Married to the Mobster (Morelli Family, #1)
Leighton Greene Oh my gosh! I love this book. I picked up Married to the Monster through Kindle Unlimited. I was looking for an entertaining read. It was that and more. The book kept me turning pages. It made me care about the characters and kept the mystery under wraps until the end. I finished it and preordered the next one even though it is on Kindle Unlimited. This series is now an automatic order for me. Finch and Luca are two of the best characters I have read. The book was a mafia story with suspense and mystery. It was also a romance with men from different worlds who were more alike than even they knew. The second book and the just release novella also have the same high quality of storytelling. I am hoping this series moves to audio soon. Beowulf: A New Translation Maria Dahvana Headley Can I just say how much I enjoyed Maria Dahvana Headley's Beowulf: A New Translation? If I was teaching Beowulf to my kids now, I would use both this book (including the introduction) and a classic translation like Tolkien or Seamus Heaney. Approximately one thousand years after it’s creation, Headley makes Beowulf accessible. Beowulf was meant to be heard, as it was by it’s original audience. Do yourself a favor and get the audiobook of this fantastic translation. Imagine a smoky bar and the older man at the end as he begins to tell this story of magic and bravery. Shelter Mountain (Virgin River, #2) Robyn Carr Shelter Mountain is my favorite book in the Virgin River series. The main character, Preacher, is the shy, quiet, giant of a man we met in Virgin River. He is loyal, well respected in the community, and lonely. Paige, pregnant and taking her four year old son, is running from her ex-husband whose next beating will undoubtedly kill her. Bad weather and poor navigation bring her to Jack’s Bar with no one there but Preacher. That night begins the journey Preacher and Paige’s journey with no happy ending guaranteed. Preacher’s evolution from the beginning of the book till the end is wonderful. More importantly it is believable. I have read the first twenty books in the series but Shelter Mountain is the only one I have returned to again. Tallowwood (Tallowwood, #1) N. R. Walker Tallowwood was a great audiobook and I delayed finishing the last several chapters. The solution to the mystery, the suspense that had built to nail-biting levels, and my fears for my favorite characters caused me to hold off listening to the end. Tallowwood has it all. The mystery, which kept me guessing until almost the end, the suspense was intense, and the romance was well done. I enjoyed the growth of August Shaw's character. Antony Ferguson's narration was well done. Against the Grain (Auckland Med #4) Jay Hogan Jay Hogan is a New Zealand author that I have enjoyed reading. Auckland Medical is a series about the men who work at the medical center. Each book has focused on a different couple. In Against the Grain, Miller is an avid wheelchair rugby player. The wheelchair version of rugby seems much more physical and dangerous they the regular kind. He is a new hire at the medical center as Clinical Governance Coordinator. He loves his job and has had very few negative reactions to his disability. He is gay but only out to his family. After a rugby accident, he runs into Sandy Williams in Emergency Room. It is not a meet-cute. It is literally running into each other. Sandy is the RN who works as the Pathology Assistant. He came out as a teen. He is very strong in his identity and does not let others bully him. The relationship between Miller and Sandy is written so well. Starting with antagonism, the pair moves slowly and cautiously to friends. As they move into more than friends, there are issues that both men must deal with, issues that can make or break them. I really enjoy how Jay Hogan's characters are not cookie cutter. No matter how far from cisgender a character is, Jay never treats them as less than. I suggest reading the entire series because every book is strong and well written. I won a free copy in a Facebook contest. Writing a review was not required to win.
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