What It Takes: A Dirt Road Love Story By: Sonya Loveday Published: May 27, 2017 242 pages Genre: New Adult, Contemporary, Romance Source: ebook, ARC from Netgalley ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Gracen Lowell is on the hunt for a man—but not just any man. He has to be ‘the one’. Her only problem is that no one she’s dated has ever measured up to the charming qualities of her best friend.  Slade Owens knows no matter how much he loves Gracen, he’ll never be what she’s looking for. And he dang sure isn’t going to stick around to watch her fall in love with someone else. Slade leaving the Owens’ family farm for an out-of-state job should put enough distance between the two to allow him to move on with his life and Gracen to search for her happily-ever-after.  Gracen knows asking him to stay isn’t fair. Slade thinks leaving her behind is the only thing to do. Inexplicably drawn together, the best friends must decide if they have what it takes to own up to ...

Boys South of the Mason Dixon #1 By: Abbi Glines Published: May 15, 2017 by Abbi Glines Publishing 204 pages Genre: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult, New Adult Source: Personal Kindle Library ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: The only thing hotter than the weather South of the Mason Dixon line are the boys. Worn, faded blue jeans, slow Southern drawls, and those naughty moments in the back of pickup trucks a girl never forgets.  Welcome to the world of the Sutton boys.  Five brothers who fight, party, drink a little too much, but more importantly, they love their momma. Nothing can tear them apart… until the girl next door wins more than one of their hearts. MY REVIEW: I've read a fair amount of books by Abbi Glines and they are usually a great fast read after I finish a heavy book or series. That was the situation I found myself in when I picked this one up to read. I purchased it during a one day $.99 sale. I figured, since it's short, that I could ...

A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses #3) By: Sarah J. Maas   Published: May 2, 2017 by Bloomsbury USA Children's 707 pages Source: Personal Kindle Library ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Looming war threatens all Feyre holds dear in the third volume of the #1  New York Times  bestselling  A Court of Thorns and Roses  series. Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's maneuverings and the invading king threatening to bring Prythian to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit-and one slip may spell doom not only for Feyre, but for her world as well. As war bears down upon them all, Feyre must decide who to trust amongst the dazzling and lethal High Lords-and hunt for allies in unexpected places.  In this thrilling third book in the #1  New York Times  bestselling series from Sarah J. Maas, the earth will be painted red as mighty armies grapple fo...

Keeping Kyler (The Kennedy Boys #3) By: Siobhan Davis Published: May 29, 2017 459 pages Source:  ebook, Netgalley ARC from author   ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: The captivating third book in the Kennedy Boys series concludes Faye and Kyler's love story. Nothing or no one will keep them apart… Kyler Kennedy is in the wind.  Shocked and upset, he has taken off on a solo mission—to track down his mom’s ex and demand answers.  Faye understands what it’s like to have your world turned upside down. Determined to support her boyfriend, she gives chase. Yet nothing could prepare her for the ugly truth. Ky has always been plagued with inner demons, and as he falls apart, Faye finally discovers what he’s been hiding from her—from everyone.  When serious accusations arise, Kyler’s future hangs in the balance. But Kennedys stick together in times of crisis, and they rally around him now.  At least there is nothing to prevent Faye and K...

It Started With Goodbye By: Christina June   Published: May 9, 2017 by Blink 272 pages Source: ebook, Netgalley ARC from publisher   ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Sixteen-year-old Tatum Elsea is bracing for the worst summer of her life. After being falsely accused of a crime, she’s stuck under stepmother-imposed house arrest and her BFF’s gone ghost. Tatum fills her newfound free time with community service by day and working at her covert graphic design business at night (which includes trading emails with a cute cello-playing client). When Tatum discovers she’s not the only one in the house keeping secrets, she finds she has the chance to make amends with her family and friends. Equipped with a new perspective, and assisted by her feisty step-abuela-slash-fairy-godmother, Tatum is ready to start fresh and maybe even get her happy ending along the way. A modern play on the Cinderella story arc, Christina June’s IT STARTED WITH GOODBYE shows us that some...

When It's Real By: Erin Watt Published: May 30, 2017 416 pages Source:  ebook, Netgalley ARC from publisher   ( Goodreads / Amazon ) Summary: Wealth, fame and a real-life romance she never expected—seventeen-year-old Vaughn Bennett lands it all when she agrees to become a pop star's fake girlfriend in this smart, utterly addictive novel from #1  New York Times   bestselling author duo Erin Watt     Under ordinary circumstances, Oakley Ford and Vaughn Bennett would never even cross paths.  There's nothing ordinary about Oakley. This bad-boy pop star's got Grammy Awards, millions of fangirls and a reputation as a restless, too-charming troublemaker. But with his home life disintegrating, his music well suddenly running dry and the tabloids having a field day over his outrageous exploits, Oakley needs to show the world he's settling down—and who better to help him than Vaughn, a part-time waitress trying to help her family get by? Th...

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly post hosted by Breaking the Spine . Each week bloggers participate to share a book they can't wait to get their hands on. This week I'm waiting on: When It's Real by Erin Watt Expected Publication: May 30, 2017 by Harlequin Teen Preorder Buy Link: Amazon From #1 New York Times bestselling author duo Erin Watt comes the addictive contemporary tale of a teen rock star in need of an image makeover and the teen girl hired to be his fake girlfriend. Meet Oakley Ford-teen celebrity, renowned pop star, child of famous movie stars, hottie with millions of fangirls…and restless troublemaker. On the surface he has it all, but with his home life disintegrating, his music well suddenly running dry, and the tabloids having a field day over his outrageous exploits, Oakley's team decides it's time for an intervention. The result: an image overhaul, complete with a fake girlfriend meant to show the world he's settled dow...