Every month I put a list together of the books that I either need to read for review or the books that I want to get around to reading (finally) and Iâm going to post my TBR Pile on the blog for you guys to share in my hopes and dreams of reading all of the books. Before we get to my list for next month, letâs see how I did in October.
Previous Month Stats
Books to Read: 7
Books Read: 5
Books Unread: 2
I read all but 2 books from my TBR list for last month. I think the reason I didn’t get around to reading
Kill the Queen is because I have a print ARC of that book and I just don’t read from print books anymore. Weird, huh? Oh well…I hope to get it read since I’m very interested in reading it. Maybe November will be my month to read it. I went through a couple of weeks of a reading slump. Maybe I read so much in September that I needed to slow my roll in October? I have no clue though it’s probably because of all of the baseball I was watching. Yeah, I’m going to go with that excuse. I’m going to keep
Wait for It on my TBR pile for November because I’m reviewing that book with Ames this month. Wish me luck!
My favorite TBR pile reads from last month go to
Never Seduce a Scot by Maya Banks and
Iron Kissed Both books were rough and emotional but still so good.
My least favorite TBR pile read is
Shadow and Ice by Gena Showalter. I spent a lot of that book bored.
Wait for It by
Mariana Zapata
Released on December 7, 2016
Publisher:
Self Published,
Mariana Zapata
Genres:
Contemporary,
Romance
Pages: 670
Format:
eBook
Source:
Purchased
If anyone ever said being an adult was easy, they hadnât been one long enough. Diana Casillas can admit it: she doesnât know what the hell sheâs doing half the time. How sheâs made it through the last two years of her life without killing anyone is nothing short of a miracle. Being a grown-up wasnât supposed to be so hard. With a new house, two little boys she inherited the most painful possible way, a giant dog, a job she usually loves, more than enough family, and friends, she has almost everything she could ever ask for. Except for a boyfriend. Or a husband. But who needs either one of those?
Every month, my book buddy Ames and I read a book together that we then review together here in my blog. This is our pick for November and though I thought I’d have it read already, I haven’t touched it yet but I will…this is probably going to be the first book that I read in November.
Highlander Most Wanted (Montgomery’s & Armstrongs #2) by
Maya Banks
Released on March 19, 2013
Publisher:
Random House,
Balantine
Genres:
Historical,
Romance
Pages: 352
Format:
Audiobook
Source:
Purchased
In Highlander Most Wanted, a reclusive woman content to live in the shadows shows a Highland warrior the true meaning of love.
Genevieve McInnes is locked behind the fortified walls of McHugh Keep, captive of a cruel laird who takes great pleasure in ruining her for any other man. Yet when Bowen Montgomery storms the gates on a mission of clan warfare, Genevieve finds that her spirit is bent but not broken. Still, her path toward freedom remains uncertain. Unable to bear the shame of returning to a family that believes her dead or to abandon others at the keep to an imposing new laird, Genevieve opts for the peaceful life of an abbess. But Bowenâs rugged sensuality stirs something deep inside her that longs to be awakened by his patient, gentle caressâsomething warm, wicked, and tempting.
Bowen seizes his enemyâs keep, unprepared for the brooding and reclusive woman who captures his heart. Heâs enchanted by her fierce determination, her unusual beauty, and her quiet, unfailing strength. But wooing her will take more than a seasoned seducerâs skill. For loving Genevieve, he discovers, means giving her back the freedom that was stolen from herâeven if it means losing her forever.
My book club enjoyed
Never Seduce a Scot so much that they wanted to keep that discussion going into the second book of this series so we’re reading
Highlander Most Wanted for discussion this month. I’m pretty anxious myself to get this book read so on my TBR pile this goes.
Mornings on Main by
Jodi Thomas
Released on April 10, 2018
Publisher:
Harlequin,
HQN
Genres:
Contemporary,
Romance
Pages: 336
Format:
eBook
Source:
Purchased
From the beloved and bestselling author of the Ransom Canyon and Harmony, Texas series comes a powerful, heartwarming story about generations of family and the ironclad bonds they forge.
When Jillian James lands in the small town Texas community of Laurel Springs, she’s definitely not planning to stay–except to find a few clues about the father who abandoned her and destroyed her faith in family.
Connor Larady is a single dad, and the only one caring for his grandmother, Eugenia, who has Alzheimer’s. And now he has to close Eugenia’s quilt shop. When Connor meets down-on-her-luck Jillian, he’s out of options. Can he trust the newcomer to do right by his grandmother’s legacy?
Jillian is done with relationships. But as she grows closer to Connor and Eugenia, she must consider giving up her nomadic life for a future with those who need her.
An inspiring family saga that asks us to consider what love and chosen family really mean.
Each month, my Book Binge buddies and I will be reading and reviewing a book together and we’re taking turns picking the book. It is the only time that I can force them to read any book that I want them to read and they have to read it. The only downside is that they get to force me to read a book too. Holly was up to choose our buddy book this month and she chose
Mornings on Main by Jodi Thomas. I’ve only read one book by Thomas and I can’t remember a thing about it so this should be interesting.
Fall (VIP #3) by
Kristen Callihan
Released on October 23, 2018
Publisher:
Self Published,
Kristen Callihan
Genres:
Contemporary,
Romance
Pages: 436
Format:
eBook
Source:
Purchased
The first time I met Jax Blackwood things went a little sideways.
In my defense, I didnât know he was Jax Blackwoodâwho expects a legendary rock star to be shopping for groceries? More importantly, a blizzard was coming and he was about to grab the last carton of mint-chocolate chip.
Still, I might have walked away, but then he smugly dared me to try and take the coveted ice cream. So I kissed him. And distracted that mint-chip right out of his hands.
Okay, it was a dirty move, but desperate times and all that. Besides, I never expected heâd be my new neighbor.
An annoying neighbor who takes great pleasure in reminding me that I owe him ice cream but would happily accept more kisses as payment. An irresistible neighbor who keeps me up while playing guitar nakedâspectacularly nakedâin his living room.
Clearly, avoidance is key. Except nothing about Jax is easy to ignoreânot the way he makes me laugh, or that his particular brand of darkness matches mine, or how one look from him melts me faster than butter under a hot sun.
Neither of us believes in love or forever. Yet weâre quickly becoming each otherâs addiction. But we could be more. We could be everything.
All we have to do is trust enough to fall.
I’ve been hearing nothing but good things about this book so I need to read this pronto. I read and enjoyed the other books in this series so I’m looking forward to digging into Jax’s story. Kristen Callihan is so good at writing these rock star romances. I am so thirsty for more.
My Favorite Half Night Stand by
Christina Lauren
Releases on December 04, 2018
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster,
Gallery
Genres:
Contemporary,
Romance
Pages: 400
Format:
eARC
Source:
Publisher,
NetGalley
From the New York Times bestselling author that âhilariously depicts modern datingâ (Us Weekly) comes a sexy romantic comedy about online dating, and its many, many fails.
With a world-famous speaker at their university, Millie Morris and her four woefully single male colleagues make a pact that theyâll all find dates. Unfortunately, Millie has more success helping them make matches online than she does navigating the onslaught of lewd pics in her own feed. But when she creates a fictional name for a new account, Millie finds herself vying for the online attention of a man she sees every day in the flesh.
I watched
Sierra Burgess is a Loser on Netflix and a huge part of that movie was about a girl catfishing a boy and that was my least favorite part of the movie. I mean, I didn’t like the movie at all because of all the lying and asshole behavior going on but the catfishing part, I really hated that part….so I have no idea why I wanted to read this book so much that I requested it for review. I must have a lot of faith in Christina Lauren’s writing ability because even though I’m not a fan of catfishing and lying, I still really want to read this book. I’ll definitely be reading this book next month for sure.
What books are on your TBR pile for November? Anything good that I should keep my eye out on? Please share the books you have on deck to read next month.Like this:
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November is here guys, can you believe it? It’s my birthday month and Thanksgiving month and a time to be grateful to be alive. I hope November treats you all well but before I move on to a new month, let’s take a look back at what October brought for me.
October was a relatively quiet month for me. Well, Caiden was here for a week and that was a lot of fun but for the most part, I stayed close to home and relaxed. I did go to a Dodgers game against the Atlanta Braves (we won!) and it was Kershaw Day so Clayton Kershaw pitched for 8 full innings before Kenley Jansen came out to close the game and ice the win. It was a lot of fun with a lot of die-hard Dodgers fans enjoying a ballgame together. There were lots of high fives, excited cheers and booing for the opponent going on and I loved it all. We sat in the All-You-Can-Eat Pavillion and had all the Dodger dogs we could eat (we only had 1). Grandal hit a home run in our section but it was a few rows in front of us so we didn’t catch it or anything.
October was also for the Primary Program. It’s one of my favorite Church days of the year. The Primary kids put on a program each year in October and the kids get up to recite their parts and sing songs and it never fails to make me cry. We had two kids participating in the Primary Program and it was their first time being in it but both Ahbrey and Brooke did so well on their parts. They recited it in Samoan and they were so scared but they did it!! We celebrated with brunch afterward and that’s always a good time.
Halloween was the same as every year. We had chili and lots of food, the kids went trick or treating with the men while the ladies cooked and watched the Lakers game. It was a fun and relaxing month and I read some books!
1. Rebel Hard (Hard Play #2) by Nalini Singh (eARC) | 4 out of 5
2. Fight or Flight by Samantha Young (eARC) | 4 out of 5
3. Archangel’s Consort (Guild Hunter #3) by Nalini Singh (Audiobook) | 4 out of 5
4. Shadow and Ice (War of Gods #1) by Gena Showalter (eARC) | 2.5 out of 5
5. Phoenix Unbound (Fallen Empire #1) by Grace Draven (eBook) | 4 out of 5
6. Fireworks (True North #6) by Sarina Bowen (eARC) | 4.25 out of5
7. Never Seduce a Scot (The Montgomery’s & Armstrongs #1) by Maya Banks (Audiobook) | 4.75 out of 5
8. The Other Miss Bridgerton (Rokesbys #3) by Julia Quinn (eARC) | 4.25 out of 5
9. Iron Kissed (Mercy Thompson #3) by Patricia Briggs (eBook) | 4.5 out of 5
10. Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson #4) by Patricia Briggs (eBook) | 4 out of 5
Long Shot (Hoops #1) by Kennedy Ryan | 5 out of 5
Never Seduce a Scot (Montgomery’s & Armstrongs #1) by Maya Banks | 4.75 out of 5
Hot Winter Nights (Heartbreaker Bay #6) by Jill Shalvis | 3.75 out of 5
Say You’ll Stay (Return to Me #1) by Corinne Michaels | 1 out of 5
America’s Sweetheart (Real Love #5) by Jessica Lemmon | 4 out of 5
Fight or Flight by Samantha Young | 4.25 out of 5
Rebel Hard (Hard Play #2) by Nalini Singh | 4 out of 5
The Governess Game (Girl Meets Duke #2) by Tessa Dare | 4.75 out of 5
Shadow and Ice (Gods of War #1) by Gena Showalter | 2.5 out of 5
Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe by Jenny Colgan | 2.5 out of 5
Dearest Clementine (Dearest #1) by Lex Martin | 3.25 out of 5
Hot Dad by Whitley Cox | 1 out of 5
Fall (VIP #3) by Kristen Callihan
Player by Staci Hart
Sleep Over by Serena Bell
Playing for Keeps (Heartbreaker Bay #7) by Jill Shalvis
You’d be Mine by Erin Hahn
Illegally Yours (Laws of Attraction #2) by Kate Meader
My Favorite Half Night Stand by Christina Lauren
This week was a pretty eventful one for me and my family. We had our annual pumpkin painting and carving night on Monday and then we had our annual Halloween party on the night of Halloween. Kids starting showing up for trick or treating at like 4:30 pm and they kept right on coming until damn near 10 pm. Trick or Treating is poppin’ in my neighborhood. We had our usual Halloween goodies on display for our party. Halloween treats that included Rice Krispies shaped pumpkins, Frankenstein grapes and marshmallow cups, oreo spiders, and you know all of that kind of kid-friendly stuff. I can’t seem to find any pictures of our set up though I know that it was all over the kids snap chat but I didn’t get them so oh well, sorry. But here’s a picture of our kids all dressed up for trick or treating.
This week was also for our family viewing of Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House. Watching it with my sisters was a crack up. They screamed every ten minutes over things that weren’t even that scary because they’re super extra but it was still fun. I’ve lost count of how many people I made watch that show and how many different discussions I’ve had on that show, too. If you haven’t watched it, I highly recommend it. It’s more interesting than scary though there are some jumpy moments.
This week was also for Caiden’s first haircut. I’ll share pictures later because I’m too lazy to add them right now but I promise, I’ll share.
Now, onto the books…
Silver Borne 
Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson #4) by Patricia Briggs | 4 out of 5
Sleepover by Serena Bell | 4 out of 5
Highlander Most Wanted (Montgomery’s & Armstrongs #2) by Maya Banks | 4.25 out of 5
Raj Sen
First off, I’d like to wish everyone a…
Storm Cursed 
Storm Cursed (Mercy Thompson #11) by Patricia Briggs
Releases on March 5, 2019
Bone Crossed 
