NJ Penny Book Reviews

"The name Devyn Dane was once lit up amongst the stars. Everyone worshiped me. But now, I'm on the edge of darkness. No one warned me about the fall. My crash was lethal. These days I'm nothing more than a forgotten child- star with a tainted reputation. Redemption is what I need. When a chance is handed to me, I vow not to blow it- I can't. This could launch me back to stardom. But nothing is given freely in Hollywood. Everything comes with a price. This time, mine is a bombshell waitress battling insecurities deep enough to rival even my own. The resilient Larsen is a mystery I can't wait to unravel. Her brokenness makes me feel not so alone. But together, we are a complete mess that should never work. I know it, Hollywood knows it, and someone is hell-bent on making sure we don't beat the odds. I truly believe she was my ally. An added boost on my rise back to fame. But the shine of Hollywood masks many things. She broke my focus, pulling me away from the m...

I don't know. What do we have to lose?  Only the rest of me.  I want you..even when I hate you.  Blaze Townsend: I hate you. Charisma Rossi: I hate you more.  She's been expecting this ever since their latest showdown. She had good reason. Hottest guy she's ever seen. Former fling. Dumped her in front of all her friends. At her own party. So no, she's not about to forgive and forget just because he sits next to her in class. He thinks all he has to do is turn on those baby blues, and she'll melt right back into his arms. Please. She'd be crazy to let this cocky player affect her again. (Tell that to her body.)  Charisma Rossi. Brainy girl with a dash of bad. The one who got under his skin. The one he cut loose. Blaze knows she's the riskiest prospect at Waylon University, but none of the interchangeable girls he hooks up with have ever made him feel the way she did. There's absolutely no way he can have the girl and the game. So why ca...

The ring thief might not have stolen the ring after all, but she did steal my heart. "One Night. That's all it was supposed to be. Imagine my surprise when Mr. Sexy in a Suit breezed through the door on the first day of school. Ladies and gentlemen, meet my new boss. Not only does he instantly recognize me, but he accuses me of stealing something valuable from him the morning I walk-of-shamed out of his apartment. When bullying me into a confession doesn't work, he turns my life into a living nightmare- as if that will coax me into returning what I supposedly stole. But this is my school, and the only thing I'll be returning is payback. Game. On. There's only one problem. I wanted him before I hated him, and even now, a part of me still wants him. Somehow, through all of our fighting, through the anger and the pranks, I think I'm falling in love with the enemy." I received an ARC of this book from the author, in exchange for my honest review...

"I couldn't remember a time before her..Harley Jameson. Before she owned me. Hated me. Needed me. Before I hated her..Things were simple. We had an understanding. Bully. Fight. Hate. That's what we did. Mind. Body. Soul. It's how we loved. I thought nothing would ever change that, until everything did. She was mine. Always had been. Always would be. Nothing altered that. Not how much I hated her. Not how much she hated me. Especially, not how much I hated...That I LOVED her." I received an ARC of this book from the author, for my honest review. I have been dying to read Jackson & Harley's story. I was so excited to get the email that I was getting an early read, I knew Monica would deliver, and I was right.  Her words meant nothing to me. She meant nothing to me. People couldn't hurt you unless you let them, and I would never let her get to me. She was just the girl..I hated.  I hated Jackson, but he was my boy to hate. All mine.  ...

He was my Romeo, and I his Juliet, and our families be damned- we were going to make it. And this story wouldn't end in tragedy.  "My life is over. I swore I would never work at the whiskey distillery with my last name on it, that I would never be a part of my father's legacy. But when I graduated with my art degree and realized there were no jobs, the devil appeared, and I sold my soul, agreeing to work int he family business if he'd give me the art studio I'd always dreamed of. It can't be that bad, I thought. Until I realized my new boss was Logan Becker. The Becker brothers have a reputation for being trouble, and since I love trouble, it's no surprise to me that I'm infatuated by the forbidden fruit the first day I walk into the distillery. That lean, whiskey-eyed, too-hot-for-his-own-good man hates me- and I can't blame him. His family has been at war with mine for decades, and for good reason. The Becker's and the Scooters are ...

Wyatt Calloway isn't a good idea. I didn't pick up my life and move to this urban beach city to spend my days swooning over a rich bad boy who rides a motorcycle and seems to know every girl in town. I'm here to get to know the brother I've never met. To try and create a family when I've gone so long without one. Maybe find a place where I belong. So why can't I seem to get him off my mind?  Hannah Morrison isn't a good idea. I'm back in town just for the summer, and my priorities are to spend time with my little sister, check in with my family, and make sure things aren't really as bad as they seem. But somehow, the new girl becomes my focus. She's got a heaping ton of baggage, and she doesn't understand why she's really here. But I'll do anything to make her feel like she belongs. Even give her promises I'm not sure I can keep.  Welcome to Hermosa Beach. Promise Me Nothing isn't just a romance. It isn'...

"It's true. I read enough romance to know exactly how this goes. Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back. Simple. Your boy loses girl section is just a tad longer than normal." There are two little words every small-town man dreads: She's back. Harper Sanders, the girl who was supposed to be my forever, has returned to Port Snow, Maine, for good- and she's bringing back memories of our shared past. We once had a bright future together, but when tragedy struck, I threw it all away and pushed her out of my life. People in our small town think I'm cursed, but I know better. I did it all to myself. And now she's creating a life of her own in the place where we first fell in love. I can't fight my feelings for her- or the strong attraction that keeps pulling us together. But after all this time, can she forgive the past and fall in love with me all over again? Everyone hopes to find that forever girl...I just hope I haven't lost mi...

It started with a lemonade and ended with my heart. This, my pretty reckless rival, is how our screwed-up story starts. "Penn They say revenge is a dish best served cold. I'd had four years to stew on what Daria Followhill did to me, and now my heart was completely iced. I took her first kiss. She took the only thing I loved. I was poor. She was rich. The good thing about circumstances? They can change. Fast. Now, I'm her parents' latest shiny project. Her housemate. Her tormentor. The captain of the rival football team she hates so much. Yeah, baby girl, say it- I'm your foster brother. There's a price to pay for ruining the only good thing in my life, and she's about to shell out some serious tears. Daria Followhill things she is THE queen. I'm about to prove to her that she's nothing but a spoiled princess. Daria Everyone loves a good old unapologetic punk. But being a bitch? Oh, you get slammed for every snarky comment, cynical eye ro...