What the Heart Takes by Kelli McCracken

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Dylan and Heaven are expecting. But they can't enjoy it as Dylan's father still threatens Heaven. And Dylan is finding that his relationship with Layne, his best friend seems to be stressed to the point of breaking. Can he keep Heaven safe, while allowing Layne to be as close to Heaven as a Keeper should be? Find the official description on Goodreads.

The plot line for What the Heart Takes continues the series and there's never a dull moment. What with Dylan and Layne struggling with their feelings, secrets coming to life, Heaven trying to deal with everything that's going on and the ongoing threat to Heaven's life, the book just seems to fly by! 

As I've always said I enjoy the soul mate connection between Dylan and Heaven but I also heard about Heaven and Layne's developing relationship and I don't know what to think. It's a complicated book emotion wise.

There were certainly several secrets that I did not expect, and the surprises just seem to keep on coming. That cliffhanger ending also increased my desire to read the next book.

What the Heart Takes continues the Soul Mates series marvelously, continuing with the good writing style that Kelli McCracken is maintaining. 

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What the Heart Needs by Kelli McCracken

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Heaven and Dylan thought everything would be fine. But now everyone seems to be keeping a secret and Dylan has to deal with the fact that he might not be the best choice to keep Heaven safe. Will the secrets cause the two to drown? Find the official description on Goodreads.

I was so glad to get to continue the story of Heaven and Dylan in What the Heart Needs. Especially because things haven't really slowed down, not really. And it's worse this time because it's not necessarily the antagonist causing some of the problems. But I'll shush to keep spoilers safe. 

Kelli McCracken kept the drama rolling, emotional or physical and the writing style was good, easy to fall in to. I especially love the fact that the action wasn't necessarily all about the physical violence or issues going on. But that didn't make the book any less interesting. If anything it made it much more interesting. 

There are still some things that haven't been uncovered and I found myself reading for the relationships being formed or uncovered as well as the story of Heaven and Dylan. 

I'm always a sucker for Soul Mate romances and so this book is right up my ally. Especially because the characters are far from perfect and not everything is perfect all the time. 

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Love Reborn by Victoria Bright

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"He wished that he were able to function like a normal person and not a grieving fiancé."-Victoria Bright, Love Reborn

WARNING: This book contains sexual content and is not for younger readers.

Ahmed lost the love of his life and has vowed to never love another. But she is watching him and tries her best to send a message through Paris, a trainer that Ahmed hires to help him out. It helps that Ahmed has caught the attention of an editor of a tabloid magazine, Whitney O'Neal. But will he finally be able to let go? Or will Ahmed lose his chance at love? Find the official description on Goodreads.

Readers are thrown right in and I love that we get to see Victoria Bright's take on angels, heaven and everything in between. Not everyone is going to have the same thoughts on the subject and it's always nice to get someone else's perspective. 

Ahmed's emotions run deep and Victoria Bright has no problem showing them and in such a way that she's not pushing them too far. It's easy to see the pain he is in but he also has a sense of humour and acts childish around his best friend. She also shows that he has baggage without constantly bringing it up and the same goes for Whitney. 

The only thing I was iffy on was Paris but I think that's just because she was an angel in disguise and I couldn't quite connect with her? I almost felt as if I couldn't make a connection with her and so she certainly wasn't my favourite character.

Other than that I really enjoyed Love Reborn. It was an interesting read.

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