MY YEAR IN BOOKS 2019
2019 has been a strange year for me, after reading 450 books last year, I lost my mojo, I stopped blogging and just couldn’t find a book to stick with , The romance books I normally read just weren’t doing their thing, After reading so many last year in all genres, I feel like the vast majority have one script and just change the names and locations, and it didn’t matter whether it was MC, Contemporary or Science Fiction. There were a lot of stand outs last year, SOME TRULY EPIC READS. So to get my mojo going for this year, I stepped away from romance and went to Horror, Crime, Thriller and would you believe it my mojo is back. I am aiming a bit higher, I still read the romance but switch it up, and revisiting some of my favs, After all all books get read for the first time again, even after years of been published. Many new authors have found their way on my bookshelf. Including many debut novels, and those are actually my most cherished finds of all. I have chosen some that have stayed with me and reignited my love for reading. Enjoy
These are my Favourite Reads of 2019 , I Have read many many more but not all have been reviewed and put up, as for the first 7 months of this year, I didn't review. I took a break. The ones listed are my absolute favourites of 2019
Washed In Blood (Heaven’s Guardians MC Book 1)
Blinded by anger, the man who had sworn to protect me,
shot me in a fit of rage when I was only sixteen years old. He thought he killed me.
But my job wasn’t finished yet. My days are spent as President of the Heavens Guardians MC.
Nights are spent searching for the scum of the earth. Rapists, Murderers, Pedophiles. They all answer to me.
MY REVIEW >>>>
The Devil’s Angels MC Book 1
Ava:
Left to die as an infant, Ava Beaumont has not had an easy life. Being raised by the system has taught her to be independent, hardworking and cautious. When Ava becomes a victim she uses her inner strength to put it behind her and move forward.
MY REVIEW >>>>
The Devil’s Angels MC: Book 2 – Axel
Bailey:
I’m the sensible, independent, quiet and hardworking accountant girl next door. My life is safe, sane, predictable and boring. My biggest concern is dealing with my free spirited, wild child parent.
Until it’s not.
The day I see something I shouldn’t have and crash into the crazy lives of The Devil’s Angels MC is the day my life changes forever. That’s the day I looked into the bluest eyes I have ever seen and knew nothing would ever be the same.
MY REVIEW >>>>
The Devil’s Angels MC: Book 3 – Pooh
Pippa:
Owning and operating a home for victims of domestic violence doesn’t leave a woman wanting a man in her life. Not a permanent one anyway. Having been a victim myself, I chose to open this refuge to help others that are in a similar situation that I had been. I was one of the lucky ones because my foster mom was always my rock, my safe haven. It was never me alone against the world. We decided, together, that we wanted to be just that for others. New Horizons is born and we are on a mission to save all that we can. Pooh:
I’m restless, bored and I want more. I want what some of my club brothers have found. I want that one woman that is meant to be mine. The problem is that I don’t know any women that qualify. Being in a motorcycle club brings women around in flocks but they’re not meant to be mine when they’re clearly everyone’s girls. Then I meet her. The One. Now the problem is that she is not interested in me or a relationship and not a big fan of men in general. She’s a strong, independent woman and a little spitfire when it comes to protecting those she’s sworn to keep safe. She will be mine and I’ll prove to her that men, like me and my club brothers from the Devil’s Angels MC, are nothing like the men she’s known before.
Light My Fire (Sex. Rock. Mafia. Book 1) –Jessica Ruben Genre :: Contemporary/mafia/rock /romance Kindle Edition.
He saved me from war. Fed me when I was in too much pain to eat.Smuggled me and my family into America when it became too dangerous to stay.
But, Nico didn’t flee with us.While I began elementary school in the United States, he was building the greatest and toughest Mafia of the century.The Mafia Shqiptare.Nico is now King of all underground trades.
Sexy. Aggressive. Brilliant.
After years of nothing but silence, he’s back in my life,
Ready to do whatever it takes to bring me into his universe.
He isn’t leaving until he takes me with him.
MY REVIEW >>>>>
KALE: Texas Kings MC, Book 1 — Cee Bowerman book 1 of 4 Kindle edition. Genre. MC Romance//Contemporary
Kale Forrester is content with the life he has. His brothers, both from his blood family and his club family, are all he needs. Known as a ruthless man, he enjoys the solitude that reputation gives him. When Kale’s best friend Zeke finds the woman of his dreams, Kale realizes there is something missing in his life. Restless, with thoughts of a lonely future, he begins writing to a woman he has never met. Through months of contact only through the written word, Kale exposes parts of himself that he hasn’t shown any woman before. Without ever having seen her face he realizes that she could be the one he needs to complete his life. The only one who can fight the loneliness he has imposed on himself for all these years. Terra Sharp has been alone in a crowd for over ten years. Recently reconnected with her best friend, Terra finds hope in her future. When she’s encouraged by her friend to write letters to a complete stranger it is easy to let herself go and give him an inside look at her fears, her hopes and her dreams. She soon lives to see his writing on paper, giving her a new glimpse into his exciting and sometimes dangerous lifestyle.Once the two meet in person, the sparks fly and neither try to fight how they feel when they are together.Unforeseen events pull Terra farther into Kale’s world than he ever wanted her to go. After they fight to get through danger, drama and death will their bond be enough to hold them together?
Sonny: Texas Kings MC, Book 2 by Cee Bowerman
A second chance at romance! Brenda has tried to go on with her life after Sonny told her he never wanted to see her again. She has dated, disastrously, and become even closer to her group of lifelong friends. Without any help from the love of her life, she has a thriving business, an active social life and a beautiful home of her own. But, she’s missing something. Him.
Sonny made mistakes and is now serving his penance to make up for them. Knowing it would be years before he could touch her again, he made a decision to let Brenda go. He broke her heart, even though he convinced himself it was for her own good. Now, he has an opportunity to get his life back. Can he convince Brenda to give him a second chance?
MY REVIEW >>>>>>
Bird: Texas Kings MC Book 3 by Cee Bowerman
Bird Forrester has never been one to want a wife and children. When his close friends and family find love, and start families of their own, he realises that there is something missing in his life. A chance meeting with a beautiful woman, and an unexpected surprise from his past, make him believe that destiny has other ideas for him.
Summer Preston is a working Mom with three young boys. Since her husband’s death she has focused on her boys and building a life as a single mother. When she meets a man in a bar, she takes a chance and follows him. Not one to believe in destiny, she sees that maybe it’s working real and working to change her life. Can she give up her orderly life on a whim, risking her heart for a man she just met?
MY REVIEW >>>>>
Grunt: Texas Kings MC, Book 4 by Cee Bowerman
After losing his family years ago, Grunt was content with his memories and the brotherhood he found in his club. After a near death experience, he realizes that it’s time to move on with his life and let the past go. Just days after that decision, his life changed for the better – drastically.
Shannon has had her share of heartbreak while raising her children, but she’s convinced that destiny will bring her a partner. She needs a man who can make her laugh, love her and her children, and stick around through the good times and the bad. A chance meeting introduces Shannon and Grunt, and the sparks fly. Both of them fight it, but in the end they realize that they are better together than they ever were apart.
MY REVIEW >>>>>>
LOUT: Texas Kings MC, Book 5 by Cee Bowerman
After a lifetime of taking care of everyone around him, Lout prepares to take on even more responsibility. A chance meeting at a friend’s house introduces him to a beautiful woman he can’t get off his mind. He wants her, but can she handle all the problems and responsibilities that come with being a part of his life?
Experience has shown Willow that there are very few people who will stick around for the long haul. The only ones that she can rely on are her family, and even a few of those have gone away forever. When she meets Lout, she sees a side of him that no one has noticed before. She sees a man who never had many reasons to laugh, had a horrible childhood and the responsibility of raising his siblings. Willow wants to be the reason he smiles. Forever.
Circumstances force Lout and Willow to lean on each other and become a team quicker than either of them imagined it would happen. Life is an adventure, but will they make it through together?
MY REVIEW >>>>>>
Smokey: Texas Kings MC, Book 6 by Cee Bowerman
Smokey Forrester was drowning when it came to being a single Dad. Dealing with the murder of his wife, and helping his two sons get past the trauma of watching it happen, is almost too much for him. Add in the laundry, cleaning the house, balanced meals and keeping his kids bathed and presentable, and even Smokey realizes that maybe he’s not juggling it all very well.
Martha is running from the violence of her marriage, and she has her two sons with her. Not only does she need to be a strong Mom for them, but she also needs to make money and find a home to raise them in. What she isn’t looking for is another entanglement.
When Smokey and Martha meet, neither has any idea that they are the answer to the other person’s dreams. In their years together, they become each other’s safe haven, comfort zone and trusted confidant. The relationship between Smokey and Martha is one that their kids and others around them aspire to.
But most of those people don’t realize the dark times that the family went through together, the traumatic event that they all survived together and the secret that they have kept hidden for all these years.
Get to know the Forrester brothers when they were young, and watch them grow up through Martha and Smokey’s memories as the couple prepares to celebrate their 25th anniversary.
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