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Friday, January 5, 2018

Top 10 Week! Books I'm Looking Forward to in 2018






Legendary by Stephanie Garber 
Genre: Young Adult (Fantasy/Romance)
Date Published: May 29, 2018
Publisher: Flatiron Books


Stephanie Garber’s limitless imagination takes flight once more in the colorful, mesmerizing, and immersive sequel to the bestselling breakout debut Caraval, following Scarlett’s younger sister, Tella, on a journey to the empire’s capital to fulfill a mysterious bargain.
Check out my review of the previous book!


The Defiant by Lesley Livingston
Genre: Young Adult (Historical Fiction)
Date Published: January 23, 2018
Publisher: Razorbill


The darling of the Roman Empire is in for the fight of her life.

Be brave, gladiatrix… And be wary. Once you win Caesar’s love, you’ll earn his enemies’ hate.

Fallon was warned.

Now she is about to pay the price for winning the love of the Roman people as Caesar’s victorious gladiatrix.

In this highly anticipated sequel to THE VALIANT, Fallon and her warrior sisters find themselves thrust into a vicious conflict with a rival gladiator academy, one that will threaten not only Fallon’s heart – and her love for Roman soldier Cai – but the very heart of the ancient Roman Empire.

When dark treachery and vicious power struggles threaten her hard-won freedom, the only thing that might help the girl known as Victrix save herself and her sisters is a tribe of long-forgotten mythic Amazon warriors.

The only trouble is, they might just kill her themselves first.
Check out my review of the previous book!

Seized by Love at Seaside by Addison Cole
Genre: Adult (Contemporary Romance)
Date Published: February 7, 2018
Publisher: World Literary Press


Lizzie Barber runs a successful flower shop by day and secretly hosts the Naked Baker webcast at night to help pay for her younger sister’s education. To keep friends and family from finding out about her sexy secret, she’s put her social life on hold until her sister’s education is paid off and she can stop filming the webcast.


Blue Ryder fell hard for Lizzie when he met her a year ago, and he hasn’t been able to get her off his mind since. Everything about the feisty little brunette, cuts straight to his heart. Though Lizzie has turned down every invitation he’s extended—Blue is not about to give up trying.

Renovating Lizzie’s kitchen brings Blue further into Lizzie’s life, and the oven is not the only thing heating up. One night and one powerful kiss changes everything. But when Lizzie’s secret is revealed and the safe bubble she’s hidden in shatters, true love may not be enough to put the pieces back together. Check out my review of the first book in this series!

Breaking Down by Juliana Haygert
Genre: New Adult (Contemporary Romance)
Date Published: TBA
Publisher: Self


Gabi was born to play polo, but her career opportunities are far from abundant. She’d have her best shot at her goal if she could move from Brazil to the U.S., where many of her family and friends already live. However, the U.S. government doesn’t exactly issue work visas without a sponsor. And there aren’t many women’s polo teams in the U.S. that are hiring.

Tyler already gave up his dreams. Because of an inherited debt, he’ll probably finish paying it off when he’s dead. Tyler had to drop out of vet school and work, work, work. He desperately needs money, but his options are limited.

Until Tyler meets Gabi, and she proposes a deal with the potential to change everything.

She will pay him to marry her. He’ll get the money to pay off his debts, and Gabi will get a green card and the freedom to follow her passion. A fake, temporary marriage to a beautiful, hot girl doesn’t sound like a bad deal.

As their fake marriage starts to turn into a real one, a twist of fate threatens to tear them apart, and a choice needs to be made.


Restore Me by Tahereh Mafi
Genre: Young Adult (Paranormal Romance/Dystopian)
Date Published: March 6, 2018
Publisher: HarperCollins

Juliette Ferrars thought she'd won. She took over Sector 45, was named the new Supreme Commander, and now has Warner by her side. But she's still the girl with the ability to kill with a single touch—and now she's got the whole world in the palm of her hand. When tragedy hits, who will she become? Will she be able to control the power she wields and use it for good?

Losing the Field by Abbi Glines
Genre: Young/New Adult (Contemporary Romance)
Date Published: August 21, 2018
Publisher: Simon Pulse
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Losing his dream, his ultimate plan, and his future- Nash Lee never expected to be facing a life without football. One wrong move and it had all changed. Going back to school for his senior year no longer appealed to him. He’d rather not leave his house. Walking back into Lawton High School, seeing pity in everyone’s eyes was just another reality in his nightmare.

Revenge wasn’t a pretty thing. Tallulah Liddell had found it was rather controlling. The way you looked at life changed completely when you clung to the ugly notion. But she’d done it anyway. From the last day of her junior year when Ryker Lee had made a fat joke about her and Nash laughed with him, she’d been driven by pain. It wasn’t like no one had made fun of her weight before. She was used to that. What had hurt so deeply was Nash’s laughter. He’d always been the one person to notice her, include her, not treat her differently. But that one moment had changed it all. From the time she walked out of the school building to the moment she returned for her senior year Tallulah had been determined to lose weight and finally be the size her peers considered acceptable.

What she wasn’t expecting on her return was to find a broken Nash Lee who no longer smiled, rarely spoke, and didn’t care about anything or anyone around him. He was just existing. But the pain in his eyes she understood all too well. He was alone. He no longer fit into the perfect package.

My Sister's Intended by Rachael Anderson
Genre: Adult Fiction (Historical/Regency)
Date Published: March 2018
Publisher: HEA Publishing


For as long as Prudence can remember, it has been understood that her sister will one day wed the eldest son of their nearest neighbor. Such an alliance will benefit both families and bring a great deal of joy to all parents involved.

Unfortunately, Prudence has never been able to feel as joyful. She believes her sister is mad to consider marrying a man she hardly knows, even if he will one day make her a countess. Titles and wealth shouldn't factor into matters of the heart, and as an aspiring romance novelist, Prudence cannot fathom how anyone could even think of settling for less than love. She certainly wouldn’t, and she doesn't want her sister to either.

Unable to stand by and do nothing, Prudence sets out to help the awkward couple discover the best in each other with the hope that they will eventually find love. What she neglected to foresee, however, was the possibility that she might fall in love with Lord Knave herself.
Check out my review of another book by this author!

Like Never and Always by Ann Aguirre
Genre: Adult Fiction
Date Published: July 17, 2018
Publisher: Tor Teen
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On a hot summer night, a screech of brakes and shattering glass changes two lives forever.

Liv wakes in the hospital, confused when they call her Morgan. She assumes it’s a case of mistaken identity, yet when the bandages come off, it’s not her face in the mirror anymore. It’s her best friend Morgan’s.

Morgan always seemed to have the perfect life, yet Liv must navigate endlessly disturbing secrets of the criminal and murderous variety—and a romance that feels like a betrayal. Torn between the boy she loved as Liv and the boy she’s grown to love as Morgan, Liv still has to survive Morgan’s last request.
Check out my review of another book by this author!

Tempt by Alyssa Rose Ivy
Genre: New Adult (Paranormal Romance)
Date Published: TBA
Publisher: Self


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Check out my review of the first book in this series!

Missed Connections #4 by Jeffe Kennedy
Genre: Adult Fiction (Contemporary Romance)
Date Published: May 2018
Publisher: TBA


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Check out my review of the first book in this series!

Getting Burned by Chris Cannon
Genre: Young Adult (Fantasy Romance)
Date Published: TBA
Publisher: TBA




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Books I'm Looking Forward to in 2018
By What's Beyond Forks? on January 05, 2018 1 comments
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Thursday, January 4, 2018

Top 10 Week! My Favorite Book Boyfriends of 2017




It's so easy to fall for fictional fellas, and I love the fictional belly flips that go with them! These guys are in no particular order. Click the images to read my reviews of the books.


Roman from The Shifter Chronicles by Melle Amade
Roman isn't the love interest of the main character at this time, but he's my favorite.He's smart, funny, quirky, and likes to keep things froggy!


D'arcy from Plus One by Elizabeth Fama
D'arcy had this sweet, innocence to him, so when he turned on the smolder, it was unexpected and that made it that much better.

Jack from the Lovely Vicious trilogy by Sara Wolf
Jack had my favorite kind of personality. He was funny, sarcastic, and witty. I couldn't get enough of the bantering in this trilogy. As a side note, I think Isis may just be my favorite female lead character in a book. These two were hilarious!

Jaxon from Fanning the Flames by Chris Cannon
Yes! Jaxon is on my list again this year!! For all the reasons he made it to my list last year. I'm hopeless. I know.

Mr. Mystery from Last Dance by Jeffe Kennedy
Mr. Mystery lives up to that name completely. He knows how to play the game just right, and even as I got to know the real him, I loved him all the more.

Wyatt from Torn by Alyssa Rose Ivy
Hailey calls Wyatt: Steamy Night Guy. And, he is! I love how he handles her... figuratively speaking of course. ;-) 

David from Rebel Belle
David is a hot guy in nerdy clothing. He's pretty adorable with a funny, adorable personality to match.

Zaire from Dangerously Dark by C.J Burright
Zaire had way bringing the tension and chemistry right off the pages. You could feel it. It was crazy. I never knew if they were going to rip each other's throats out or rip each other's clothes off. 


Gui from Beaking Through by Juliana Haygert
Gui melted me in this book. It may have taken him a bit to come around at first, but his heart was always in the right place I think. The way he took care of Hilary just melted me.

Sawyer from Nights at Seaside by Addison Cole
There was a whole lot to like when it came to Sawyer. I could definitely feel the heat.

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Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Top 10 Week! My Favorite Book Covers of 2017





Book covers are like crack to me! I love looking a them! So, picking my favorite covers each year is tough, but fun. The following covers are from books released in 2017. I've read them all. You can click on the images to read my reviews. All these covers pretty much speak for themselves. They are in no particular order.











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Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Top 10 Week! My Favorite Quotes of 2017




I look forward to sharing my favorite quotes just as much as I love sharing my favorite covers(which you'll see tomorrow)! This is a list of my favorite quotes from books I read in 2017. 

They're in no particular order.


“With all this talk of blood purity I’m not sure if Ferrin is trying to be Hitler or Voldemort.” 
- Fanning the Flames by Chris Cannon

My reviews from this series...




“I didn’t read to escape. I didn’t even read to be entertained. It was more elemental , more essential than that. I read because imagination was the only thing that elevated me beyond my own reality.” 
- Don't Kiss the Messenger by Katie Ray

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“Did you have fun? How many boys did you make out with?” she asks. 
“Seventy. At least.”
“How many shots did you take?”
“Fourteen. I let go of the wheel halfway home and Jesus drove me the rest of the way.” 
- Forget Me Always by Sara Wolf

My reviews from this series...



"You’re my final chapter, Leanna. No revisions necessary.” 
- Read, Write, Love at Seaside by Addison Cole

My reviews from this series...


“How embarrassing. I'm already awkward enough without some attractive dead dude overhearing everything I say. I may never toot again.” 
- How to Hang a Witch by Adriana Mather

“Almost everything worth believing in cannot be seen. Love, for instance.” 
-How to Hang a Witch by Adriana Mather

“Very little. I know that Increase Mather was well respected in the seventeenth century and quite influential in Boston, that his son Cotton Mather followed in his footsteps, and that his tenth or eleventh great-granddaughter, Samantha Mather, is common.”
“Did you just call me common?”
“I believe I did.”
I clench my teeth. “You’re a jackass.”
“Common and uncouth.” 
- How to Hang a Witch by Adriana Mather

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“We can never really know another person,” he said instead. His breath stirred a loose tendril of hair that brushed her cheek. “At best, we can hope to know ourselves.” 
- To Seduce a Stranger by Susanna Craig

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“You’re you, Charlie. Barefoot-loving, wind-chasing, soul-gripping, speak-your-mind, selfless you.” Tracing the bottom curve of my face with his fingers, he leaned slightly closer. “And I’m just trying to deserve you." 
- Singing Fire by T.L. Martin


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“You don’t want to dream of me,” he said. “No one has ever wanted to dream of me.”
- Changing the Earl’s Mind by Kristen McLean




“I believe we all hide a beast inside. The only difference is what form it takes when freed.”  
-Haven by Mary Lindsey

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I came to New York to be an actress, not. a girlfriend or a happy person.
- Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham

“You’ve never been on Law and Order?” I say, surprised. “But you’re perfect for it …”
“I know. I’m even Irish and Italian. Who knows cops and criminals better?”
- Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham

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