your heart. 

Warning:
This book is for mature readers. 18+ only. 
Does end in a cliffhanger. Book 2 to be released soon!

**Oh, Christa! Nights with Alice Cooper! I was reading that part at like 1am and wanted to message you! I love Nights with Alice Cooper!**

Going the Distance is a continuation of Gabriel and Salem’s story. 

Three months after Salem walked away, Gabriel ‘The Saint’ Vega is back to his old self, training at Frankie’s gym, taking care of the kids in the before and after school program. He is on the road to finally having his chance at a title shot. 

But he can’t get Salem out of his head. Three months have gone by and his mind and body still doesn’t have any plans on letting her walk away. He runs into her at the gym her boyfriend owns, where Gabriel is now training with Frankie, not expecting to see her there. All their feels come rushing right back… He knows then and there that this is the women he will love and marry. 

True love always prevails!

As she tries to run from him, trying to do what her parents expect of her, she can no longer hide her feelings for Gabriel. Their relationship hits many potholes, taking you on a rollercoaster ride full of emotions. But with many bumps to hurdle, they find their way together. 

This book will give you all the hurts and feels… many twist and turns, love and loss, family and friendships lost. It will make you laugh, cry and no doubt will have your jaw hitting the floor more than once. 

Their is no doubt about the chemistry these two characters share. It is undeniable!

** Warning: The sex is hot! Well written and will have any women squeezing her legs together. May cause lots of blushing while reading in public! But, that’s what makes it so hot! **

I have had so much fun reviewing these books this past month! I love Christa’s writing! She has that magic! Her words are very heartfelt and sometimes bittersweet but there is no doubt in the magic of grabbing you right from the first page! 

Watching these books skyrocket to the top of the Amazon Charts has been fun! Being a native Western Mass Girl like myself, I feel so much pride! Christa no doubt has a big future ahead of her!

If you have not read these books yet, shame on you! Christa Cervone knows how to write a story that will have you tapping out in submission! 

This book...  this book! WOW! This book grabbed my attention before I even read the first chapter. Harper's readers note had me from the first sentence. 

This novel has so much meaning behind it and means so much to Harper because she herself has such a large connection to the main character Willow. 

Perfectly Imperfect means a lot to me because I, myself, am a Willow. I was in a bad relationship that just torn down my self-confidence, just like Willow. Then she meets Kane and he helps her through her problems, her body problems and shows her how beautiful she really is. 

Now, I would say you don't need a man to show you your worth but Kane, he is just perfect. He is different. He in a few different ways understands Willow's self-confidence problems. Yeah, he is a big Hollywood star, he has money, but money doesn't buy happiness. His personal life is always broken open and torn apart by reporters, written for the world to see and read... even when they are all rumors. 

Kane sees Willow and instantly feels a connection to her. The character growth in this book is so AMAZING. I loved watching both these characters grow!

This to me is Harper's best work yet! This novel is going to be out there for years to come and it is going to help so many young women! 

#IAmWillow