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Awaken Me by Alex Grayson My rating: 5 of 5 stars ***** April's 5 Star Review ***** 5 Dreams and Screams What do you do when you lose the single most important thing in your life? You grieve. You sink so deep in a hole, you can no longer see the top. All you see is dark. Your life becomes dull and dreary. You withdraw from your friends, lash out at the ones your closest to, and become so absorbed in your pain, you feel the only way out is to end it permanently. Your heart no longer pumps properly and you can never get enough air in your lungs. You drink, you neglect your health, and you rent dirty hotel rooms with the sole purpose of ending your pain in them. Guilt eats at you for not being at the one place you were needed the most. And you become angry because you were left behind. Or at least, that’s what I did. Until she came along… Chris, the bane of my existence. She’s always there in the background, watching me, trying to ‘be there’ for me. Bu...

The Outlaws by Honey Palomino My rating: 5 of 5 stars ***** April's 5 Star Review ***** 5 Dreams and Screams THIS ISN'T YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S FAIRY TALE... JEWELS Fairy tales aren't real... The first time a Prince swept me off my feet and into his bed, I fell head over heels. He was everything I shouldn't want. A bad boy. A player. I opened my heart. And that Royal jerk left me broken. I promised myself it wouldn't happen again. But temptation has a way of breaking promises. WILL She's the one that got away. The nerdy girl with the hot little body that always drove me crazy. My little soon-to-be step-princess... The one girl I could never have again... Until tonight. And that's when everything went wrong. THE CROWN JEWELS is a sexy full length standalone novel with a HEA and absolutely NO CLIFFHANGER! THE CROWN JEWELS is unlike any love story that you have read. It is a powerful love story that has lots on twist and turns. Di...

Summer Ever After by M.C. Cerny My rating: 5 of 5 stars ***** April's 5 Star Review ***** 5 Dreams and Screams I want to say a Big Thank you to MC for giving me an opportunity of reading this book for an honest review! It was just supposed to be one summer for Abigail Holliday. One summer to escape from under the thumb of her controlling father. One summer to escape from the fast pace LA life in a law firm. Just one summer of peace with her boyfriend Lucas to see where they were going... Instead, she’s left with more questions and disappointments as reality sets in. Heading north to Gold Beach, Abby finds Roman Winters with not only her suitcase, but baggage of his own. Now Abby has feelings she doesn’t know what to do with. Roman Winters is a man used to relying on himself. A tragic past leaves him trusting no one, laying down no roots--until a blonde bombshell with a snarky attitude wakes up parts of him he thought long dead. He’s drawn to her: tea...

Every Time He Leaves by Anna Karington My rating: 5 of 5 stars ***** April's 5 Star Review ***** 5 Dreams and Screams Thank you Netgalley for giving me an opportunity of reading this book for a honest review I'm different now. I won't be that girl again. I'm in control. I'm the one who's going to leave him wishing he'd given me his everything when he had the chance... Lana Raeven and Jarek Dean shared a night of passion, but the next morning, she woke up alone. Nine years later, Lana works as a successful event coordinator for a prestigious company. Bold and confident in every area but love, she hasn’t ever recovered from Jarek’s abandonment. However, a chance encounter with her former lover grants her an opportunity to take back her power. Rather than chastising him for his cruelty, she plays unfazed and invites him back into her life. Using her ingenuity and sensuality as weapons, she draws him in with the intention of destr...

Spellbound Cinderella by Angela Ford My rating: 5 of 5 stars ***** April's 5 Star Review ***** 5 Dreams and Screams I want to say Thank you to Netgalley for giving me the opportunity of reading this book. Tess Andrews lacked self-confidence. She believed she was ‘Plain-Jane’. Her last date ended before it began when he asked if she’d set him up with one of her model clients. Tess owned a small employment agency. Some of her clients were models, which only made her insecurities worse. Internationally-famous model photographer, Parker Walsh, always left Tess speechless and in a rush to run and hide. She attempts to spark up a conversation but with no success. Her business dealings were even dealt with through his assistant. Her savior—Girls Night; once a week Tess got together with her friends who were all in similar situations with no luck in love. One night they wished on a magical pendant to be that perfect girl they would like to see in the mirror....

I Run to You by Jennifer Sivec My rating: 5 of 5 stars ***** April's 5 Star Review ***** 5 Dreams and Screams When you think you're unlovable, how do you find the courage to love? All of Alyssa Bennet's life, the two people who were supposed to love her the most have let her down. Anna, her best friend, and her beloved grandmother, Nona, are the only constants in her every day; that is until the unbelievably perfect Landon Daniels comes along. For the first time in her life, Alyssa begins to believe that she just might be worthy of being loved. When the unexpected happens and threatens to snatch away her first chance at happiness, Alyssa must decide if she wants to continue her journey alone, or embrace the love she's always wished for. Women's Fiction author, Jennifer Sivec explores hope, courage, and mortality in this gripping novel about one woman's struggle to discover what it means to come to terms with your past, and above a...

Pretty Dancer by Cora Graham My rating: 5 of 5 stars ***** April's 5 Star Review ***** 5 Dreams and Screams Thank you Dreams and Screams Bookaholics and Cora Graham for the opportunity of reading Pretty Dancer Meet Lilly - talented dancer, quick mouthed, take no shit tough girl who's also good at hiding the fact that she's scared. She doesn't believe in true love or happily ever afters. Unless you count the unbreakable love she has for her overprotective, bullheaded twin brother, who also happens to be her knight in shining armor - which she doesn't. Kind of hard to love when you can't trust, and trust was something that got shattered along with the rest of her years ago. A lot was taken from her at a young age. She's never gotten over it as much as she's just refused to deal with it. Her twin brother and quirky best friend are the only ones she lets see her true self. Her only dream is to get accepted into The Elite Acade...

Future Shock by Elizabeth Briggs My rating: 5 of 5 stars ***** April's 5 Star Review ***** 5 Dreams and Screams I first one to say Thank you Netgalley for giving me the opportunity of reading this book. Elena Martinez has hidden her eidetic memory all her life--or so she thinks. When powerful tech giant Aether Corporation selects her for a top-secret project, she can't say no. All she has to do is participate in a trip to the future to bring back data, and she'll be set for life. Elena joins a team of four other teens with special skills, including Adam, a science prodigy with his own reason for being there. But when the time travelers arrive in the future, something goes wrong and they break the only rule they were given: do not look into their own fates. Now they have twenty-four hours to get back to the present and find a way to stop a seemingly inevitable future from unfolding. With time running out and deadly secrets uncovered, Elena mus...

Naughty Angel by K.M. Neuhold My rating: 0 of 5 stars ***** April's 5 Star Review ***** 5 Dreams and Screams I want to say Thank you to Dreams and Screams Bookaholics and K.M. Neuhold for giving me the opportunity of reading this book. Asher: When most people first set eyes on me they assume I’m a delinquent, a thug, or at the very least that I’m in a band. But, looks can be deceiving. I never thought I’d get sick of random hook ups with more than willing college co-eds, but that scene is getting old. And, I really never expected to fall for an adorable, sexy, and shy. But, sometimes things don’t turn out how you expect. Eve: I’ve never kissed a boy, heck I’ve never even been on a date before. How I ended up catching the eye of a sexy, tattooed playboy at my very first college party I’ll never know. He’s way out of my league…but maybe it’s finally my chance to let loose a little and find out who I really am. That’s what college is for, right? OMG I ...

SEALed By Fate by C.A. Tibbitts My rating: 5 of 5 stars ***** April's 5 Star Review ***** 5 Dreams and Screams I first would like to say Thank You to Dreams and Screams Bookaholics and C.A. Tibbitts for giving me the opportunity for reading this Reece Davis has opted out of signing back on with the Navy SEALs. It is pack tradition to claim your mate before thirty years of age, and he can’t wait for Amber to be his. Amber Dalton has loved Reece since she was five years old. He stole a kiss from her in kindergarten, and they sprouted fur that very night — which only happens when you’ve found your mate. But Amber has a secret…one that she fears will cause Reece to reject their mating ceremony I’m going to be blunt with you. I normally don’t like short stories cause well their short and it doesn’t give you the background of the characters but with that being said I really like this one. Even though I didn’t have enough of a background on the characters t...

Christmas In DC by C.A. Tibbitts My rating: 5 of 5 stars ***** April's 5 Star Review ***** 5 Dreams and Screams I first want to say Thanks Dreams and Screams Bookaholics and C.A. Tibbitts for giving me the opportunity of reading this book. Naomi has worked as Will's assistant at college where he teaches law classes as she earns her degree as a Paralegal.After Naomi graduates, she learns that Will is quitting the college to work for a Senator in Washington D.C. When Will asks Naomi to work with him and the Senator. it does not take her long to accept the position.No longer a professor and student, the attraction of this 30-something year old couple is palpable. A terrifying act leads Naomi to a heartbreaking discovery. Did she ever really know Will at all? OMG this book was absolutely amazing. The characters was awesome. Not only was this a short story with lots of romance but it was full of suspense. I could not put it down until the end. I would...

California Moon by S.I. Hayes Blog Tour LGBTQ Shifter Romance Amazon Blurb: Danny Johnston is a young bounty hunter, who for three years to hone her craft has lived and loved as a man. In pursuit of a lead to her family’s killers, Danny is thrown from her horse and attacked by something she cannot identify. Jake Dorsey is a man traveling on his own while trying to leave his demons behind. When he finds Danny’s horse and returns it, he is awestruck, aware of the bounty hunter’s reputation. They decide to travel together, if only to ease the burdens of traveling alone. Secrets and complicated situations compound as Jake believes Danny to be a man, while Danny believes Jake to be a Human.  When the truth is finally discovered, will starting an affair prove simple or will Danny be left to make the hard choice? Can she forgo vengeance for love or will the desire to keep her blood oaths prove stronger? DANNY CHAPTER 1             I'm fucked, completely scre...

Title: Fated Binds (Guardians of Grigori Book 1) Author:  +S.I. Hayes Genre: Erotic Paranormal Romance Publisher: Entice for Booktrope Cover Design:  S.I. Hayes and Ashley Byland Edited by: Leticia Sidon Presented By: Dreams and Screams Bookaholics Blurb: Fated Binds Vampire Prince falls in love with raven haired beauty from afar…  Scratch that, this is not your mamma’s paranormal romance. At Grigori University there is a different kind of student body. The Deviant Class. They are the things that kept you awake in the night; the dreams that held you close. From the Vampires to Dragon born, Purebloods and half, there is tension as they are pushed into the laps of human society.  Keegan Teague is a vampire Lord, a prince amongst his kind and the integration is his project, all was going well, until he is blindsided by a woman. CHAPTER 1 KEEGAN          I watched her as she stared off into the space between the blackboard and the...