Book Description:
Find out what happens when you give six authors the SAME blurb and they write their OWN story.
The blurb:
You know those people that have a house full of motivational slogans? Embrace Every Moment, stamped on their coffee mugs. Always Kiss Me Goodnight painted above their perfectly made beds.
I’m not one of those people.
This morning I overslept, then slipped on a stray sock and banged my toe into the nightstand. The elevator in my building broke and I had to run down six flights of stairs. And then my local coffee shop was closed. For health code violations.
What’s that? Not the end of the world? You want me to suck it up?
Did I mention I’m wearing a wedding dress… on the subway?
It’s a Good Day for a Hot Mess.
Someone embroider that on a pillow.
Buy Links:
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/2qFa9bO
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/2qFlfNI
Our Review:
Reviewed by Donna ~ 4 stars
This was such a novel concept and one that certainly had me
chomping at the bit to see how one synopsis could be interpreted by six
different authors. We have all drawn our own conclusions from a synopsis and
more often than not, what you get is far from what you were expecting so I was
intrigued and pleasantly surprised as to how different each novella was.
This is an ideal read for those wanting a filler between
books, cute, romantic and sexy, fast paced and of course you can read one, many
or all novellas at once. I found myself reading in one hit as I was intrigued
and wanted the different stories fresh in my mind.
Time Square by Jana Aston
This was my first read by Jana Aston and I absolutely adored
her writing style so this is one author that I will definitely have to
investigate the back catalogue of. Max and Lauren meet in a coffee shop in New
York and when their paths cross once again it seems fate is pulling them
together. Throw in a book club meet and there is something for all us book nerds.
Funny, romantic, sweet and swoony this was a great start to this anthology.
“Your smile changed my life”
“Your love changed mine.”
St. George Station by Ainsley
Booth
Ainsley Booth delivered a brother’s best friend novella that
was as cute as it was entertaining. I do love this trope and add to that fake escort/fiancé
and I was sold. Even though this was a novella all those feelings of the big
brother finding out were ever present. While there was no huge fall out or
anything I would have liked a little more of them as a couple, maybe an
epilogue just so that us hopeless romantics can see that it in fact all worked
out okay. This was a novella that was pure foreplay, it gets you going for sure.
“Don’t settle for anything less
than a mate who will follow you to the ends of the earth.”
The Hammersmith & City
Line by Kitty French
As an accountancy student, back in the day, this particular train
line was the bane of my existence so the title already piqued my interest. Kitty
French brought to us some reality TV, something that us Brits seem to love and
take incredibly seriously. I laughed a lot during this read and while the plot
went a little crazy it just added to the absurdity that often goes hand in hand
with these kinds of shows. The prize for this was an all-expenses paid wedding
of your dreams but when the best man of one team and the matron of honour for
the other fall into lust…all bets are off. This was hilarious, sizzling and car
crash reading that I could not tear my eyes away from. Kitty French’s
imagination certainly ran wild!
“He’s flirting with you! Get in
there, he’s fit as fuck! Find the rings first though!”
The Loop by BJ Harvey
BJ Harvey never fails to entertain me with her comedic
genius and her hot, swoony and intense characters and even in a novella she
certainly managed to pack a punch. BJ Harvey delivers a hot and steamy second
chance romance with Sarah and Cameron, where pasts need to be forgotten and
second chances awarded. As with any BJ Harvey read the heroine is full of sass
and the hero is totally book boyfriend material. While I am still perplexed as
to why it took Cameron so long to seek out his long-lost love, the journey was
entertaining and of course the end result heart-warming.
“Because everything happens for a
reason, and I’m someone who’s learned to embrace the moment.”
Wall Street Station by Liv
Morris
Liv Morris delivered a kind of forbidden romance between a
lawyer and his client. Age gap is present which I love but I hate to say I did
find the circumstances a little creepy at times, even though Seth was adorable
in his own way. Seraphina was a woman that had fallen on hard times going from
extremely affluent to purely surviving. Making hard decisions to support
herself and her mentally unstable mother she finds herself stripping while
keeping her virtue intact. Seraphina loves Seth and Seth loves Seraphina…even
though both know it is wrong…until it’s right.
“My fight is gone. I have nothing
left to hide. Scooping me up into his arms, I lace my arms around his neck and
bury my face against his navy suit. It smells just like him, and I cry some
more. This beautiful, kind man knows I’m a whore.”
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