The Rivals By: Vi Keeland

        The feud between Weston Lockwood and Sophia Sterling started at the altar. Only neither of them attended the wedding, and the nuptials happened decades before either of them were born. 

       Their grandfathers had been best friends and business partners, at least up until Sophia's grandfather's wedding day - when his bride-to-be blurted out she couldn't marry him because she was also in love with Weston's grandfather. 

      The two men spent years fighting over Grace Copeland, who also happened to be their third business partner. But in the end, neither man could steal half of her heart away from the over. Eventually, they all went their separate ways. Weston and Sophia's grandfathers married other women, and the two men became one of the biggest rivals in history. 

     Their fathers continued the family tradition of feuding. And then Weston and Sophia did, too. For the most part, they kept as much distance as possible. Until the day the woman who started the feud died - and unexpectedly left one of the most valuable hotels in the world to their grandfathers to share. 

      Now Sophia's stuck in a hotel with the man she was born to hate, trying to unravel the mess their families inherited. 

      As usual, it didn't take long for Weston and Sophia to be at each other's throats. 

      Weston Lockwood was everything Sophia hated: tall, smart, cocky, and too gorgeous for his own good. They were fire and ice. But that shouldn't be an issue. Their families were used to being at war. There was just one minor problem, though. Every time Weston and Sophia fought, they somehow wound up in bed. 

     When I first read the synopsis of The Rivals I knew this would be a book that I would want to read and that was only confirmed once I read the book's sample. But once I started reading and really getting into this book I wasn't as into it as I originally thought I would be. The more I kept reading the harder it was to continue. I actually only kept reading because I did pay for this book and I wanted to make sure that my opinion wouldn't chance as the story progressed, it didn't and I won't be reading this book again. 

Wolf Girl (Wolf Girl #1) By: Leia Stone

       When her parents were banished from Wolf City before Demi was born, she thought there was no way she would ever live in a pack again. Cuffed, with her shifter magic bound, Demi was forced to go to school with witches and vampires in order to keep her true nature from coming out. 

       Then she met him. 

       Sawyer Hudson. The alpha's son was visiting the Delphi College for Magically Banished Youth and spotted Demi. He took one look at her, and an hour later, she was being pulled out of school, taken into Wolf City and leaving her parents and everything she knew behind. 

       It's the Alpha's son's selection year, the year he must pick a mate, and every female aged 18-22 must be in attendance.

       Demi has landed herself in the middle of Werewolf Bachelor, and just when Demi thinks she's got a handle on things, Sawyer releases her cuffs, unbinds her magic, and sees what Demi really is. 

       The problem is, Demi doesn't know what this creature is that she transforms into. It's not an ordinary werewolf, that's for damn sure. 

        I had read the synopsis of Wolf Girl before it came out and immediately put it in my want to read list because it sounded so interesting. Once it was release I downloaded the book immediately and oh my god, I was not prepared to be so sucked in. I managed to finish reading Wolf Girl in one day, I would have done it in one sitting but because I wasn't expecting much going in I started reading before I went to sleep thinking I would start with a chapter or two in but I just did not want to stop. 

Thirty Day Boyfriend By: Whitney G

     Emily Johnson should have never agreed to the arrangement...

     Thirty days ago, her boss- Mr. Wolf of Wall Street, came to Emily with an offer she couldn't refuse: Sign her name on the dotted line and pretend to be his fiancee for one month. If she agreed, he would let Emily out of her employment contract with a "very generous" severance package. 

     The rules were pretty simple: No intimate kissing, no actual sex. Just pretend to love each other for the press, even though Emily has secretly wanted to knock that sexy smirk off his face since the first day they met. 

     Emily definitely didn't need to think twice about this. She signed her name and started counting down the seconds to when she would never have to deal with his special brand of ass-holery again.

    Emily only made it to one minute...

    They argued the entire four-hour flight to Nicholas' hometown, failed to make a convincing impression with the welcoming press, and right when she was about to knock that arrogant look off his face in real life. He purposely dropped his bath towel in front of Emily, distracting her with his nine-inch cock to "show Emily who the bigger person was" in their relationship. Then he gave Emily his trademark smirk once again and asked if she wanted to consummate their marriage. 

    Tragically, this is only day one. Emily and Nicholas still have 29 more days to go. 

    Thirty Day Boyfriend is yet another book that I've had on my to read list for a while now and am only just recently getting around to reading. And yet again, this was another book that I'm glad I held off on reading only because I couldn't get into it as much as I thought I would. 

Melting The Ice (A Play-By-Play Novel #7) By: Jaci Burton

      Everything's coming together for budding fashion designed Carolina Preston. Only months away from having her own line, she could use some publicity. That's when her brother suggests his best friend as a model - hockey player Drew Hogan. 

      Carolina and Drew already have a history - a hot one, back in college. Unforgettable for Carolina, but for Drew, just another slap shot. This time, though, it's different. His perfect body would be for professional use only. This time, she could use him.

      Drew is all for it. He's looking forward to the exposure. Plus, it would give him a chance to prove to Carolina that he's changed. If only he could thaw her emotions, convince her to let down her guard and let him in just one more time. 

      I mentioned before that I wasn't planning on reading the Play-By-Play series in its entirety. But I thought I would at least be reading the books I wanted to read in this series in order, that obviously didn't happen as I only realized after the fact that I read book 8 before book 7. Either way it worked out as there wasn't much cross between the two books. And I did end up liking this story enough to read once but not enough to want to read more than once. 

Straddling The Line (A Play-By-Play Novel #8) By: Jaci Burton

                                               

      Trevor Shay has it all - a successful football and baseball career, and any women he wants. But when he finds out his college mentor's daughter is in trouble, he drops everything to come to her aid. 

      Haven Briscoe has finally landed a dream job as a sportscasters for a major network. But she hasn't been able to move past the recent death of her beloved father, and it's affecting her career. A plum assignment following the daily life of sports superstar Trevor Shay might be just the inspiration she needs...

     Trevor will do anything to spark life into Haven, including letting her into every aspect of his world. The chemistry between them flames higher than one of Trevor's home runs and faster than his dashes to the end zone. But as they grow closer, Haven stumbles onto Trevor's closely guarded secret, one he's hidden his entire life. And despite his protests, now it's Haven's turn to put everything on hold to help Trevor. 

     Like with the last book I read from this series, I found Straddling the Line to be a good one and done kind of read. I say this because while it was a good read, not enough happened drama wise compared to other books that I am used to reading. Straddling the Line was still a good book and while I do want to continue on with this series, I feel as though once I'm done with the books I'm done and there's no need to go back read them again. 

The Not-Outcast By: Tijan

     Cutler Ryder was everything Cheyenne wasn't. He was the hockey star. She was the outcast. He was best friends with her stepbrother, that same stepbrother who hated her. His two parents loved him. Her mom was a junkie. Her dad barley knew her. 

     Years passed. Cheyenne got her life together. Cut went onto NHL stardom. 

     Then there was a text. She was drinking. There was a party. Cut was there...

     Cheyenne loved Cutler Ryder since the first moment she saw him. The only problem? He never knew she existed. 

    

      Every time a new book by Tijan is announced I know that more than likely I am going to be reading said book especially if it's a standalone. That being said, for some reason I just could not get into The Not-Outcast. I don't know what it is about Tijan's sports standalone books but all of the ones that I've read I just could not get into. I know it's not a standalone thing as I've read several other Tijan standalone books and enjoyed them immensely. But for some reason it's the books that involve sports that I could do without. I really think that's just a me thing because this book has a lot of good reviews I just wasn't one of them. Even with saying all that this doesn't defer me from wanting to read more of Tijan's books, I cannot wait to see what comes next. 

Inappropriate By: Vi Keeland

 

      Terminated for inappropriate behavior. Ireland couldn't believe the letter in her hands. Nine years. Nine damn years Ireland's worked her butt off for one of the largest companies in America, and she was fired with a form letter when she returned home from a week in Aruba. All because of a video taken when Ireland was on vacation with her friends - a private video made on her private time. Or so Ireland thought...

      Pissed off, Ireland cracked open a bottle of wine and wrote her own letter to the gazillionaire CEO telling him what she thought of his company and its practice. Ireland didn't think he'd actually respond. She certainly never thought she'd suddenly become pen pals with the rich jerk. Eventually, he realized Ireland had been wronged and made sure she got her job back. Only...it wasn't the only thing Grant Lexington wanted to do for Ireland. But there was no way she was getting involved with her boss's boss's boss. Even if he was ridiculously gorgeous, confident and charming, 

      It would be completely wrong, inappropriate even. Sort of like the video that got Ireland into trouble to begin with. Two wrongs don't make a right. But sometimes it's twice as fun.  

      When I first started reading Inappropriate I thought it was going to go one way and it ended going somewhere different. I had been waiting for months to read Inappropriate and I'm just now finally getting around to reading it. After having read it, I'm fine with having waited for so long. I didn't end of enjoying Inappropriate as much I thought I would.