The Bottom Line by Aven Ellis

Title: The Bottom Line
Series: (Chicago on Ice, #4)
Author: Aven Ellis
Date Published: Oct 17, 2018

After landing her dream job as an assistant buyer for a luxury fashion retailer in Minneapolis, Taylor Hartigan’s life becomes a nightmare. Performing mundane tasks and catering to the ridiculous whims of the boss from hell, she sees no opportunity for advancement. Though she’s never quit anything in her life, Taylor walks out and heads home to Chicago, the city that holds her heart. With her confidence shaken and no job on the horizon, she knows she has to find herself again.

Once she arrives, she’s shocked to learn hockey player Hunter Riley has been traded to the Chicago Buffaloes. Taylor met Hunter the previous season when his hard-hitting play broke the glass in front of her. Meeting him after the game, something passed between them—and has stayed with her ever since. Since she’s followed his career, she knows he’s coming off a disastrous season in Houston and must rediscover his game in Chicago—or face losing his hockey dream.

The timing couldn’t be worse for the pair to become involved since they’re both at a crossroads but the chemistry between them can’t be denied. Taylor worries that their budding relationship won’t survive the challenges of rebuilding two broken careers. Can the new versions of themselves fit together? Or tear them apart?

Or will love be the bottom line, after all?

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Keturah by Lisa Tawn Bergren

Title: Keturah
Series: The Sugar Barons Daughters
Author: Lisa T. Bergren

In 1772 England, Lady Keturah Banning Tomlinson and her sisters find themselves the heiresses of their father's estates and know they have one option: Go to the West Indies to save what is left of their heritage.

Although it flies against all the conventions for women of the time, they're determined to make their own way in the world. But once they arrive in the Caribbean, proper gender roles are the least of their concerns. On the infamous island of Nevis, the sisters discover the legacy of the legendary sugar barons has vastly declined--and that's just the start of 
what their eyes are opened to in this unfamiliar world. 

Keturah never intends to put herself at the mercy of a man again, but every man on the island seems to be trying to win her hand and, with it, the ownership of her plantation. She could desperately use an ally, but even an unexpected reunion with a childhood friend leaves her questioning his motives. 

Set on keeping her family together and saving her father's once-great plantation, can Keturah ever surrender her stubbornness and guarded heart to God and find the healing and love awaiting her? 

Reality Blurred by Aven Ellis

Title: Reality Blurred
Series: Rinkside in the Rockies, #2)
Author: Aven Ellis
Date Published: February 14, 2018

He lied to her. Fed her the same lines as he did all the other girls. Instead of proposing, he dumped her on national TV. Would a romance with a hockey superstar prove just as disastrous—or could it be the greatest love story of her life?

Cast as America’s reality show sweetheart after being jilted on a dating show, Skye Reeve is ready to stop being a brokenhearted woman by proving she’s more than what the camera portrayed her to be. She’s landed her dream job as a TV lifestyle reporter and promises to work hard to be a success.

Skye also vows never to be swept up in a fairy tale romance ever again, as she obviously has no clue what real love is.

Being in the same city as Denver Mountain Lions hockey star Maxime Laurent, however, might make this last goal impossible.

Dealing with ghosts from his own past, the Belgian hockey star is known for keeping his life off the ice private. He’s not sure if outgoing Skye could be a match for him, but he can’t deny his attraction to her.

When the two embark on a romance, will they be able to move forward from the past to let love into their hearts? With no reality blurred, will Skye find real-life love to be what she had been looking for all along?

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It's Here! The Smallest Part by Amy Harmon

RELEASE BLITZ
THE SMALLEST PART by AMY HARMON

Heart breaking. Heart healing. Heart melting. The Smallest Part, a contemporary friends-to-lovers romance is now available on all platforms.

Blurb:

“In the end, only three things matter. How much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.” - Unknown 
It was a big lie. The biggest lie she’d ever told. It reverberated through her head as she said it, ringing eerily, and the girl behind her eyes—the girl who knew the truth—screamed, and her scream echoed along with the lie. 
“Are you in love with Noah, Mercedes?” Cora asked. “I mean . . . I know you love him. You’ve been friends forever. We all have. But are you in love with him?” 
If it had been anyone else—anyone—Mercedes would have stuck out her chest, folded her skinny arms, and let her feelings be known. She would have claimed him. But it was Cora. Brave, beautiful, broken Cora, and Cora loved Noah too. 
So Mercedes lied. 
And with that lie, she lost him. With that lie, she sealed her fate.
She was the best friend, the bridesmaid, the godmother, the glue. She was there for the good times and the bad, the ups and downs, the biggest moments and the smallest parts. And she was there when it all came crashing down.
This is the tale of the girl who didn’t get the guy. 

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Cover design: By Hang Le

★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★

About the author:

Amy Harmon is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and New York Times Bestselling author. Amy knew at an early age that writing was something she wanted to do, and she divided her time between writing songs and stories as she grew. Having grown up in the middle of wheat fields without a television, with only her books and her siblings to entertain her, she developed a strong sense of what made a good story. Her books are now being published in eighteen different languages, truly a dream come true for a little country girl from Levan, Utah.

Amy Harmon has written thirteen novels - the USA Today Bestsellers The Bird and The Sword, Making Faces and Running Barefoot, as well as the #1 Amazon bestselling historical From Sand and Ash, The Queen and The Cure, The Law of Moses, The Song of David, Infinity + One, Slow Dance in Purgatory, Prom Night in Purgatory, and the New York Times Bestseller, A Different Blue. Her novels The Bird and the Sword and From Sand and Ash were Goodreads Best Books of 2016 and 2017 finalists.

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Release Day! The Viking's Chosen by Quinn Loftis

The Viking's Chosen

Series: The Clan Hakon, Book 1

by Quinn Loftis

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The prophecy must be fulfilled.

His orders are clear: launch a raid against England and bring home the spoils of war. But the prophecy is also clear: General Torben will take a foreign bride—one who is a seer and healer just like his mother. The eldest princess of England is said to be just that…a beautiful, charming, and headstrong woman. But he's a Viking army general and she's an English princess—and one who is already promised to the king of Tara.

Two worlds collide in this epic historical fiction centered on an undeniable chemistry that smolders against the odds. Richly written and injected with moments of humor, this action-packed romantic tale will leave you breathless.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Quinn is an award winning author who lives in beautiful Western Arkansas with her husband, two sons, Nora the Doberman, and Phoebe the Cat (who thinks she is a ninja in disguise). She is the author of 20 novels, including the USA Today bestseller, Fate and Fury. Quinn is beyond thankful that she has been blessed to be able to write full time and hopes the readers know how much all of their support means to her. Some of her hobbies include reading, exercising, crochet, and spending time with family and friends. She gives all credit of her success to God because he gave her the creative spirit and vivid imagination it takes to write.

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TTT: Books I Really Liked but Can’t Remember Much About

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. 

There are a lot of books that I've read and loved. Then two...three weeks or a month will go by and I cannot even remember the main character's name of one of those books. Or maybe the plot has become a bit fuzzy. Part of that is due to age, and the rest is just me. Hey, I have a lot on my mind! ;)

Without further ado, here are ten of said books....

2017 in Review

I don't know about you, but I thought that 2017 went by pretty fast!

I wanted to take the time to share my year in regards to books that I read and to give a final update on the challenges that I participated in. 

Here we go....

In 2017, I read 91 Books!

My Average Rating was a 3.8. 

I discovered new (to me) authors that I really liked, and will definitely read more of their books.

Beatriz Williams

Ruta Sepetys

Giovanna Fletcher

I also discovered a few new favorite series...

The Immortal Beloved trilogy by Cait Tiernan

The Schuyler Sisters by Beatriz Williams

Splintered by AG Howard

Billy and Me by Giovanna Fletcher

Favorite Books of 2017

Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

Forgotten Silence by Quinn Loftis

Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman

From Sand and Ash by Amy Harmon

On Second Thought by Kristan Higgins

A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams

So how did I do on my 2017 Challenges? Not too bad. I came very close to meeting all of my goals!

My Goal was to listen to 5-10 Audiobooks:

10/10

My goal was to read 20 Contemporary Romance books:

24/20

My goal was to read 15 Fantasy books:

12/15 

(almost!)

My goal was to read 16 Historical Romance books:

18/17

Phew! 

Looking to 2018...

I have challenged myself to read 75 books this year!

Other than the Goodreads challenge, I haven't decided on whether or not I want to join in any other reading challenges for 2018. As a mood reader, I kind of like having the option of picking up whichever book strikes my fancy. At the same time, I fell in love with adult contemporary romance this year and have found that I want to read even more historical romance novels. A huge reason for that   was due to the challenges above. 

If I do join in any other challenges for 2018, it will definitely be some kind of Arc/Netgalley challenge. I always find myself needing to catch up on those. 

How about you? Will you be joining in any challenges this year?

What were your favorite reads in 2018?