Summer break!

Well, it sure has been a while. What a summer!! My eyes are just now uncrossing. Unfortunately my family was riddled with illness and surgery and things are finally starting to calm down a bit. Even through all of the ups and downs of summer, I have been reading....not surprised? You shouldn't be.

This review is from a book that I am super excited about. First let me tell you how I got my hands on this! So an author, to be announced later, posted on Facebook about ARC, Advance Reading Copy, winners that had still not responded to her about receiving their ARC. WELL!! I posted that I would sacrifice and take one of those ARC's off of her hands, as did a few other readers. So this author, in good fun, posted that whoever guessed the number of pages (0-300) in this new book would get an ARC. So I guessed and was wrong. I asked the author how many times one could guess and she replied, keep guessing until someone gets it right so I start a count down. I started at 288 and went up to 300 then went from 288 down to about 240ish and some HAG, yea...I hope you're reading this...reported me as spamming. BEYOND PISSED does not begin to describe my feelings or reactions. I sent a message to the author who was also shocked. I mean, not only did it prevent me from guessing the page numbers but it also banned me from posted on NUMEROUS book clubs for about 6 hours. AARRWWGGHH!!! So what happens next? My awesome, hot as hell husband started guessing under his name and HE WON!!! 228 was the magic number and he got it! HA HA, the jokes on the bitch that reported me! So, my husband messaged the author and told her who he was and I received the ARC later that evening.

I started reading "Because You're Mine" around 5pm and could not put it down! I read while cooking, while eating, while brushing my teeth at bedtime. It is one of the best books I have read this year, and possibly last year. Here is the synopsis of "Because You're Mine" By K. Langston available now on hard copy and soon via Kindle:

Madison Waters knew exactly what she wanted to do with her life. She was already working for one of the most prestigious law firms in Boston as a research assistant, and in a few short months, she would finally graduate from Harvard and collect her law degree. Everything Madison had worked so hard for, was well within her reach. 

But when Madison has to take an unexpected trip back home, she's blindsided by the one thing she'd never planned on. 

Desperate to escape his wicked past, Holden Brooks moved to Madison's hometown five years ago. It was a struggle at first, but he eventually overcame the demons that nearly destroyed him back in Texas. Holden is in a good place in his life and love is the very last thing on his mind. 

Everything changes the moment their two paths collide and they soon find out, fate has a plan of its own.

You never know when love will come along and change...everything.

Sounds good, huh? Well, it is good! It got a rare 5 out of 5 stars from me and ton of recommends on GoodReads. Here is my review (may contain spoilers....you are forewarned!)

** spoiler alert ** You know those books that have immediate HEAT and they call it love and you **ROLL EYES** because it is too ridiculous to be even close to real? Or how about those books that have the typical love story? Well, if you're looking for that kind of book, you've come to the wrong place. Now...is it the typical love story? Yes and no. It has the immediate attraction, the "love at first site" aspect, the conflict and resolution but it is so much more. This is THE love story!! The one that everyone wants. The heat and passion that you crave. You feel what Holden and Maddie feel for each other, need like they need each other. I am ready for book 2!!! (NO WORRIES!! No cliffhangers here!) You really want to pick this book up. It is a definite re-read and 100% one-clickable. READ IT!
Re-Read: YES
HEAT:4/5
Recommend: Absolutely

FAVORITE LINES:

-"Has anyone ever told you how fuckin' sexy you are when you're pissed off like that?" Seriously? "I wanna punch you in the throat right now. Do you think that's sexy?"

-She was mine. Right fucking here, right fucking now.

-"The only reason you need a woman is so your heart and soul will have a place to call home."

-"Love is a lot of things. It's a hard place to fall and a soft place to land. It's give and take, push and pull. Love can bring you out the absolute best or worst in us. But, when you find a love worth fightin' for, that's true love."

-I was ready to go home. Home to my heart.

-Forever.

So that's it in a nutshell, but it doesn't do it justice. Not. Even. Close! One-Click this one y'all!

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