Title: Sweet
Author: Lisa Hahn
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Age Group: Adult
Rating: 4 stars
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Cat Brown spends the first six years of her career as one of the lowest-ranking members of the Bretton Falls Ballet. Despite the dancer’s undisputable talent, artistic director Lillian Smith insists Cat is too short for a leading role. When Lillian is forced to retire, world-renowned ballet dancer Dmitri Fedorov takes over and casts Cat as the premier performer in his first production with the company. Cat struggles to fend off a host of distractions as she prepares for the most important role of her career: the most insurmountable of which is her instant attraction to the new boss.

Dmitri, once known for his theatrical performances and womanizing proclivities, disappears into seclusion after a horrific car accident shatters his knee and renders him unable to dance. Looking to escape the constant reminders of how far he’s fallen, Dmitri escapes to Bretton Falls in hopes of elevating the small ballet company there to international prestige. The task proves to be more challenging than Dmitri had bargained for when his surprising interest in Cat Brown becomes fodder for gossip among the company.

Cat and Dmitri both have a lot riding on their upcoming production of The Nutcracker, knowing that their careers depend upon the outcome. However, the biggest challenge they face will be staying away from one another.

Cat Brown is a struggling ballet artist – she’s one of the lowest ranking members of the Bretton Falls Ballet, not due to lack of talent but because artistic director Lillian Smith insists Cat is too short for a leading role. When Lillian retires, renowned ballet dance Dmitri Fedorov takes over and casts Cat as the lead performer. But her leading role is the least of her worries when Cat finds herself falling for her new boss.

Dmitri had to give up his dreams of dancing after a car accident shattered his knee. He finds his new goal in life: to bring international prestige to the small ballet company of Bretton Falls. But he never expected to be falling for his lead star…

I’ve read only a handful of ballet romances, but I’ve enjoyed most of them, and Sweet is no different. I really enjoyed the interactions between Cat and Dmitri – they had real chemistry that sizzled off the pages. The ballet world is an intriguing world that asks a lot of the people in it: discipline, dedication, talent, strength. The characters are great, and the writing was excellent too, and I really enjoyed this sweet romance.

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Title: Destination Mexico City

Author: Lori Osterberg

Genre: Romance

Age Group: Adult

Rating: 4 stars

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Jena Hughes has the perfect life. A highly successful career. A beautiful home. A handsome husband.

But lately, all she can do is complain. Her job keeps her on the road week after week. She never sees the inside of her house for more than a few hours at a time. And if she could just get her husband, Justin, in the same zip code for longer than a few moments…

Justin Reither is a man on a mission. With goals in mind, he’s pushed hard his entire career to make them come true. Will Jena’s questions get in his way?

A wrong turn in the airport gives Jena the opportunity to play Destination Roulette. As she leaves her cares behind for a week of reflection and discovery, will she find she’s been on the wrong path all along? The results may leave them both asking:

Is this really all there is?

A heartwarming look at chance encounters and saying yes, Lori Osterberg’s fresh, witty novel proves that some things are worth reaching for…

In Destination Mexico City, Jena Hughes has the perfect life: succesful career, beautiful home, handsome husband… except lately, she doesn’t find joy in any of it. She complains about the tiniest things, she’s unhappy about her life and job which keeps her on the road for week after week. She barely spends time with her husband.

Her husband too is a goal-getter, focused on his career, his job, and the two of them seem to be drifting apart.

Then destiny intervenes, and a wrong turn in the airport leaves Jena with the opportunity to leave her cares behind for a week, and reflect on her life, who she is, and what she wants. But in questioning that, she and Justin might start to question their relationship too…

This was a fast-paced, inspiring read about self-discovery, struggles, and love. It’s a very true to life account of how romance works, especially with people who have been together for a while.

Justin and Jena are both very intriguing characters, and their interactions were engaging. The author did a good job bringing both characters to life, and making them sound realistic.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good romance novel; it offers an inspiring story and realistic characters.

Title: Dark Little Secrets

Author: A.K. Kruse

Genre: Romance

Age Group: Adult

Rating: 4 stars

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When Tad Stevens meets Alexandria Lane, their attraction is undeniable – but Alexandria is sure that their different backgrounds mean they could never be together. And just when she starts to change her mind, she discovers something Tad has been hiding, and her doubts come crashing back.

Even though their passion drives them back into each other’s arms, more secrets from Tad’s past could make them lose everything.

Will Tad’s secrets tear them apart? Or will the fire between them be enough to let their love grow?

Find out in book one of the Beholder Series:Dark Little Secrets!

In Dark Little Secrets, Tad Stevens meets Alexandria Lane, and feels an instant attraction toward her. However, Alexandria is skeptical – they come from very different backgrounds, and she’s afraid it’ll stop them from being together. As they spend more time together, she starts to change her mind…just when she discovers a secret Tad has been hiding from her, and all her doubts come back to haunt her, as more secrets are revealed.

Tad and Alexandria have a lot of chemistry, and I was rooting for them from the moment they met. Despite their different backgrounds, they were – at least, in my opinion – a good match. Alexandria was my favorite of both characters, but I also liked Tad – his secrets not so much, though.

The writing is fast-paced and compelling, and this book is an ideal summer read.

Title: Dance of Love
Author: Inge Saunders
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Age Group: Adult (18+)
Rating: 4 stars
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All roads lead to Rome when Ashley Solomons embarks on fulfilling her dream to become a world-class dancer. But there’s one person who stands in her way. “It`s a no from me,” Antonio Machiavelli.

When Antonio’s auditions for a lead principal end in wintry Cape Town, the last thing he expects is to have more than a knee-jerk reaction to an audition. Ashley not only verbally challenges him, but also translates her fire and cheekiness into an edge of your seat performance.

Can Antonio keep his distance from Ashley? Can Ashley focus on fulfilling her dream of becoming a lead principal? Or will love have its way?

In Dance of Love, Ashley Solomons has one dream: become a world-class dancer. For that, she auditions, but one person stands in her way. Antonio Machiavelli. When he tells her on, Ashley stands up to him, takes that no, and turns it into the best performance of a lifetime. Antonio is intrigued, but wonders if he’ll be able to keep his distance from the girl who just danced into his life.

Ashley wants and needs to focus on her dream, but when Antonio starts haunting her dreams too, she has to make some difficult choices.

I love movies that focus on dancing and romance, but I didn’t get to read a lot of books yet that dealt with this trope. Dance of Love does it quite well, though. The chapters are short and fast-paced, the scenes feel natural even the dancing scenes (I often find those hard to describe in books, or some descriptions are too technical / not in-depth enough) and for me, the most intriguing part of the book were the characters. Antonio and Ashley are strikingly similar yet vastly different, and that’s what is intriguing about them. The reader gets to know them more as the book progresses, and it’s easy to see these two together.

I would recommend this book if you enjoy sweet romance and of course, if you like dancing, or books having to do with dancing.

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Title: Chasing Eva
Author: Camellia Hart
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Age Group: Adult
Rating: 4 stars
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Author Camellia Hart’s debut contemporary romance novel about a man and a woman whose lives are about to get sizzling hot…

After living through her share of disloyal relationships, Evangeline Avery will be damned if she lets another man cheat her. A beautiful and confident woman, Eva is the owner of an interior design firm at the brink of collapse. She swears to bring her company back to its past glory, even if it involves sweet talking the one man who caused this turmoil in the first place – Clive Stanton.

Notorious playboy Clive Stanton is a powerful businessman and a formidable enemy of many. He doesn’t do love, or at least not until he meets her again, fifteen years after he saw her last. Eva, his crush from teenage years, the one that got away, is back in his world and he is determined to do anything to make her his.

Will passion and lust bring them together or conflict and the unforgettable scars from their pasts forever tear them apart?

In Chasing Eva, Evangeline Avery, Eva in short, refuses to let another man cheat on her. She’s beautiful, confident, and owns an interior design firm on the brink of collapsing. She’s determined to bring her company back ot its past glory though, even if that means she has to sweet talk Clive Stanton.

Clive is a notorious playboy, a powerful businessman, and he doesn’t do love. At least not until he meets Eva again, his teenage crush, and the one who got away. But when they meet again, emotions run high, and Clive realizes he’s willing to do whatever it takes to make her his.

Eva and Clive had an undeniable chemistry between them, and they were both very well written characters. They had a lot of personality, especially Eva, and were a prime example of opposites attract. The romance was my favorite part of the book.

Recommended to anyone who enjoys a good contemporary romance, and bonus points for the author to get her characterization right and craft believable characters.