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Book Review 4 out of 5 stars! "As a child, she'd been nurtured not by love, but by numbers." Louisa's viewpoint of the world has been one of practicality and reason. Growing up with an abacus as a "child's toy" really helped to cement her outlook, not to mention the way her father approached things as well. Only trouble strikes her father's business and Louisa has to secure a rich husband and fast! But when our no-nonsense girl goes to England, she runs into a very independent and headstrong woman that chips away at her ideals. Maybe she was a little narrowminded and there's more to life than just numbers and profits? But this is the nineteenth century and being gay is highly frowned upon or worse! That's not how this attraction would be classified, right?  "I trust that you will not let foolish notions of romance interfere with making a profitable transaction?"  Louisa believes she has everything figured out and if she sticks to he...

Book Review 5 out of 5 stars! "But secrets do, and you carried one by yourself, kept it away from me. Now I wish you would have told me. Because just maybe, it could have saved your life." - Dominique Dominique's world shattered and was reborn into one full of single-minded obsession. . . Damien was everything to Dominique! His brother was larger than life and someone Dominique could always lean on. After an unfortunate "accident" Damien is gone and the case is closed. But Dominique knows there's more going on at the Saint-Laurent Boarding School than meets the eye. Determined to find out what really happened the night of his brother's death Dominique will stop at nothing to get answers. Even if that means attending the same college as his brother once had! The same school as that man who stole Dominique's breath away. Can he stay focused on the task at hand, or will he be distracted?  "Because with every ancient building, there is much more tha...

Book Review 5 out of 5 stars! Set to Release Oct. 3, 2023 (tomorrow!) "She was a little crime princess hidden in the suburbs while her dad put the fear of God in the city, and I was. . .well, a delinquent. . ." - Emmanuel Malena has remained sheltered and as far away from her father's mafia world as she possibly could. Even choosing the "normal/good boy", getting into college with a legal career in mind, and more. But when her father's Will is read her past comes back for her and she's forced to face Emmanuel. A boy who broke her heart many years ago that is now a man in charge of a mafia group! Malena will not be forced back into the mob world without a fight! She has to navigate through these unsure waters and fast as things are changing very quickly for her. Not to mention old feelings that were locked away are now surfacing along with new ones as she may be falling for more than one man! Will she ever be able to escape the mob life?  "She was go...