ItaPixie's Book Corner

  Synopsis: Back in Balsam Dell to heal after the death of her husband, Carly Hale is finally pursuing her lifelong dream—opening Carly's Grilled Cheese Eatery. After only five months, business is booming as Vermont vacationers and townspeople alike flock to lunch on her Party Havartis and other grilled cheese concoctions. All but Lyle Bagley, Carly's one-time high school boyfriend and now town bully who just bought the building that houses her eatery and wants Carly out. After a muenster of a fight, Carly's forced to put her nose to the rind and find a solution to keep her business afloat. That is...until Lyle is discovered dead behind the dumpster of Carly's shop, and one of her employees becomes the prime suspect. In order to save her eatery and prove her friend's innocence, Carly must sleuth out the killer before she's the one who gets grilled. Review: I've chosen to read this book because its cover is just too cute, and fortunately the story is a good, ...

  Synopsis: “I loved you then, I love you now, and I’ve loved you every single day in between.” Jameson Taylor is a nomad. A drifter. A memory collector. Or, at least, that’s what’s become of her life ever since she was forced to leave pieces of her fractured heart behind. “This is the fault in our fate, our one undoing: All he’s ever wanted is my happiness, even when it costs him his own.” Holden Eastwood is resentful. Angry. But most of all, hurt. Torn to pieces by the girl who left him, he struggles to find forgiveness in the organ she once broke. When a tragedy forces them to face the aftermath, Jamie seeks acceptance, while Holden searches for answers. What they find, instead, are remnants of their love. Fragments of forever. And parts of a puzzle that will lead them to the truth… A truth that might shatter them to pieces. Review: Pieces of Me is the second part of the Pieces Duet and it can't be read as a standalone. The first story ended with an hurtful cliffhanger and as ex...

  Synopsis: What makes Freddie shiver? Is it the spooky happenings in his family’s stately home? Or is it Marcus, the handsome antique dealer who Freddie thinks he can’t have? Freddie Lanyon has it all: a loving family, a privileged background, and a stately home filled with antiques. What his family don’t know is that Freddie is desperately unhappy. Troubled by spirits that only he can see, Freddie Lanyon, the heir to Lanyon Park, is also in denial about his sexuality. It takes a meeting with handsome and psychic antique dealer, Marcus Spender, to convince Freddie that he might need to change. When Freddie’s latest purchase of an antique dressing case triggers fresh poltergeist activity, he is awakened each night by an anguished spirit seeking help. Contacting the previous owner of the dressing case leads Freddie and Marcus on a journey to Cornwall, but what starts out as a straightforward quest soon turns into a challenge to their growing relationship. Will Freddie’s restless spe...

  Synopsis: Playboy bachelor Charlie Fox is handsome, charming — and looking for a date to the TWELVE weddings he’s attending this month. He’s topping the city’s ‘Most Eligible’ lists, but he needs a woman who won’t swoon at his feet — or go diving to catch that bouquet. A fake girlfriend is the perfect solution, he’s just not expecting a very familiar face to show up as his plus-one… Me. The last time I saw Charlie, he was playing Mr Popular at our high-school… while I was stuck being Miss Invisible. Now — thanks to a rogue Chihuahua, my frat-bro boss, and a gallon of gluten-free frosting — he’s making me an offer I really should refuse. Play his fake girlfriend for a summer of wild weddings? It’ll be worth it, as long as we can keep our hands to ourselves. And our mouths. And… other parts, too. As the wedding marathon gets underway, the sparks between us are anything but fake - and breaking the rules has never been so fun. Can ‘just for now’ turn into ‘forever’? Review: Lila Monr...

  Synopsis: As the hockey league’s star goalie, I live by three simple principles: 1. Keep a pristine image. 2. Work hard on the ice. 3. Don’t piss off the bosses…too much. I was killing it until a mishap tarnished my image. Now, management has me cleaning up my reputation and coaching a bunch of kids. And damn, those little punks are growing on me, and so is the program coordinator, Kendra. I’m hellbent on proving myself, but my attraction to Kendra takes me by complete surprise. Her defenses are up, but I like a good challenge. Management’s directives are clear: "Kendra is off-limits." But there's a reason I'm the best. I won’t let anyone stand in the way of what I want. Review: Hold Me Forever was a nice read. I particularly liked that the story doesn't have too much drama but it still caught and kept my interest. Tyler Maxwell is a hockey player, after a bad rep on the net and an injury he decides to volunteer as a hockey coach for underprivileged kids. Kendra...

  Synopsis: In my defense, I was left alone with a bottle of single-malt and a life-long penchant for protecting my baby sister. Still, that's no excuse to send ten drunk-texts on why her hasty marriage would be a mistake. If only I had just texted my sister. But nope. I accidentally sent the message to her, her groom, and his super hot wingman. I also used the phrase “super hot wingman,” so I’d like to die now. Instead, I have to plan a wedding with the aforementioned hottie and share a too-small guesthouse in steamy Miami. Three days in the sun with the cocky, charming former athlete who likes to push my buttons? Fine, two can play at that let’s-infuriate-each-other game. Until Asher ups the stakes with one wildly sexy suggestion. A no-strings fling, then I go back to my single dad life in New York, and he returns to his star-studded one. Sign me up. But the more nights I spend with the other best man, the more I want days too, and that just can't happen. Especially when I fi...

  Synopsis: They could’ve been perfect. In another time. Another world. Where his wasn’t falling apart. And hers wasn’t already in pieces. _______ High school senior Holden Eastwood only has one fear in life: growing up. He spends his days unmotivated, moving from one game to the next, searching for his next challenge. He never expected that challenge to come in the form of a girl… A girl with zero fashion sense, a filthy mouth, and a bullsh*t attitude. Unlike Holden, Jameson Taylor had no choice but to grow up. Neglected, isolated, and forced to raise herself, Jameson only has one goal in life: graduate and move on. The last thing she needs is some guy she can’t stand suddenly declaring her as his new hobby. Their lives couldn’t be more opposite. Their pasts a complete paradox. But in each other, they find the unexpected… They find solace. Fragments of forever… A forever that might tear them to pieces. Review: Jay McLean once again delivered a story packed of emotions and art.We h...

  Synopsis: Michael  Being traded after fighting with your coach on air isn’t exactly a good look. With one mistake under my belt, I knew I needed to focus on the game, and nothing else. But everything changed when I went to pick up my nieces and came face to face with my very pregnant one-night stand from six months ago. Jillian Two pink lines changed all my plans. So did the guy I had a one-night stand with, a man who made me laugh and smile, a guy who I called to share my unexpected news with only to find out his number was no longer in service. Once more let down by the opposite sex I figured I was doing this on my own. Then one day I was staring into the eyes of the man I hated, the father of my baby. All it took is only one mistake to change everything. Review: Natasha Madison wrote a new wonderful story, full of emotions and low on drama, I could not stop reading once I started and it kept me company for the day. Only One Mistake tells the story of Michael Horton, hocke...