ItaPixie's Book Corner

Release Date: 12.26.2017 Synopsis: Beautiful, intelligent, independent, strong-willed, wealthy—Lilith Fontenot seems by all appearances, to have it all. But that’s not how the highest paid prostitute in New Orleans sees herself. A stain on society. A scourge. A waste. Outsider. Prisoner… Any idyllic dream of the normal life she may have once imagined, Lilith buried long ago. Her only plan now is survival. But mob boss Nico Santelli and community center owner Soti Christos have not given up on Lilith. Each has his own very specific, very opposing, plans for her, and neither will rest until it becomes a reality. LILITH is a singularly bracing take on an ancient tale of tireless love, betrayal, and the possibility of redemption. Review: I liked this story really much. Lilith is thrilling and engaging,I held my breath for the last 30 % and I just couldn't go to sleep before to finish it. Lili is a good heroine,she always finds t...

Release Date: 12.28.2017 Synopsis: Best before twenty-five?  With newsfeeds full of perfect pouts, hot-dog legs, and the self-proclaimed hashtag-blessed, it’s hard not to feel inadequate. How has everyone figured out how to live their best life, except you?'  That’s what Kylie wants to know. She thought she would spend her twenty-fifth birthday having a mini-break – not a mini-breakdown! After an evening of finger-food and snide remarks, Kylie decides that things must change.  Naturally, Alexa disagrees. She doesn’t think anything needs to change at all, and is quite happy plodding along with her best friend by her side.  So, when everything changes for the better for Alexa – while it’s going from bad to worse for Kylie – will it tear them apart? Review: The Wrong Side of Twenty-Five was a nice read that kept my interest throughout the book. Kylie and Alexa are two good characters,their struggling and uncertainties of the future a...

Release Date: 11.15.2017 Synopsis: Serena Hunter  loves  her new life in the sleepy Devonshire countryside! It’s a world away from her crazy past as the wife of American bad boy rock star, Ritchie Dangerfield. Now she spends her days making delicious chocolate using milk from the local dairy and she finally feels that everything is back on track. That is, until her handsome ex-husband arrives in the village to win her back… Away from the limelight, Serena gets to know Ritchie all over again and realises that maybe a second chance at love is the Christmas miracle she’d been dreaming of all along? Review: I liked this second chance love story so much.I loved the Christmas atmosphere that will conquest also the most icy soul. Serena left her husband to find her place in the World.She goes back to her little village and bocomes a  chocolatier and she finally feels worthy and happy until her husband,Ritchie, shows up in Rabbit's Leap to win h...

Release Date: 12.15.2017 Synopsis: At 28, it's bad to be single. After four years of relationship struggles, Cat is ready to try anything. That's when her friend tells her about her class' Dear Santa letters. One little boy asked for a new mommy, and she suggests Cat meets the kid's dad, just to see where things go. Cat figures it can't hurt...until she meets a stranger in the midst of a car accident. The man is handsome with a sad look in his eyes. He still wears a wedding band and she’s not sure his heart’s available, even if he makes her heart race. But, maybe he’s a widower? Cat wonders if she should resign herself to being an old maid, or whether she could possibly be the answer to a little boy's Christmas wish, unless there’s a third option – a future with the stranger. Review: I've really enjoyed this novella.It is short and sweet. I would have liked it to be longer because I adored the characters and how they come...

Release Date: 12.11.2017 Synopsis: He puts the "screw" in screwball comedy... BRYNN At thirty-four, I’m reeling from a divorce. I don’t want to party or try to move on. I just want to stay home and post a new recipe on my blog:  Brynn’s Dips and Balls. But my friends aren’t having it.  Get out there again,  they say.  It will be fun,  they say. I’m still taking a hard pass.  Free designer cocktails,  they say. And that’s a game-changer.  Too bad my ex shows up with his new arm candy. That’s when I lose my mind. But when my besties dare me to leap on the first single man I see, they don't expect me to actually go through with it. TOM All I need right now is some peace and quiet while my home renovation TV show is on hiatus. But when a curvy woman in a red wrap dress charges me like she’s a gymnast about to mount my high bar, all I can do is brace myself and catch her. What follows is the hottest experience of my adult life.  I w...

Release Date: 12.03.2017 Synopsis: When I’m offered the chance to leave New York to live in London for three months, I can’t pack my suitcase fast enough.  As soon as I touch down I’m obsessing over red telephone boxes, palaces and all the black cabs.  But my favorite place is the tube. It’s wall-to-wall hot British men in suits.  When I’m offered a temporary job working for a barrister, I say, sign me up.  On my first commute into work, it’s a total accident when I lose my balance and fall against the most handsome Brit alive. He’s as charming as James Bond and as suave as Mr. Darcy. I want to lick tea from his hard abs and listen to his accent all night long.  Turns out Mr. Handsome is my new boss. And his attitude isn’t as hot as his gorgeous face, broad shoulders and tight ass. He’s brooding, short-tempered and the most arrogant man I’ve ever met.  As we’re fighting, out of nowhere he kisses me. And I’m pretty sure I see fireworks over Bi...

Release Date: 11.30.2017 Synopsis: Spice up the holiday season with the hilarious new holiday novella from Lila Monroe. Dressing up as a sexy elf to sing Christmas hits isn’t exactly the glittering Broadway career I had planned. The only thing more humiliating than my outfit is coming face-to-face with Oliver Gage, the sexy big-shot theatre producer who just crushed my dreams. He’s arrogant, infuriating… and did I mention how sexy he is? I’ve sworn never to get comfy on the casting couch, but when we’re snowed in together upstate, it’s looking like a pretty good place to spend the night. Soon, sparks - and my panties - are flying. Who said Christmas only had to come once a year? Review: This was a nice and quick christmassy read. Lila Monroe delivered a perfect novella,the characters are feisty and the air between them burns quickly leaving them hot even in the middle of a snowstorm. I was enjoying Jill and Oliver story so much I would have liked it t...