It's Complicated By Camilla Isley

 I absolutely love this funny, sweet, friends to lovers story. A love triangle based on two guys and a girl that are all best friends. Jace falls in love at first sight with Lori. He even remembers where he was & what she was doing. However, Lori is shy and not very popular. She is very much an introvert. And then she starts having feelings for Aiden. The third person in their three best friends group. She tells Jace right before he tries to kiss her. Shattering his heart. To retaliate he makes Aiden swear to a pact that states neither of them can have her. Nothing like that can ever happen because it could ruin their friendships & their business plan. When they meet they are all in college to become doctors. Upon graduating the open a practice together so their patients can see one of them if they aren't available. To cover up his feelings for Lori Jace develops a persona of a bad boy who doesn't do long term relationships. When the reality is he's just trying to protect himself. Everything changes when Lori sees a wedding invitation to Queen's wedding. She knew he was engaged but it seems rushed. Now she's panicking so bad she rushes to Jace's apartment. It's late so Jace's lets her spend the night. That means she hogs the bed & he hunches in the corner so he doesn't touch her. He barely gets any sleep. When Aiden shows up the next morning & Jace doesn't wake up she answers the door. Aiden jumps to the conclusion that she & Jace have been together behind his back. Aiden has always felt protective of her. Lori thinks he's jealous so she makes up a whole fake relationship. When she has to wake Jace up she covers his mouth as she tells him what she's done. He's mad & she doesn't understand why. He goes along with it because he can never say no to her. Right from the start it's obvious he's going to lose his soul after this experience. He can't keep his hands off her. What's interesting is she starts to see him in a new light because his touches & the sweet way he treats her have her confused. Lori is very quirky & Jace is her opposite which is hilarious to see unfold. Then add in the fact that neither best friend like Aiden's bride-to-be or the mean girl bridesmaids & you have a he'll of a story. And you will love how jealous Lori becomes when the bride-to-be's sister tries to make a move on Jace. You'll find out how alike Jace & Lori are because neither can confess the truth. They either run away or hide. If it weren't for Aiden they might not have made it. There is a surprise at the ending!

Midnight Star by Michelle Madow

 Warning there is a big cliffhanger at the end. If you don't like them you may want to wait until the next book is finished before you read this one. I must admit I love Riven! But he does something really stupid in this book. If it were me I would not have agreed with the dryad! Sapphire could have changed everything by not reacting impulsively. I'm pretty sure Celeste said that they would have to negotiate for the sap. Sapphire totally forgot that part. I will give her the benefit of the doubt because she was raised human and isn't used to dryads. However, she didn't have to agree to the horrible trust's demand that Riven give her his "impossible love" as the dryad called it. Yep, you guessed it they let the dryad take their love away from Riven. Instead of the obsessed man that held her in his arms as she astral projected to a star he becomes a cold strategist. They could have looked for another tree that produces the same sap! I definitely would have tried that first. Sapphire could have attacked the dryad & tried to drink her blood. When they later meet Eros she could have tried what I just mentioned on him too. God or not I definitely would have tried or even tried to call out to Celeste because she did tell her to if she needed help. The Fae in this book are your typical dark do anything for entertainment type. Forget feelings because the dark Fae don't have any which I think makes them love preying on the humans even more. Zoey is kidnapped to the dark Fae territories which is to say the vampires. Zoey is to be a "pet" for the royals. Which basically means breakfast, lunch, dinner, or a snack. She is one of the many humans at the castle. Her owner vampire is obsessed with her. He is so captivated by her he looses control and kills another person at the castle for touching Zoey. I will say this Zoey shouldn't have been anywhere near that guy. He was creepy & she knew it! If they guy makes you physically ill to be around him because he is twice as obsessed with her than her owner she shouldn't have been playing with fire! Bottom line is she can't trust anyone where she's staying. Even the humans have their own agenda. I don't think she is going to find out what she needs to know to make an informed decision because vampires live a long time. Most of the humans don't know the history of everything that has happened in the castle. And everyone is trying to manipulate each other to accomplish their own goals. Zoey better watch her back because she can't afford to be sent to the barns.

Rosie And The Dreamboat by Sally Thorne

 Rosie puts her sister on a pedestal. She thinks she is sexier, smarter & more accomplished than her. Her sister is a lawyer & most guys skip going out with Rosie once they meet her sister. Rosie is focused on her sisters outward appearance instead of how selfish she is which is a big turn off for decent guys. Her sister is a lawyer yet Rosie is the one footing the bill for a couples day at a spa on Valentine's Day. Rosie works at an indoor plant nursery. Rosie has the worst luck. While going to college a group of guys start billing her. To the point that they just show up hiding in stairways or other places they know she has to go. One day when she's putting something in her trunk they shove her into her trunk & sit on the lid. And new fear unlocked she becomes claustrophobic. Back to the spa day the package includes new device that soaks in a submission tank. The stuff in the pool feels like slug slime. I pitch black darkness inside. To make matters worse there is no release lever inside like her sister had. Rosie's sister is supportive at first until the firefighters arrive the she leaves her to finish her other spa treatments. What kind of sister is that heartless? Lucky for Rosie's sake Leo the dream boat firefighter is there to keep her calm. The stupid spa doesn't want a scratch on their $85,000 machine. Who knows how long she was stuck in there while the manager was talking to customer support & the owner. 

I honestly don't know how Rosie survived that whole catastrophe! I would have had a breakdown! Leo the dream boat firefighter never leaves her side to keep her calm. She must have been in there for hours. Leo is struck by her sense of humor, kindness & generosity. While Rosie tries to push him to like her sister after her sister abandoned her Leo wants nothing to do with the self centered woman. To make matters worse poor Rosie didn't think it through to bring a swimming suit so she is naked in the slimy water. Leo promises to give her privacy after they get her out. To make the other firefighters leave & he turns around. After she showers the slimy water off her sister helps her dry her hair & Leo has been patiently waiting. He has a paramedic check her out. Then he takes her to lunch.

Royal Valentine by Sariah Wilson

 Two Royal trying to escape their lives. Ilaria is a princess who longs to be treated like a normal person. To not have paparazzi follow her everywhere or guys want to be in a relationship with her for her title or family name. She has an assistant who was hired because she looks similar to her. They occasionally swap places. Switch clothes & put on sunglasses & most people don't look to closely to notice the difference. She convinces her assistant to swap with her for two days. She saw a cute guy taking photos outside her hotel. Unfortunately, fate had other ideas for how she spent the first ten hours of her two days off. She got a headache & digging in her assistants purse she finds a bottle of aspirin, or so she thought. She ends up passed out on the sidewalk before she can get back to the hotel. She panics when she wakes up somewhere unfamiliar & can't remember what happened for a bit. It turns out the cute photographer had found her & brought her home. He offers to walk her back & on the way she realizes she can't have him see where she is staying. She is supposed to be a college student who shouldn't be able to afford such an expensive hotel. I think that part is silly because she could be a rich person or come from a rich family for all he knew. She decides to site see & he offers to escort her. A few people recognize her but she manages to avoid a camera & dodges a group of people pointing at him. What she doesn't know is that Callum is a prince. He is running away from his responsibilities. He wants to be a photographer not a future king. And he's a really good photographer. They spend the rest of the day & evening together. When he walks her to the hotel she has already decided to tell him who she is because she has already fallen in love with him. She doesn't admit it but it's so obvious. This is where fate is cruel because before she can confess they are swarmed by paparazzi. They run until they find a place to hide & lose them. When they both confess he doesn't take the news to well. He decides they can't see each other again. And she leaves him with a broken heart on Valentine's Day, no less. However, both have a hard time getting each other out of their heads. This has a HEA ending, of course.

With Any Luck by Ashley Poston

 As far as romance goes this one isn't that romantic. It seems more details are shared about the best friends getting married than the two who find love. You get all this background on the best friends friendship & the woman he is engaged to and very little about Audrey. His best man which is very untraditional. And his fiance's best friend & maid of honor Theo. After the bachelor & bachelorette party's the groom turns up missing. Theo ends up waking Audrey up to see if her best friend the groom is with her. Then they both head out together to search for him. It didn't help that Audrey was so hungover she forgot what happened the night before. As her memories come back she slowly recalls what happened & she & Theo figure out what happened. What makes no sense is why no one found out that the bride was missing. She should have had her mother & bridesmaids helping her get ready at least an hour before.

Drop, Cover, & Hold On by Jasmine Guillory

 Too short & they hop into bed too fast. I mean who goes from someone hating them to making out that fast? I think Daisy just didn't even bother to try to understand Harris. Why did she never ask why he was making mean faces at her? It would make more sense that he was made at himself for not finding time to date her. And of course, he wouldn't want to scare off his best customer! When the earthquake hit Daisy jumped into action to protect & save both of them. When he starts smiling at her she doesn't know what to think. It's like he is a totally different person. She doesn't know what to think about him. Is he flirting with her? No he hates her right? Being trapped in a bakery alone is the best thing that could happened to them. However, from a first kiss to going to his bed is ridiculous to me because a minute ago she thought he hated her. 

Worst Wingman Ever by Abby Jimenez

 You never know what could happen when you leave a note on a car for the wrong person. The fact that it had a sex coupon in it is hilarious. Never mind the fact that it was a Valentine's Day card. I just happened to read it on Valentine's Day too. Holly is a hospice nurse whose grandma is dying. She drops everything to move back to where her grandma lives. She takes care of her grandma along with another nurse. Her grandma's organs are failing. She doesn't even bother unpacking so she can spend as much time with her grandma. Her sister & mom visit daily. When John who put the card on the car for his best friend writes out an apology because he is embarrassed. Leaving it under her windshield wiper. Holly writes a note back to whoever left the card & gives the card back. John recently go over a bad breakup after two years of dating. His girlfriend just dumped him to move to Japan for a guy she met online. John was ready to move with her until he found out she had met someone. John couldn't help but notice her tire is flat & he brings a compressor to fill it. Leaving a note to let her know she needs to get the tire fixed. They do meet at one point but don't know that he's the one that helped her. And since he has never seen who owned the car he is clueless. After her grandma dies they don't see each other for weeks until he shows up to fix something at her apartment. He recognizes her immediately. He has cut his hair & trimmed his beard. They both expected the other to be much older. 

The Exception To The Rule by Christina Lauren

 This book is swoon worthy!!! I absolutely love it!!! The idea of meeting someone online as a teenager but not giving out your personal information is so cute. And it all happened because of a wrong email. Callum was trying to email a teacher & had the wrong address. He ended up emailing another student of the opposite sex. And Terra responded to give him the right one. Then it became a yearly Valentine's Day tradition. Slowly it devolved into sharing more over the years. They started out in their mid teens in the same hometown. It lasted through 10 years. Until fate brought them face to face when both were single. He even switched who he was a teachers assistant for so as not to cause a conflict of interest. 

A Court-Ordered Romance by Lark Green

 Coco is a psychologist who specializes in magical disfunction. When she gets invited to attend a demon courtroom hearing her world changes forever. Vale has no idea how lucky he got that she was there. Because of her quick thinking she gets him off with 90 days probation. Of course, they both lie in court to achieve this. Coco met Vale the night before when he came back to his hometown after making his first movie. He was supposed to be there for an interview. The interviewer shows up over an hour late. Then she meets his high school bully & principal of his former school. The bully ends up hijacking the interview in order to air all Vale's dirty laundry, so to speak. Of course, everything the guy says is a lie. After a terrible day Vale heads to a bar. There he gets drunk & meets Coco. 

Coco comes from a close family, wasn't poor like Vale growing up. Cocos mom is a world famous psychologist. And her dad is an biologist. Both her parents had good careers but are retired now. Coco was basically forced into psychology by her mother. It doesn't help that Coco is a people pleaser. She's not good at telling a lie. And she keeps a lot of her insecurities from her mother. Coco doubts herself too much!. She keeps comparing herself to her mom. She starts a practice to help demons & other supernaturals. Unfortunately, she can't get her customers to open up to her. Until Vale comes stumbling over to her table to tell her why her patient's aren't opening up to her.

Sitting in the court hearing Vale's crime makes Coco want to help him. She decides to pretend to be his spouse. She couldn't bare him being in jail. He just wants to get out of town. However, the judge gave him an ankle bracelet (the demon version) and tells him not to go out of the county for 90 days. They decide to make a bargain with that will benefit them both. The rest of the story is them making the situation work. What neither expected was to fall in love. The lies keep piling up. Coco finally confesses the truth to her mom who shows up unannounced. Coco gets scared & knows her relationship can go nowhere. She pushes him away & he goes back to LA. He wanted to stay with her. Did she do the right thing though? She learns things about him that change her mind. But is she too late?

Chasing Down Her Highness by Fiona West

 This is a really cute story. You know how things always look different when you are young. This story is a lot like that for Abbie. You see Abbie signed a marriage contract with Edward/Parker (friends prefer the latter name) when she was twelve. However, as she got older she started to have health problems & no one believed her. They assumed she was complaining about her period but being more dramatic than most women. Abbie did what she had to for her sake & fled to the box, as they call it. There are two realms one is veiled in magic & the other isn't. She makes a life for herself, gets a job, and most importantly gets diagnosed with Lupus. She learns how to cope with her disease & what foods to avoid to make herself healthier. Abbie was gone from the veil for five years. In that time she had gone to college & got a good paying job. She lived in a small apartment & had made a lot of friends. Abbie is also a princess from a country that the female rule. And because of her health she knows she can't replace her mother.

While she was gone Parker was left with no explanation as to why she ran from him. He was devastated because he loved Abbie. He wouldn't even consider marrying anyone else. Parker was slowly taking over for his father as king. His brother was supposed to rule before him but that all changed when he caught him trying to murder his father. Apparently, he didn't want for dad to abdicate the throne. Now his brother was gaining allies trying to stage a war to take the throne by force. This put Parker in a bad spot. He had to have someone track down his betrothed. If they marry they can rule both countries together & help win this war & save Parker's people. 

Abbie panics when a couple show up at her job trying to enforce that marriage contract & take her back to Parker. The final nail in the coffin is when she learns her father is dying. Unfortunately, because of the impending war they have to travel the long way through the veil which could take weeks. The adventure ends up being anything but straightforward. There are so many situations that arise that make it necessary to detour their route several times. Eventually Parker ends up meeting up with them to try to convince her to marry him. He thinks if he can just talk to her face to face they can fix everything. Unfortunately, Abbie fears falling in love with Parker because she knows she can't be queen. She has quite a temper & mouth on her. And she ends breaking Parker's heart by refusing to marry him. He does the only thing he can. He leaves & joins his military to confront his brother. 

When Abbie hears he left overnight she freaks out. She never expected him to leave. Now she realized how selfish she has been & how sweet & respectful Parker was the whole time. She treated him horrible. She does what she's good at & goes after him. She gathers allies to help Parker because she fears she will never see him again. She sees him one more time at her father's funeral. That's when she decides to try to find a loophole to win Parker back. But will it be too little to late? There's only one way to find out. You gotta read this book!

Dating Dracula (Dating Monsters book 1) by Kinsley Adams

 Not sure how the main character can not believe in fate especially after everything that happens to her. She would never have met her soulmate without fate. Anna is a wild child who does impulsive things without thinking. Of course, this gets her in a lot of trouble. Her parents see her as a screw up. Her parents are religious yet they get divorced because her dad cheated on her mom. To make matters worse her dad's the mayor & a real jerk in my opinion. Any guy that would divorce his wife & kick her out of the house to move in his new woman is a disgusting guy. Her brother can do no wrong & thinks she ruined his life. Anna is a vlogger who dreams of becoming famous. When vampires reveal themselves to the world she assumes they have to be taking blood from humans illegally. She does some research & figures there is a vampire club in New Orleans. When she hears talk of them storing illegally received blood on site she jumps at the chance to expose the truth. She obviously thinks this will skyrocket her to fame. She drags her best friend along who is the total opposite of her. When she sneaks into the back room nothing could have prepared her for what she sees. And of course, she jumps to the wrong conclusion. There is nothing illegal going on every human letting vampires feed from them signed a consent form. I find that concept hilarious. Like people can't forge someone's signature? Things go horribly wrong when a vampire kidnaps her drags her behind the club & almost kills her. Had Vlad not found her & turned her into a vampire she would have died. Vlad turns out to be the vampire all the stories are about. He's nothing like the Dracula the stories make him out to be. He turns out to be Anna's mate. He's sweet & would do anything for her. When her murdering vampire returns they are able to identify him. Unfortunately, he is a very old & powerful vampire. He is also the sire to the queen of the vampires. Because she loves her sire she does nothing when she finds out this vampire killed 34 other women matching Anna's description. Now Anna & her best friend are in danger because her serial murderer wants to finish the job. Because I hate to spoil an ending I will let you read the rest. 

How To Fake It With A Fae by Amy Boyles

 This couple has so much in common. Although at times I wanted to slap them. No joining or spell can make you feel the way these two felt when they first met! And why Feylin got so mad that he had to destroy Addie's family business kills me. How could he not tell she was devastated too? All I have to say is thank God for magic. Addie is a witch born to a very powerful family except she has no magic. That's right, none. She never felt like she fit in the magic world. When she's old enough she moves to Nashville & leaves the magical world. Her family run a magical bookstore that I would spend all my money in. You see their magic allows you to go into a book. Something a lot of readers would die to experience! Addie thinks of herself as a human because she can't do magic. Unfortunately, she can't marry a human because they are afraid of witches. And any wizard she dates only dates her because of her families power. She gets used a lot! In fact, it happens at the beginning of the book. Addie's only talent is being able to choose the right book for a person to read. So naturally she works at a human bookstore. 

Feylin has had a rough life. He is the Fae King but he's half human. Naturally this causes a lot of the Fae to distrust him. They want him to marry & produce an heir. That way people will stop challenging his position. Feylin's only family is a ten year old cousin he is raising. He married his best friend but they were never romantic. And when an accident occurs at the magical bookstore that Addie's family owns kills his wife Feylin vows to get revenge. Feylin lives in the same town as Addie's family yet, most of the fae live behind the veil. Feylin lives in the castle because he is trying to convince the humans the Fae aren't a threat. He wants to establish trade with them. Feylin mourns the loss of his wife & vows never to love again until he runs into Addie. Which is a hilarious scene where she pukes on his shoes. When they touch everything they thought they knew about love is shattered. They are both stubborn & get angry easily so their banter is amazing. 

Addie's grandma dies & she came home for a funeral. However, the families magic is fading. Unless they marry off all the seven daughters every member will lose it. No pressure, right? Addie has to attend a ball where every available suitor will try to decide if they want to marry her. Feylin sees this as the perfect opportunity to get revenge on her family. He has no idea Addie is part of that family. Things go South fast when her ex boyfriend shows up & tries to catch her sister's interest. She makes a big scene & he says so awful things. In order to rescue her from embarrassment Feylin agrees to marry her. He proposes they fake get engaged. Unfortunately, he utters a Fae joining when he announced the engagement. Now they have to stay within a certain amount of feet from each other or she will get pulled closer to him. 

Addie has no idea who Feylin is to her family because no one tells her. Will she hate him after she starts to have feelings for him? And Feylin has no idea who is really responsible for his wife's death. When someone sabotaged Addie & Feylin's relationship will he go to far for revenge? Will he lose Addie & any chance at happiness he has in the future?

Golden Rule by Rachel Jonas & Nikki Thorne

 This is just as good as the original series! Everyone's favorite cyber bully Pandora is back causing havoc in anyone's life connected to the Golden's. Only this time it seems like it's personal. Pandora has upped her game because her app is now available in the United States, not just their hometown. And she pleads to her fans to send her anything they get on her targets. West takes their former college coach up on an offer to bring his brothers & himself to play for the hometown NFL team. Which means they could all move back home & play football together. They could bring their found family back together & see friends & family they had to leave behind. A lot has changed since they all played for the same team though. They soon learn this when it's easier to keep secrets from each other than it is to talk things out. 

Pandora learns they are coming before West & Blue even land at the airport. No one had heard anything from her until now. Who is she & why is this vendetta so personal to her? Unfortunately. if you ask me this could have been avoided if they had taken care of her years ago. 

West is under stress to make this team work which is almost impossible when he & his brothers replaced three players on the team. The former quarterback is now a backup quarterback. And the boys get a very frosty welcome home. This just adds more to West's plate because he is coming off an injury that should have ended his career. His shoulder still hurts but he's doing his best to try to cover it up. However, Joss, Blue, Ricky, Dane, & Sterling can all tell.

Blue & West still haven't been able to get pregnant. Now they are attempting a third round of In Vetro Fertilization, like West needs more pressure on him. And Blue is focusing on opening up a community center to keep kids off the streets. Since Scar & Blue both utilized the community center that used to be there they understand the importance of it. Seth is a contractor who definitely has his eyes on Blue. Everyone sees it but her. You know it's bad when Sterling & Dane notice it too.

Last but not least the mess Sterling got him into. Sterling is excited for the chance to see his three year old son Jaxon on a regular basis. He has been with his former team in Miami. Then you take into account all the time he has to travel and it doesn't leave much time to see his so who lives in another state. To further complicate matters he got engaged & didn't bother to tell Lexi, Jaxon's mom. After all whoever he marries will be the boys step mom. He never discussed this with his brothers either. Of course, it was Pandora that broke the news to everyone. No one seems to like Tiffany, the snobby girl Sterling is engaged to. She is extremely jealous of Lexi with good reason. Why Sterling can't see Tiffany for the gold digger she is I will never know. I'm just glad Sterling is making her wait to get married for a year. I don't see the wedding happening unless Sterling is stupid because everyone can tell that he still loves her. 

Lexi has a "guy friend" that has been there to help her through the pregnancy & up until the current situation. He's a veterinarian who watches Jaxon when Lexi needs help. Everyone can tell he is in love with her but Lexi. If she knows she is choosing to ignore it. Which has everyone wondering if there is more going on between the two of them.

There is quite the cliffhanger at the end so here's your warning. There are more questions than any possible warm fuzzies. I am hoping West didn't screw everything up & push Blue into someone else's arms.