ItaPixie's Book Corner

  Release Date: 09.30.2020 Synopsis: The clock’s ticking down, and the hearts of Estelle Harris and Steelheads quarterback Brett Gunnels are about to enter crunch time. Supposedly undersized for the NFL, quarterback Brett Gunnels went off to do a stint in the US Army right out of high school. Returning damaged yet stronger—and more determined than ever to prove himself—he was the last pick in the draft. Mr. Irrelevant, they called him. But he’s a starter and a winner, no matter his past few years as a backup. Now he’s going to prove it. Estelle Harris is engaged to a man she doesn’t love, working in the wrong job, and fooling everyone including herself in the process. Her love of animals is the only thing that gives her purpose. As she shares that love with the Steelheads’ reclusive quarterback, and much, much more, it’s only a matter of time until their friendship turns that final, hot corner. There’ll be no going back. True love is like football. It’s not always how long you have...

  Release Date: 08.31.2020 Synopsis: An autumn fair is coming to Sunnybrook, much to the delight of the villagers. But for Madison, whose personal life seems to be spinning out of control, a roller-coaster is the last thing she needs – especially when it’s her emotions at stake. Can she convince the delectable Jack that their relationship is worth another shot? Or has their romance ground to a permanent halt like a faulty big wheel? Will she solve the mystery of the missing name on her birth certificate? Or will her discoveries take her on a journey even bumpier than the dodgem cars? One thing’s for sure. Madison is going to need more than a fairground fortune teller to find the answers to her questions, if she’s going to ‘waltz-er’ into the happiest of sunsets… Review: I was so lucky to read this book when outside finally felt like Autumn because it made this experience even more spectacular. I really like how Rosie Green's writing seems so effortless to read but it always convey ...

  Release Date: 07.12.2019 Synopsis: There are no more goodnight kisses.  No knocks on windows. No lengthy text messages. No late-night phone calls.  And no game day balloons. 
There’s just Connor. And Ava. Existing in a world filled with nothing but heartache. While searching the darkness for glimmers of hope. Because with hope, comes magic. And magic is forever. Review: First and Forever begins where Heartache and Hope finished so you need to start from the first book to get the awesomeness of this duet. I was so emotionally involved in Ava and Connor's story that I've read this novel in one sitting and I've kept my fingers crossed for them to get their happily ever after. I'm so glad to have witnessed the growth of these characters page after page, I appreciated their strength to overcome every hurdle life put on their ways. I suggest to read these books to people that want to feel all the angst of a young and troubled love and they aren't scared to cry for some ...

  Release Date: 06.26.2019 Synopsis: Ava Diaz needs saving. She just doesn’t know it yet. Just like she doesn’t know a thing about the boy she sits next to on the first day of senior year. He thinks she’s a brat. She thinks he’s entitled. Maybe first impressions don’t always last… Because Connor Ledger’s about to save her. He just doesn’t know why. Review: I loved this story. I admit that reading about these two young persons who have to carry the weight of their worlds on their shoulders broke my heart, to see them fight against fate and life in order to be a normal teen just for a few hours broke my heart, to see them turn on a little light of hope for each other made me hopeful but the end just brought me some more heartbreak. “Love is not a noun. Love is something you do. Something you prove. Something you work hard to create. Love is not something that simply exists because you say it. Love is not a noun. Love is a verb.” Ava and Connor’s journey is a tough and tortous one, wh...

  Release Date: 09.25.2020 Synopsis: A little harmless flirting never hurt anyone. Jared Leighton Presley, I screwed up, I’m sorry. You were vulnerable and I was supposed to be the good guy. Last thing I ever wanted to do was betray your trust, or worse, hurt you. I should never have even kissed you, let alone . . . yeah, well we both know how that ended. You’re my best friend’s sister for Christ’s sake, what was I even thinking? Clearly, I wasn’t. I’m so mad at myself, I want to break my own legs, save Tibbs the trouble. So yeah, I know this isn’t much of an apology, but I needed to make sure you’re okay. Let me know things are still cool between us or at least, what I can do to make it up to you. And it’s probably for the best if we keep this between just us. I swear on my mother, I’ll never touch you again.   Presley Tibbs Leighton, not sure who you thought you were with last night, but it wasn’t some vulnerable little girl who needs protecting. I assumed that was pretty cl...

  Release Date: 09.24.2020 Synopsis: Raiden Kent.  Wealthy. Possessive. Commanding. To say his intense reaction to  Scottie Sullivan  barging into his life shocked him was an understatement. Shrewd, savvy, confident, the former DEA agent ran circles around him in cyber security,  his   specialty. Her curves and beauty made focusing on business absurd. Raiden couldn’t predict Scottie would be his guardian angel in disguise, or how badly he needed her protection. The day she saved his life made that clear. Now he had to choose if having Scottie by his side was worth the angst she created. Could he handle the constant threats hanging over her head each time she strode out the door? Would her insistence on playing hero be their destruction? Raiden recognized one thing. A strong, independent woman like Scottie would never be dictated to. He had a choice to make that would change everything. Review: If you have read Acer, the previous book in the Kent Brothers se...

  Release Date: 09.24.2020 Synopsis: Behind every heartless woman is a little girl who trusted the world with her love to have it chew her up and spit her out. No one knows that better than Aurelia Riggs. Silver tongue matched with a golden appearance. She is the notorious ice queen. To protect her heart she has a set of rules. No sleeping over. No second dates. No falling in love. Someone should have really warned Nico of them, but honestly, would he have listened? Nico ‘Southie’ Jett is the best forward in the league. Leading in points, shredding the ice, his control is unmatched. After an earth-shattering loss, and one slip up hits the press, his spot on the Fury is in danger. Nico needs someone to fix his image and quick, who else better than Chicago’s most exceptional PR agent? The only problem is she avoids him like the plague. Nico is determined to get underneath her skin in all the right ways. He has Aurelia Riggs all to himself. She can’t run from him anymore. The game is ...

  Release Date: 09.23.2020 Synopsis: Turner Artist Management Urgent Action Item: ✔ Rescue pop princess Genevieve Fox from herself. When your biggest client loses all faith in her identity, you jump on the problem. When it threatens her iconic career, you drop the details and dig to the heart of the crisis. So I did—investigate. But what I found was a controversial connection with an injured hockey player that could blow up two industries, not to mention her life. With the entire world watching, is this captivating athlete the cause of her sudden self-doubt? Or is he the only one who can save her from herself? See, I’m just the manager. The story that follows actually belongs to my client Genevieve Fox and the fearless goalie who refuses to back away from a fight. Because now that skeptics on both sides have bared their teeth, everyone’s desperate to know: Who is OLIVER LEVESQUE?? Review: Breaking South was a very good read. It was Alyson Santos first attempt to write a m...

  Release Date: 09.22.2020 Synopsis: Once upon a time, he gave me a summer of friendship, followed by one perfect night. We shared a lot during our short time together. But he skipped a few crucial details. I didn’t know he was a rock star. I didn’t know his real name. Neither of us knew I’d get pregnant. And I sure never expected to see him again. Five years later, his tour bus pulls up in Nest Lake, Maine. My little world is about to be shattered by loud music and the pounding of my own foolish heart. Review: There are two person in a small town near a lake, one is a local girl the other a tourist. They see each other every day when the guy goes to her shop to get his dinner, cooked by the girl. Jonas and Kira, these are their names, start a nice companionship, they talk, they smile and they drink some beers. There is a lot of chemistry and physical attraction between them that will burn on the last day of his vacation. Will they never see each other again or will fate make them ...

  Release Date: 09.17.2020 Synopsis: Can a person find their true love at sixteen? Hardin Ambrose knew he had found his soulmate when he was a high school soccer phenom. McKenna (Mac) Vesley was sunshine to his soul. The girl he never dreamed existed. The person he didn’t know he needed. Mac has never forgotten the boy she gave her heart to. The boy who changed her life forever. Hardin was all her dreams come true. Twelve years ago, under the steamy Illinois night sky, they planned their forever together. But forever never came. Twelve years later, Hardin still searches for his Mac— the girl who slipped away. Twelve years later he has the chance to grasp forever, for hearts don’t lie. But after all this time, does Mac want the same? Review: Mac and Hardin fell in love when they were young, they loved each other really much and they easily became a rock for each other because of their disfunctional families. When Hardin went to the North Carolina college, leaving Mac to finish her l...