A Fine Line by Jeanine Binder!

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Lori never clued into how dirty the undercover job he had taken was until he ran into Dr. Leigh Matthews in the emergency room. And luckily enough for him she didn't seem to mind his job. But Lori's getting close to shutting the largest drug operation in the country down and some people will do anything to stop it. Find the official description on Goodreads.

The writing in A Fine Line was easy enough to follow. It kept things interesting without going over the top. In other words it was realistic. I didn't really have anything that stood out about the writing that prevented me from enjoying reading this book.

And the characters were also an interesting mix. Lori certainly shows that money doesn't make happiness. He also defies expectations. You don't really expect someone who's wealthy to be working as a cop. Not that that probably doesn't happen but I mean it's a bit unusual. And Leigh was an interesting female character. She certainly was independent but still didn't fight the draw she had to Lori.

The ending was good, a mix of feelings but the lead up to it certainly had your heart in your throat and fear choking you if that wasn't enough. 

Jeanine Binder has created a great book! 

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Undefeated by Melissa Cutler

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Liam and Marlena didn't have the best of relationships in high school, but Liam had a sense of wanting to know what could have been and Marlena has always found Liam irresistible. But both have their baggage and only they can help each other overcome it. Find the official description on Goodreads.

The characters were each unique and interesting. Melanie seems like this really chill person but inside she has her secrets. And they're not all that traditional. At least not in the book worlds. And Liam was a marvelous character, well created and I enjoyed both. Especially their interactions with each other.

I loved how Liam described the meaning of hockey to him. It was beautiful and gave depths to Liam that I hadn't previously seen.

I also liked that Liam had different problems from Theo and that he had different ways in dealing with them. It made Undefeated stand out from Risky Business.

And it isn't just the main characters I enjoyed, it was everyone. Even the characters who were more to the side had depth and weren't just there to further the story.

I loved the ending. It might have been a difficult journey but it just proves that anything can happen and things can work out for the best. I just really loved this book.

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Home is Where You Are Release!

HOME IS WHERE YOU ARE

BY TESSA MARIE

RELEASES SEPTEMBER 30

2014

FIND IT ON AMAZON: http://bit.ly/HomeAmazon

Anna’s life reads

like a check list.

Straight A’s (Check)

Editor of the school

paper (Check)

Volunteering time at

the local soup kitchen (Check)

Ivy League (So close

she can taste it)

Falling in love with

a homeless boy (Not on the list)

Dean has a plan too.

Survive. After being subjected to his foster father’s violent attacks, Dean

made the hard choice to leave. Now he lives on the streets doing everything he

can to get by, refusing to let people help him. But when he meets Anna, he

realizes not everyone is out to hurt him.

Slowly, Anna and Dean

let each other in, blending their two worlds into one. But when a series of

events brings Dean’s world into perspective, he pushes Anna away. Not willing

to accept the line that divides them, Anna sets out to bring Dean back to her.

Her determination and faith in their future puts her on the tracks of danger,

and he is the only one who can save her.

Review:

The writing style and just the writing in general in Home Is Where You Are draws the reader in. The author can be talking about something ordinary that you do everyday and yet it’s still interesting. It was also realistic. Not in the way that there wasn’t any paranormal elements(although that as well) but the fact that the characters aren’t perfect and do have their flaws. Their reactions are also realistic. And it’s not hard to imagine hearing about this somewhere. It wasn’t hard to get into the book because of this.

Anna’s chapters seemed to almost balance out Dean’s chapters, but that didn’t mean that Anna’s chapters were always happy happy, everything’s great. What I mean by that is that while we get Dean’s perspective on his homelessness, we also get to experience what we have but through someone else’s eyes. This gives us a chance to get both perspectives and not just base Anna’s reactions on our own.

The dialogue between the two was light and fun sometimes which balanced out the more difficult topics. This made things easy to read as there was no down in the pits of despair. But at the same time it wasn’t so happy that you didn’t believe it could actually happen.

Then there were moments that just had your heart pounding. There weren’t many but there were enough that you honestly felt like these were more your best friends than just characters in a book.

I loved Home is Where You Are. It’s a well written book that will have readers glued to their books or e-readers. It was just released today and you should give it a chance! 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Tessa Marie lives in the same town she grew up in on Long

Island, NY with her long time boyfriend and their fish. Under her real name,

Theresa Paolo, she released her debut novel (NEVER) AGAIN, a NA romance, in

Fall 2013 with Berkley (Penguin) and (ONCE) AGAIN released this summer. She is

also the coauthor of the Amazon bestseller KING SIZED BEDS AND HAPPY TRAILS and

BEACH SIDE BEDS AND SANDY PATHS, a YA contemporary series. She has a hard time

accepting the fact she’s nearing thirty, and uses her characters to relive the

best and worst years of her life. She put her love of writing on hold while she

received her Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from Dowling College. When she’s

not writing, she’s behind a camera, reading, or can be found on Twitter,

Pinterest and Facebook.

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A Silent Prayer by Samreen Ahsan

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"...and then she leaves me in the darkness that she has cast on me with her one last look." -Samreen Ahsan, A Silent Prayer

Adam Gibson has it all...or so everyone thinks. But when he runs into the religious Rania, and has several unexplainable incidents he can't help but find himself reconsidering his life and religious choices when she enters her life. But Rania has a brutal past that is determined to haunt her, one that she can't leave behind her. Will Adam be able to gain and keep her trust? Or will everything shatter like glass? Find the official description on Goodreads.

A Silent Prayer is told from a first person perspective. The chapters switch between Rania and Adam. At first, when I found out that the chapters would be separated this way, I thought there might be confusion. But it was quite clear throughout the book whose chapter you were on and who was telling their story. Their thoughts were clear and it was easy to determine which chapter was which. I enjoyed reading each character's chapters and gaining understanding about their pasts and present. As well as the thoughts that went through their heads. It was interesting and made it simple to understand what was going through their heads at any time.

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Jamie's Gamble by Gregg Bell

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"She was a little tired from being on her feet all her day, but she was in Texas, and she was working - and she was making it on her own." -Gregg Bell, Jamie's Gamble

Jamie is determined to escape her controlling father. She goes to a friend in Texas who helps her find a job. That's where she meets Ricky Benson. A man who has lost a lot and that's affected him. They fall in love. But when Ricky's accused of murder, and the sheriff's son no less, how far will Jamie go to save him? Find the official description on Goodreads.

Throughout Jamie's Gamble, you receive several different character's perspectives. Most notably Jamie and Ricky. It's interesting because it allows you to gain insights to both characters, their thoughts, motives and just what makes them tick. It's great to see what is going through each character's head at any given moment especially when there's something big going on. And then there's the fact that those characters don't know everything that's going on so it's great to see how they react even if they don't have all of the facts and why they react in that way. 

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The Find by Gregg Bell

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"To watch Cessie suffer the way she had been was wearing Phoebe out." -Gregg Bell, The Find

Desperate, Phoebe does something she knows she shouldn't. But with a sick daughter and losing her job, what else can she do? But when things start getting heavy and people are getting hurt, what will Phoebe do to save those she loves? Find the official description on Goodreads.

Gregg Bell has created a very interesting novel, one that will get your attention and keep it. For those of you who enjoy action, this book has plenty. There's a mother who will do anything to help/keep her kids safe and a mobster as well as a gangster. That's pretty much guaranteed to cause trouble of the gun toting kind. Not only that but the plot is fascinating. 

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Birthright by Vivian Eve

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“...in order to move forward, we cannot allow ourselves to forever dwell in the past.” - Vivian Eve, Birthright

A tyrant rules Arenhed. This doesn't seem to have any effect on the life of Hedy until one day the unexpected and terrible happens. Hedy loses everything. The village she calls home, her best friend, her mother, the last of her family. And now she finds herself in a world of dangerous politics where one mistake could cost her her life and the lives of those around her. Find the description on Goodreads.

Birthright was an interesting read. Right from the very beginning, the action draws you in, and keeping things hopping. The plot is full of twists and turns, some of which you think you understand fully, but of which it is actually impossible to fully guess. The ending was certainly a shock. I had some thoughts but I certainly couldn't have guessed the true ending. Vivian Eve has created a book that is engaging, and keeps the reader guessing. She drops clues and sometimes you might be in the right direction but then you might not.

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The Testing By Joelle Charbonneau

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“Things don't always work out the way we hope. You just have to pick yourself up and find a new direction to go in.” -Joelle Charbonneau, The Testing

The Testing is a dystopian novel set in a world where there was a war with seven stages. These seven stages left the world a mess, and contaminated. The ancestors of the people in this book had to fix their world and they are still trying to do so in the time period of this book.  Students graduate and when they do many hope to be chosen for the Testing which if passed will mean going on to attend the University in Tosu City and become the new world leaders, scientists, professors, etc. Malencia Vale is chosen for this Testing along with three other students from the same town. But when her father shares his fears with her, she finds that maybe the Testing and University isn't what she wanted. Unable to do anything but attend the Testing, Malencia soon finds that the punishments for failing are worse than the disappointment of failing and being reassigned to another colony.  

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