Let's try something new, shall we? In an effort to be more active here, I'm going to start some weekly blog posts.
So, we'll start today, because...well, it's today. Every Friday (or hopefully every Friday), I'll post some books I've read/want to read that I think you should too!

And today, since I've read a massive amount in a short amount of time (that's what happens when you are stuck in the writing/editing cave for the last few months), I'd share with you some of the ones I just finished that I love.

Better by Carey Heywood



This isn't the first book I've read by Carey, nor will it be the last. But it is the one that had my crying right away in the beginning.
Curse you, Carey! Curse you!
That being said, it was an amazing story. And I love Adam. That is all.

Aubrey is embarking on a bucket list trip around the world, the last wish of her Aunt Ally. It was supposed to be the trip Ally would take when she got better. Now it's just a chance for Aubrey to say goodbye.
Adam escapes in his solo trips overseas, working just enough to fund the next one. When the opportunity to circle the globe falls in his lap he can't refuse. The only catch, he won't be traveling alone this time.
Unable to hide from each other Adam's overprotective nature thwarts Aubrey's desire to find her own way. Can they move past initial assumptions to find something better?


Bright Side by Kim Holden

So...yeah. All I can say is this book was amazing. Also heart-wrenching. And you probably need to buy stock in Kleenex for the last 20% of the book.
Here's an idea: read Better, Bright Side, and Parting Chances in a row. It'll be amazing. You'll thank me later.

Secrets.
Everyone has one.
Some are bigger than others.
And when secrets are revealed,
Some will heal you ...
And some will end you.

Kate Sedgwick’s life has been anything but typical. She’s endured hardship and tragedy, but throughout it all she remains happy and optimistic (there’s a reason her best friend Gus calls her Bright Side). Kate is strong-willed, funny, smart, and musically gifted. She’s also never believed in love. So when Kate leaves San Diego to attend college in the small town of Grant, Minnesota, the last thing she expects is to fall in love with Keller Banks.

They both feel it.
But they each have a reason to fight it.
They each have a secret.

And when secrets are revealed,
Some will heal you …
And some will end you.
The Beaumont Series by Heidi McLaughlin

I read Forever My Girl a long time ago. Like January 2013. And I loved it. I loved Liam so freaking much. I doubted the following books would match the first one.
Oh, how I was wrong. I devoured My Unexpected Forever and Finding My Forever. DEVOURED THEM!
And Harrison, in MUF is my favorite. My absolute favorite guy from these books. I love him so much. I can't even express into words how much I love him.
And I was blown away by FMF. I didn't have high expectations for Jimmy from the previous two books. But he blew me away. If I didn't love Harrison so much, I'd say Jimmy was my favorite. Which is saying something, folks. Because I held a candle for Liam for ages!
Let's just face it, Heidi writes amazing book boyfriends. I was never supposed to be a rock star. I had my life all planned out for me. Play football in college. Go to the NFL. Marry my high school sweetheart and live happily ever after.

I broke both our hearts that day when I told her I was leaving. I was young. I made the right decision for me, but the wrong decision for us. I’ve poured my soul into my music, but I’ve never forgotten her. Her smell, her smile.

And now I’m going back.

After ten years.

I hope I can explain that after all this time.

I still want her to be my forever girl. I expected a life of music.
I expected to raise my son.
It took one look to make everything change.
I never expected happiness.

I never expected to find her.
I never expected to feel desire.
I never expected I’d be a family man.
I never expected to be loved.
I never expected to fall in love.

They say you should expect the unexpected, I didn’t realize my unexpected would be the forever kind. Everywhere I look, my friends are settling down - marriage, children, white picket fences; but not me. Marriage isn't in the cards for me. I'm a ladies man.

A rock star.

I was born and raised in the industry.

I love everything about my life, especially the attention from the women that my status brings me.

Women find me. I don't chase. I know what they want and they know I'll deliver.

But after one look, one touch, one night...

Now I'm the one doing the chasing.

I need to find a way to show her that I'm serious, that I can change.

I need to find a way to show her that I can love her fully, and only her.

I need to find a way to show her that she's my forever.