Naima's bookshelf: all en-US Tue, 17 Oct 2023 06:52:55 -0700 60 Naima's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[A Gentleman Undone (Blackshear Family, #2)]]> 30231417 A seductive beauty turns the tables on a gentleman gaming for the guiltiest of pleasures in this rich and sensual Regency romance.
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Lydia Slaughter understands the games men play—both in and out of the bedroom. Not afraid to bend the rules to suit her needs, she fleeces Will Blackshear outright. The Waterloo hero had his own daring agenda for the gaming tables of London’s gentlemen’s clubs. But now he antes up for a wager of wits and desire with Lydia, the streetwise temptress who keeps him at arm’s length.
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A kept woman in desperate straits, Lydia has a sharp mind and a head for numbers. She gambles on the sly, hoping to win enough to claim her independence. An alliance with Will at the tables may be a winning proposition for them both. But the arrangement involves dicey odds with rising stakes, sweetened with unspoken promise of fleshly delights. And any sleight of hand could find their hearts betting on something neither can afford to risk: love.]]> 370 Cecilia Grant Naima 0 to-read 3.88 2012 A Gentleman Undone (Blackshear Family, #2)
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]]> The Devil Wears Black 50724052 From USA Today bestselling author L. J. Shen comes a second-chance romance about love, loss, finding yourself, and getting lost in the right person.

Maddie Goldbloom stitched up a plan to ensure everything in her life was perfect—from a career in fashion to a chic NYC apartment to a pediatrician boyfriend.

When her ex, Chase Black, storms back into her life with an outrageous request, her immediate reaction is to refuse him. But he only wants to fulfill his father’s last wish. So even though he’s the man who broke her heart, playing his fiancée shouldn’t be hard, especially if it means she gets to watch the arrogant devil squirm a bit.

What ensues is a chain of events that detonates Maddie’s life—and when Chase’s walls come down, they both are forced to face reality.

They say keep your enemies close. But what if your enemy is also the man you love?
]]> 369 L.J. Shen 1542025540 Naima 0 to-read 4.12 2021 The Devil Wears Black
author: L.J. Shen
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average rating: 4.12
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]]> <![CDATA[The Chosen: The Hidden History of Admission and Exclusion at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton]]> 14781 The Chosen vividly reveals the changing dynamics of power and privilege in America over the past century. Full of colorful characters (including Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, James Bryant Conant, and Kingman Brewster), it shows how the ferocious battles over admissions at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton shaped the American elite and bequeathed to us the peculiar system of college admissions that we have today.

From the bitter anti-Semitism of the 1920s to the rise of the “meritocracy" at midcentury to the debate over affirmative action today, Jerome Karabel sheds surprising new light on the main events and social movements of the twentieth century. No one who reads this remarkable book will ever think about college admissions -- or America -- in the same way again.]]> 736 Jerome Karabel 061877355X Naima 0 to-read 4.13 2005 The Chosen: The Hidden History of Admission and Exclusion at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton
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]]> The Goal (Off-Campus, #4) 28262024 Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found here

She’s good at achieving her goals�

College senior Sabrina James has her whole future planned out: graduate from college, kick butt in law school, and land a high-paying job at a cutthroat firm. Her path to escaping her shameful past certainly doesn’t include a gorgeous hockey player who believes in love at first sight. One night of sizzling heat and surprising tenderness is all she’s willing to give John Tucker, but sometimes, one night is all it takes for your entire life to change.

But the game just got a whole lot more complicated...

Tucker believes being a team player is as important as being the star. On the ice, he’s fine staying out of the spotlight, but when it comes to becoming a daddy at the age of twenty-two, he refuses to be a bench warmer. It doesn’t hurt that the soon-to-be mother of his child is beautiful, whip-smart, and keeps him on his toes. The problem is, Sabrina’s heart is locked up tight, and the fiery brunette is too stubborn to accept his help. If he wants a life with the woman of his dreams, he’ll have to convince her that some goals can only be made with an assist.]]> 350 Elle Kennedy 1533344345 Naima 0 to-read 3.97 2016 The Goal (Off-Campus, #4)
author: Elle Kennedy
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average rating: 3.97
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]]> <![CDATA[Rookie Move (Brooklyn Bruisers, #1)]]> 27190530
In high school they were the perfect couple—until the day Georgia left Leo in the cold...

Hockey player Leo Trevi has spent the last six years trying to do two things: get over the girl who broke his heart, and succeed in the NHL. But on the first day he’s called up to the newly franchised Brooklyn Bruisers, Leo gets checked on both sides, first by the team’s coach—who has a long simmering grudge, and then by the Bruisers� sexy, icy publicist—his former girlfriend Georgia Worthington.

Saying goodbye to Leo was one of the hardest things Georgia ever had to do—and saying hello again isn’t much easier. Georgia is determined to keep their relationship strictly professional, but when a press conference microphone catches Leo declaring his feelings for her, things get really personal, really fast....]]> 335 Sarina Bowen Naima 0 to-read 3.87 2016 Rookie Move (Brooklyn Bruisers, #1)
author: Sarina Bowen
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average rating: 3.87
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]]> The Flesh and the Devil 967911
But the greatest horror is reserved for Juana, and for Juana alone. For the young Duque she is forced to marry, she discovers, is a cruel caricature of a man, a person twisted in mind and body. His wealth and rank can supply Juana with undreamed-of luxury - but also with incredible suffering, for the perfumed silks of the master bedchamber conceal the depravity of an unbalanced mind. Juana's brave attempts to escape from the marriage are dealt with harshly, and, to her limitless despair, she finds herself irrevocably betrothed to the terrifying, unbalanced Duque.

Yet, against all hope, there is a way out. Swift and brutal action by the arrogant Felipe can insure Juana's escape from the secrets and treachery of the Castillo Benaventes. But Felipe's protection, she fears, may be more dangerous than his enmity, and all too soon he begins to demand a humiliating payment....]]> 488 Teresa Denys Naima 0 to-read 3.90 1980 The Flesh and the Devil
author: Teresa Denys
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average rating: 3.90
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]]> <![CDATA[Wicked Sexy Liar (Wild Seasons, #4)]]> 26034765 When three college besties meet three hot guys in Vegas, anything can—and does—happen. Book Four in the New York Times Wild Seasons series that began with Sweet Filthy Boy, Dirty Rowdy Thing, and Dark Wild Night.London Hughes is very content to surf daily, tend bar, hang out with her group of friends, and slowly orient herself in the years after college. Everything’s going great and according to the non-plan. But when a wave knocks her for a loop one morning, then Luke Sutter’s flirtatious smile knocks her for another that evening, she veers slightly off course…and into his path. Sure, he’s a total player, but the Why not—it’s only one night is a persistent voice in her ear. For his part, Luke’s been on hookup autopilot for so long that he rarely ever pauses to consider what he’s doing. But after an amazing time with London, he realizes that he hasn’t been moving on from a devastating heartbreak so much as he’s been drifting to wherever—and whomever—the current takes him. With London he wants more. Every relationship involves two people…plus their pasts. And as much as she enjoys her fling with Luke, when London learns about his past—more specifically, who’s in it—everything becomes the brand of complicated she strives to avoid. It’s up to Luke then to change some things in order to try and ensure he’s not something she’ll outright avoid as well.]]> 446 Christina Lauren 1476777993 Naima 0 to-read 4.11 2016 Wicked Sexy Liar (Wild Seasons, #4)
author: Christina Lauren
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average rating: 4.11
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]]> <![CDATA[Beard Science (Winston Brothers, #3)]]> 23337872 NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, & USA TODAY bestselling series
Finalist: Ĺ·±¦ÓéŔÖ Choice Awards, Best Romance 2016

Make a deal with the devil and you might get what you want, but will it be what you need?

Jennifer Sylvester wants one thing, and that one thing is NOT to be Tennessee’s reigning Banana Cake Queen. Ever the perpetual good girl and obedient daughter, Jennifer is buckling under the weight of her social media celebrity, her mother’s ambitions, and her father’s puritanical mandates. Jennifer is officially desperate.

And desperate times call for Cletus Winston.

Cletus Winston is a puzzle wrapped in a mystery covered in conundrum sauce, and now he’s in a pickle. Despite being convinced of his own omniscience, extortion by the exalted Banana Cake Queen of Green Valley has taken him completely by surprise. So... what’s a maniacal mastermind to do?

Likely, the last thing you expect.]]> 384 Penny Reid 1942874243 Naima 0 to-read 4.36 2016 Beard Science (Winston Brothers, #3)
author: Penny Reid
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average rating: 4.36
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]]> Truly (New York, #1) 18481904
At her wit's end, May washes up at a Packers bar in Greenwich Village, where she meets a surly, unhelpful guy who hates her shoes and calls her ex a douche.

His name is Ben. He used to be a chef. Now he's a rooftop beekeeper with anger management issues. She wouldn't even like him, but he reminds her of home � and he knows where to find all the best food in the Village.

She makes him laugh. He buys her tacos and cowboy boots. The longer they’re stuck together, the better May and Ben get along � and the harder they fall. TRULY is a quirky, modern New York love story unlike any you've read before.]]> 304 Ruthie Knox Naima 0 to-read 3.93 2013 Truly (New York, #1)
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average rating: 3.93
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]]> <![CDATA[Cream of the Crop (Hudson Valley, #2)]]> 25056216
Natalie’s favorite part of each week is spending Saturday morning at the Union Square Farmer’s Market, where she indulges her love of all things triple cream. Her favorite booth also indulges her love of all things handsome. Oscar Mendoza, owner of the Bailey Falls Creamery and purveyor of the finest artisanal cheeses the Hudson Valley has to offer, is tall, dark, mysterious, and a bit oblivious. Or so she thinks. But that doesn’t stop Natalie from fantasizing about the size of his, ahem, milk can.

Romance is churning, passion is burning, and something incredible is rising to the top. Could it be...love?]]> 320 Alice Clayton 1501118153 Naima 0 to-read 3.91 2016 Cream of the Crop (Hudson Valley, #2)
author: Alice Clayton
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average rating: 3.91
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]]> <![CDATA[Grin and Beard It (Winston Brothers, #2)]]> 23337863 NEW YORK TIMES, WALL STREET JOURNAL, & USA TODAY bestselling series

Sienna Diaz is everyone’s favorite “fat� funny lady. The movie studio executives can’t explain it, but her films are out-grossing all the fit and trim headliners and Hollywood’s most beautiful elite. The simple truth is, everyone loves plus-sized Sienna.

But she has a problem, she can’t read maps and her sense of direction is almost as bad as her comedic timing is stellar. Therefore, when Sienna’s latest starring role takes her to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park she finds herself continually lost while trying to navigate the backroads of Green Valley, Tennessee. Much to her consternation, Sienna’s most frequent savior is a ridiculously handsome, charming, and cheeky Park Ranger by the name of Jethro Winston.

Sienna is accustomed to high levels of man-handsome, so it’s not Jethro’s chiseled features or his perfect physique that make Sienna stutter. It’s his southern charm. And gentlemanly manners. And habit of looking at her too long and too often.

Sienna has successfully navigated the labyrinth of Hollywood heart-throbs. But can she traverse the tenuous trails of Tennessee without losing her head? Or worse, her heart?]]> 389 Penny Reid Naima 0 to-read 4.07 2016 Grin and Beard It (Winston Brothers, #2)
author: Penny Reid
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average rating: 4.07
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]]> Unrequited (Woodlands, #4) 20618818
Finn can't stop thinking about Winter and the night and he'll do anything to make her a permanent part of his life, even if it means separating Winter from the only family she has.

Their love was supposed to be unrequited but one grief stricken guy and one girl with too big of a heart results in disastrous consequences.]]> Jen Frederick Naima 0 3.81 2015 Unrequited (Woodlands, #4)
author: Jen Frederick
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average rating: 3.81
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]]> The Name of the Rose 119073 552 Umberto Eco 0156001314 Naima 0 to-read 4.13 1980 The Name of the Rose
author: Umberto Eco
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average rating: 4.13
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]]> Right (Wrong #2) 29639079
I’ve led a charmed life, and I’m not going to blow it now by picking the wrong guy.

I’ve got my sights set on my brother’s best friend.

He’s known my family for years. He’s reliable and kind and handsome.

Sure, he’s been avoiding me since I was six.

I’m a bit aggressive for him, maybe.

But he’s the one� right?]]> 264 Jana Aston 0692668284 Naima 0 to-read 4.29 2016 Right (Wrong #2)
author: Jana Aston
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average rating: 4.29
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]]> <![CDATA[Dukes Prefer Blondes (The Dressmakers, #4)]]> 23349989 Just this time, can the beast tame the beauty?

Biweekly marriage proposals from men who can't see beyond her (admittedly breathtaking) looks are starting to get on Lady Clara Fairfax's nerves. Desperate to be something more than ornamental, she escapes to her favorite charity. When a child is in trouble, she turns to tall, dark, and annoying barrister Oliver Radford.

Though he's unexpectedly found himself in line to inherit a dukedom, Radford's never been part of fashionable society, and the blonde beauty, though not entirely bereft of brains, isn't part of his plans. But Clara overwhelms even his infallible logic, and when wedlock looms, all he can do is try not to lose his head over her.

It's an inconvenient marriage by ordinary standards, but these two are far from ordinary. Can the ton's most adored heiress and London's most difficult bachelor fall victim to their own unruly desires?]]> 372 Loretta Chase 0062100343 Naima 0 to-read 3.79 2015 Dukes Prefer Blondes (The Dressmakers, #4)
author: Loretta Chase
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average rating: 3.79
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]]> <![CDATA[Duke of Sin (Maiden Lane, #10)]]> 26804433 A MAN OF SIN

Devastatingly handsome. Vain. Unscrupulous. Valentine Napier, the Duke of Montgomery, is the man London whispers about in boudoirs and back alleys. A notorious rake and blackmailer, Montgomery has returned from exile, intent on seeking revenge on those who have wronged him. But what he finds in his own bedroom may lay waste to all his plans.

A WOMAN OF HONOR

Born a bastard, housekeeper Bridget Crumb is clever, bold, and fiercely loyal. When her aristocratic mother becomes the target of extortion, Bridget joins the Duke of Montgomery's household to search for the incriminating evidence-and uncovers something far more dangerous.

A SECRET THAT THREATENS TO DESTROY THEM BOTH

Astonished by the deceptively prim-and surprisingly witty-domestic spy in his chambers, Montgomery is intrigued. And try as she might, Bridget can't resist the slyly charming duke. Now as the two begin their treacherous game of cat and mouse, they soon realize that they both have secrets—and neither may be as nefarious—or as innocent—as they appear . . .]]> 338 Elizabeth Hoyt 1455539090 Naima 0 to-read 3.97 2016 Duke of Sin (Maiden Lane, #10)
author: Elizabeth Hoyt
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average rating: 3.97
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hunter (Victorian Rebels, #2)]]> 25398324 They're rebels, scoundrels, and blackguards—dark, dashing men on the wrong side of the law. But for the proper Victorian-era ladies who love them, a hint of danger only makes their hearts beat faster...

A scandalous proposal.

As one of London't most elite hunters, Christopher Argent never misses his mark and always gets his man. But when his latest target turns out to be a woman—the popular, and stunningly beautiful, actress Millie LeCour—it turns his whole world upside-down. Overwhelmed by the heat that simmers between them, Christopher can't complete his mission. On the contrary, he'll do anything to save Millie's life—even if it means risking his own...

A dangerous passion...

When she learns what Christopher was hired to do, Millie is torn between the fear in her heart and the fire in her soul. Putting herself in this dangerous man's arms may be her only path to safety—but giving in to her desire may be the deadliest mistake she's ever made. With both of their lives in jeopardy, Millie and Christopher must learn to trust the real feelings they're hiding—to find the true love they're looking for...]]> 412 Kerrigan Byrne 1250076064 Naima 0 to-read 4.02 2016 The Hunter (Victorian Rebels, #2)
author: Kerrigan Byrne
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average rating: 4.02
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]]> <![CDATA[Irresistibly Yours (Oxford, #1)]]> 23395414 Meet the men of Oxford magazine! In the first captivating spin-off of Lauren Layne’s Sex, Love & Stiletto series, a not-so-friendly battle of the sexes turns into a scorching office romance.
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Hotshot sports editor Cole Sharpe has been freelancing for Oxford for years, so when he hears about a staff position opening up, he figures he’s got the inside track. Then his boss drops a bombshell: Cole has competition. Female competition, in the form of a fresh-faced tomboy who can hang with the dudes—and write circles around them, too. Cole usually likes his women flirty and curvy, but he takes a special interest in his skinny, sassy rival, if only to keep an eye on her. And soon, he can’t take his eyes off her.
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Penelope Pope knows all too well that she comes off as just one of the guys. Since she’s learned that wanting more usually leads to disappointment, Penelope’s resigned to sitting on the sidelines when it comes to love. So why does Cole make her want to get back in the game? The man is as arrogant as he is handsome. He probably sees her as nothing more than a barrier to his dream job. But when an unexpected kiss turns into a night of irresistible passion, Penelope has to figure out whether they’re just fooling around—or starting something real.
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Includes a special message from the editor, as well as an excerpt from another Loveswept title.]]> 236 Lauren Layne 1101884843 Naima 0 to-read 3.94 2015 Irresistibly Yours (Oxford, #1)
author: Lauren Layne
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average rating: 3.94
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]]> The Score (Off-Campus, #3) 27252717 He knows how to score, on and off the ice

Allie Hayes is in crisis mode. With graduation looming, she still doesn’t have the first clue about what she’s going to do after college. To make matters worse, she’s nursing a broken heart thanks to the end of her longtime relationship. Wild rebound sex is definitely not the solution to her problems, but gorgeous hockey star Dean Di Laurentis is impossible to resist. Just once, though, because even if her future is uncertain, it sure as heck won’t include the king of one-night stands.

It’ll take more than flashy moves to win her over

Dean always gets what he wants. Girls, grades, girls, recognition, girls…he’s a ladies man, all right, and he’s yet to meet a woman who’s immune to his charms. Until Allie. For one night, the feisty blonde rocked his entire world—and now she wants to be friends? Nope. It’s not over until he says it’s over. Dean is in full-on pursuit, but when life-rocking changes strike, he starts to wonder if maybe it’s time to stop focusing on scoring…and shoot for love.]]> 361 Elle Kennedy Naima 0 to-read 4.20 2016 The Score (Off-Campus, #3)
author: Elle Kennedy
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average rating: 4.20
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]]> <![CDATA[Truth or Beard (Winston Brothers, #1)]]> 23314731 Beards, brothers, and bikers! Oh my!

Identical twins Beau and Duane Winston might share the same devastatingly handsome face, but where Beau is outgoing and sociable, Duane is broody and reserved. This is why Jessica James, recent college graduate and perpetual level-headed good girl, has been in naĂŻve and unhealthy infatuation with Beau Winston for most of her life.

His friendly smiles make her tongue-tied and weak-kneed, and she’s never been able to move beyond her childhood crush. Whereas Duane and Jessica have always been adversaries. She can’t stand him, and she’s pretty sure he can’t stand the sight of her�

But after a case of mistaken identity, Jessica finds herself in a massive confusion kerfuffle. Jessica James has spent her whole life paralyzed by the fantasy of Beau and her assumptions of Duane’s disdain; therefore she’s unprepared for the reality that is Duane’s insatiable interest, as well as his hot hands and hot mouth and hotter looks. Not helping Jessica’s muddled mind and good girl sensibilities, Duane seems to have gotten himself in trouble with the local biker gang, the Iron Order.

Certainly, Beau’s magic spell is broken. Yet when Jessica finds herself drawn to the man who was always her adversary, now more dangerous than ever, how much of her level-head heart is she willing to risk?]]> 390 Penny Reid 1942874111 Naima 4 3.85 2015 Truth or Beard (Winston Brothers, #1)
author: Penny Reid
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average rating: 3.85
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]]> <![CDATA[Beauty and the Mustache (Knitting in the City, #4; Winston Brothers, #0)]]> 20359781
Former beauty queen, Ashley Winston’s preferred coping strategy is escapism. She escaped her Tennessee small town, loathsome father, and six brothers eight years ago. Now she escapes life daily via her Amazon kindle one-click addiction. However, when a family tragedy forces her to return home, Ashley can’t escape the notice of Drew Runous� local Game Warden, reclusive mountain man, bear wrestler, philosopher, and everyone’s favorite guy. Drew’s irksome philosophizing in particular makes Ashley want to run for the skyscrapers, especially since he can’t seem to keep his exasperating opinions� or his soulful poetry, steadfast support, and delightful hands� to himself. Pretty soon the girl who wanted nothing more than the escape of the big city finds she’s lost her heart in small town Tennessee.

This is a full-length novel, can be read as a standalone, and is the fourth book in the 'Knitting in the City' series.]]> 376 Penny Reid 0989281094 Naima 5 4.19 2014 Beauty and the Mustache (Knitting in the City, #4; Winston Brothers, #0)
author: Penny Reid
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average rating: 4.19
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]]> Desire Me Now (Desire Me, #1) 22895362
Amelia Grant has just escaped her lecherous employer with nothing but the clothes on her back. In the predawn hours of London, a horse and carriage come barreling down on her, and a stranger rushes to her aid, sweeping her off her feet �

There is something dark and dangerous about Nicholas Riley. With eyes gray like flint and hard as steel, he's unusual � beautiful. The intensity behind his gaze makes her feel like the only person in the world. And then he whispers �

"I want your complete surrender."]]> 288 Tiffany Clare 0062380435 Naima 0 to-read 3.67 2015 Desire Me Now (Desire Me, #1)
author: Tiffany Clare
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average rating: 3.67
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]]> My American Duchess 23587137
But after one provocative encounter with the captivating Merry, Trent desires her more than any woman he has ever met. He is determined to have her as his wife, no matter what it takes. And Trent is a man who always gets what he wants.

The problem is, Merry is already betrothed, and the former runaway bride has vowed to make it all the way to the altar. As honor clashes with irresistible passion, Trent realizes the stakes are higher than anyone could have imagined. In his battle to save Merry and win her heart, one thing becomes clear: All is fair in love and war.]]> 0 Eloisa James 0062396404 Naima 0 to-read 4.01 2015 My American Duchess
author: Eloisa James
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average rating: 4.01
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]]> <![CDATA[In Bed with the Devil (Scoundrels of St. James, #1)]]> 2634570 371 Lorraine Heath 0061355577 Naima 4 4.02 2008 In Bed with the Devil (Scoundrels of St. James, #1)
author: Lorraine Heath
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average rating: 4.02
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]]> Fatal Deception 2935619
Norrie had fallen disastrously in love with Bruno Denton four years ago, when he'd taken over her father's newspaper. Unwittingly she'd given him everything he'd wanted--her body, her soul and the information he'd needed to destroy her father.

Now that she'd succeeded in rebuilding her life, she couldn't bear to sit idly by as history repeated itself--not when Bruno was trying to take control of more than just a newspaper..

He was also trying to take control of her little nephew--as if he thought the boy belonged to him.]]> 187 Sally Wentworth 0373108370 Naima 0 to-read 2.61 1985 Fatal Deception
author: Sally Wentworth
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average rating: 2.61
book published: 1985
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]]> <![CDATA[Scandalous Desires (Maiden Lane, #3)]]> 11374025 Can a pirate learn that the only true treasure lies in a woman's heart?

Widowed Silence Hollingbrook is impoverished, lovely, and kind--and nine months ago she made a horrible mistake. She went to a river pirate for help in saving her husband and in the process made a bargain that cost her her marriage. That night wounded her so terribly that she hides in the foundling home she helps run with her brother. Except now that same river pirate is back...and he's asking for her help.

"Charming" Mickey O'Connor is the most ruthless river pirate in London. Devastatingly handsome and fearsomely intelligent, he clawed his way up through London's criminal underworld. Mickey has no use for tender emotions like compassion and love, and he sees people as pawns to be manipulated. And yet he's never been able to forget the naive captain's wife who came to him for help and spent one memorable night in his bed...talking.

When his bastard baby girl was dumped in his lap--her mother having died--Mickey couldn't resist the Machiavellian urge to leave the baby on Silence's doorstep. The baby would be hidden from his enemies and he'd also bind Silence to him by her love for his daughter.]]> 393 Elizabeth Hoyt Naima 5 4.10 2011 Scandalous Desires (Maiden Lane, #3)
author: Elizabeth Hoyt
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]]> <![CDATA[Rough Justice (Sinner's Tribe Motorcycle Club, #1)]]> 21853688 From bestselling author Sarah Castille comes a scorching new series featuring red-hot, hard-riding bikers and the women who can’t help but love them�

IT TAKES A GOOD, STRONG WOMAN

Raised in a motorcycle gang, tough, beautiful Arianne Hunter has always dreamed of a normal life. But no sooner does she escape her father’s domineering grasp than she wakes up to find herself in a rival gang’s clubhouse—at the mercy of the dangerously sexy Jagger Knight.

TO TAME A MAN WHO’S HELL ON WHEELS.

The alpha leader of the notorious Sinner’s Tribe, Jagger Knight is all muscle, all biker, and all man. But somewhere inside this hard tattooed outlaw, Arianne senses a kindred spirit—and she can’t ignore their tempestuous attraction. Can she beat him at his own game in a revved-up blaze of glory? Or will their passion spark a war that’s the end of the road for them both?]]> 384 Sarah Castille 1250056608 Naima 0 to-read 3.86 2013 Rough Justice (Sinner's Tribe Motorcycle Club, #1)
author: Sarah Castille
name: Naima
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Black Hawk (Spymasters, #4)]]> 10560189 He is her enemy.
He is her lover.
He is her only hope.

Someone is stalking French agent Justine DeCabrillac through London's gray streets.ĚýUnder cover of the rain, the assassin strikes--and Justine staggers to the door of the one man who can save her.Ěý The man she once loved.Ěý The man she hated.Ěý Adrian Hawkhurst.

Adrian wanted the treacherous beauty known as "Owl" back in his bed, but not wounded and clinging to life.ĚýNow, as he helps her heal, the two must learn to trust each other to confront the hidden menace that's trying to kill them--and survive long enough to explore the passion simmering between them once again.]]> 324 Joanna Bourne 0425244539 Naima 5 Amazing. 4.15 2011 The Black Hawk (Spymasters, #4)
author: Joanna Bourne
name: Naima
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2011
rating: 5
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Amazing.
]]> <![CDATA[Brown-Eyed Girl (Travises, #4)]]> 18126966 A sparkling chemistry she can't ignore.

Wedding planner Avery Crosslin may be a rising star in Houston society, but she doesn't believe in love—at least not for herself. When she meets wealthy bachelor Joe Travis and mistakes him for a wedding photographer, she has no intention of letting him sweep her off her feet. But Joe is a man who goes after what he wants, and Avery can't resist the temptation of a sexy southern charmer and a hot summer evening.

After a one night stand, however, Avery is determined to keep it from happening again. A man like Joe can only mean trouble for a woman like her, and she can't afford distractions. She's been hired to plan the wedding of the year—a make-or-break event.

But complications start piling up fast, putting the wedding in jeopardy, especially when shocking secrets of the bride come to light. And as Joe makes it clear that he's not going to give up easily, Avery is forced to confront the insecurities and beliefs that stem from a past she would do anything to forget. The situation reaches a breaking point, and Avery faces the toughest choice of her life. Only by putting her career on the line and risking everything—including her well-guarded heart--will she find out what matters most.]]> 291 Lisa Kleypas 0349401780 Naima 0 to-read 3.62 2015 Brown-Eyed Girl (Travises, #4)
author: Lisa Kleypas
name: Naima
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> Twisted (Tracers, #5) 12362225 Using Allison’s contacts at the Delphi Center crime lab, Wolfe is finally in striking distance of the monster he’s pursued for ten years. Except that as they work together, Wolfe finds the ambitious, stubborn woman a tempting distraction. And with this brutal predator, every thread of evidence can make the difference between being the hunter...and the prey.

]]> 404 Laura Griffin Naima 0 to-read 4.19 2012 Twisted (Tracers, #5)
author: Laura Griffin
name: Naima
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> No Way To Say Goodbye 2459217
With cold-blooded abruptness, Gareth Mardon terminated the jobs of most of his Vancouver office employees, including Roxane. Outraged, Roxane refused to admit the fascination she felt for Gareth’s hypnotic masculinity.

When, surprisingly, her ex-boss offered her a new job, she couldn’t accept it. Not with her friends thrown out of work.

Then Gareth walked out of her life � parting with a smoldering kiss that melted her reserve. Roxane was dazed by his farewell. Especially when she discovered the truth about Gareth…]]> 187 Kay Gregory 0373111916 Naima 0 to-read 2.76 1988 No Way To Say Goodbye
author: Kay Gregory
name: Naima
average rating: 2.76
book published: 1988
rating: 0
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]]> Stinger 18138948
Carson Stinger was a man who didn't play by any rules except his own. Working in the adult entertainment industry, he didn't care what others thought, and took each day as it came, no direction, no plan. He knew what women wanted from him and believed it was all he had to offer. Until her . . .

When circumstances forced them to spend several hours together, they walked away changed. But for two people who never should have meshed, overcoming the reality of their vastly different lives wasn't possible. At least not yet . . .

THIS IS A STANDALONE SIGN OF LOVE NOVEL, INSPIRED BY SCORPIO. New Adult Contemporary Romance: Due to strong language and sexual content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18.]]> 398 Mia Sheridan Naima 0 to-read 4.12 2013 Stinger
author: Mia Sheridan
name: Naima
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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date added: 2014/03/29
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]]> Splendor 891740
He was a dangerous target. His notoriety, extravagances, and indulgent disregard for social convention fuel Carolyn's outrage. Nicholas has moved through the balls and soirees of high society effortlessly, a natural target of gossip, envy, and desire. But Nicholas is furious to find himself lampooned by Copperville, and quickly discovers Carolyn's dearly held secret. Now, as the two spar, a new game begins-- a game of deception and pride, of longing and chance.

And they played for the ultimate prize... As Nicholas sweeps Carolyn from the teeming streets and gala balls of Regency London to the splendor and majesty of St. Petersburg, against all odds the unlikely lovers embark upon a whirlwind of passion and peril until there is no turning back-- for the stakes have changed, demanding no less of them than the unwavering courage to claim the love of a lifetime.
]]> 486 Brenda Joyce 031299883X Naima 0 to-read 3.84 1997 Splendor
author: Brenda Joyce
name: Naima
average rating: 3.84
book published: 1997
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Chasin' Eight (Rough Riders, #11)]]> 11563858 The chase is on�

Rough Riders, Book 11

Bull rider Chase McKay has finally landed in a pile too big to charm his way out of. Caught with his pants down, he finds himself bucked right off the PBR tour until he can get his act together.

Hollywood actress Ava Dumond became the tabloids� favorite target when her longtime boyfriend was outed as gay. Now she wants a place to lay low and a chance to prove to herself that she can satisfy a red-blooded man between the sheets. The sexy, rugged cowboy she finds holed up in her Wyoming hideaway seems like the answer to her every fantasy.

But Chase has sworn off women. Forever. Or at least a month. Whichever comes first.

When they take to the road to get Chase more hands-on bull riding experience, they have every intention of keeping their hands off each other. But the two headstrong stars quickly end up riding a hot and heady rodeo circuit all their own—until the press gets wind of their affair. When the dust clears and the lights of the paparazzi fade, are they ready to give up chasing the dream for a chance of finding forever?

]]> 288 Lorelei James Naima 0 to-read 4.32 2011 Chasin' Eight (Rough Riders, #11)
author: Lorelei James
name: Naima
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[His Risk to Take (Line of Duty, #2)]]> 17857495 A sexy category romance from Entangled's Brazen imprint...

The greater the risk, the hotter the reward�

Homicide cop Troy Bennett had a reputation on the Chicago PD for being fearless and in control—until the night his daredevil partner is killed during a raid. From that moment on, he swears he’ll never again be responsible for the loss of a loved one. To escape his demons, Troy transfers to the NYPD, bringing him up close and personal with Ruby Elliott, a beautiful, street-savvy pool hustler.

Reckless and stubbornly independent, Ruby embodies everything Troy’s avoiding, but when she walks into O’Hanlon’s Pub and blows his carefully laid plans to hell, Troy knows he has to have her—risks be damned. But there’s a connection between Ruby’s shadowed past and a case Troy’s working involving a notorious Brooklyn felon, throwing her safety into jeopardy. Confronted with his biggest fear, will Troy push Ruby away to keep her safe or fight to keep her in his arms where she belongs?]]> 184 Tessa Bailey 1622661788 Naima 0 to-read 3.74 2013 His Risk to Take (Line of Duty, #2)
author: Tessa Bailey
name: Naima
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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date added: 2014/01/23
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]]> Wrecked 18590999
She exposes her dad’s affairs, ends things with her longtime boyfriend, and just last semester she destroyed her music scholarship. Desperate to break away from all the destruction she’s caused and start over, Evie reinvents herself at her new university.

But then Rhys, her new voice instructor, happens. He’s gorgeous, insanely talented and a part of the dark past she’s trying to overcome. Rhys’s brother is the reason why Evie's life is such a mess right now, the reason why Lily, Evie's sister, is dead. Even though Rhys is the last person Evie should ever want, for the first time in two years, wrecking things seems…right.]]> 387 Emily Snow Naima 0 to-read 3.80 2014 Wrecked
author: Emily Snow
name: Naima
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> Rising Star (Starlight, #2) 19498103 Time to face the music�

Summer Evans has survived Sing Win. And as she’s pulled deeper into the music business, her uncertain relationship with Adam intensifies.

But when a dark secret from Summer’s past emerges, it looks like no-one can save her. Not even Adam.]]> 244 J.S. Taylor Naima 0 to-read 4.12 2014 Rising Star (Starlight, #2)
author: J.S. Taylor
name: Naima
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[A Beautiful Wedding (Beautiful, #2.5)]]> 18528454
Why did Abby pop the question?
What secrets were shared before the ceremony?
Where did they spend their wedding night?
Who else knew about it . . . and didn’t tell?

Everything about Abby and Travis’s elopement was top-secret . . . until now. Fans of Beautiful Disaster and Walking Disaster will get all of their questions answered in this whirlwind tale of the wedding day (and night!)—and as with all good stories, this one will definitely have been worth the wait.]]> 146 Jamie McGuire 1476759545 Naima 2
So, I was very excited to read A Beautiful Wedding.

The novella tacks itself onto the end of Beautiful Disaster following the fire where lots of students were killed and Travis thought Abby and his brother might have died.

Although the novella doesn't change the plot line of BD, it does magnify the many details by expanding upon Abby and Travis' decision to immediately fly to Vegas and have a quicky wedding. This extreme scrutiny is why the novella didn't work for me.

Essentially there was no romance to the reason behind the wedding. Abby is worried about the aftermath of the fire and this worry underlies all her actions and thoughts. While it makes the characters seem a bit more human (how could this not be on their minds given the magnitude of the fire's destruction), it made the wedding seem superficial and not loving and romantic.

Beautiful Disaster was crazy and intense and I loved that. Beautiful Wedding is plodding and tedious and lacks the reckless unrealistic energy that I loved in BD.

Additionally, I think that seeing into Travis's POV detracts from what I liked so much about Beautiful Disaster. I don't want to know all his insecurities and I don't want to see him undergo a complete personality transplantation now that he's settled into life with Abby.

While I'm sure that the description of the wedding dress and shoes and limo and tattoo script will appeal to some readers, I found it tedious.

Still it was readable and I think Jamie McGuire is a very skilled story teller. Beautiful Disaster is an awesome book and a particular scene in this novella really peeked my excitement to read Trent's book. Hopefully it will be published soon because it's on my auto buy list!]]> 3.97 2013 A Beautiful Wedding (Beautiful, #2.5)
author: Jamie McGuire
name: Naima
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2013
rating: 2
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date added: 2013/12/21
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Let me start by saying that I am a big fan of Beautiful Disaster. I read that book multiple times and consider it one of my favorite junkfood comfort reads or listens (audiobook).

So, I was very excited to read A Beautiful Wedding.

The novella tacks itself onto the end of Beautiful Disaster following the fire where lots of students were killed and Travis thought Abby and his brother might have died.

Although the novella doesn't change the plot line of BD, it does magnify the many details by expanding upon Abby and Travis' decision to immediately fly to Vegas and have a quicky wedding. This extreme scrutiny is why the novella didn't work for me.

Essentially there was no romance to the reason behind the wedding. Abby is worried about the aftermath of the fire and this worry underlies all her actions and thoughts. While it makes the characters seem a bit more human (how could this not be on their minds given the magnitude of the fire's destruction), it made the wedding seem superficial and not loving and romantic.

Beautiful Disaster was crazy and intense and I loved that. Beautiful Wedding is plodding and tedious and lacks the reckless unrealistic energy that I loved in BD.

Additionally, I think that seeing into Travis's POV detracts from what I liked so much about Beautiful Disaster. I don't want to know all his insecurities and I don't want to see him undergo a complete personality transplantation now that he's settled into life with Abby.

While I'm sure that the description of the wedding dress and shoes and limo and tattoo script will appeal to some readers, I found it tedious.

Still it was readable and I think Jamie McGuire is a very skilled story teller. Beautiful Disaster is an awesome book and a particular scene in this novella really peeked my excitement to read Trent's book. Hopefully it will be published soon because it's on my auto buy list!
]]> The Good Soldiers 6633912
Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home forever changed. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter David Finkel was with them in Bagdad, and almost every grueling step of the way.

What was the true story of the surge? And was it really a success?ĚýThose are the questions he grapples with in his remarkable report from the front lines. Combining the action of Mark Bowden’s Black Hawk Down with the literary brio of Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, The Good Soldiers is an unforgettable work of reportage. And in telling the story of these good soldiers, the heroes and the ruined, David Finkel has also produced an eternal tale—not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time.]]> 287 David Finkel 0374165734 Naima 5 4.21 2009 The Good Soldiers
author: David Finkel
name: Naima
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2009
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan]]> 12990404 374 Sean Parnell Naima 5 4.35 2012 Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan
author: Sean Parnell
name: Naima
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Things They Carried (Contemporary American Fiction)]]> 802580
The Things They Carried depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and of course, the character Tim O'Brien who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of forty-three. They battle the enemy (or maybe more the idea of the enemy), and occasionally each other. In their relationships we see their isolation and loneliness, their rage and fear. They miss their families, their girlfriends and buddies; they miss the lives they left back home. Yet they find sympathy and kindness for strangers (the old man who leads them unscathed through the mine field, the girl who grieves while she dances), and love for each other, because in Vietnam they are the only family they have. We hear the voices of the men and build images upon their dialogue. The way they tell stories about others, we hear them telling stories about themselves.

With the creative verve of the greatest fiction and the intimacy of a searing autobiography, The Things They Carried ĚýĚýis a testament to the men who risked their lives in America's most controversial war. It is also a mirror held up to the frailty of humanity. Ultimately The Things They Carried and its myriad protagonists call to order the courage, determination, and luck we all need to survive.]]> 273 Tim O'Brien 014014773X Naima 0 to-read 4.28 1990 The Things They Carried (Contemporary American Fiction)
author: Tim O'Brien
name: Naima
average rating: 4.28
book published: 1990
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]]> <![CDATA[Beautiful Bastard (Beautiful Bastard, #1)]]> 16102004 An ambitious intern. A perfectionist executive. And a whole lot of name calling.

Whip-smart, hardworking, and on her way to an MBA, Chloe Mills has only one problem: her boss, Bennett Ryan. He's exacting, blunt, inconsiderate—and completely irresistible. A Beautiful Bastard.

Bennett has returned to Chicago from France to take a vital role in his family's massive media business. He never expected that the assistant who'd been helping him from abroad was the gorgeous, innocently provocative—completely infuriating—creature he now has to see every day. Despite the rumors, he's never been one for a workplace hookup. But Chloe's so tempting he's willing to bend the rules—or outright smash them—if it means he can have her. All over the office.

As their appetites for one another increase to a breaking point, Bennett and Chloe must decide exactly what they're willing to lose in order to win each other.

Originally only available online as The Office by tby789 � and garnering over 2 million reads on fanfiction sites � Beautiful Bastard has been extensively updated for re-release.]]> 271 Christina Lauren 1476730105 Naima 0 to-read 3.91 2013 Beautiful Bastard (Beautiful Bastard, #1)
author: Christina Lauren
name: Naima
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Beautiful Player (Beautiful Bastard, #3)]]> 17831614
When Hanna Bergstrom receives a lecture from her overprotective brother about neglecting her social life and burying herself in grad school, she’s determined to tackle his implied assignment: get out, make friends, start dating. And who better to turn her into the sultry siren every man wants than her brother’s gorgeous best friend, Will Sumner, venture capitalist and unapologetic playboy?

Will takes risks for a living, but he’s skeptical about this challenge of Hanna’s…until the wild night his innocently seductive pupil tempts him into bed- and teaches him a thing or two about being with a woman he can’t forget. Now that Hanna’s discovered the power of her own sex appeal, it’s up to Will to prove he’s the only man she’ll ever need.]]> 465 Christina Lauren Naima 4 4.24 2013 Beautiful Player (Beautiful Bastard, #3)
author: Christina Lauren
name: Naima
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2013
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Destiny of Violet & Luke (The Coincidence, #3)]]> 17152025
Violet Hayes has had a rough life. When she was young, she was left with no family and the memory of her parents' unsolved murders. She grew up in foster homes, living with irresponsible parents, drugs, and neglect, and trying to fight the painful memories of the night her parents were taken from her. But it's hard to forget when she never got closure-and she can't stop dreaming about what happened that tragic night. To make it through life, she keeps her distance from everyone and never allows herself to feel anything.

Then Violet meets Luke. The two clash instantly, yet they can't seem to stay away from each other. Although they fight it, they both start to open up and feel things they've never felt before. They discover just how similar they are. But they also discover something else: The past always catches up with you . . .]]> 336 Jessica Sorensen 1455576522 Naima 0 to-read 4.11 2014 The Destiny of Violet & Luke (The Coincidence, #3)
author: Jessica Sorensen
name: Naima
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2014
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]]> <![CDATA[The Edge of Always (The Edge of Never, #2)]]> 17899696
Now, in the highly anticipated sequel to The Edge of Never, Camryn and Andrew are pursuing their love for music and living life to the fullest as they always swore to do. But when tragedy befalls them, their relationship is put to the ultimate test. As Camryn tries to numb her pain, Andrew makes a bold decision: To get their life back on track, they'll set out on another cross-country road trip. Together they find excitement, passion, adventure-and challenges they never could have anticipated.]]> 405 J.A. Redmerski 1455549002 Naima 0 to-read 4.00 2013 The Edge of Always (The Edge of Never, #2)
author: J.A. Redmerski
name: Naima
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Before Jamaica Lane (On Dublin Street, #3)]]> 17766752
Nate Sawyer is a gorgeous player who never commits, but to his close friends, he’s as loyal as they come. So when Olivia turns to him with her relationship woes, he offers to instruct her in the art of flirting and to help her become more sexually confident.

The friendly education in seduction soon grows into an intense and hot romance. But then Nate’s past and commitment issues rear their ugly heads, and Olivia is left brokenhearted. When Nate realizes he’s made the biggest mistake of his life, he will have to work harder than he ever has before to entice his best friend into falling back in love with him—or he may lose her forever�.]]> 310 Samantha Young Naima 0 to-read 4.37 2014 Before Jamaica Lane (On Dublin Street, #3)
author: Samantha Young
name: Naima
average rating: 4.37
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Reaper's Legacy (Reapers MC, #2)]]> 18076876
She may have lost her dignity that fateful night, but Sophie also gained something precious—her son Noah. Unfortunately, Zach’s a deadbeat dad, leaving Ruger to be Noah’s only male role model. When he discovers Sophie and his nephew living in near poverty, Ruger takes matters into his own hands—with the help of the Reapers Motorcycle Club—to give them a better life.

Living with outlaw bikers wasn’t Sophie’s plan for her son, but Ruger isn’t giving her a choice. He’ll be there for Noah, whether she wants him or not. But Sophie does want him, has always wanted him. Now she’ll learn that taking a biker to bed can get a girl dirty in every way…]]> 370 Joanna Wylde 0698144082 Naima 0 to-read 4.22 2014 Reaper's Legacy (Reapers MC, #2)
author: Joanna Wylde
name: Naima
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> Rome (Marked Men, #3) 17798233 Sometimes the wrong choice can be just right . . .

Fun and fearless, Cora Lewis knows how to keep her tattooed "bad boy" friends at the Marked in line. But beneath all that flash and sass is a broken heart. Cora won't let herself get burned again. She's waiting to fall in love with the perfect man—a baggage-free, drama-free guy ready for commitment. Then she meets Rome Archer.

Rome Archer is as far from perfect as a man can be. He's stubborn, rigid, and bossy. And he's returned from his final tour of duty more than a little broken. Rome's used to filling many roles: big brother, doting son, supersoldier—but none of those fit anymore. Now he's just a man trying to figure out what to do with the rest of his life while keeping the dark demons of war and loss at bay. He would have been glad to suffer through it alone, until Cora comes sweeping into his life and becomes a blinding flash of color in a sea of gray. Perfect may not be in the cards, but perfectly imperfect could just last forever . . .]]> 387 Jay Crownover Naima 0 to-read 4.18 2014 Rome (Marked Men, #3)
author: Jay Crownover
name: Naima
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> Carter Reed (Carter Reed, #1) 18221931 351 Tijan Naima 0 currently-reading 3.99 2013 Carter Reed (Carter Reed, #1)
author: Tijan
name: Naima
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Wed Him Before You Bed Him (School For Heiresses #6)]]> 5841529 New York Times bestselling series, Sabrina Jeffries delivers a dazzling finale imbued with surprising revelations for headmistress Charlotte Harris and the young ladies of The School for Heiresses.

At eighteen, Charlotte Page made a life-altering mistake. She wronged a man in an impulsive act that she came to deeply regret, though it led her to her present life as Mrs. Charlotte Harris, owner of Mrs. Harris's School for Young Ladies. Unbeknownst to her, that man is now her anonymous benefactor, the mysterious "Cousin Michael." His masquerade began as preparation for a devastating revenge, but became a labor of love. Now Charlotte desperately needs his help. Can he save her from disaster as his real self without revealing the ugly secret behind his charade? Or will the mistakes of both their pasts tear them apart forever?

]]> 384 Sabrina Jeffries 1416560823 Naima 2 3.99 2009 Wed Him Before You Bed Him (School For Heiresses #6)
author: Sabrina Jeffries
name: Naima
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2009
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[The Arrangement (The Survivors' Club, #2)]]> 15797358 Ěý
At first, quiet, unassuming Sophia rejects Vincent’s proposal. But when such a gloriously handsome man persuades her that he needs a wife of his own choosing as much as she needs protection from destitution, she agrees. Her alternative is too dreadful to contemplate. But how can an all-consuming fire burn from such a cold arrangement? As friendship and camaraderie lead to sweet seduction and erotic pleasure, dare they believe a bargain born of desperation might lead them both to a love destined to be?]]> 366 Mary Balogh 0345535871 Naima 0 to-read 3.82 2013 The Arrangement (The Survivors' Club, #2)
author: Mary Balogh
name: Naima
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Rock Chick Revolution (Rock Chick, #8)]]> 15752757
As Ally rewinds the last year of her life, she knows two things. One, she’s never going to get what every Rock Chick should have—her own Hot Bunch guy. And two, she’s a Nightingale through and through. She just isn’t sure what to do about that.

But as her secrets are revealed, the men in her life react. Darius Tucker, a lifelong friend, as usual takes her back. Ren Zano, the man she loves, isn’t quite so sure. The Rock Chicks, Hot Bunch and the entire gang at Fortnum’s weigh in, and a Rock Chick Revolution starts brewing.

It’s up to Ally to control it and prove what she knows down to her bones.

She’s a Rock Chick, she deserves her hot guy and she’s going to keep the one she wants�

Because she’s a Nightingale.]]> 530 Kristen Ashley 130189561X Naima 0 to-read 4.43 2013 Rock Chick Revolution (Rock Chick, #8)
author: Kristen Ashley
name: Naima
average rating: 4.43
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> Forever (Temptation, #3) 18168637
That's all I've wanted since meeting Noah Miller.

From the day we met, the world has tried to keep Noah and me from being together, but now that I'm carrying his child, no one will be able to tear us apart. Or so I hope. But Noah and I have made some mistakes along the way, and the consequences are impacting the people we love. Worse, there's a storm on the horizon, and it's sure to cause serious devastation.

If we can get through this, we'll finally be Rose and Noah; a family, forever.

But first we have to survive the road ahead. And happily-ever-after is a long way off.]]> 336 Karen Ann Hopkins 0373211066 Naima 0 to-read 3.90 2014 Forever (Temptation, #3)
author: Karen Ann Hopkins
name: Naima
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> Consumed (Devoured, #2) 16077954
She’s not afraid of Lucas’s ex-wife or whatever secret the other woman is holding over him. For two blissful days—the remainder of Sienna’s contract with Lucas—they hole up in a vacation house in the mountains of Tennessee, consuming each other. At the end of their stay, Lucas comes to Sienna with a proposition: his band, Your Toxic Sequel, is going on tour with Wicked Lambs, and he wants her with him the entire time. Sienna agrees to work wardrobe and be his official girl.

Life on the road is different from anything Sienna has ever known. Not only does she have to deal with Lucas’s band members, but she’s also forced to be around Cilla, the lead singer of Wicked Lambs, who’s clearly in love with Lucas. Despite horny band mates and a persistent gorgeous rock goddess determined to sink her claws into Lucas, Sienna stays by his side.

Then the threats start.

Lucas’s ex-wife Sam isn’t happy that he’s moved on, and Sam begins harassing Sienna—everything from threatening emails to phone calls and even fake accounts on Your Toxic Sequel message boards slamming her and spreading vicious rumors. Sienna keeps this from Lucas since she knows how bad Sam is for his music.

It’s not until Sienna is attacked by a crazed YTS fan hired by Sam, and Sam starts to aim her verbal threats at Sienna’s grandmother, that Lucas finally reveals his secret. And it’s a big one...]]> 320 Emily Snow 1494920697 Naima 0 to-read 4.02 2014 Consumed (Devoured, #2)
author: Emily Snow
name: Naima
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> Tangled (Tangled, #1) 16073738
He’ll tell you he has the flu.

But we all know that’s not really true.

Katherine Brooks is brilliant, beautiful and ambitious. She refuses to let anything - or anyone - derail her path to success. When Kate is hired as the new associate at Drew’s father’s investment banking firm, every aspect of the dashing playboy’s life is thrown into a tailspin. The professional competition she brings is unnerving, his attraction to her is distracting, his failure to entice her into his bed is exasperating.

Then, just when Drew is on the cusp of having everything he wants, his overblown confidence threatens to ruin it all. Will he be able untangle his feelings of lust and tenderness, frustration and fulfillment? Will he rise to the most important challenge of his life?

Can Drew Evans win at love?

Tangled is not your mother’s romance novel. It is an outrageous, passionate, witty narrative about a man who knows a lot about women…just not as much as he thinks he knows. As he tells his story, Drew learns the one thing he never wanted in life, is the only thing he can’t live without.]]> 254 Emma Chase 1623420156 Naima 0 to-read 4.27 2013 Tangled (Tangled, #1)
author: Emma Chase
name: Naima
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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date added: 2013/05/24
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]]> Mine (Real, #2) 17792606 He's mine, and I'm his. Our love is all-consuming, powerful,
imperfect, and real...

In the international bestseller REAL, the unstoppable bad boy of the Underground fighting circuit finally met his match. Hired to keep him in prime condition, Brooke Dumas unleashed a primal desire in Remington "Riptide" Tate as vital as the air he breathes... and now he can't live without her.

Brooke never imagined she would end up with the man who is every woman's dream, but not all dreams end happily ever after, and just when they need each other the most, she is torn away from his side. Now with distance and darkness between them, the only thing left is to fight for the love of the man she calls MINE.]]> 337 Katy Evans Naima 0 to-read 4.24 2013 Mine (Real, #2)
author: Katy Evans
name: Naima
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> Real (Real, #1) 17617277 A woman with a broken dream.
A competition...

He even makes me forget my name. One night was all it took, and I forgot everything and anything except the sexy fighter in the ring who sets my mind ablaze and my body on fire with wanting...

Remington Tate is the strongest, most confusing man I've ever met in my life.

He’s the star of the dangerous underground fighting circuit, and I’m drawn to him as I've never been drawn to anything in my life. I forget who I am, what I want, with just one look from him. When he’s near, I need to remind myself that I am strong—but he is stronger. And now it’s my job to keep his body working like a perfect machine, his taut muscles primed and ready to break the bones of his next opponents...

But the one he’s most threatening to, now, is me.

I want him. I want him without fear. Without reservations.

If only I knew for sure what it is that he wants from me?]]> 293 Katy Evans 1301347949 Naima 4 4.12 2013 Real (Real, #1)
author: Katy Evans
name: Naima
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2013
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[To Capture a Rake (Seduction, #2)]]> 17171425
After her husband’s death, Elizabeth Ashton knows she must remarry, but not just any man will do. She must find Lord Ashton’s long-lost bastard nephew and convince him to wed, cementing his claim to the family fortune. Of course, rescuing herself from certain ruin means venturing into Lavender Hills and putting her life into the hands of a dark, handsome rogue as notorious for his cold heart as he is for his sexual expertise. Somehow, Elizabeth must convince him to love her, to marry her, and ultimately to save her.

One touch will ignite the flame of their passion. One kiss will prove this liaison unlike the others. Bound by desire and need, only together are they strong enough to face down their enemies—and to claim the promise of love.]]> 302 Lori Brighton 1612183557 Naima 0 to-read 3.99 2013 To Capture a Rake (Seduction, #2)
author: Lori Brighton
name: Naima
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[A Woman Entangled (Blackshear Family, #3)]]> 13642953 An ambitious beauty seeking a spot among the elite is thwarted by a most disruptive gentleman in Cecilia Grant’s witty, elegant, and exquisitely sensual novel.
Ěý
Kate Westbrook has dreams far bigger than romance. Love won’t get her into London’s most consequential parties, nor prevent her sisters from being snubbed and looked down upon—all because their besotted father unadvisedly married an actress. But a noble husband for Kate would deliver a future most suited to the granddaughter of an earl. Armed with ingenuity, breathtaking beauty, and the help of an idle aunt with connections, Kate is poised to make her dreams come true. Unfortunately, a familiar face—albeit a maddeningly handsome one—appears bent on upsetting her scheme.
Ěý
Implored by Kate’s worried father to fend off the rogues eager to exploit his daughter’s charms, Nick Blackshear has set aside the torch he’s carried for Kate in order to do right by his friend. Anyway, she made quite clear that his feelings were not returned—though policing her won’t abate Nick’s desire. Reckless passion leads to love’s awakening, but time is running out. Kate must see for herself that the charms of high society are nothing compared to the infinite sweet pleasures demanded by the heart.
]]> 324 Cecilia Grant 0345532562 Naima 0 to-read 3.75 2013 A Woman Entangled (Blackshear Family, #3)
author: Cecilia Grant
name: Naima
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> Run to You 16065440
The Marine Corps was Beau's escape from his old man's legacy of naval heroism and serial philandering, but no amount of training could prepare him for the day he looked in the mirror and saw his father staring back. The answer: swear off meaningless sex. Oh, and find a way to make Stella Leon quit being so damn hot...]]> 384 Rachel Gibson 0062069152 Naima 0 to-read 3.70 2013 Run to You
author: Rachel Gibson
name: Naima
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> Belonging (Temptation, #2) 15774969
But it was worth it. He was worth it.

No one thought an ordinary girl like me would last two minutes living with the Amish, not even me. There are a lot more rules and a lot less freedom, and I miss my family and the life I once had. Worst of all, Noah and I aren't even allowed to see each other. Not until I've proven myself.

If I can find a way to make it work, we'll be NOAH & ROSE

together forever.

But not everybody believes this is where I belong.]]> 408 Karen Ann Hopkins 0373210817 Naima 5 comfort-reads, reread
Another thing I liked about this book is that it doesn't paint a simple happy facade of the Amish community. It's very real both good and bad, and it makes Noah, Suzanna, Sarah, Ruth, Miranda and the others more appealing to read.

I really really really hope i don't have to wait a year for the next book in Rose and Noah's saga. I have my own firm idea of what will happen next in the Amish community but ack. i need to read the next book ASAP. I hate waiting. ]]> 3.96 2013 Belonging (Temptation, #2)
author: Karen Ann Hopkins
name: Naima
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2013
rating: 5
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When you read a book on a Tuesday and by Thursday have re-read it four times, it becomes necessary to get on goodreads and leave a 5 star review. I give in. I adore this series. In this sequel, seventeen year old Rose decides to join the Amish church in order to be with ie. one-day-marry her Amish boyfriend Noah. What this author does an amazing job at is creating lots of emotional tension between Rose and Noah. It's a hands off courting community and they must still sneak around to talk to each other. And of course there are plenty of obstacles in their way that they must get around. Rose's family isn't happy, nor are some people in the Amish world.

Another thing I liked about this book is that it doesn't paint a simple happy facade of the Amish community. It's very real both good and bad, and it makes Noah, Suzanna, Sarah, Ruth, Miranda and the others more appealing to read.

I really really really hope i don't have to wait a year for the next book in Rose and Noah's saga. I have my own firm idea of what will happen next in the Amish community but ack. i need to read the next book ASAP. I hate waiting.
]]> <![CDATA[Children of Liberty (The Bronze Horseman, #0A)]]> 15923383
Gina Attaviano travels from Sicily to Boston to start a new life with only the clothes on her back. Harry Barrington is the son of one of New England's most successful businessmen. Despite their differences and the strong opposition of their families, their attraction is strong. Set against a time of transformation for a growing nation, Gina and Harry must find the courage to do what is right, no matter what the price.

Deeply emotional and satisfying, Children of Liberty features a cast of characters you'll root for as they fight against their feelings, but discover that true love can never be denied.]]> 432 Paullina Simons 0007241577 Naima 0 to-read 3.27 2012 Children of Liberty (The Bronze Horseman, #0A)
author: Paullina Simons
name: Naima
average rating: 3.27
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> Jet (Marked Men, #2) 17204860
Jet can't resist the Southern Belle with mile-long legs in cowboy boots who defies his every expectation. Yet the closer he feels to Ayden, the less he seems to know her. While he's tempted to get under her skin and undo her in every way, he knows firsthand what happens to two people with very different ideas about relationships.

Will the blaze burn into an enduring love. . . or will it consume their dreams and turn them to ashes?

Don't miss the latest bad boy in Jay Crownover's unforgettable New Adult series.]]> 416 Jay Crownover Naima 0 to-read 4.06 2013 Jet (Marked Men, #2)
author: Jay Crownover
name: Naima
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> Rocked Out (Rocked, #2) 16169012 Cora Hawkes Naima 0 to-read 3.79 Rocked Out (Rocked, #2)
author: Cora Hawkes
name: Naima
average rating: 3.79
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]]> Wilde Ride (Ride, #1) 16165667
Ella Scott, ready for a change and the chance to escape family tragedy, heads to familiar Del Mar, California after her college graduation.

No one could prepare her for what she’d find.

After starting her new job as a high school teacher, a scary encounter with local thugs and a co-worker’s unwanted advances and attention, send Ella into the arms of local bar owner Ryder Wilde.

But Ryder comes with his own complications. As president of his motorcycle club, Mayhem, Ryder must choose between his biker family’s plans and whatever chance of a future he has with Ella.

Contains sexual situations and graphic language.]]> 200 Maegan Lynn Moores Naima 0 currently-reading 3.67 2012 Wilde Ride (Ride, #1)
author: Maegan Lynn Moores
name: Naima
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Last Hour (Thompson Sisters, #4)]]> 17156406
Her life begins to unravel as a jealous colleague puts her fellowship in jeopardy and a haunting secret Ray Sherman carried home from Afghanistan comes to light.

Hounded by a federal investigation and the ensuing media feeding frenzy, Carrie and Ray desperately lean on each other, until a disastrous accident puts both Ray and her sister's lives at risk.

In the last hour, Carrie and Ray will each find themselves faced with a choice.

A choice that will change everything.]]> 425 Charles Sheehan-Miles 0988273675 Naima 0 to-read 4.36 2013 The Last Hour (Thompson Sisters, #4)
author: Charles Sheehan-Miles
name: Naima
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[A Kiss for Midwinter (Brothers Sinister, #1.5)]]> 16116470
Jonas Grantham has a secret, too: He's been in love with Lydia for more than a year. This winter, he's determined to conquer her dislike and win her for his own. It all starts with a wager and a kiss...

A Kiss for Midwinter is a novella (38,000 words) in the Brothers Sinister series. It follows The Duchess War. Each book stands on its own, but those who prefer to read in order might want to read that book first.]]> 121 Courtney Milan 1937248100 Naima 0 to-read 3.88 2012 A Kiss for Midwinter (Brothers Sinister, #1.5)
author: Courtney Milan
name: Naima
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2012
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]]> <![CDATA[Lord Gray's List (The London List, #1)]]> 13552222 The London List appears, filled with gossip and scandal, offering job postings and matches for the lovelorn—and most enticing of all, telling the tales and selling the wares a more modest publication wouldn’t touch.

The creation of Evangeline Ramsey, The London List saved her and her ailing father from destitution. But the paper has given Evie more than financial relief. As its publisher, she lives as a man, dressed in masculine garb, free to pursue and report whatever she likes—especially the latest disgraces besmirching Lord Benton Gray. It’s only fair she hang his dirty laundry, given that it was his youthful ardor that put her off marriage for good.

Lord Gray—Ben—isn’t about to stand by while all of London laughs at his peccadilloes week after week. But once he discovers that the publisher is none other than pretty Evie Ramsey with her curls lopped short, his worries turn to desires—and not a one of them fit to print.]]> 317 Maggie Robinson 0758269099 Naima 0 to-read 3.34 2012 Lord Gray's List (The London List, #1)
author: Maggie Robinson
name: Naima
average rating: 3.34
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Exposed to You (One Night Of Passion, #2)]]> 13588169 From the author of the unforgettable Because You Are Mine...

Losing control is just the beginning�

“What would you do if the sexiest man in the world was bent on bringing you unbearable pleasure again and again? Joy Hightower wasn’t sure she could survive the experience…or live without it."

It’s not often you’re hired to paint a body tattoo—and what a body—on a total stranger at a Hollywood film set. A reserved and careful art teacher, Joy would never forget it. In a rare fit of raw desire she gave herself completely, knowing she’d never see him again, or ever repeat such a shameless, naked impulse.

Little did she know, the man with whom she shared that lightning bolt of lust was star Everett Hughes. For Everett, women and sex came as easily as fame. But how could he hope to convince the guarded Joy that beneath the hard body and sexy façade of celebrity was a real man who wanted only one, real woman?

In the heat of an intoxicating affair, Everett endeavors to break down her barriers, gain her trust, and expose himself as the real deal. But can Joy do the same, and reveal to him the vulnerable woman who longs to be loved, wanted, and desired forever? Ěý]]> 307 Beth Kery 0425259153 Naima 0 to-read 3.99 2012 Exposed to You (One Night Of Passion, #2)
author: Beth Kery
name: Naima
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2012
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]]> Fate (Fate, #1) 13407490 her.

Fate always had a way of interfering in Vince’s best-laid plans. His forced attendance to his annoyingly perfect cousin’s baby shower was no different. He was sure to be bored out of his skull, but instead, he met sweet little Rosie Zendejas.

What begins as a unlikely friendship between two very different people turns into one of the most intense and passionate relationships that neither ever saw coming. But just like it had so many times in Vince’s troubled past, Fate steps in once again, threatening to take away the one thing he can’t seem to even breathe without now—Rose.

Mature YA - New Adult. Fate is a Moreno Brothers spinoff series. All books in the series are stand alone and can be read separately without the need to read the others in the series.]]> 324 Elizabeth Reyes Naima 0 to-read 4.07 2013 Fate (Fate, #1)
author: Elizabeth Reyes
name: Naima
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> Such a Rush 12989112 A sexy and poignant romantic tale of a young daredevil pilot caught between two brothers.

When I was fourteen, I made a decision. If I was doomed to live in a trailer park next to an airport, I could complain about the smell of the jet fuel like my mom, I could drink myself to death over the noise like everybody else, or I could learn to fly.

Heaven Beach, South Carolina, is anything but, if you live at the low-rent end of town. All her life, Leah Jones has been the grown-up in her family, while her mother moves from boyfriend to boyfriend, letting any available money slip out of her hands. At school, they may diss Leah as trash, but she’s the one who negotiates with the landlord when the rent’s not paid. At fourteen, she’s the one who gets a job at the nearby airstrip.

But there’s one way Leah can escape reality. Saving every penny she can, she begs quiet Mr. Hall, who runs an aerial banner-advertising business at the airstrip and also offers flight lessons, to take her up just once. Leaving the trailer park far beneath her and swooping out over the sea is a rush greater than anything she’s ever experienced, and when Mr. Hall offers to give her cut-rate flight lessons, she feels ready to touch the sky.

By the time she’s a high school senior, Leah has become a good enough pilot that Mr. Hall offers her a job flying a banner plane. It seems like a dream come true... but turns out to be just as fleeting as any dream. Mr. Hall dies suddenly, leaving everything he owned in the hands of his teenage sons: golden boy Alec and adrenaline junkie Grayson. And they’re determined to keep the banner planes flying.

Though Leah has crushed on Grayson for years, she’s leery of getting involved in what now seems like a doomed business—until Grayson betrays her by digging up her most damning secret. Holding it over her head, he forces her to fly for secret reasons of his own, reasons involving Alec. Now Leah finds herself drawn into a battle between brothers—and the consequences could be deadly.]]> 325 Jennifer Echols 145165801X Naima 4 3.84 2012 Such a Rush
author: Jennifer Echols
name: Naima
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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I appreciated that the heroine was prickly and took a little bit of time to like. But I did like her and I really enjoyed this book.
]]> <![CDATA[Sinful Southern Ink (Sinful South, #1)]]> 13604685
Jed’s jealous ex-girlfriend, a nosy reporter, and a potential father-in-law in prison won’t keep him from the woman who makes him hard at the very sight of her. Nothing will keep Jed Weston from catching—and keeping—the woman he loves.]]> 75 S.J. Drum 1419940406 Naima 0 to-read 3.44 2012 Sinful Southern Ink (Sinful South, #1)
author: S.J. Drum
name: Naima
average rating: 3.44
book published: 2012
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]]> <![CDATA[Not Proper Enough (Reforming the Scoundrels, #2)]]> 13409147
Meant to be?

The Marquess of Fenris has loved Lady Eugenia from the day he first set eyes on her. Five years ago, pride caused him to earn her enmity. Now she'sĚýwidowed, and he's determined to make amends and win her heart.Ěý But with their near explosive attraction, can he resist his desire long enough to court her properly?

After the death of her beloved husband, Lady Eugenia Bryant has comeĚýtoĚýLondonĚýto build a new life. Despite the gift of a medallion said to have the power to unite the wearer with her perfect match, Eugenia believes she won't love again. And yet, amid the social whirl of chaperoning a young friend through her first Season, she finds a second chance at happiness.

Unfortunately, the Marquess of Fenris threatens her newfound peace. Eugenia dislikes the man, but the handsome and wealthy heir to a dukedom is more charming than he has a right to be.ĚýConstantly underfoot, the rogue disturbs her heart, alternately delighting and scandalizing her.ĚýĚýAnd when their relationship takes a highly improper turn, EugeniaĚýmust decideĚýif the wrong man isn’t the right one after all.]]> 296 Carolyn Jewel 0425250970 Naima 0 to-read 3.61 2012 Not Proper Enough (Reforming the Scoundrels, #2)
author: Carolyn Jewel
name: Naima
average rating: 3.61
book published: 2012
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]]> Come See About Me 13599561 369 C.K. Kelly Martin Naima 0 to-read 3.45 2012 Come See About Me
author: C.K. Kelly Martin
name: Naima
average rating: 3.45
book published: 2012
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]]> Perfect Escape 12805941 Behind the wheel of her car, with Grayson asleep beside her, Kendra decides to drive away from it all -- with enough distance, maybe she'll be able to figure everything out. But eventually, Kendra must stop running and come to terms with herself, her brother, and her past.
With undeniable grace and humor, acclaimed author Jennifer Brown explores OCD, the pressure for perfection, and the emotional highs and lows of a complex sibling relationship.]]> 352 Jennifer Brown 0316185574 Naima 0 to-read 3.79 2012 Perfect Escape
author: Jennifer Brown
name: Naima
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2012
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]]> <![CDATA[Things I Can't Forget (Hundred Oaks, #3)]]> 12551082
This summer she’s a counselor at Cumberland Creek summer camp, and she wants to put the past behind her. This summer Matt is back as a counselor too. He’s the first guy she ever kissed, and he’s gone from a geeky songwriter who loved The Hardy Boys to a buff lifeguard who loves to flirt - with her.

Kate used to think the world was black and white, right and wrong. Turns out, life isn’t that easy...]]> 308 Miranda Kenneally 1402271905 Naima 0 to-read 3.87 2013 Things I Can't Forget (Hundred Oaks, #3)
author: Miranda Kenneally
name: Naima
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> Meant to Be 11721314 gasp - wrong guy. Straight-A junior Julia may be accident prone, but she's the queen of following rules and being prepared. That's why she keeps a pencil sharpener in her purse and a pocket Shakespeare in her...well, pocket. Julia also believes in fate, and that Mark, her childhood crush, is her MTB - her meant-to-be.

But this spring break, Julia's rules are about to get defenestrated (SAT word: thrown from a window) when she's partnered with her personal nemesis, class clown Jason, on a school trip to London. After one wild party, Julia starts receiving romantic texts...from an unknown number! Jason promises to help discover the identity of her mysterious new suitor if she agrees to live a little along the way. And this begins a wild-goose chase through London, leading Julia closer and closer to the biggest surprise of all: true love.

Because sometimes the things you least expect are the most meant to be.]]> 292 Lauren Morrill 0385741774 Naima 0 to-read 3.69 2012 Meant to Be
author: Lauren Morrill
name: Naima
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2012
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman, #1)]]> 6323104
Yet there is light in the darkness. Tatiana meets Alexander, a brave young officer in the Red Army. Strong and self-confident, yet guarding a mysterious and troubled past, he is drawn to Tatiana—and she to him. Starvation, desperation, and fear soon grip their city during the terrible winter of the merciless German siege. Tatiana and Alexander's impossible love threatens to tear the Metanova family apart and expose the dangerous secret Alexander so carefully protects—a secret as devastating as the war itself—as the lovers are swept up in the brutal tides that will change the world and their lives forever.]]> 810 Paullina Simons 006185414X Naima 5 4.21 2000 The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman, #1)
author: Paullina Simons
name: Naima
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2000
rating: 5
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]]> The Thing About the Truth 12987127
Isaac’s been kicked out of more schools than he can count. Since his father’s a state senator, Isaac’s life is under constant scrutiny—but Concordia High’s his last stop before boarding school, so Isaac’s hoping to fly under the radar and try to stay put for a change.

When Kelsey and Isaac meet, it’s anything but love at first sight. She thinks he’s an entitled brat, and he thinks she’s a stuck-up snob. So it surprises them both when they start to fall for each other. Kelsey’s happy for the first time in months, and Isaac’s never felt this way about anyone before. But nothing’s ever completely perfect. Everyone has secrets, and Isaac and Kelsey are no exceptions. These two may have fallen hard, but there’s one thing that can ruin it all: the truth.]]> 285 Lauren Barnholdt 1442434600 Naima 0 to-read 3.72 2012 The Thing About the Truth
author: Lauren Barnholdt
name: Naima
average rating: 3.72
book published: 2012
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]]> In Honor 12049227
Grief-stricken and determined to grant Finn’s last request, she rushes to leave immediately. But she only gets as far as the driveway before running into Rusty, Finn’s best friend since third grade and his polar opposite. She hasn’t seen him in ages, thanks to a falling out between the two guys, but Rusty is much the same as Honor remembers him: arrogant, stubborn . . . and ruggedly good-looking. Neither one is what the other would ever look for in a road trip partner, but the two of them set off together, on a voyage that makes sense only because it doesn’t. Along the way, they find small and sometimes surprising ways to ease their shared loss and honor Finn--but when shocking truths are revealed at the end of the road, will either of them be able to cope with the consequences?]]> 235 Jessi Kirby 1442416971 Naima 4 3.70 2012 In Honor
author: Jessi Kirby
name: Naima
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Governess Affair (Brothers Sinister, #0.5)]]> 13190596 She will not give up�

Three months ago, governess Serena Barton was let go from her position. Unable to find new work, she’s demanding compensation from the man who got her sacked: a petty, selfish, swinish duke. But it’s not the duke she fears. It’s his merciless man of business—the man known as the Wolf of Clermont. The formidable former pugilist has a black reputation for handling all the duke’s dirty business, and when the duke turns her case over to him, she doesn’t stand a chance. But she can’t stop trying—not with her entire future at stake.

He cannot give in�

Hugo Marshall is a man of ruthless ambition—a characteristic that has served him well, elevating the coal miner’s son to the right hand man of a duke. When his employer orders him to get rid of the pestering governess by fair means or foul, it’s just another day at the office. Unfortunately, fair means don’t work on Serena, and as he comes to know her, he discovers that he can’t bear to use foul ones. But everything he has worked for depends upon seeing her gone. He’ll have to choose between the life that he needs, and the woman he is coming to love…]]> 101 Courtney Milan Naima 5 comfort-reads
Great novella. I can't wait for Robert's book!!

]]> 3.86 2012 The Governess Affair (Brothers Sinister, #0.5)
author: Courtney Milan
name: Naima
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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Sometimes fictional characters are so interesting that after finishing their story I find myself wishing that there was a biography available to read about them. Serena and Hugo are so compelling and real feeling that I want to know more about them. I don't think that even a full length novel would satisfy my desire to peer into their lives.

Great novella. I can't wait for Robert's book!!


]]> Paris in Love 12958655 New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James took a leap that many people dream about: she sold her house, took a sabbatical from her job as a Shakespeare professor, and moved her family to Paris. Paris in Love: A Memoir chronicles her joyful year in one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
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With no classes to teach, no committee meetings to attend, no lawn to mow or cars to park, Eloisa revels in the ordinary pleasures of life—discovering corner museums that tourists overlook, chronicling Frenchwomen’s sartorial triumphs, walking from one end of Paris to another. She copes with her Italian husband’s notions of quality time; her two hilarious children, ages eleven and fifteen, as they navigate schools—not to mention puberty—in a foreign language; and her mother-in-law Marina’s raised eyebrow in the kitchen (even as Marina overfeeds Milo, the family dog).
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Paris in Love invites the reader into the life of a most enchanting family, framed by la ville de l’amour.]]> 272 Eloisa James 1400069564 Naima 5 3.61 2012 Paris in Love
author: Eloisa James
name: Naima
average rating: 3.61
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Trouble Me (The Rosewood Trilogy, #3)]]> 10322903 432 Laura Moore 0345532104 Naima 4 4.06 2012 Trouble Me (The Rosewood Trilogy, #3)
author: Laura Moore
name: Naima
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Caught in the Act (Border Patrol, #1)]]> 11856986
As the owner of a flourishing Latin American crafts boutique, Karina Strauss should be basking in her success. Instead she’s worried about her troubled sister, the girlfriend—and prisoner—of drug lord Carlos Moreno. Kari wants no part of that life, but when she helps a friend cross into the United States illegally, two men on opposite sides of the law take Moreno and Adam Cortez, the handsome border protection officer who lets Kari off the hook. It’s not just Kari’s tantalizing flash of skin that catches Adam’s attention—her drug cartel connections bring back the demons of his past.

Moreno demands that Kari smuggle a package for him in exchange for her sister’s freedom. Adam also gets dangerously close, tempting her to surrender and fulfill her wildest desires. As Kari prepares for the drug run, dark secrets, violent criminals, and deadly consequences lurk around every corner. But concern for her sister drives Kari toward a terrifying act, despite Adam’s warnings, despite her overwhelming fears—and despite the odds against coming out alive.]]> 387 Jill Sorenson 0553592645 Naima 4 3.76 2012 Caught in the Act (Border Patrol, #1)
author: Jill Sorenson
name: Naima
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Duke's Perfect Wife (MacKenzies & McBrides, #4)]]> 8563829
Hart has it all—a dukedom, wealth, power, influence, whatever he desires. Every woman wants him—his seductive skills are legendary. But Hart has sacrificed much to keep his brothers safe, first from their brutal father, and then from the world. He's also suffered loss—his wife, his infant son, and the woman he loved with all his heart though he realized it too late.

Now, Eleanor has reappeared on Hart's doorstep, with scandalous nude photographs of Hart taken long ago. Intrigued by the challenge in her blue eyes—and aroused by her charming, no-nonsense determination—Hart wonders if his young love has come to ruin him... or save him.]]> 296 Jennifer Ashley Naima 5 3.91 2012 The Duke's Perfect Wife (MacKenzies & McBrides, #4)
author: Jennifer Ashley
name: Naima
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Ride the Fire (Firefighters of Station Five, #5)]]> 7964177 337 Jo Davis 0451231791 Naima 0 dnf 4.17 2010 Ride the Fire (Firefighters of Station Five, #5)
author: Jo Davis
name: Naima
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2010
rating: 0
read at: 2012/03/29
date added: 2012/03/29
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]]> <![CDATA[Confessions from an Arranged Marriage (The Burgundy Club, #4)]]> 11713902 They couldn't be more different—but there's one thing they agree on...

In London after a two-year exile, Lord Blakeney plans to cut a swathe through the bedchambers of the demimonde. Marriage is not on his agenda, especially to an annoying chit like Minerva Montrose, with her superior attitude and a tendency to get into trouble. And certainly the last man Minerva wants is Blake, a careless wastrel without a thought in his handsome head.

The heat and noise of her debutante ball give Minerva a migraine. Surely a moment's rest could do no harm . . . until Blake mistakes her for another lady, leaving Minerva's guests to catch them in a very compromising position. To her horror, the scandal will force them to do the unthinkable: marry. Their mutual loathing blazes into unexpected passion but Blake remains distant, desperate to hide a shameful secret. Minerva's never been a woman to take things lying down, and she'll let nothing stop her from winning his trust . . . and his heart.]]> 373 Miranda Neville 0062023055 Naima 5
]]> 3.65 2012 Confessions from an Arranged Marriage (The Burgundy Club, #4)
author: Miranda Neville
name: Naima
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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I know I really enjoyed a book when I reread it immediately after finishing it. This books was slow to grow on me but then WHAM Blake wrote the "Daer Minei" note. He stole my heart.


]]> At Peace (The 'Burg, #2) 11665750
She wants to deny it, but Violet can’t beat back the hunger she feels for Joe so she gives in again and again. Feeling it himself, Joe feeds Vi’s hunger, breaking his own rules to keep her in his bed.

Even though Violet had only one man in her life, she’s sure Joe is giving her the signals and Vi decides she’s ready to take a second chance at life and, maybe, love. But Violet doesn’t know the dark secrets in Joe’s past, secrets so soul-wrenching, they’ve drained him dry. With nothing left to give, Joe’s determined to live his life alone and he breaks Violet’s heart.

Crushed by Joe’s betrayal, Violet comes to terms with the fact that, no matter what signals he gave, Joe was not theirs to win. But Violet’s husband’s murderer is obsessed with her and heartbreak again haunts the door of the Winters home. When it does Joe is forced to face the knowledge that he can’t fight Violet’s pull, she’s under his skin and filled him full to bursting.

Joe needs to win her back and put his life on the line to keep Violet safe. But, having had it all once, can Violet endure losing Joe?]]> 660 Kristen Ashley Naima 5
]]> 4.46 2011 At Peace (The 'Burg, #2)
author: Kristen Ashley
name: Naima
average rating: 4.46
book published: 2011
rating: 5
read at: 2012/01/03
date added: 2012/03/22
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The worlds that Kristen Ashley creates are so real yet populated by the alpha males of Lisa Marie Rice and Shannon McKenna. Somehow I am convinced that Joe could be my next door neighbor. Perhaps I should go introduce myself.


]]> <![CDATA[Hidden Fire (Firefighters of Station Five, #3)]]> 6388190
But when a series of murders rocks Nashville, Julian is targeted by the killer. As he comes face to face with demons, he and Grace must race to uncover the terrible truth-or become the next victims...]]> 287 Jo Davis 0451228650 Naima 0 to-read 4.13 2009 Hidden Fire (Firefighters of Station Five, #3)
author: Jo Davis
name: Naima
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2009
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]]> <![CDATA[Games of the Heart (The 'Burg, #4)]]> 13497180
Tragedy strikes Dusty’s family and she comes back to town. Mike thinks she hasn’t changed back to the sweet, funny girl he knew but instead continued to be selfish and thoughtless, leaving her family alone to deal with their mourning. He seeks her out and confronts her in an effort to understand what went wrong and to force her to sort herself out.

He finds out quickly he’s wrong about Dusty Holliday. Very wrong. After Mike discovers that, the bond they had years before snaps back into place in ways he would never suspect.

But Mike Haines had a bad marriage and then played games of the heart for a good woman...and lost. In order to protect himself and his kids, he’s cautious, he’s careful to read the signs and he’s not interested in finding a woman he has to fix.

When he learns what happened to Dusty, he thinks she needs to be fixed.

He swings, he misses and in this new game of hearts, Mike just got strike three.]]> 600 Kristen Ashley 1476061718 Naima 4 to-read
Dusty is one of the most laid back, chill heroines I've ever read. Loved her and Mike, but wished the teens had a bit more of a backseat. They were lovely but not as interesting as Mike and Dusty. ]]> 4.38 2012 Games of the Heart (The 'Burg, #4)
author: Kristen Ashley
name: Naima
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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Story line evenly split between Dusty and Mike and Fin (Dusty's teen nephew) and Clarisse (Mike's teen daughter).

Dusty is one of the most laid back, chill heroines I've ever read. Loved her and Mike, but wished the teens had a bit more of a backseat. They were lovely but not as interesting as Mike and Dusty.
]]> Jacked Up (Fast Track, #6) 12701409 She's holding tight. He's hanging loose.

Eve Monroe is a stock-car PR pro who puts her career first--until an on-track wardrobe malfunction reveals more than the sexy smile of jackman Nolan Ford. The video's become an internet sensation, and it's Eve's job to calm the sponsors and put a spin on the unexpected exposure.

And they both have the same drive.

It may be a public relations job, but now that Eve's seen what's under Nolan's crew suit, it's gotten personal. After a few dates she has Nolan pretty revved up. If only she'd learn to relax and enjoy it. Nolan's sure that the spontaneous birthday bash he's throwing for Eve in Las Vegas should loosen her up. Somewhere between cocktails and a smoking-hot motel-room derby, it does more than that. Now Eve's wrestling with feelings she never expected, as everything about her personal jackman gets harder than she ever imagined.]]> 296 Erin McCarthy 0425250806 Naima 0 to-read 3.98 2012 Jacked Up (Fast Track, #6)
author: Erin McCarthy
name: Naima
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> Noah (5th Street, #1) 13351120
Noah Quintanilla has his eye on a boxing title—someday. Down for a few months with an injury, his maintenance-boy pay at 5th Street Gym won't cut it. He’s finally given the opportunity to train. The catch? His trainee is an out-of-shape woman with a free week pass. Taking on the challenge, Noah stumbles into one of the closest friendships he’s ever known, and before he knows it, he’s in love. But Veronica’s not having it—the age difference is too much. Their platonic relationship means having to watch her date other men—something that would make him crazy. Believing he's the man for her, Noah sets out to prove that age is but an illusion, and there's more to him than just a number.

Adult Contemporary]]> 353 Elizabeth Reyes Naima 5 3.82 2012 Noah (5th Street, #1)
author: Elizabeth Reyes
name: Naima
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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]]> Gio (5th Street, #2) 13501282
When tragedy strikes in the ring, Giovanni Bravo falls into a deep depression, walking away from his dream of boxing to train instead. He agrees to a two month get-away, helping train Felix Sanchez, his high school best friend and now welterweight champ of the world. Once at Felix’s lavish boxing complex, he’s reunited with Bianca Rubio, someone he remembers only as the girl with the innocent doe eyes back in high school. Her refreshing, cheerful demeanor not only takes Gio’s mind off his troubled conscience, he finds himself falling for her fast and hard. The problem—Bianca is Felix’s girlfriend.

Having a sexy, famous boyfriend has its perks, but they come with a price. Bianca not only has to deal with the ongoing tabloid rumors about her boyfriend hooking with other women, but also his constant absence when he is on the road. So now that Felix will be in town for two whole months to train for his next big bout, Bianca is thrilled. He’s even asked her to move into his cabin while he's there. But when he leaves for days at a time to promote his fight, Bianca spends time getting to know Felix’s gorgeous new trainer and good friend, Gio. Increasingly drawn to his sweet smile and smoldering green eyes, she finds herself saying and doing things she normally wouldn’t.

As it becomes more and more difficult for each to resist the other, Gio crosses the line between them. He hopes that one kiss will alleviate the overwhelming temptation and clear both their systems, but it does just the opposite. Their temptation suddenly becomes an obsession--an obsession that quickly forces Gio to realize this is more than just lust. He's fallen hard and to his delight so has she. Now he's forced to make the hardest decision of his life. Risk losing his long time friend or walk away from the only girl he's ever loved.

Adult Contemporary romance]]> 331 Elizabeth Reyes Naima 0 to-read 4.02 2012 Gio (5th Street, #2)
author: Elizabeth Reyes
name: Naima
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Lord of Darkness (Maiden Lane, #5)]]> 12907444 When Strangers In The Night

He lives in the shadows. As the mysterious masked avenger known as the Ghost of St. Giles, Godric St. John's only goal is to protect the innocent of London. Until the night he confronts a fearless young lady pointing a pistol at his head—and realizes she is his wife.

Become Lovers...

Lady Margaret Reading has vowed to kill the Ghost of St. Giles—the man who murdered her one true love. Returning to London, and to the man she hasn't seen since their wedding day, Margaret does not recognize the man behind the mask. Fierce, commanding, and dangerous, the notorious Ghost of St. Giles is everything she feared he would be—and so much more.

Desire Is The Ultimate Danger

When passion flares, these two intimate strangers can't keep from revealing more of themselves than they had ever planned. But when Margaret learns the truth—that the Ghost is her husband—the game is up and the players must surrender...to the temptation that could destroy them both.]]> 360 Elizabeth Hoyt 1455508306 Naima 0 to-read 4.02 2013 Lord of Darkness (Maiden Lane, #5)
author: Elizabeth Hoyt
name: Naima
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History]]> 11887020
A native Texan who learned to shoot on childhood hunting trips with his father, Kyle was a champion saddle-bronc rider prior to joining the Navy. After 9/11, he was thrust onto the front lines of the War on Terror, and soon found his calling as a world-class sniper who performed best under fire. He recorded a personal-record 2,100-yard kill shot outside Baghdad; in Fallujah, Kyle braved heavy fire to rescue a group of Marines trapped on a street; in Ramadi, he stared down insurgents with his pistol in close combat. Kyle talks honestly about the pain of war—of twice being shot and experiencing the tragic deaths of two close friends.

American Sniper also honors Kyles fellow warriors, who raised hell on and off the battlefield. And in moving first-person accounts throughout, Kyles wife, Taya, speaks openly about the strains of war on their marriage and children, as well as on Chris.

Adrenaline-charged and deeply personal, American Sniper is a thrilling eyewitness account of war that only one man could tell.]]> 502 Chris Kyle 0062107062 Naima 3 4.00 2012 American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
author: Chris Kyle
name: Naima
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2012
rating: 3
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]]> Under Fire (Elite Force, #3) 12468570
Now, after ignoring all his phone calls for six months, Rachel has turned up on base with a wild story about a high-ranking military traitor. She claims no one but Liam can help her—and she won’t trust anyone else.

With nothing but her word and the testimony of a discharged military cop to go on, Liam would be insane to risk his career—even his life—to help this woman who left him in the dust.]]> 271 Catherine Mann 1402245033 Naima 0 to-read 4.12 2012 Under Fire (Elite Force, #3)
author: Catherine Mann
name: Naima
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[SEALed with a Kiss (SEALed #1)]]> 2868230
He can handle just about anything, except this...

Jax Graham is a member of an elite military team, but when it comes to taking care of his four-year-old son after his ex-wife dies, he's completely clueless.

One person can help him, if he'll let her...

Family therapist Pickett Sessoms knows just how to help a rough, tough Navy SEAL deal with a scared and lonely little boy, but not if he insists on going it alone.

When Jax and his young son, Tyler, get trapped by a hurricane, Pickett takes them in against her better judgment. Jax figures Pickett's high maintenance, just like all the women he knows, and she figures he's not commitment material. But when an outing turns deadly, Pickett discovers what it means to be a SEAL, and Jax discovers that even a hero needs help sometimes.]]> 424 Mary-Margret Daughtridge 140221118X Naima 5 3.75 2008 SEALed with a Kiss (SEALed #1)
author: Mary-Margret Daughtridge
name: Naima
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2008
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Black Hearts: One Platoon's Descent Into Madness in Iraq's Triangle of Death]]> 7168870
Hit by near-daily mortars, gunfire, and roadside bomb attacks, suffering from a particularly heavy death toll, and enduring a chronic breakdown in leadership, members of one Black Heart platoon�1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion—descended, over their year-long tour of duty, into a tailspin of poor discipline, substance abuse, and brutality.

Four 1st Platoon soldiers would perpetrate one of the most heinous war crimes U.S. forces have committed during the Iraq War—the rape of a fourteen-year-old Iraqi girl and the cold-blooded execution of her and her family. Three other 1st Platoon soldiers would be overrun at a remote outpost—one killed immediately and two taken from the scene, their mutilated corpses found days later booby-trapped with explosives.

Black Hearts is an unflinching account of the epic, tragic deployment of 1st Platoon. Drawing on hundreds of hours of in-depth interviews with Black Heart soldiers and first-hand reporting from the Triangle of Death, Black Hearts is a timeless story about men in combat and the fragility of character in the savage crucible of warfare. But it is also a timely warning of new dangers emerging in the way American soldiers are led on the battlefields of the twenty-first century.]]> 464 Jim Frederick 0307450759 Naima 5 4.28 2010 Black Hearts: One Platoon's Descent Into Madness in Iraq's Triangle of Death
author: Jim Frederick
name: Naima
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2010
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)]]> 10818853 Ěý
Shocked yet thrilled by Grey’s singular erotic tastes, Ana hesitates. For all the trappings of success—his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, his loving family—Grey is a man tormented by demons and consumed by the need to control. When the couple embarks on a daring, passionately physical affair, Ana discovers Christian Grey’s secrets and explores her own dark desires.

Erotic, amusing, and deeply moving, the Fifty Shades Trilogy is a tale that will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you forever.

This book is intended for mature audiences.]]> 356 E.L. James 1612130291 Naima 1 3.68 2011 Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)
author: E.L. James
name: Naima
average rating: 3.68
book published: 2011
rating: 1
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]]> <![CDATA[Stealing Parker (Hundred Oaks, #2)]]> 12551077
Parker Shelton pretty much has the perfect life. She’s on her way to becoming valedictorian at Hundred Oaks High, she’s made the all-star softball team, and she has plenty of friends. Then her mother’s scandal rocks their small town and suddenly no one will talk to her.

Now Parker wants a new life.

So she quits softball. Drops twenty pounds. And she figures why kiss one guy when she can kiss three? Or four. Why limit herself to high school boys when the majorly cute new baseball coach seems especially flirty?

But how far is too far before she loses herself completely?]]> 242 Miranda Kenneally 1402271875 Naima 0 to-read 3.86 2012 Stealing Parker (Hundred Oaks, #2)
author: Miranda Kenneally
name: Naima
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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