Her Mates (Wolf Trials #1) By: Tamara White

(N) Dani has been hidden from the packs all her life for fear of being found and killed by the same person that murdered her mother but now it's time to reclaim her title.
       As the future Alpha Queen, Dani must compete in the trials with her mates to prove she's worthy to rule her people. She must choose the mate who will be right to lead alongside her but little does she know, Dani's choice will change her whole world.

       Before reading Her Mates I didn't expect much from this book so I was pleasantly surprised when I found myself enjoying this read. Her Mates was nothing like how I expected it to be and I think that's why I was able to enjoy it so much. 

Immortal Unchained (Argeneau #25) By: Lynsay Sands

(N) Ever since Domitian Argenis recognized Sarita as his life mate, he's been waiting for the perfect moment to claim her. Those fantasies did not include him being chained to a table in a secret lab or both of them being held hostage by a mad scientist. Somehow, they have to escape.
     Sarita has seen some crazy things as a cop, but nothing to rival Domitian. A vampire, never in her wildest dreams could she even fathom that vampires existed but here one is right in front of her. He has all the classic signs of a vampire, healing abilities, incredible powers, and that's including the mind blowing connects that they seem to have for one another. Now, not only do they have to save each other, but other innocent lives are at stake. Failure is not an option, Domitian has only just got the chance to be with Sarita and Sarita has a chance at an eternity of happiness.  
 
      I guess I should start by saying this this book took me forever to read. I could not seem to get into Immortal Unchained for anything but because I enjoy reading this series and because this one seemed like an important book in the series to read I powered through it until I got to the end. And sadly, it didn't get any better as time went on.
     It might be good to read Immortal Unchained if you really want to find out more about why and how so many immortals have been disappearing but other than that it might be best to just skip it.

Juked (Texas Mutiny #1) By: M.E. Carter

(N) Juked: verb. A slang soccer term meaning: faked out, deceived, confused your opponent
       As rising star in Houston, Daniel has found fame as Captain of his Pro soccer team and one of the city's most eligible bachelors. Daniel has everything - except someone special - and that suits him just fine. He doesn't want, or need, any complications.
     Quincy has baggage and lots of it. After a tragic accident spins her world on its axis, she finds herself as a single mother, raising her newborn nephew, one she never knew she had. Between parenthood, her full-time job, and dealing with the suffocating grief of losing her sister. Everyday is a struggle for Quincy.
      When Daniel and Quincy begin to cross paths unexpectedly and often, an unlikely friendship develops and soon starts to evolve into something more. Feelings change, lines are crossed, and what happens next will surprise them both.

      Going into this I didn't have much expectations for Juked mostly because it has been in my to-read list for song long and I just wanted to read it to get it over with. With that being said I found Juked to be a surprisingly good read. I didn't expect to get as into it as I did and soon found myself not wanting to put it down.

Fallen Crest Forever (Fallen Crest #7) By: Tijan

(N) Mason Kade is the dream. He's the promise, he is forever. Mason is offering something that so many would fantasize about and fight for and it's not that Same doesn't want it, or him, or to two of them forever. But, how can she say yes when she's never seen it work before? But then how can she say no to someone who already gave her happily ever after?

      I still cannot believe that with Fallen Crest Forever, the Fallen Crest series is officially coming to an end. Fallen Crest Forever picks up right where Fallen Crest Home left out and we finally get an answer to that burning question. Well, we kind of got an answer to that question.  
     Fallen Crest Forever seemed to just be this rollercoaster, there was just so many ups and downs and yet, at the same time you never wanted it to end. Bur sadly this series is coming to an end and what an end it was!

Royal Games (The Royals of Monterra #3) By: Sariah Wilson

(N) Genesis Kelley didn't just get her heart broken, the aspiring veterinarian had it crushed in front of millions of viewers on the dating reality show Marry Me. Now, just as she's getting her life and dignity back together, her royal heartbreaker, Prince Rafael of Monterra has landed in Frog Hollow, Iowa and he's renting out her aunt's guest cottage.
      Deceiving TV audience for his brother's sake cost Rafe the girl of his dreams. But he's going to fix it, even if it means moving from his mountain-kingdom home to small-town Iowa. This prince isn't going to give up on his princess so easily- especially once he realizes Genesis is in deeper danger than she knows.
     Between fixing her truck, whisking her off to Monterra for a whirlwind date, and charming the entire town, Rafe is thawing the ice around Genesis' heart. But it's going to take a lot to earn back Genesis trust and believe in this real life fairy tale.

     After reading the first book in the Royals of Monterra series I wanted to read more. I skipped the second book in the series because that one didn't seem to interest me that much but I thought for sure that this one would. Apparently I keep putting my hopes up too high because Royal Games just fell short. I couldn't even make it half-way through before I finally just gave up on the whole thing. Genesis and Rafe's story was nowhere near as interesting as Nico and Kat's story and honestly Genesis and Rafe's story was kind of boring at times.

Xander Part One (Rockstar #9) By: Anne Mercier

(N) They met when they were eight years old on the playground and that was the turning point for Xander. Tera stole Xander's heart the first time he laid eyes on her and heard her off-key singing. Everything was perfect, until it wasn't.
      It didn't take long for Xander to figure out that Tera was much too good for him so he did what he thought was best and let her go. Soon Xander would learn just how wrong he was in doing so. Tera was his everything and without her he just wasn't the same anymore.
      When the two finally got together Xander becomes whole again. Now his life has meaning. Being with Tera was perfect, together they loved fiercely and completely.
       Then the time comes when Xander is given the chance to live out his dream. Xander doesn't want to leave Tera behind but she encourages him to go out and live his dream. And as Falling Down gains more success Xander gets pulled further away from Tera and as Tera gains her own success the distance only grows more immensely.
       They both want to live out their dreams and know that their love is strong enough to survive this time and distance apart. Then the unthinkable happens and nothing will ever be the same again.
 
      I along with so many other fans out there have been waiting a long time for this book to come out. Xander has been a central character to the Rockstar series since the beginning and now we can finally read his story.
      Because I had to wait so long to read Xander and because the release date kept getting pushed back over and over again I wasn't sure if by the time this book came out that it would live to the hype that I had made in my head. And sadly Xander wasn't quite as good as I thought it would be. I mean it did have its good parts for the most part (the beginning and that ending wow. With the way Xander ends it explains so much as to why we haven't seen Tera up until this point when she had been in the guys' life for so long) but it was the middle that I really just could not get into. I mean about halfway through the book I found myself thinking, what else could there possibly be to tell in this story? And that's when I was only about half way through the book. But I do have to say that if you do keep reading which you should those last couple of chapters seemed to come just out of nowhere and as I said already explained so much.
      While I didn't particularly like Xander's story overall I did like getting to know more about Xander and his band mates when they were younger and just how much Xander's dad was a part of all of their lives. But what was particularly interesting was reading just how long Xander has been in love with Tera because up until this point we only got the small bits from the Xander Christmas stories and to be truly honest I didn't think that I was really going to like Tera but I'm happy to say that I was happy to be wrong.
       Even though I wasn't fully invested in this story I'm still going to read the next part to Xander and Tera's story. Because while Xander and Tera's story wasn't my favorite out of this series it still got to me and I very much want to find out what happens in part two.