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Title: Paper Princess Author: Erin Watt Series: Royals #1 Purchase: Amazon Summary ( from Goodreads ): From strip clubs and truck stops to southern coast mansions and prep schools, one girl tries to stay true to herself. These Royals will ruin you… Ella Harper is a survivor—a pragmatic optimist. She’s spent her whole life moving from town to town with her flighty mother, struggling to make ends meet and believing that someday she’ll climb out of the gutter. After her mother’s death, Ella is truly alone.  Until Callum Royal appears, plucking Ella out of poverty and tossing her into his posh mansion among his five sons who all hate her. Each Royal boy is more magnetic than the last, but none as captivating as Reed Royal, the boy who is determined to send her back to the slums she came from. Reed doesn’t want her. He says she doesn’t belong with the Royals. He might be right. Wealth. Excess. Deception. It’s like nothing Ella has ever experienced, and if she’s going to survive her tim...

Title: The Hook Up Author: Kristen Callihan Publication Date: 1/16/2015 Series: Game On #1 Source: ebook Purchase: Amazon Summary ( from Goodreads ): The rules: no kissing on the mouth, no staying the night, no telling anyone, and above all… No falling in love. Anna Jones just wants to finish college and figure out her life. Falling for star quarterback Drew Baylor is certainly not on her to do list. Confident and charming, he lives in the limelight and is way too gorgeous for his own good. If only she could ignore his heated stares and stop thinking about doing hot and dirty things with him. Easy right? Too bad he’s committed to making her break every rule… Football has been good to Drew. It’s given him recognition, two National Championships, and the Heisman. But what he really craves is sexy yet prickly Anna Jones. Her cutting humor and blatant disregard for his fame turns him on like nothing else. But there’s one problem: she's shut him down. Completely. That is until a chance ...

Title: Torn Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Publication Date: 7.19.2016 Series: A Wicked Saga #2 Source: eARC from Ink Slinger PR Buy: Amazon Rating:  4.5 Stars Summary ( from Goodreads ): Torn between duty and survival, nothing can be the same.   Everything Ivy Morgan thought she knew has been turned on its head. After being betrayed and then nearly killed by the Prince of the Fae, she’s left bruised and devastated—and with an earth-shattering secret that she must keep at all costs. And if the Order finds out her secret, they’ll kill her.   Then there’s Ren Owens, the sexy, tattooed Elite member of the Order who has been sharing Ivy’s bed and claiming her heart. Their chemistry is smoking hot, but Ivy knows that Ren has always valued his duty to the Order above all else—he could never touch her if he knew the truth. That is, if he let her live at all. Yet how can she live with herself if she lies to him?   But as the Fae Prince begins to close in, intent on permane...

The Law of Moses by  Amy Harmon Release Date: November 2014 Age: Mature YA, New Adult Genre: Contemporary Romance, Supernatural, Paranormal, Fiction, Mystery, Romance Format: ebook Source: Purchased Buy it: Amazon |  Barnes and Noble If I tell you right up front, right in the beginning that I lost him, it will be easier for you to bear. You will know it’s coming, and it will hurt. But you’ll be able to prepare. Someone found him in a laundry basket at the Quick Wash, wrapped in a towel, a few hours old and close to death. They called him Baby Moses when they shared his story on the ten o’clock news – the little baby left in a basket at a dingy Laundromat, born to a crack addict and expected to have all sorts of problems. I imagined the crack baby, Moses, having a giant crack that ran down his body, like he’d been broken at birth. I knew that wasn’t what the term meant, but the image stuck in my mind. Maybe the fact that he was broken drew me to him from the start. It all hap...

Pieces of Olivia: Charleston Haven #1 by Melissa West Release Date: July 15, 2014 Publisher: Penguin/InterMix Age: New Adult Genre: Contemporary Romance, College Buy it: Amazon   Other books by Melissa, Gravity and Hover Olivia Warren used to be a normal girl with a bright future. But on one fated night, everything changed. Hiding the scars of her past up her sleeves, Olivia transfers her enrollment from Columbia University to The College of Charleston, determined to pursue her own dreams for the first time in her life. She intends to allow herself a bit of alone time to heal... that is, until she meets Preston. Preston is best friends with her roommate, completely hot, and off-limits. But the chemistry between them is instantaneous—and as the pair begins to spend more time with one another, their feelings for each other build into something undeniable, something powerful enough to heal Olivia’s deepest scars. Olivia tries to put her own past behind her and trust Preston, but she...

How We Deal With Gravity by Ginger Scott Release Date: July 8, 2014 Age: New Adult, Adult Genre: Contemporary, Realistic Fiction, Romance, Family Buy it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble The first week of sales will go to an Autism Organization in Arizona called Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center (SARRC) When her son Max was diagnosed with autism, Avery Abbot’s life changed forever. Her husband left, and her own dreams became a distant fantasy—always second to fighting never-ending battles to make sure Max was given opportunity, love and respect. Finding someone to fight along her side wasn’t even on her list, and she’d come to terms with the fact that she could never be her own priority again. But a familiar face walking into her life in the form of 25-year-old Mason Street had Avery’s heart waging a war within. Mason was a failure. When he left his hometown five years ago, he was never coming back—it was only a matter of time before his records hit the billboard charts. Women, ...

Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover ★★★★★ Release Date: March 18, 2014 Publisher: Atria Age: New Adult Genre: Music, Contemporary Romance, Realistic Fiction, College Format: Paperback Source: Purchased Buy it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble At twenty-two years old, aspiring musician Sydney Blake has a great life: She’s in college, working a steady job, in love with her wonderful boyfriend, Hunter, and rooming with her good friend, Tori. But everything changes when she discovers Hunter cheating on her with Tori—and she is left trying to decide what to do next. Sydney becomes captivated by her mysterious neighbor, Ridge Lawson. She can’t take her eyes off him or stop listening to the daily guitar playing he does out on his balcony. She can feel the harmony and vibrations in his music. And there’s something about Sydney that Ridge can’t ignore, either: He seems to have finally found his muse. When their inevitable encounter happens, they soon find themselves needing each other in more ways than ...

In This Moment by Autumn Doughton ★★★★☆ Release Date: August 2013 Age: New Adult Genre: Contemporary Romance, College, Drama, Tragedy Format: ebook Source: Purchased Buy it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble Every moment possesses its own kind of magic... Aimee Spencer learned the hard way that for some moments, there are no take-backs, no rewinds, no do-overs. A year ago her world imploded and Aimee has been running ever since. She doesn't want to feel. She doesn't want to remember. To bury the ghosts that haunt her, she is living a life that has become unrecognizable. Cole Everly is a golden boy with a cocky smile and an attitude to match. He's grown accustomed to girls throwing themselves at his feet, but when Aimee trips and literally lands in his lap one afternoon, she's not at all what he expects. Difficult, damaged, closed-off. If Cole needed to make a list of qualities to avoid in a girl, Aimee would probably match up with every single one of them. He knows that he sh...

Stay With Me by Elyssa Patrick ★★★★☆ Release Date: August 2013 Age: New Adult, 17+ Genre: Contemporary Romance, Drama, Love, College, Famous, Rock Star, Actor Format: ebook Source: Author via Netgalley Buy it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble With one look, I’m his . . . With one touch, he’s mine . . . With one kiss, it changes everything between us . . . I’ve been famous since I can remember. Singing, acting, dancing—I’ve done it all. The tabloids cover my every move, but I don’t want that anymore. I want to be normal, whatever that is. When I leave Hollywood for college in Vermont, I’m on my own for the first time in my life. This is my chance to figure out who I am and what I want in life. But it’s a lot harder than I expected. I can’t escape my image. Classes are difficult, and I’m struggling. And then there’s Caleb Fox. Sexy, intriguing Caleb Fox. Caleb is the one man who doesn’t want to use me. He breaks down my walls. He challenges me. He wants me. And I just don’t know if I can give...

Near & Far (Lost & Found #2) by Nicole Williams ★★★★☆ Release Date: July 30, 2013 Age: New Adult/ Mature YA Genre: Contemporary Romance Format: ebook Source: AToMR Tours Buy it: Amazon  | Barnes and Noble There’s optimistic. And there’s Jesse Walker. If he wasn’t so charming, his sunny disposition and incessant grin would get old. Fast. Falling in love with the girl who had at first seemed immune to it, was the best thing to happen to Jesse since the Walkers adopted him into their family when he was five. But loving the girl who has her fair share of secrets is about as easy as that same girl loving the boy who seems to have none. As Jesse’s life continues at the ranch, and Rowen begins making her mark in the Seattle art community, they begin to wonder where the middle ground is. Or if there even is one. As push comes to shove and choices aren’t only needing to be made, but forced to be made, Jesse and Rowen have to face what their lives might look like without the other. ...

Synopsis from Goodreads:  Virginity. Bliss Edwards is about to graduate from college and still has hers. Sick of being the only virgin among her friends, she decides the best way to deal with the problem is to lose it as quickly and simply as possible-- a one-night stand. But her plan turns out to be anything but simple when she freaks out and leaves a gorgeous guy alone and naked in her bed with an excuse that no one with half-a-brain would ever believe. And as if that weren’t embarrassing enough, when she arrives for her first class of her las t college semester, she recognizes her new theatre professor. She’d left him naked in her bed about 8 hours earlier. Number of pages: 288 My review: (Side note: totally wish I had the cover pictured here. I like it so much better than the one I have which is here: This being the second New Adult (ugh I hate that phrase) book I've ever read I didn't have much to compare it to, but I digress. I still liked it! It just wasn't very thou...

This Time Around by Ellie Grace ★★★☆☆ Release Date: July 15, 2013 Age: New Adult Genre: Contemporary Romance Format: ebook Source:  AToMR Tours Buy it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Smashwords Nora Montgomery left home and heartbreak behind in South Carolina when she moved to New York City after her high school graduation. Now, four years later, she returns home and is forced to confront the past she left behind and the reckless boy who broke her heart. It’s not long before the pieces of her past begin to blur with the present and she realizes that the feelings she had for her first love never really went away. As old dreams resurface and new truths come to light, she begins to question the future she's always planned on. Jake Harris has spent four years regretting the night he let her get away. When she finally reappears in his life, he is determined to win her back and prove how much he’s changed. She might never forgive him for that night, but if he tells her the truth about w...

Found (Crescent Chronicles #3) by  Alyssa Rose Ivy ★★★★☆ Release Date: July 12, 2013 Age: New Adult Genre: Paranormal Romance, Supernatural Format: ebook Source:  Inkslinger PR Buy it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble Levi might be hot, strong, and have a cool set of wings, but it's not enough to make up for keeping Allie in the dark. Allie's tired of being left with more questions than answers. She's tired of loving a guy who refuses to level with her. Most of all, she's tired of her life spinning out of control. Desperate to save Jess no matter the personal cost, Allie has to face the possibility that the only one she can trust is herself. Found is the third book in Alyssa Rose Ivy's paranormal romance trilogy, The Crescent Chronicles. Read my review for book 1, Flight , and book 2, Focus . Since this is the last book in the series I do not recommend A. Reading this review if you haven't experienced the greatness that is books 1 and 2 nor B. Reading this book if yo...

Losing Hope (Hopeless #2) by Colleen Hoover ★★★★★ Release Date: July 8, 2013 Publisher:  Atria Books Age: New Adult Genre: Contemporary Romance, Abuse, Love, High School, Realistic Fiction Format: ebook Source: Publisher via Netgalley Preorder it: Amazon | Barnes and Noble In the follow-up to Colleen Hoover’s #1 New York Times bestseller Hopeless, the charming and irresistible Dean Holder tells the passionate story that has melted thousands of hearts. In Hopeless, Sky left no secret unearthed, no feeling unshared, and no memory forgotten, but Holder’s past remained a mystery. Still haunted by the little girl he let walk away, Holder has spent his entire life searching for her in an attempt to finally rid himself of the crushing guilt he has felt for years. But he could not have anticipated that the moment they reconnect, even greater remorse would overwhelm him… Sometimes in life, if we wish to move forward, we must first dig deep into our past and make amends. In Losing Hope, bes...

The Art of Love by Anne Whitney ★★★★★ Release Date: June 17, 2013 Age: New Adult Genre: Contemporary Romance, Drama, Abuse, Art Format: ebook Source: Book Brats Buy it: Amazon  | Smashwords | Kobo Marina Phillips has spent her entire life as her father’s victim. But enough is enough. All it took was one moment of realization to send her fleeing across the country into the unknown of New York City with no plans and no money. A new life without the constant torture is all she wants, but what she finds waiting is something she never expected. Fitz is New York’s premiere playboy artist. Sexy, tattooed, and coveted by women and men alike, his performances are heralded as the coming of a new god of modern art. But when Marina wanders into his show, she becomes the inadvertent piece he’s always waited for – a girl to sculpt, to change, and to craft in his own image. She never expects to fall head over heels into the world of parties, drag queens, agents, and artists craving for her and ...