Review: Game For Love: Bad Boys of Football 3 by Bella Andre

It's been awhile since I've read a Bella Andre book, and after reading this I will definitely have to pick up the others that I've not read. This book was a pure delight and I just couldn't put it down. Cole and Anna were such great characters. I just loved watching them both fall in love.

Cole was very hot and slightly domineering at times. Don't get me wrong, I totally dug this. I love that his feelings for Anna were so intense that he went all Caveman on her a few times. I think this is what Anna needed to breakdown her walls.

When we first meet Anna she's so innocent and naive. When she meets Cole she is just trying to be anything but predictable and innocent. She has an immediate attraction to Cole, and that's not something she's felt before with others.

I really enjoyed watching these two break down their walls. Their HEA was very believable even though it happens quite sudden. I was rooting for these two as if they were my own friends. I hope the other books in this series are half as good as this was because I just could not put this one down.

Follow Friday #1

Feature and Follow Friday is a blog hop put together by Parajunkee as a way to help bloggers become aware of other blogs and bloggers. It's a great way to make new blogger friends.

Q. Let's step away from besties...What is the worst book that you've ever read and actually finished?

I cannot begin to even explain how much I hated this book. After finishing this book I was so mad that I actually tossed it against the wall.

Now if Follow Friday is something you too would like to join just follow these simple rules:

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ARC Review: The Amorous Education of Celia Seaton by Miranda Neville

When I first began this book and realized that the hero and heroine were on the run from kidnappers and that the hero Tarquin would have amnesia I was a little hesitant. I'm not the biggest fan of these kinds of tropes. Boy did this book prove me wrong. I loved this book. It was so enjoyable! In fact, my favorite part of the book is when they are on the run.

I completely fell in love with Terence Fish and was sad to see Tarquin regain his memory. I admit, that it took me awhile to warm up to Tarquin. I found him very pompous and quite stuck up. I did enjoy watching him transform from this type of person into someone Celia could love and trust. I thoroughly enjoyed watching him fall in love with Celia and seeing her true beauty.

Celia was a great heroine and I loved how she doesn't just roll over when things don't go her way. She is constantly thrown opstacles and it was great to see how she would overcome them all. She didn't just cower in the corner and wait for others to help her. She figured out solutions for herself. It's great to read about strong heroines, especially in historicals.

I loved watching both Celia and Tarquin fall in love. They both had such strong negative opinions of one another and it was great to see them overcome them and become more accepting and friendly towards eachother. Their love for eachother didn't feel rushed or nonexistant. I truly felt them falling in love with one another and it was great to see.

Another thing that I loved in this book was that we got to see more of Sebastian and Diana. I admit that I haven't forgotten these two at all. It was great to catch up with both of them and the rest of Diana's family. One of my favorite scenes in the book is when Celia and Tarquin show up and Diana has gone into labor and both Sebastian and Diana's father are reacting to her being in labor. It was truly hilarious and I could not stop laughing. It is definitely one of my favorite parts in the book.

After reading this book, I am extremely anxious for the next one in the series. I am really enjoying this series and I can't wait to see what happens with the other characters. Hopefully we get to see more of Diana's siblings.

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**ARC copy provided by the publisher**

Random Acts of Kindness

R.A.K. or otherwise know as Random Acts of Kindness is the brainchild of Vanessa and Isalys over at Book Soulmates. I think this is a genius idea. You put together a wish list of items that you would like to receive. Then hopefully at the end of the month someone has sent you some items from it. You in turn choose other fellow bloggers from the list and send them items from their wish list. This will be the first time participating and I'm excited. I've already been able to send out a few books and I've only looked at a few wish lists so far. If you are a fellow book lover I highly suggest joining this event. For anyone interested in participating, here's how:

• Sign up each month you would like to participate
• Show off that you are a R.A.K. participant by grabbing the button
• Create a wish list(on Amazon, Goodreads, on your blog etc) and post it in the Google Doc located in each R.A.K. post for the month
• If you choose to do a R.A.K. for someone, check out their wish list and contact that person for their address
• At the end of the month SHOW US YOUR R.A.K! Make a post saying "Thank you" to whomever granted one of your wishes and then share it with Book Soulmates

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Simple and easy!

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Review: Seducing The Governess by Margo Maguire

I was very excited to read this book. I had heard a lot of great things about it and I just love the premise of the Lord of the Manor falling for the governess. Boy was I disappointed. This book started off so good and then kind of just fizzled out. I loved the beginning of the book and seeing the banter between Nash and Mercy, but once I got towards the middle of the book everything seemed to slow down immensely. It actually was a bit boring. I just kept reading waiting for something to happen. I found it very frustrating at times. I don't understand putting things into stories just to put it in. There were some things  that she would allude to but nothing ever came of it. I just don't understand why it was there.

Another thing that I disliked was the last bit of the book. It just seemed so rushed. Almost as if she realized that the book was ending so she just had to solve everything. Some things just didn't work for me. Like Mercy, she has no recollection of her early childhood and then all of a sudden she is dreaming about it. Seriously? It just seemed so convenient. Both Mercy and Nash's mysteries are solved so simply.

I would have also liked to have seen a bit more interaction between Mercy and Nash before they fall into bed together. They share one kiss and all of a sudden Mercy is falling into Nash's bed. It didn't seem very consistent with what we had already been shown of Mercy's personality. Don't get me wrong, I love the two of them together I just feel like it was a bit rushed.

I am curious to read the next book in this series. The premise seems very interesting and I would love to see more of Mercy and Nash.