KT Book Reviews

Get it on  Amazon Love is blind, but fate sees everything The Girl in the Painting, an all-new standalone romance from New York Times bestselling author Max Monroe, is coming February 28th! Ansel Bray, an artist known around the world for his tragic hiatus from the canvas. Ansel Bray, a broody, handsome man not known by me, at all. Long dark hair, blue eyes, and dimpled cheeks. I’ve never met her, but her image is imprinted in my mind. An angel muse who inspires me to paint again. There is something about him. Something that spurs a need to be as close to him as possible. A need to find out why. There is something about her. Something that draws me in. Something that urges me to find out what her presence means. Why does the girl in his painting look so much like me? Who is this girl, and why can I see her so vividly? I shouldn’t fall in love with him. I shouldn’t fall in love at all. But fate plays her

Get it on AMAZON From New York Times bestselling author who "delivers it all with page-turning romance" (Nora Roberts) comes a story about a down-on-her-luck teacher, a carefree cowboy, and finding second chances in the most unlikely places. After weeks on the trail, Sam Monroe is looking forward to a hot bath, a home-cooked meal, and a real bed. In that order. But he's greeted by something even better when he opens the door to his family's ranch house. Seems the new housekeeper is a gorgeous young woman who cooks like an angel and wrangles his family like a pro. If only she didn't dislike him so much... Penny Cash is down on her luck, and the last thing she needs is a flirtation with a wild, carefree cowboy. Sure, he's funny and sexy, but they're as different as whiskey and tea. And she'll be leaving town as soon as she finds a full-time teaching position. But when trouble comes calling, Penny will find out how serious Sam can be when it comes

Get it on Amazon February 27th Love shouldn't hurt... at least, that's what everyone tells me. But when I'm with Ash? Not only does it hurt... but I beg for more. Ash Livingston is Hollywood's bad boy A-list director. I'm Hollywood's hardest working unknown costume designer just starting out in the industry. A nobody... but I'm nobody with a big secret. Never in a million years did I think he'd be my boss. Never in a million years did I think I'd learn about the man beneath the persona. Never in a million years did I think I'd fall in love with him. I might be unknown... but when I'm with Ash, I feel seen. I feel heard. I'm somebody. Even if it is all just role play. Meet Ash and Lucy, the next couple featured in the Silhouette Studios Series. Ash is a self proclaimed daredevil, risk taker and completely unflappable. He will do whatever it takes to gain perspective in directing his current film. Having lost h

Hi Guys! My dear friend Carol is celebrating her FIRST BIRTHDAY!! The fun starts March 5th and will last all day.  I'll even be hosting a giveaway (7pm is my time slot).  Tons of books and a wonderful way to meet new and fabulous authors. Join her group HERE

Currently I'm reading ~ Why We Lie by Amy Impellizzeri  Not only is the cover beautiful, but what's inside is pretty fabulous too. Releases March 5th  Get it on AMAZON BLURB Rising star politician and lawyer, Jude Birch, is clearly keeping secrets about his past from his wife, Aby Boyle. And Aby worries that Jude’s relationship with his campaign manager, Laila Rogers, is more complicated that he has let on. Jude has been the bystander victim of a seemingly gang-related shooting, but as the secrets Jude and Laila have kept since law school begin to unravel - with the help of a zealous news reporter and the Capitol Police - Aby is forced to consider that Jude might not have been an unintended victim of the shooting after all. Meanwhile, Aby’s own secrets are revealed, despite her best efforts to clamp a lid down on a past marked by abuse and lies, and even a false accusation that still haunts her. Unpredictable and unexpected, WHY WE LIE is a contemporary polit

Real heroes aren't born, they're madeK9 handler Arin Siri doesn't like taking orders, and she works best when it's just her and her dog King out in the field. But when she discovers a wounded soldier of fortune during a Search and Protect mission, she has no choice but to get him to safety. The last time she and the roguish, sexy Jason Landon tangled, they were on opposite sides of the conflict, but this time, he's claiming to need her help.When Jason wakes up in a hospital on Hawaii's Big Island, he's shocked to discover Arin guarding him. She's the last person he expected to see, but she's also the only person who can help him bring down a kidnapping ring. As they draw closer to danger-and to each other-they must race against the clock to discover who the kidnappers are working for, or risk becoming collateral damage themselves. One of my all time favorite authors!!  This one is loaded with all the good things!  Smart, captivating writ

Happy Friday Book Friends! What do you have cooking up for the weekend? Here are a few ideas :)    Hardest Fall by Juliette Cross THE OBJECT OF YOUR AFFECTIONS by Falguni Kothari Big Book Lovers Box My Current Audible Like the Wind by J. Bengtsson   We have a private book club over on Facebook! Feel free to check out The  Book Babblers ! We have tons of giveaways and we're set as a private group so... what happens in the group stays in the group! LOL!

Get it on AMAZON The tattooed demoness, Bone, doesn’t like anything except the magical weapons she makes. But she has hidden talents few know about. When I was brought to her near death, she used her Seraph song to manipulate flesh and bone to save me. But she wasn’t happy about it.  Now I must return the favor. Even though she refuses to take sides in the apocalypse, there’s one job she’s not willing to do for the demon prince Rook. If she doesn’t, her head will end up on a spike. Of course, there’s a good chance we’re all going to die anyway, but I will do anything to protect this fierce woman—and not just because she saved me. So now we’re both off to kill a demon—or three—and possibly save the world. Just when you thought no one could top the sex and brimstone of Dommiel, Cross gives us Xander. He is the perfect combination of lip-biting seduction and snarky rogue. "Does this usually work for you?" "What? my irresistible charm?" "Is t

I was absolutely blown away when I was asked if I would be a product rep for Big Book Lover Box! So, occasionally I will be posting pics and sharing links to all the goodness they have to offer. Big Book Lover Boxes by Willow Winters are a Readers Treat to herself. They includes bookish items, must-haves and must-reads! Shipped seasonally and are now taking orders for the spring boxes. Yesterday, I received the WINTER BOOK LOVER ADD-ON Pack. It comes with a cookie cutter, whisk, tea towel and one of Willow’s favorite reads. Mine came with a paperback of Holiday Wishes by Jill Shalvis and a digital download of Lucky Number Eleven by Adriana Locke. The merchandise is exclusive and gives you book-feels every time you use them! Website Big Book Lover Box  

Two best friends rewrite the rules of friendship, love and family…and change everything they thought they knew about motherhood Paris Kahn Fraser has it all—a successful career as an assistant district attorney, a beautiful home in New York City, and a handsome, passionate husband who chose her over having a family of his own. Neal’s dream of fatherhood might have been the only shadow in their otherwise happy life…until Paris’s best friend comes to town. Naira Dalmia never thought she’d be a widow before thirty. Left reeling in the aftermath of her husband’s death, all she wants is to start over. She trades Mumbai for New York, and rigid family expectations for the open acceptance of her best friend. After all, there isn’t anything she and Paris wouldn’t do for each other. But when Paris asks Naira to be their surrogate, they’ll learn if their friendship has what it takes to defy society, their families and even their own biology as these two best friends embark on a

Happy Friday, Galentines, and Valentines Week, Book Friends! CRASHING INTO HER by Mia Sosa The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen The Risk by Elle Kennedy My Current Audible Like the Wind by J. Bengtsson   We have a private book club over on Facebook! Feel free to check out The  Book Babblers ! We have tons of giveaways and we're set as a private group so... what happens in the group stays in the group! LOL!

Briar U and its proceeding series, Off Campus, have become my go-to recommendations whenever I'm asked for a college romance All of them, each and everyone, are absolutely the best kind of read. And The Risk is a phenomenal addition! All the relationships; from father-daughter to roommates, to random side characters, to the perfection that is Jake and Brenna, bring a realness to the book.  Fun, flirty, comical, and, as always, the most lip-biting sexual tension.  ~Tanja Get ready for another fun and flirty romance from New York Times bestselling author Elle Kennedy! Bad girl Brenna Jensen would never date a hockey player. It’s too much of a risk, and not just because her hockey-coach father would kill her if she ever got involved with one. She’s been there, done that, not looking for a repeat. But a certain college player has gotten under her skin. He’s cocky, insolent and all about the games…and yet resisting him is getting harder and harder… LINKS AND

Get it on Amazon From the bestselling author of The Tuscan Child comes a beautiful and heart-rending novel of a woman’s love and sacrifice during the First World War. As the Great War continues to take its toll, headstrong twenty-one-year-old Emily Bryce is determined to contribute to the war effort. She is convinced by a cheeky and handsome Australian pilot that she can do more, and it is not long before she falls in love with him and accepts his proposal of marriage. When he is sent back to the front, Emily volunteers as a “land girl,” tending to the neglected grounds of a large Devonshire estate. It’s here that Emily discovers the long-forgotten journals of a medicine woman who devoted her life to her herbal garden. The journals inspire Emily, and in the wake of devastating news, they are her saving grace. Emily’s lover has not only died a hero but has left her terrified—and with child. Since no one knows that Emily was never married, she adopts the charade of a war wido