On Thin Ice by Aven Ellis!

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On Thin Ice follows Matt Rhinelander and Holly Johansson through their romance. It was a great, sweet read! The two made a cute couple and helped each other to be better than they had been previously. Honestly I want my own Aven Ellis hero!

Both Matt and Holly are great characters, flawed as we all are. However they also work together to help the other and make the other a better person than they are alone. I loved watching them figure each other out and work towards the relationship they wanted to have.

Plus we got to see some familiar characters, which I must admit there were times I just wanted to smack Nate because the man seems to be pretty persistent and clueless when it comes to his sister's love life. It just made me want to yell at him to get a clue....but you know I didn't, I was on the bus and thought that might be taken a bit negatively by the people around me.

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The Definition of Icing by Aven Ellis!

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Kenley is finally on the road to her dream. She's recently opened her own business, Confection Consultants. She decides to focus on work, ignoring men. That is until Dallas Demons hockey player, Nate comes along and helps her out of a frustrating situation. But Nate has had his heart broken and isn't sure he's ready for a relationship. Will Kenley and Nate overcome their hang-ups together? Find the official description on Goodreads.

Aven definitely tackles the stereotype issue in this book. Kenley is a beautiful and the way she looks affects the way she tends to be viewed. I really enjoy how Aven brought up and dealt with this issue. It was marvelous to watch how the situation was dealt with and that Kenley was willing to throw away an amazing opportunity because of it.

Kylie and Harrison make an appearance, and I loved the update on their life together!

I also laughed my butt off at certain scenes. This book is light and happy for the most part with occasional angst thrown in.

It didn't take me long to finish this book! I couldn't and didn't put it down except for food, and drink breaks as well as some cat interruptions.

Aven Ellis creates characters that you quickly fall in love with!

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The Definition of Icing by Aven Ellis Cover Reveal!

The Definition of Icing

Release Date: May 27, 2015 Soul Mate Publishing

Kenley Hunter finally has everything sorted out. Fresh from studying chocolate making in Europe, she's gambling everything on her new business, Confection Consultations.

All Kenley wants in life is people to take her seriously, to see the person on the inside rather than the blonde beauty on the outside. While pursuing her passion of chocolate, Kenley discovered people seek her knowledge. They see past the exterior and fall for the chocolate delights in front of them.

So with work as her focus, Kenley is ready to start her career in Dallas. Men are out of her recipe, because she fears that once they get past her looks, they’ll be disappointed in what they find. Kenley decides she's all about the chocolate now.

Or is she?

Because a chance meeting with new Dallas Demon hockey star Nate Johansson might change everything. Sent to Dallas in a blockbuster trade, Nate is somewhere he doesn't want to be, for reasons that have caused him heartbreak on multiple levels. Nate knows he will never trust a woman again after what happened to him in Minnesota.

But when he meets a woman with an intriguing name and a passion for chocolate, Nate isn't so sure about his theory. And he might just learn a definition of icing other than the one used in hockey with Kenley as his guide...

There is no pre-order link yet but it will be released by Soul Mate Publishing on May 27th on amazon.com and amazon.co.UK. I for one am super excited!

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Waiting For Prince Harry by Aven Ellis

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"I’m frozen. Because right now I am looking into the green eyes of the most beautiful ginger-haired man I’ve ever seen." -Aven Ellis, Waiting for Prince Harry

Kylie is twenty-four years old and putting all her wishes in a folder for the 'future' although it's not mentioned when this future will be. She follows the rules and one of her rules is no picking up men in a bar. But when she bumps into a handsome ginger that rivals her desire for Prince Harry.But there will be several issues for the two. Can love overcome all? Find the official description on Goodreads.

The characters were very realistic, and I found things to admire and point out faults. Those faults were also what made them seem real. For example Harrison has a bit of a temper(totally understand, being ginger and all). This made him seem as real as a friend and it was easy to continue reading and feeling like I was friends with these people and hearing this story as a kind of 'how we got together story'.

Then there's Kylie. The type of voice and narration that Aven Ellis used made it almost seem as if Kylie was interacting with the reader. It was an engaging way to write the book and I loved it! Mostly because it drew me in and kept me captive. Also, there were these little pop quizzes at the beginning of the chapter. They almost seem to give clues about events in the chapter not to mention Kylie's answers were usually funny and amusing.

The journey between friends, lovers and eventually soul mates is an interesting one with plenty of bumps and funny situations. Waiting for Prince Harry engages readers in every way.

It also helped that Harrison was a hockey player for the Dallas Demons and it helped with my hockey withdrawal. But that wasn't the sole reason that Waiting for Prince Harry was an amazing read. It was a combination of things including the characters, narration and the similarities readers can see with both Harrison and Kylie. Waiting for Prince Harry was an amazing read and I really suggest you give it a chance!

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