Beautiful Bastard...

This book was a good distraction while I waited for Out of Breath to arrive. I happened to come across this book while browsing the shelves in Target. I will definitely be reading the rest of this series. This book reminded me a lot of the plot from Beautiful Disaster. I still liked the book and it was an incredibly fast read!

From Goodreads.com:
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.

Taking Chances...

Just when you think you're done crying, you will cry some more. Don't know that I've cried this much in one book in so many different places! You'll read one page, turn to start a new chapter and feel like you've been punched in the stomach. You'll know exactly what page I'm talking about when you read it! Trying to decide if this one will go on the library shelves or not. May need a second opinion on this one. Super quick read! I read it in two settings.

From Goodreads.com:
Her first year away is turning out to be nearly perfect, but one weekend of giving in to heated passion will change everything.

Eighteen-year-old Harper has grown up under the thumb of her career marine father. Ready to live life her own way and to experience things she's only ever heard of from the jarheads in her father's unit, she's on her way to college at San Diego State University.

Thanks to her new roommate, Harper is introduced to a world of parties, gorgeous guys, family, and emotions. She finds herself being torn in two as she quickly falls in love with both her new boyfriend, Brandon, and her roommate's brother, Chase. Despite their dangerous looks and histories, both men adore Harper and would do anything for her, including taking a step back if it would mean she'd be happy.

The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die...

Sat down to see if this book was any good on Monday afternoon. After a few hours, I was done with this book. It doesn't have a very good rating on Goodreads, but I truly enjoyed it. I wouldn't go so far as giving it a five star rating, but it was a super easy and quick read. The students at our library who are reluctant readers and enjoy mystery/thriller books will enjoy this one.

From Goodreads.com:
“Take her out back and finish her off.”

She doesn’t know who she is. She doesn’t know where she is, or why. All she knows when she comes to in a ransacked cabin is that there are two men arguing over whether or not to kill her.

And that she must run.

In her riveting style, April Henry crafts a nail-biting thriller involving murder, identity theft, and biological warfare. Follow Cady and Ty (her accidental savior turned companion), as they race against the clock to stay alive.

The Heist...

The new novel by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg was just okay for me until the last 100 pages. I knew this would be a quick read for me as Evanovich never fails. It wasn't the humor of the Stephanie Plum novels but will be a nice series to read while waiting for a new Plum book. There were almost too many characters to follow in the beginning but became easier in the end. I have a few fellow coworkers that will be anxious to read this book as they too are Evanovich followers.

From Goodreads.com:
FBI Special Agent Kate O’Hare is known for her fierce dedication and discipline on the job, chasing down the world’s most wanted criminals and putting them behind bars. Her boss thinks she is tenacious and ambitious; her friends think she is tough, stubborn, and maybe even a bit obsessed. And while Kate has made quite a name for herself for the past five years, the only name she’s cared about is Nicolas Fox—an international crook she wants in more ways than one.

Audacious, handsome, and dangerously charming, Nicolas Fox is a natural con man, notorious for running elaborate scams on very high-profile people. At first he did it for the money. Now he does it for the thrill. He knows that the FBI has been hot on his trail—particularly Kate O’Hare, who has been watching his every move. For Nick, there’s no greater rush than being pursued by a beautiful woman . . . even one who aims to lock him up. But just when it seems that Nicolas Fox has been captured for good, he pulls off his greatest con of all: he convinces the FBI to offer him a job, working side by side with Special Agent Kate O’Hare.

Problem is, teaming up to stop a corrupt investment banker who’s hiding on a private island in Indonesia is going to test O’Hare’s patience and Fox’s skill. Not to mention the skills of their ragtag team made up of flamboyant actors, wanted wheelmen, and Kate’s dad. High-speed chases, pirates, and Toblerone bars are all in a day’s work . . . if O’Hare and Fox don’t kill each other first.

The Moon and More...

Finally finished book #3 for the summer. Reading has been super slow for me this summer. Hoping to change that in the next two weeks! This wasn't my favorite Sarah Dessen book. She hasn't released a book for two years. I knew this would be one that I would have to read since the girls would be reading it as soon as school starts in August. A little different than her other books but still glad I finished it. This one also seemed a little slower moving and longer than her other books. I don't know if that is because I've started reading the new young-adult contemporary type of books that instantly pull you in and are a little faster moving than this type of novel. Nonetheless, we ordered two copies of the book and I'm sure they will be checked out all the time.

From Goodreads.com:
Luke is the perfect boyfriend: handsome, kind, fun. He and Emaline have been together all through high school in Colby, the beach town where they both grew up. But now, in the summer before college, Emaline wonders if perfect is good enough.

Enter Theo, a super-ambitious outsider, a New Yorker assisting on a documentary film about a reclusive local artist. Theo's sophisticated, exciting, and, best of all, he thinks Emaline is much too smart for Colby.

Emaline's mostly-absentee father, too, thinks Emaline should have a bigger life, and he's convinced that an Ivy League education is the only route to realizing her potential. Emaline is attracted to the bright future that Theo and her father promise. But she also clings to the deep roots of her loving mother, stepfather, and sisters. Can she ignore the pull of the happily familiar world of Colby?

Emaline wants the moon and more, but how can she balance where she comes from with where she's going?

Sarah Dessen's devoted fans will welcome this story of romance, yearning, and, finally, empowerment. It could only happen in the summer.

Dare You To...

What a fabulous followup to Pushing the Limits! I liked the alternating points of view between the two main characters. This was an easy and enjoyable read. I'm not sure I will be reading the third book in the series when it is released as I'm not too keen on the character of the main character. I will have some many students that will enjoy this book when we return in August! You will cheer for the underdog in this one!

From Goodreads.com:
Ryan lowers his lips to my ear. "Dance with me, Beth."

"No." I whisper the reply. I hate him and I hate myself for wanting him to touch me again....

"I dare you..."

If anyone knew the truth about Beth Risk's home life, they'd send her mother to jail and seventeen-year-old Beth who knows where. So she protects her mom at all costs. Until the day her uncle swoops in and forces Beth to choose between her mom's freedom and her own happiness. That's how Beth finds herself living with an aunt who doesn't want her and going to a school that doesn't understand her. At all. Except for the one guy who shouldn't get her, but does....

Ryan Stone is the town golden boy, a popular baseball star jock-with secrets he can't tell anyone. Not even the friends he shares everything with, including the constant dares to do crazy things. The craziest? Asking out the Skater girl who couldn't be less interested in him.

But what begins as a dare becomes an intense attraction neither Ryan nor Beth expected. Suddenly, the boy with the flawless image risks his dreams-and his life-for the girl he loves, and the girl who won't let anyone get too close is daring herself to want it all....

Entwined With You...

My boyfriend Gideon Cross was back in fullforce in the 3rd book in the Crossfire series. The great news is there will be a book four! I don't know that I could live without my fictional boyfriend in my life. Great book! And no, this one will not be going on the library shelf! Purchased out of my own pocket and will gladly let my friends borrow!

From Goodreads.com:
From the moment I first met Gideon Cross, I recognized something in him that I needed. Something I couldn’t resist. I saw the dangerous and damaged soul inside–so much like my own. I was drawn to it. I needed him as surely as I needed my heart to beat.

No one knows how much he risked for me. How much I’d been threatened, or just how dark and desperate the shadow of our pasts would become.

Entwined by our secrets, we tried to defy the odds. We made our own rules and surrendered completely to the exquisite power of possession…