My Expanding Bookshelf

Title: Dancing in the Athenian Rain Author: Katie Hamstead Published: 09/09/2015, Soul Mate Publishing Pages: 293 Source: Netgalley Format: Ebook Rating: 2/5 When Donna is sent back in time to Classical Athens, she's furious at Dr. Stephens for sending her against her wishes. Then a Greek soldier purchases her to be his wife. She's forced to learn a new language and culture, and faces her fears of never returning to her own time. The society hates her, especially because they think she's an Amazon, which forces her to confront her issues - being compared to her genius brother, borderline abusive friends, and a cheating boyfriend. But her husband, Peleus, is kind and patient. Although against her best judgement, she allows him into her heart. He counters all the negative voices from her past, but those voices drive a wedge between them. She must let go of her fears, her inhibitions, and insecurities, and admit her feelings, or she could lose him and the life they...

Title: The Two-Night One-Night Stand Author: Ryan Ringbloom Published: 29/09/2016, Ryan Ringbloom Pages: 152 Source: Netgalley Format: Ebook Rating: 5/5 A girl. A guy. And a talking peen. Holly Martin isn't the type to have a one-night stand. But a crushing break up, a sexy blind date, and a few shots of Fireball is about to change all that. Matthew Daniels is an introverted PA who claims he's too busy to date. But that doesn't stop his older brothers from encouraging him to let loose and get out there, because as they put it - the right girl won't just walk up to you. But what is she does? Is it possible for a one-night stand that happens twice, to actually become more? Could two nights of reckless debauchery actually lead to true love? Or is this just another case of a whisky induced disaster? The Romantic Comedy is sure to have you laughing, cringing, rolling your eyes, shouting at the pages and looking for a shot glass of your own. **This book contains mat...

Title: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series: A Court of Thorns and Roses #1 Author: Sarah J. Maas Published: 05/2015, Bloomsbury Pages: 419 Source: Bought Format: Paperback Rating: 4.5/5 Feyre's survival rests upon her ability to hunt and kill - the forest where she lives is a cold, bleak place in the long winter months. So when she spots a deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf, she cannot resist fighting it for the flesh. But to do so, she must kill the predator and killing something so precious comes at a price... Dragged to a magical kingdom for the murder of a faerie, Feyre discovers that her captor, his face obscured by a jewelled mask, is hiding far more than his piercing eyes would suggest. Feyre's presence at the court is closely guarded, and she begins to learn why, her feelings for him turn from hostility to passion and the faerie lands become an even more dangerous place. Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse, or she will lose him forever.

Title: How to Date Dead Guys Series: The Witch's Handbook #1 Author: Ann M. Noser Published: 15/07/2014, Curiosity Quills Press Pages: 302 Source: Netgalley Format: Ebook Rating: 3/5 College sophomore Emma Roberts remembers her mother's sage advice: "don't sleep around, don't burp in public, and don't tell anyone you see ghosts." But when cute Mike Carlson drowns in the campus river under her watch, Emma's sheltered life shatters. Blamed for Mike's death and haunted by nightmares. Emma turns to witchcraft and a mysterious Book of Shadows to bring him back. Under a Blood Moon, she lights candles, draws a pentacle on the campus bridge, and casts a spell. The invoked river rages up against her, but she escapes its fury. As she stumbles back to the dorm, a stranger drags himself from the water and follows her home. And he isn't the only one... Instead of raising Mike, Emma assists the others she stole back from the dead - a pre-med stude...

Title: Please, Pretty Lights Series: Pretty Lights Series #1 Author: Ina Zajac Published: 21/07/2014, Booktrope Pages: 340 Source: Netgalley Format: Ebook Rating: 4/5 It's September when good girl Via Sorenson stumbles into a Seattle strip club, drunk and alone on her twenty-first birthday. Matt and Nick - best friends, bandmates, and bouncers - do their best to shield her from their sadistic cocaine-trafficking boss, Carlos. They don't realize her daddy issues come with a forty-million-dollar trust fund and a legacy she would do anything to escape. She is actually Violetta Rabbotino, who had been all over the news ten years earlier when her father, an acclaimed abstract artist, came home in a rage, murdered her mother, then turned the gun on himself. Young Violetta was spared, hidden behind the family Christmas tree, veiled by the mysticism of its pretty lights whose unadulterated love captivated and calmed her. Now, desperate to shed her role as orphaned victim, Vi...

Title: Crossing the Ice Series: Ice #1 Author: Jennifer Comeaux Published: 07/08/2014, Jennifer Comeaux Pages: 308 Source: Netgalley Format: Ebook Rating: 5/5 Falling hard never felt so good. Pair skaters Courtney and Mark have one shot left at their Olympic dream. Thye vow not to let anything get in their way, especially not Josh and Stephanie, the wealthy and talented brother and sister team.  The heart doesn't always listen to reason, though... The more time Courtney spends with sweer, shy Josh, the harder she falls for him. But they are on opposite sides of the competition, and their futures are headed in opposite directions, Will their friendships blossom into more or are their paths too different to cross?

Title: Diverging Cadence Series: Cadence #2 Author: Katie Hamstead Published: 25/08/2015, REUTS Publications LLC Pages: 282 Source: Netgalley Format: Ebook Rating: 5/5 When Cadence Anderson woke to find her husband and infant daughter had been killed, she thought her life was over. Instead, she was offered a second chance and sent back in time to do it all again. She's made the most of this opportunity, repairing her relationship with the best friend she lost the first time, avoiding the romantic mistakes she made originally, and even bringing her family closer together. But she's also done something she wasn't planning on - she's fallen in love with someone other than her future husband. Stepping onto a plane and flying across country to attend university is the hardest decision she's had to make. But unless she follows through with it, her future with Austen might never happen. And what becomes of her beautiful baby if she stays with James, the man she w...

Title: Deceptive Cadence Series: Cadence #1 Author: Katie Hamstead Published: 30/06/2015, REUTS Publications Pages: 398 Source: Netgalley Format: Ebook Rating: 4/5 Cadence Anderson has the perfect definition of happily ever after... Until she doesn't A freak earthquake shatters her life as surely as her home, taking away everything she holds dear. She wakes in a hospital to find that her beloved husband and infant daughter have been killed, crushed by the earthquake's wrath. Disorientated, injured, and alone, Cadence refuses to accept the loss. So when a man claiming to be her guardian angel appears and offers her a chance to go back in time to save her family, she doesn't need to give it a second thought. She accepts. Thrust back eleven years, she now faces the ordeal of high school all over again. But this time, she's armed with all the knowledge of her adult life and the determination to do everything better, from preventing the loss of her best friend to a...

Title: Mile High Author: Rebecca Chance Published: 13/08/2015, Pan Pages: 496 Source: Netgalley & Pan Format: Ebook Rating: 1/5 First class is about to get dangerous... Pure Air's new LuxeLiner is flying from London to LA - its inaugural journey - with a first class cabin packed with A List celebrities. As the feuding crew compete to impress their famous passengers, the handsome pilot tries to win the attention of a pretty young stewardess. But one VIP singer is battling something seriously sinister: watching her every step is a very determined stalker, someone who will go to any lengths to get the star to satisfy their desires. At thirty thousand feet there is nowhere to run, and nowhere to hide...

Title: Since Drew Author: J. Nathan Published: 23 April 2015, Self-published Pages: 253 Source: Giveaway Format: Ebook Rating: 3/5 All Andi Parker ever wanted, all she's ever dreamed of, is a spot on the Olympic track team. But when an accident leaves her hospitalised with serious injuries and shattered dreams, she's not only uncertain what her future holds but also completely alone. Drew Slater is a wanted man. Professional football teams want him for his arm. women want him for his good looks and magnetic personality. but the well-crafted disguise he wears, the one that helps him score on and off the field, hides secrets. Conceals, lies. Threatens the happiness of everyone around him.  Once chance encounter brings Andi and Drew together, changing their worlds in ways they never thought possible. Unfortunately, what they thought they knew about themselves - and about each other - might just be the biggest lie of all!

Title: Of Love and Distance Author: Divya Jyoti Randev Published: March 2015, Amazon Digital Services Pages: 249 Source: Review copy from author Format: Ebook Rating 4/5 Robert Brown, a movie star, is abducted for ransom in a strange country. Lisa, an ordinary girl, is the unintended, unwanted abductee. They develop a beautiful relationship during the ordeal. Will Robert and Lisa overcome the physical and cultural distance and get together after the nightmare? Will they be able to keep their closely guarded secret from the world?