NJ Penny Book Reviews

"I don't mind being me. No one else can do it better."- Dorothy Mayhem Dr. Elijah Hawkins needs..something. After his wife jumps headfirst into a midlife crisis, he's left with his young son, Roman, and a lot of unanswered questions. That something turns out to be a someone- Dorothy Mayhem, nursing student, patient transporter, reckless driver, and emu owner. Dorothy studies humans, the neurotypical kind, through books and television. Then she emulates their behavioral patterns to fit in with her peers. But nothing can prepare her for Dr. Elijah Hawkins. Single dad. Brilliant pediatric oncologist. And the sexiest doctor at the hospital. When his failed attempts at asking her out turn into a string of play-dates with his son, Dorothy finds herself unexpectedly enamored with the boy and his father. And that's the problem, a huge one, because Elijah's ex wife is a famous plastic surgeon- and Dorothy's idol. Perfectly Adequate is a beautiful, hilari...

“If he breaks my heart, I hope the cracks tell a good story.” I received an ARC of this book from the author. I fell in love with Brittainy  and her writing when I read Eleanor & Gray. That was my first book of hers and I immediately fell in love with her words and her writing. She has this ability to reach down deep into your soul and make you feel. This story was so good, so good that it made me uncomfortable. It made me feel pain and it made me sob. She is just a master at these emotional stories, and has quickly made her way up into my must read authors list.  I wondered what the storm inside her head looked like. I wondered if her thunder tumbled as loud as mine, if her lighting struck her soul repeatedly, if she drowned in her own thoughts.  Man, I really loved Shay. What an absolutely fabulous character. She was such a good and kind soul, even though she was going through some stuff at home, she still made sure to show compassion and love to e...

"Love is ruthless. Hold tight even when it feels like a knockdown, drag out fight." I'm unapologetically in love with Nick Kovac. He can claim to hate me and blame me for everything. I'll fight for us both. He severs the promise he made, leaving me on the hockey rink floor, heartbroken and alone. It doesn't take me long to stand with my head held high, while he's being a coward. Stuck between push and pull, everything we are is in question. Sometimes the answers are in the stars. Others, it's where the sun shines that our lives change. If you have been reading my reviews since I started then you know I'm a huge Lindsey Iler fan. I would actually consider her a friend. She's the one that gave me the extra push to start a blog, she's the one that gave me the extra push to actually start writing my own book, and she has helped me so much with everything since I started. With all that being said, I would tell her if I didn't like som...

"Love is always a risk. There's no way around it. He'll hurt you. You'll hurt him. One of you might lose the other. But it will also be so beautiful, the light of it so bright, it'll outshine all of the dark." She's always been his safe place to land. Jensen has shared a special bond with Tuck for as long as she can remember, their friendship a language that never needed words. But as life threw her one curveball after another, that secret language turned to stony silence. He's always been her protector. Tuck has looked out for Jensen since the day she was born. As his best friend's little sister, he's tried to keep her firmly in the friend category. But she's always been more. All it takes is one moment of weakness to send Tuck's fiercely guarded walls crumbling to the ground. As a new fire burns between them, someone watches. Someone who doesn't like the new life Jensen's building for herself. And they'll stop at...

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"Because something inevitable can't be a bad decision. Not when it was meant to be all along." I hate Drew Woods, and she hates me. Even so, I'm not the cold jerk most make me out to be, and I have no problem moving the single mom and her baby into my home. I do, however, draw the line when it comes to acting on the way her loose lips make me feel. Alive. She's too mouthy, too prying, and her curves are way too distracting. I might have lost my way after a nearly fatal car accident, but I'm not stupid. Giving in to Drew would be a short-lived fix for this pain I'm saddled with, and I knead something permanent. I'd be insane to think what we have could be anything other than temporary..right?  I received an ARC copy of this book for my honest review.  As usual, Teagan Hunter knocks it out of the park for me. I love her witty banter between characters, her steamy scenes, and way her stories always make me feel good. It's so nice to...

"Trust only those who earn it." A sentiment I follow without directions, but holds more consequence than ever before. One decision, five lives, three futures. This is what's at stake. One night, one choice, four broken Brayshaws. That is where we're headed. Unless I stop it. I have to stop it. I have to remind him of what he's chosen to forget. My town. My choice. My ending. They want an obedient wife. They're getting a defiant queen.  I received an ARC of this book from the author for my honest review. This is book 3 in the Brayshaw series, you must read books one and two before this one. Reign of Brayshaw releases on October 3rd!  I'm still trying to process what just went down. I'm still trying to put my mind back together after Meagan successfully blew it. Not just once or twice, she blew my mind over and over again. I imagine it's hard to write a series, it's got to be difficult to make each book great, but better than t...

Let me ask you a question: If someone is vying for your spot on a team and just so happens to injure you during practice, would you believe it was on purpose? Word around campus is...it was no accident. That injury has cost me everything; my starting position, my junior year- and the draft. Now, I'm a senior fresh off recovery, struggling to find my groove, until the day I run into a nervous, fidgety, girl with freckles, in the dining hall. They call Milly Potter The Baseball Whisperer, The Diamond Wizard, and The Epitome of All Knowledge. She believes in baseball. She breathes it. She's the queen of an infamous dynasty, but no one actually knows who she really is, and she plans to keep it that way. One mishap in the panini line, one miscommunication in the weight room, and many failed attempts at an apology equal up to one solid truth- Milly Potter never wants to speak to me again- no matter how good my forearms look. Little do we both know, she's about to become more tha...