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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

review || ENDLESS FATE { blog tour } by Alicia Rae

Self-Published | July 23, 2015 | Contemporary Romance

Fate for Love, book 3

★★★★1/2

SOURCE: INKSLINGER PR

Colton Kingston is set on rebuilding his ranch to what it once was before his livelihood was diminished to a pile of ashes from a revengeful dark act of arson. His brothers at heart are there with him every step of the way to help pick up the pieces of the old and replace them with the new.

Paige Summers finds her inner strength to battle through her burdens of taking another person’s life. Standing in her rightful place by Colton’s side, she’s finally holding her own and living her dream of training horses.

Together, Colton and Paige have endured their fair share of obstacles and tragedies, and it has only made them stronger. With Hank Ulrich out of their lives, Colton is determined to make Paige, the girl he’s loved since he was five years old, his wife—forever.

But as one door closes, another opens, and a new danger is lurking in the shadows, threatening to stand in their way.

Will Colton and Paige’s love be endless, the way it was always meant to be? Or will a new devastation fall upon them and ruin their fate?

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{ about alicia rae } .

Alicia Rae is a Contemporary Romance Author who lives in Dekalb, Illinois, with her husband and three beautiful boys. Alicia has a passion for reading all types of romance, writing to bring a story to life, and photography.

Thank you to my dear sister, Kels, who showed me a few years ago how much I truly missed reading. And to my loving husband, for not throwing away my Nook, and planting the seed of writing in my mind. I am forever grateful. Xo

Readers, words cannot thank you enough for supporting me along this incredible journey. I hope you enjoy my novels as much as I do writing them. I thank each and every one of you.

Believe in yourself and follow your dreams...

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"By the time my heart even learned the true meaning of love, I'd already set eyes on you..."

I have to write reviews for the other two books of the series, but it's this one that's being toured with today, so it's this one that will be written first!

This is a series that you must read all of the books -- it's a trilogy that grows off the previous story (granted, some of the 'important parts' of BOUNDLESS FATE are re-told through flashback, ie: a scene that was told in Colton's POV in BF, we get to see through Paige's recollection). I love these types of trilogies because I hate putting my characters away; I like to see them grow and feel that with more books, you get to see a true romance blossom -- a romance that is similar to one you would see in every day life.

Granted, there are things that Colton and Paige go through that aren't your typical day-to-day thing, but... it helps keep the reader interested!

"I was just five years old when you reached in and touched my soul, forever leaving your imprint..."

Paige is having a hard time coming to terms with the acts she's had to do. She harbors a lot of guilt -- not necessarily because she had to kill someone, but because she fears what people will think of her. She hides out at home and when Colton brings her out, she tries to hide behind her sunglasses (props to Colton for not letting her -- not that he forces the issue, but he certainly plays his hand in a calm, gentle manner). Colton would do anything to keep her from caving in on herself. It hurts him to watch her hurting, knowing that there isn't much more he can do than hold her through the night.

"Tell me what to do." Panic filled his voice. "Tell me how I can help you move past this. I will do anything to get rid of that look in those beautiful eyes I love so much." --Colton

When not dealing with pain and soul-breaking, Colton and Paige's relationship is as strong as ever, if not stronger. Their playful banter is still there -- and I certainly am a sucker for playful banter.

"You captured my heart and weaved it with yours. Now, it can only beat with yours."

We get to end the story of Paige and Colton with more twists and turns to the roller coaster they're on, but they have a huge support system. Their Lake Tahoe "family" is with them through so much of it and where Paige, once upon a time, ran away to deal with her problems, she's learned to rely on Colton more -- he doesn't judge her, he only loves her.

"I got you, Paige, always." --Colton

Their love story has been so much fun to witness. A lot of drama, sure, but in the end these two were always meant for one another, and stopped at nothing to get what they truly wanted out of life -- one another.

"You are my every dream come true and so much more." --Paige

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BOUNDLESS FATE { coming soon }

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a quick note from { mignon } ...

I AM NO LONGER ACTIVE IN REVIEWING

The last two years has been incredibly rewarding, giving me the opportunity to pick up new-to-me authors, as well as new-to-the-world authors. I have enjoyed supporting publishing houses as well as the indie author, and in doing so, I learned a lot about the marketing aspect of writing a book and selling it as a self-published author.

I have re-focused my journey to more writing-minded. I still read and review! But not nearly at the rate I was; three books a day has turned to three books a month.

I will no longer be accepting individual review requests (unless it's specifically author-to-author, then it will be highly considered).

I will definitely be posting reviews for commitments I have already made, though.

Thank you for understanding, & thank you to all those I have worked with over the last year plus!

~ Mignon

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GOODREADS updates

Dirty Saint: A Secret Baby Sports Romance by Vesper Vaughn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book almost failed to get my attention. Why?

The hero.

He is the exact public person I despise. You know the type -- all biblical with publicized praying and verses all over his public persona. Great. Good for you. Bet you're not like that behind closed doors...

Which is exactly what Esther thinks of him.

Saint and Esther attend the same super religious college. Esther is on the fast track to becoming a nun, and no I do not kid, and Saint, given name Francis, can do just about whatever he wants, because he is the star athlete and the school knows he has connections. What in the world can these two have in common? The actions of their parents.

But where Saint does what his father says, usually, because his father is pushing him toward a pro-football careers, Esther follows her parents (father) because if she didn't... Her life would literally be a living hell.

I really enjoyed these two, once we started to get to know Saint a little bit better. My only drawback with the book would be the last half goes by in super-fast time. While it helped to keep the story moving, I would have liked to see more of that time drawn out so the feelings and emotions of our two characters felt more genuine and real -- rather than simply a two month courting that their lives demanded.

I'm giving the book the full 5 stars because it came out of left-field for me. It was a book that I didn't expect to like, but the author wove it in a way that I fell hard for our characters both as individuals and as a couple. I liked watching Esther grow and find her voice in life, just as I liked watching playboy, always for the chase Saint, settle down and find a person to be terribly protective over. I loved him most in the last two chapters.

*ARC received in exchange for an honest review

Everything by Erin Noelle
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Here's something you may know about me if you've followed my reviews -- I'm an epilogue reader. I will almost always read the epilogue first. Call me a spoilsport or no fun, or whatever but that's how I've been reading books for years. It's no wonder that when I write books, I tend to have the epilogue all figured out before I even start with "Once upon a time...".

That said... I read this epilogue and while I liked it, I just couldn't get past the ages of our characters. Couldn't do it. So I read the beginning. Still... If anything, the age of our characters was even more pronounced. I wasn't sure I was going to be able to read this. You see, I have an issue with "Happily ever after" and the hardly-twenty crowd, let alone an eighteen year old.

But that's my hang-up.

Another thing you may know about me? I will sometimes read a book in what I call a inside-out fashion. I jump all over the place until I find a snippet of story that absolutely grips me. And people -- there are a few of those parts in Everything. So because I found those gripping parts, I put my faith in Erin Noelle, and I started from page one -- and I gave Everett and Belle a chance.

And I'm so glad I did.

Everett and his twin sister have been making music forever -- literally. They're the children of a rockstar; music has always been their life. When their father's group decides to get back together (dad always said he'd go back when the twins were done with school), Mason tells the label -- if you take me, you're taking my kids: thus, giving Everett and Ashlynn the opportunity to take their music to a larger level than they have before.

Along the way, with a local gig, Everett meets Belle -- and so begins their story.

This is a story about growing up. This is a story about following your heart -- be it for a person or a career, or even both. It is about learning to trust the person you are giving your heart to, and about taking the ever-looming jump into unknown feelings. When you put your life, your wants, your desires in someone else's hands, the world opens up -- and it certainly does for Everett and Belle.

The part I most appreciated was that the author made Everett true to his age and situation. Belle was too, yes, but it was Everett and his new lifestyle that had me wanting to see true characterization for. He's a guy; he's a musician; he's new to love. He makes mistakes. And for those mistakes, I truly got on board with this story.

Everett and his Tinker Bell were incredibly cute. I liked that there's a decent time jump at the end, further allowing -- you guessed it -- growth of our characters. I'm excited to watch more of them when (if?) Ashlynn's story comes out.

*ARC received in exchange for an honest review

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