School is BACK IN SESSION! Have you caught up on the series yet? If you love new adult/college romance, angst, humor, and heat — you’ll LOVE Palm South University.
Ritual (PSU #5) Kandi Steiner July 30, 2020
A new year at Palm South University means new classes, new chances at love, and of course, new fresh-off-the-grill drama.
Cassie faces a ghost from her past in her new Genetics class while Adam fights for his brothers’ respect as second-term president. Jess has some fun with her latest distraction, Erin discovers an unexpected friend at therapy, Ashlei deals with a threatening new intern and Skyler balances her new job with her new long-distance relationship.
Bear finds himself lost after the bomb drop last semester, and when an unexpected blast from the past shows up at the end of the semester, he won’t be the only one.
How does one even begin to review a book like Ritual, or even all of the PSU books? It’s definitely how Kandi describes it, like your favorite drama tv show, in her case it was Greek. It’s a struggle, for sure, but I’m going to do my best.
Ritual starts off almost right after Legacy ended, a new school year for the PSU crew, which really means more drama. I mean, how could it not be dramatic? We have six different POV’s and that in itself is a rollercoaster, don’t get me wrong, I live for these books. I would read about the struggles that they go through for the rest of my life if Kandi would keep writing them, as is, I’m already dreading the day I finish season 7, I’ve been attached to these characters since the end of season 1. It’s hard to review a book with 6 POV’s because each character has their own struggles and unfortunately this is definitely a series that needs to be read in order.
Cassie is the youngest, she’s super smart but when I say I wanted to slap her around a bit this season, you should believe me. Erin, while I hated her a lot last season, I also know why she is the way she is now and if you read Black Number Four, you probably hated her then too. Skyler is my favorite this season, I think, she’s so different from who she was at the beginning of these books, I love who she is from the start. Jess, she’s a badass now and I low key want to be her. Bear, he kills me this season and I know why, but it’s so hard to read about, I just wanted to cry every time I read about him. Adam, y’all should know I love him, I know most of you want to kill him but he’s my favorite and, he was right. That’s all I’m going to say. Ashlei is also very different this season, I mean, with age comes growth? That’s definitely valid for every one in this season and I hope they continue to grow as better people, I can not wait to see what happens next season.
Grab your copies of all of the books, binge them now or you can grab just your copy of Ritual, all books are available on Kindle Unlimited.
Kandi Steiner is a bestselling author and whiskey connoisseur living in Tampa, FL. Best known for writing “emotional rollercoaster” stories, she loves bringing flawed characters to life and writing about real, raw romance — in all its forms. No two Kandi Steiner books are the same, and if you’re a lover of angsty, emotional, and inspirational reads, she’s your gal.
An alumna of the University of Central Florida, Kandi graduated with a double major in Creative Writing and Advertising/PR with a minor in Women’s Studies. She started writing back in the 4th grade after reading the first Harry Potter installment. In 6th grade, she wrote and edited her own newspaper and distributed to her classmates. Eventually, the principal caught on and the newspaper was quickly halted, though Kandi tried fighting for her “freedom of press.” She took particular interest in writing romance after college, as she has always been a die hard hopeless romantic, and likes to highlight all the challenges of love as well as the triumphs.
When Kandi isn’t writing, you can find her reading books of all kinds, talking with her extremely vocal cat, and spending time with her friends and family. She enjoys live music, traveling, anything heavy in carbs, beach days, movie marathons, craft beer and sweet wine — not necessarily in that order.
When the Walls Come Crashing Down Aly Martinez & M. Mabie June 4, 2020
A genius collaboration! All the stars for this quick-witted, sexy, and endearing cast of characters. Aly and M. Mabie delivered rom-com perfection! – Jewel E. Ann, USA Today Bestselling Author
When the Walls Come Down, an all-new, not-to-be-missed, witty workplace romance from USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez and M. Mabie is available now!
Did you ever hear the joke about the guy whose wife cheated on him with his best friend? So he quit his job, moved into his parents’ basement, and gained fifty pounds?
No? Because that wasn’t a joke. It was my life.
Four years later, I’m back with a dream job, a killer apartment, and a set of abs that are better than ever.
So, when Maggie Light, a stunning, snarky blonde moves in next door, and we spend the hottest weekend of our lives together, I think this could be the greatest comeback story ever.
That is until I realize Maggie has moved to town to do one thing—steal my job.
Maybe this isn’t a comeback story after all. Maybe this is war—one I intend to win.
What I never anticipated was that maybe I’d rather win her.
Perhaps, if I’m lucky, the universe has finally run out of jokes and I can somehow win both.
Originally from Savannah, Georgia, USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez now lives in South Carolina with her husband and four young children.
Never one to take herself too seriously, she enjoys cheap wine, mystery leggings, and olives. It should be known, however, that she hates pizza and ice cream, almost as much as writing her bio in the third person.
She passes what little free time she has reading anything and everything she can get her hands on, preferably with a super-sized tumbler of wine by her side.
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M. Mabie lives in Illinois with her husband. She writes everything from steamy romantic comedies to angst-filled, pull your hair out drama. She enjoys it all. With her unconventional love stories, she tries to embody “real-life romance.”
She cares about politics, but will not discuss them in public. She uses the same fork at every meal, watches Wayne’s World while cleaning, and lets her dog sleep on her head. She has always been a writer. In fact, she was born with a pen in her hand, which almost never happens. Almost.
M. Mabie usually doesn’t speak in third-person. She promises.
I will always be here for you. There isn’t a world that exists where I’m not gonna be around for you.
When the Time is Right, an all-new friends to lovers standalone from USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez and M. Mabie is available now!
When the Time is Right Aly Martinez & M. Mabie July 30, 2020
Fate doesn’t always happen overnight.
Hudson Bradley is the cockiest, most stubborn, hard-headed man I’ve ever known. And for fifteen years, he’s been my brother’s best friend.
But lately, what I’m feeling for him isn’t friendship at all. Why is my heart racing every time his blue eyes lock on mine? Why does every word he rumbles in my ear make my body come alive? And worst of all, why did I bet him that I could find a woman he and his son would both love? If I hadn’t given up on love altogether, Hudson would have been perfect for me. After all, he was there the day my world fell apart. He’s spent the last six years piecing me back together. There are a million reasons why we could never work, but after a single kiss, I can’t remember any of them. Now that the time is right, I have to make him mine—before I lose him forever.
Originally from Savannah, Georgia, USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez now lives in South Carolina with her husband and four young children.
Never one to take herself too seriously, she enjoys cheap wine, mystery leggings, and olives. It should be known, however, that she hates pizza and ice cream, almost as much as writing her bio in the third person.
She passes what little free time she has reading anything and everything she can get her hands on, preferably with a super-sized tumbler of wine by her side.
Sign up for Aly’s newsletter by visiting her website
M. Mabie lives in Illinois with her husband. She writes everything from steamy romantic comedies to angst-filled, pull your hair out drama. She enjoys it all. With her unconventional love stories, she tries to embody “real-life romance.” She cares about politics, but will not discuss them in public. She uses the same fork at every meal, watches Wayne’s World while cleaning, and lets her dog sleep on her head.
She has always been a writer. In fact, she was born with a pen in her hand, which almost never happens. Almost.
M. Mabie usually doesn’t speak in third-person. She promises.
Hey y’all, here is the post from my Denver Travels with my best friend, there aren’t a ton of pictures and I admit they are all either from the car or random rest stops, I’ve said it before, I love to look at the sky and to see the sunrise and set in the car, it was so beautiful, while the drive was grueling, I wouldn’t trade it for anything. I wish we would have been able to afford staying longer to explore, but all vacations have to end, right? As a side note, we stole our friends Sasuke key chain, if you’re an anime fan then you probably know Sasuke comes from Naruto and said friend freaked out the whole time, afraid we’d lose it, if you want to see Sasuke’s big adventure, click here.
Jackson, MS
Mc Gehee, AR
Sunset – Bentonville, AR
Pineville, MO
Neosho, MO
Barely, I was barely alive.
McPherson, KS
One thing most people don’t know about me, I’m terribly afraid of clowns, they’re creepy. Our house had two bathrooms, one for the guys, one for the girls. When we left, we put this clown mask in the shower to scare our roommate and got this snap at about 8am the second day of our trip, he said he was already in the shower when he noticed.
Traveling to a different time zone is alway fun. – Goodman’s, KS
Burlington, CO
Limon, CO
Seriously, it’s no joke when you’re at a higher altitude. – Denver, CO
My Redemption themed tattoo from Molly McAdams Redemption series.
We rented a car and paid for parking, since we were staying at a different hotel. In between the signings, we would run to the car to unload our bags.
Not super neat, but much more organized than before.
Limon, CO
We couldn’t resist! – Colby, KS
When you travel, do you take random pictures of places, buildings like this? – Quinter, KS
Victoria, KS
What is your go-to road trip snack? Ours is definitely pretzels! – Dorrance, KS
Ellsworth, KS
Salina, KS
Salina, KS
One thing we can both agree on, the sunrise and sunset is one of the most beautiful sites. She loves it so much, she took a picture while driving. Don’t worry, no one was around us. – Assaria, KS
Leon, KS
Gould, AR
Lake Village, AR
My favorite item I brought back, that wasn’t a book or picture.
Lin, the magical unicorn, she kept everything running smoothly!
Here it is, fellow nerds. I admit, I have never watched a single episode of Naruto, but I like to help steal things, only from these nerdy friends of mine, and give them back later. So when she stole his Sasuke keychain and he wasn’t over at our house before we left, we took the key chain with us and if he could talk, I’m sure Sasuke would tell everyone how much of a fun time he had on the drive to and from Denver.
Jackson, MS
Dermott, AR
Mc Gehee, AR
McCune, KS
McPherson, KS
Colby, KS
Burlington, CO
Denver, CO
Denver, CO
Denver, CO
Denver, CO
Check out T.M. Frazier’s Perversion, Sasuke says he likes it.
Right after this was taken, which confused Molly a lot because she had no idea who Sasuke was, I told my friend I lost him and let him freak out for a few minutes before I told him the truth. I have no shame.
This was the last picture I took, we were both so tired and we forgot to keep up with the pictures, but it was funny. – Aurora, CO
Hey y’all, here is the post from my NYC Travels with my best friend, there aren’t a ton of pictures and I admit they aren’t the best, but it was still a fun trip and I can’t wait to be able to go back one day. We paid for one of the double-decker bus tours, where you can jump on and off at any location and I highly recommend that if you don’t have a friend who’s familiar with the city!
Looking at the sky is my favorite thing, which is partly why I like to travel so much.
For some reason, our GPS took us into New Jersey and then back into New York, just another state I can say I’ve been to.
I do NOT like big bridges, especially over a body of water.
I think the snapchat caption speaks for itself, but we actually stayed in two different hotels, this is the first one.
The lights were so pretty!
Though I’m not religious, I do think churches are are very pretty, especially this one!
The Sphere, a sculpture by german artist Fritz Koenig, located in Liberty Park, where the World Trade Center Memorial is. This piece survived the collapse of the World Trade Center towers.
My heart will forever ache at all of the lives lost in the September 11 attacks, the World Trade Center Memorial was achingly beautiful and one day, I hope to go inside and see what they’ve done.
I could never live in NYC but I would like to think I could live outside and visit often.
I think the buildings in NYC are so cool to look at!
The snapchat filter speaks for itself here, but where I’m from, there are no buildings this high.
Washington Square Park!
I wish I could remember where this was, unfortunately I can’t!
We didn’t get a chance to take the tour of the Statue of Liberty, and I’m sad I wasn’t able to get a decent picture.
American Merchant Mariners Memorial by Marisol Escobar, The Battery
Love. Beyond. Boarders. Mural by Nicopanda, Lower East Side
The view going over the Brooklyn bridge, this was so scary, on the top part of the tour bus.
Unfortunately, all trips have to end at some point, I’m not sure where this was on the way home, but I thought the trees were pretty with the leaves changing colors.
One of my favorite souvenirs to bring back from a signing, and now something I do with every one is to make a canvas like this and have authors sign it, highly recommend!
In October of 2017, I was lucky enough to be a volunteer for the Big Apple Author Event with my best friend, who flew up from where she lives in Mississippi to me, already in upstate New York, and together we traveled to NYC, if you’d like to see pictures from our travels, as well as pictures of NYC, click here. I don’t have a ton of pictures from this event, I think I was too shy to ask for pictures, which is so funny if you know me. I was also busy volunteering most of the day and unable to actually meet a lot of authors. I did, however, walk away with about 20 new books, lugging that bag around NYC was wonderful. Each Author I’ve met, if I’ve read a book of theirs, I’ll link it under their picture, noting if it’s a Kindle Unlimited book, as well as a link to their Goodreads account and website. If you have read one of the authors I haven’t I would love to know what your favorite or top rated is, leave a comment below and let me know!
Here’s a group shot of a few of the girls I met at the signing, save for my bestie next to me
The first author I walked up to was Harper Sloan, at the time I don’t think I had any idea who she really was, I knew of her name, sure, but I hadn’t read any of her books. To be honest, I just loved her hair, as someone who has had purple hair and will one day go back to it (at the time it was mermaid colors), I had to compliment her.
Since then I’ve still only read one of Harper’s books, Perfectly Imperfect, available in KU, but it was one of the most emotional books I’ve read, it really hit me in the feels.
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Felicia Lynn is another author that I had no idea about before this signing, and still I have yet to read one of her books, please let me know if you have because I would love to read one of her books. She was so sweet in person and I just love that you can see she doesn’t have shoes on in this picture, admittedly I would do the same.
Find Felicia and all of her books on Goodreads unfortunately, I can not find a website for Felicia at this time, I will update if I find one!
Kandi freakin’ Steiner is up next. The first time I met her, and this is one of my favorite author meet stories to tell, I had no idea who she was, I knew she was an author, but the event we met at was a ‘signing’ for another author, Jillian Dodd, put on for just her facebook group and Kandi was in attendance, we even roomed together, but again I had no idea who she was. So, I was able to spend some time with an author and get to know her, even become friends with her and know her for who she was. Later I even bought 3 of her paperbacks, signed, and had yet to read them. So this picture was the second time seeing her, except for the picture at the start of this post, and she’s one of the sweetest, funniest people I’ve ever had the chance to meet.
Choosing a top rated book of Kandi’s to recommend is really hard because she’s such a phenomenal author, as well as such a fun and amazing person to converse with, but Weightless, available in KU, is the winner this time.
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The badass Staci Hart is next, this was the first time I met her but the poor woman was subject to many of my fan girl messages before this and she took them like a champ! Honestly, I love her so, so much, if I could live next door to her and be her real life bestie, I would.
It’s really hard to choose a favorite book for any author, let alone one book in general. Note to the non readers, never ask a bookworm their favorite book, because we never know the answer to that. With that said, A Thousand Letters is my top rated Staci Hart book, I had so many emotions with this book.
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Brittainy Cherry, one of the best soul crushers I have ever had the pleasure of meeting in person. She has yet to write an actual Rom-Com, which she always says is next and I keep hoping for one, because it never fails that at some point in her books I end up sobbing, it happens so much that I started telling her she needed to supply me with tissues before I would read another book of hers, which was a lie, but it always seems like I have enough tissues, then I’ll read the book and before I know it I’m using my shirt, toilet paper or even paper towels. When I first met Brittainy, it was at this event, in the hotel lobby. She was walking through and I saw her, of course I knew what she looked like and I very much had a fan girl moment. “OHMYGOSH HI! I know you, but you don’t know me, or maybe you do but hiiiii!” and then I had her sign my arm the next day at the signing, but no, I did not get it tattooed.
To choose a top rated BCherry book is really hard, like it is to choose any top book, but alas, I have to go with The Fire Between High & Lo, available in KU, it’s such an emotional roller coaster. This was the first book that caused me to run out of tissues and I think most of that had to do with the themes of this book and what I’ve been through in my life.
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RS Grey or, Rachel, is such a sweet person to talk to. I absolutely loved getting the chance to meet her, and her husband Lance when I was at this signing. I don’t have any funny meet stories for Rachel, however, her signature move with her covers grabs my attention with all of her books and that’s why I walked away with five of her titles from this signing.
With that said, I have to choose Scoring Wilder, available in KU, as my top pick for Rachel, it’s such a fun read, even if I do want to stab one of the characters every time I remember her.
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Maegan Abel, the author with almost the exact same name as me, down to the letters, the only difference is her name is definitely pronounced as May and not Meh. Unfortunately, I only have this super blurry picture of us, and, I don’t even have a book to recommend. I didn’t realize until after the signing was over that the picture was blurry and I’m sad about that as I haven’t been able to see her again, hopefully one day!
Find Maegan and all of her books on Goodreads, unfortunately, I’m unable to find a website for Maegan at this time, I will update if I find one!
B. T. Urruela is the final author for this post, I have yet to read one of his books, despite meeting him twice. I don’t have much to say about BT, except that on my BAAE canvas, peeking out at the bottom of this picture is signed by him twice, because I had sent someone around with it to make sure it was signed and failed to see he had already signed it, mid signature we noticed and he said it was his future kids. I laugh every time I look at it.
Find BT and all of his books on Goodreads, unfortunately, I’m unable to find a website for BT at this time, I’ll update if I do find one!
The canvas I brought home from BB18! It’s my favorite tradition now.
In July of 2018, my best friend and I drove from Mississippi to Denver, Colorado for the first Book Bonanza, hosted by The Bookworm Box if you’d like to see pictures from our travels, all of which are pictures from the drive, because we didn’t have extra time and money to explore Denver, but I’ll add funny pictures too, click here. It was a weekend of firsts, a weekend of being exhausted and a weekend of meeting so many new people. I didn’t walk away with nearly as many books as I did from the Big Apple event, but my canvas was full of signatures, I had more swag than I could even think to organize and a smile on my face. Each Author I’ve met, if I’ve read a book of theirs, I’ll link it under their picture, noting if it’s a Kindle Unlimited book, as well as a link to their Goodreads account and website. If you have read one of the authors I haven’t I would love to know what your favorite or top rated is, leave a comment below and let me know!
JSter, Real Jack, my best friend and I
Kim Jones is one funny person. I haven’t read one of her books yet, but I have watched all of the Snobby Author episodes her and Sloan Howell did, they were really funny. When I met Kim, the only thing I asked of her was to sign Sloan’s book and write something funny, she laughed and did just that.
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Colleen Hoover is such a sweet person, I know from what she talked about with Book Bonanza, it was very stressful. But she put on a brave face and would not stop signing until everyone that wanted to meet her was able to.
My favorite book that Colleen has published would be Slammed, it’s such a good book, and the quotes from The Avett Brothers was a nice touch, this book is how I discovered them and now I’m a little obsessed.
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Sara Ney is so sweet in person, even if you do pronounce her name wrong, which I’m pretty sure I still say it wrong. I have yet to read one of Sara’s books, so if you have a recommendation, comment below!
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Amy Harmon is super sweet, I haven’t read any of her books, but I hear that Making Faces, available in KU, is a really good book, I even have a signed copy of it.
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While Caylie Marcoe was not an author signing at the event, I’ve read her Xtreme Bachelor books and instantly knew who she was, when I finally looked down and saw her name tag. I’m pretty sure I scared her with how I yelled “OMG I know you!” but after I asked for a picture, I think I made up for that.
Find Caylie and her books on Goodreads, at this time I was unable to find a website for her as the one linked to her goodreads.
Okay, T.M. Frazier? She’s actually one of the coolest people and her husband? He’s so helpful to her at signings. I think they’re real life couple goals. I haven’t read one of her books yet, so please recommend one for me!
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Kenzie Hart is up next and while I’ve slacked on most books, I highly recommend her book, I Fall Apart, available in KU, it’s emotional, so come prepared. This was Kenzie’s first event signing at and I’d say she handled it like a champ!
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The first time I met Jillian Dodd was at her Chaos in Cocoa event, which is also the event where I met Kandi Steiner for the first time, it was an event put on for just her facebook group and it was so much fun! This is also the event where I met my best friend and a few other people I’m very close to, so I’ll forever be thankful for taking that leap.
My top book from Jillian this time would have to be That Boy, available in KU, it’s a very cute and emotional book, a coming of age book and the characters are great.
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S. L. Jennings was really cool to meet, I mean, look at her hair! I haven’t read any of her books yet, so please hit me with recommendations!
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K. L. Grayson, if ya’ll knew how long I waited to meet her you’d understand just how happy I was when I found out she would be signing, I had a physical copy, brand new, of Where We Belong, for so long, just waiting to have her signature in it and I finally have it! Where We Belong is also my top rated book by K. L. Grayson.
Find K. L. Grayson and all of her books on Goodreads, at this time I was unable to find a website for her.
Seth King was pretty cool to meet! I dig his style, everyone should own something with sequins on it at some point in their lives. I have yet to read one of his books, so hit me with your recommendations!
Find Seth and all of his books on Goodreads, at this time I am unable to find a website for him.
Willow Aster is so pretty and I loved meeting her! I don’t really have much to say, I haven’t read any of her books, but I have been recommended 5,331 Miles, available in KU!
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Stuart Reardon & Jane Harvey-Berrick, I have yet to read Jane’s books with Stu, but I could not turn down going to their table and I have no shame in saying most of it was to get a picture with Stu, but I definitely will be looking into her books in the future.
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Kathleen Brooks, y’all, I was at dinner the first night in Denver when she walked up to our table to talk to one of the girls we were eating with, we had just met these ladies and this is why I love the book community, they invited us to eat with them because the hotel restaurant was so packed. Anyway, we’re sitting there eating and Kathleen walks up, I didn’t recognize her right away but when I saw her name tag, I full on shouted “OHMYGOD I KNOW YOU!” and then proceeded to tell her how much I loved her Blue Grass series.
Bluegrass Undercover is my top book of hers, except I highly recommend reading all of her Bluegrass books, in order because they do interconnect.
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J. D. Hollyfield is so sweet! I know I say this about everyone but she really is. As per usual, I haven’t read one of her books yet, so hit me with that recommendation in the comments below!
Find J. D. Hollyfield and all of her books on Goodreads, at this time I was unable to find a website for her as the one linked to her goodreads is incorrect.
B.B. Easton’s book is becoming a tv show! I know the news of this wasn’t out at the time of Book Bonanza, but now it is and I highly urge everyone to read 44 Chapter’s About 4 Men.
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RS Grey or, Rachel, is such a sweet person to talk to. I absolutely loved getting the chance to meet her, and her husband Lance when I was at this signing. I don’t have any funny meet stories for Rachel, however, her signature move with her covers grabs my attention with all of her books and that’s why I walked away with five of her titles from this signing.
With that said, I have to choose Scoring Wilder, available in KU, as my top pick for Rachel, it’s such a fun read, even if I do want to stab one of the characters every time I remember her.
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Casually throwing in this picture of the Cherry Stein Hart’s because I love them so, BCherry was the only one signing at this event, Kandi and Staci were both there as volunteers.
Brittainy Cherry, still one of the best soul crushers I have ever had the pleasure of meeting in person. She has yet to write an actual Rom-Com, which she always says is next and I keep hoping for one, because it never fails that at some point in her books I end up sobbing, it happens so much that I started telling her she needed to supply me with tissues before I would read another book of hers, which was a lie, but it always seems like I have enough tissues, then I’ll read the book and before I know it I’m using my shirt, toilet paper or even paper towels.
To choose a top rated BCherry book is really hard, like it is to choose any top book, but alas, I have to go with The Silent Waters, available in KU, it’s such an emotional roller coaster. This book was no different than reading The Fire Between High & Lo, and by that I mean that I still ran out of tissues.
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Abbi Glines was another author I have waited years to meet, while I didn’t have any physical copies of her books to sign she did sign my canvas and that was enough for me! It’s hard to choose a top book for Abbi’s because I love both the Rosemary Beach series and the Seabreeze series, but alas, my top one is Fallen Too Far, it’s such a good book, with both good people and…not so nice people. Blaire and Rush are one of my favorite book couples to date.
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B. T. Urruela, I still have yet to read one of his books, despite meeting him twice. I don’t have much to say about BT, still, but he was nice, this time he only signed my canvas once.
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Molly McAdams, y’all. The first meet with her is my favorite story to tell every one because I quite literally almost passed out. So, I became obsessed with all things Molly back in 2013, when she only had two books published and if you’ve been following her work that long then you know one of them was Taking Chances, not my top rated because I cried so much. So, in between panels, my friend and I were sitting down in the hotel lobby and I accidentally left my wristlet style wallet in one of the chairs and I didn’t realize it until we were almost through with the panel, freaked out, ran back to the lobby and ran into Kandi Steiner. So there I was, minding my own business talking to Kandi when I got this feeling and looked to my left and there Molly was, talking to another read. And I just stopped. Poor Kandi, she had no idea what was happening. Molly must have felt someone staring because she looked over the other persons shoulder and noticed me. One thing to know about Molly is she’s terrible with remembering faces and names, you have to tell her your facebook name and then she’ll remember. Luckily for me, we’ve been talking since at least 2014 and she knew me, I also have my Redemption themed tattoo. Through out the weekend I saw Molly and Cory in the hotel at least 4 different times and hugged her each time.
This years top rated book is From Ashes, because it’s the book that introduced her to me. It’s a very emotional book, though not as bad as Taking Chances!
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This is Cory, Molly McAdams husband, he’s super duper tall, or I’m just short, and he loves green sour patch kids, specifically. I brought him a box and he was mad there were only 3 green ones. I also saw him in the hotel cafe and just casually said “Hey, I know you!” And then pointed to the tattoo I have for Molly’s books and I think he knew who I was.
I’m only posting this one because it seems to be the way Molly and I hug. I waited around 5 years to meet her and it was worth it.
This was my second time meeting Cambria Hebert and she was so, so sweet to talk to. I’ve read her entire Hashtag series, but #Nerd is my top pick! One of my signed books, though I can’t remember which one, was actually printed wrong and while it bugs me when they’re standing upright, I like having messed up books.
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Jenn Sterling was the first author I saw at Book Bonanza that year, she had a cute little meet up with her author group and the fan girl moment was full force, she took it like a champ though and we took some really cute pictures.
My top JSter book has to be The Sweetest Game, available in KU, Cassie and Jack’s story is one of my favorites and I love that Jenn and Real Jack are back together. I love seeing their story unfold.
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Y’all, real Jack, he’s actually the coolest!
The first time I saw A. L. Jackson was actually in the bathroom and I had to control my self from screaming out another “OHMYGOD I know you!” and when I told her right before this picture, she told me I should have said hi. I haven’t read any of her books to recommend to you, so if you have a favorite, let me know!
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It was pretty cool to meet E. L. James, and to snag this picture with her! Admittedly, I’ve on read the Fifty Shades books so, I would have to say that Fifty Shades Freed is my favorite, I loved everything about the ending to their story.
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Tillie Cole is so sweet and honestly, if I could just listen to her talk forever, I would be happy with that. I’ve only read A Thousand Boy Kisses and it was the most emotional book, I cried so much and had to stop not far into the book.
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Holy freakin hell, this book y’all, I thought I loved Raven and Maddoc, but throw in Captain and Victoria to the mix and I can’t handle it. Scratch that, I already loved everyone in Boys of Brayshaw High, this just made it even better because now we understand what Victoria really went through, what sacrifices she made and how she became who she is today.
Don’t think I forgot or feel any less about Royce, because man, I love that kid and my love for who he is as a person, a Brayshaw, brother and friend just continues to grow the farther I got into Be My Brayshaw. He’s a tough cookie, but I already know the one he chooses is going to give him a run for his money. I guarantee she wont be a piece of cake, I’m thinking she’ll be just like RaeRae and VicVee, but probably with more sass and I. Can not. Wait. Maddoc and Raven are even cuter in this book than they were in their books but since BMB can be read as a standalone, I don’t want to throw out too much about them for those that want to read their books later, though I highly suggest reading BOBH, TABH and ROB first. You can find the correct reading order on Meagan’s Goodreads profile as well as her website.
Y’all for real, I can not get enough of these characters and the world that they live in. I, we, all knew that Captains book would be amazing given that he’s the quietest brother and he’s always so broody, we should have known that the second he laid eyes on Victoria it would be game over for both of them, but of course they have to go on this wild roller coaster, luckily it’s not as wild and Maddoc and Raven. But Royce’s? He’s in for a treat. And he might be my favorite brother..
Meagan Brandy is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of New Adult romance books. She is a candy crazed, jukebox junkie who tends to speak in lyrics. Born and raised in California, she is a married mother of three crazy boys who keep her bouncing from one sports field to another, depending on the season, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. Starbucks is her best friend and words are her sanity.
Glow (Brewed #3) Molly McAdams September 7, 2020 Photo by Samantha Weaver Cover by RBA Designs
I’m the only Dixon brother to step up when our family crumbled. When I took over the ranch, I lost everything, career included. My heart hadn’t been in it anyway. It couldn’t. A girl left with it over a dozen years ago. Now she’s back. Different hair. New style. Kid clutching her hand. Not a trace of the Madison Black I knew. A down-home girl with the sweetest smile and drawl. The rebel with a spirit that glowed so bright. But with one conversation, that girl starts to reappear. One kiss, the years apart fade away. One night, I vow to never let her go again. But some pasts refuse to stay buried. And when the heart-wrenching truth behind her leaving is revealed, it might ruin us all.
A stand-alone romance novel in the Brewed series coming September 7th!
Molly grew up in California but now lives in the oh-so-amazing state of Texas with her husband, daughter, and fur babies. When she’s not diving into the world of her characters, some of her hobbies include hiking, snowboarding, traveling, and long walks on the beach . . . which roughly translates to being a homebody and dishing out movie quotes with her hubby. She has a weakness for crude-humored movies and loves curling up in a fluffy blanket during a thunderstorm . . . or under one in a bathtub if there are tornados. That way she can pretend they aren’t really happening.
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