ItaPixie's Book Corner

  Synopsis: I have a type. I love the good guy. Responsible and stable. Safe. So when a beer-drinking, quick-witted, tattooed hockey player asks me to tutor him, I'm suddenly thrust into the world of bad boys and bad decisions. Jordan is a renowned player on campus. He doesn’t take anything seriously, except hockey and partying. But he gives me butterflies. I’m a wallflower tutoring Valley University’s hottest player. Review: Tutoring The Player is the first book in a new series written by Rebecca Jenshak, it was a nice, humorous, steamy, definitely a great start to the series. Daisy is a shy and studious girl, when she's added to Jordan group in class she already knew his reputation of ladies man, but soon she also finds out that it's easy to talk to him and to be comfortable with him. Daisy and Jordan have opposites personalities, for them and their friends they don't make any sense together but maybe they only needed a little push to know each other better to make de...

  Synopsis: Bookish. Bold. Beautiful. And entirely out of his league. On paper, all-American boy next door, Lincoln Scott, has it all. But behind his slap shots, straight-A report card, and easy going charm, Linc hides a secret only his best friend knows. When he attempts to return a misplaced bra, a wrong number gets him way more than the hook-up he bargained for. No one has ever looked beyond the star hockey player, until the mysterious woman he can’t stop texting sees him for who he really is. Does Linc have the skills off the ice to keep up with her? Will he follow in his father’s footsteps? Or will he step out from the shadows and chase his dreams? Review: Two for Interference is a nice, sweet, entertaining and steamy read. Lincoln is a hockey player for the college team, he also dreams he could pursuit his art passion. Cleo is an amazing student, and she dreams to be a writer. They are both pressured by their parents to follow in their footsteps, they try to make them proud r...

  Synopsis: Yoga instructor, Hadley Jones, has loved Chase Williams since high school. Fifteen years later, she still does. And while he hasn’t popped the question yet, she knows it’s only a matter of time. Little does Hadley know Chase has been busy making wedding plans—just not with her. Heath Robinson left the Santa Valentina Islands the first chance he got. He’s about to be named CFO of a fortune-500 company when he gets a call that has him boarding a plane home. Now, instead of sipping whiskey sours with the big boys, he’ll be watching his bed-ridden mother sip from a juice box. His plan is to help her recover from her moped accident as quickly as possible so he can get back to his real life—hopefully before he runs into the girl who crushed his heart, Hadley Jones. Will Hadley realize that Heath is the real man of her dreams? Will Heath forgive Hadley? Will his mum ever ride a moped again? Review: I was so glad to see a new book in the Paradise Bay series I couldn't refrain t...

  Synopsis: Being broke, unemployed, and stranded back in the tiny town of Pick, Texas, was not part of Jancy Wilson’s plan. Yet here she is, watching her car literally go up in smoke—along with her last-ditch hope of staying with her cousin in Louisiana. When Jancy spies a Help Wanted sign hanging in the window of the quaint Strawberry Hearts Diner, the memories of the two years she spent there as a teenager—and the lure of the diner’s beloved strawberry tarts—are enough to draw her in and plant her feet…but only temporarily. Raised by parents who refused to settle anywhere for long, Jancy has never known what it is to have roots. Now that Jancy’s swept up by the warmth and character of this quirky little community—and by the pull of an old crush—it’s beginning to feel like home. She’s making friends and even discovering the sweetness of falling in love. But when the town is threatened, Jancy knows it will take more than its legendary tarts to save it. Can she fight for this littl...

  Synopsis: Vision boards and positivity were great, except when you’re late for a big audition and the director was literally the worst. Oh, Jagger Hartley was young, talented, exceptionally good-looking with a famous last name, but that’s about all he had going for him. If only he’d known Belle Mathews wasn’t the kind of woman who’d take no for an answer, and she was going to finish her audition even if she had to take him hostage. Which she kinda did . . . oops! But even a hijacked meeting under duress couldn’t overshadow how gifted Belle was—a born star who belonged on stage. Pity he was crazy attracted to both her undeniable beauty and her generous heart. So he was either going to be her biggest break, or she was going to his. Review: My Biggest Break is a fun read, perfect to escape the reality. Arriving late for an audition wasn't the right move for aspiring actress Bella Mathews, or was it? When she sees the director Jagger Hartley rudely stand up and leave the thetre in th...

Synopsis: Chemistry pulls them together. Falling in love might tear them apart. Hope Hays, a divorced mother of two, has finally tested the waters in the dating world. But her first excruciating attempt at flirting combusts—the failed experiment even more humiliating as it is witnessed by a handsome stranger. Political advisor Jordan Delaney swam with D.C. sharks until he bled. Now licking his wounds in his hometown, he is reluctantly intrigued by the quirky redhead chatting up a bartender with obscure chemistry facts. In this small-town meetings are unavoidable and Jordan finds Hope’s awkward sincerity refreshing after the poker faces of politics. He falls for her the more he knows her, fearing she’d like him less if she knew him more. Hope falls for the man who makes her feel seen even though she’s certain someone like him would never want a single mother’s unglamorous life. Their undeniable chemistry is an inflammable combination, but her scars and a secret from his past threaten to...

  Synopsis: What I meant to do in Vegas: Let my hair down for once and celebrate winning a medal at my first women’s hockey all-stars competition. What I actually did: Got senior prom drunk and woke up married to Brooklyn’s star winger, the great Neil Drake. He’s the heir to a billion dollars, and I barely survived my childhood. Our friendship is based strictly only on hockey, takeout food and smack talk. And now holy matrimony. Although we both know it can’t last, especially once his evil family gets wind of our Vegas shenanigans… Contains: Meddling teammates, meddling parents, ugly jewelry and a pretend-kiss that nearly sets the world on fire. Review: What could go wrong drinking a little more than usual in Las Vegas? You wake up half naked in a bed next to the guy who annoys you more than anyone in the World. This is how Charli and Neil's story begins and what a great journey it was. Neil and Charli are both hockey players and that is the only thing they have in common. They com...

  Synopsis: How do you fall for someone you've always loved? Growing up twenty-five yards from each other in a small beach town, Luke Delaney was Libby Latimer’s best friend. The confident, protective boy whose arms were a haven in her tumultuous life. They were inseparable. Until she developed feelings that shattered the boundaries of their friendship. Fifteen years later, Libby is a social worker who has strived to build herself a drama-free, heartache-less life. She’s content and intends to keep it that way. When Luke lands back in town, he seems as hot and unattainable as ever, turning her heart and mind into a battlefield. She never forgot what kissing him felt like or how it ended. Air Marshal Luke Delaney thinks he has his life under control. After spending fifteen years literally up in the air, he returns to his hometown. A chance meeting with his former best friend rips the smooth veneer off his life, revealing essential parts of himself he thought he could live without. O...

  Synopsis: After a shocking accident, Martha Munro has given up on her childhood dreams.  With her confidence shattered, even leaving the house is scary, and a promising romance with gorgeous Logan is over before it even has a chance to begin. But cheered on by her dad and her great friend, Madison, she makes a decision that could change everything. Can Martha find the courage to step out into the world and love again? Review: Martha, an aspiring author, and Logan, a marketing manager, meet in a hotel lobby and they spark an instantly liking. For an unfortunate and unpredictable the two lose sight until they meet again but everything feel wrong...is their chance at a happy ending compromised? Martha is a very kind and sweet woman and Logan is a nice man, they match really well. I liked both of them and cheered them through their ups and downs. The storyline is, once again, interesting and different from the previous ones in the Little Duck Pond Cafe. It tugs at the heartstrin...

  Synopsis: He's cold, rude and undeniably arrogant. That’s how Andrew Blake's best friends describe him. Bad luck for me that I’m his new assistant. Nothing I do is good enough. The more I try and please him, the more he ignores me. I’m beginning to wonder if there’s a heart in that tall, hard, gorgeous body of his. After work I’m complaining about him to my new best friend—the bartender at the pub near the office. Guess who’s seated behind me and has heard every gripe, grumble and grievance? By the look in Andrew's eye, I can't tell if I'm going to get fired or kissed. Review: Mr. Bloomsbury was a good, swoonie, steamy read. I was invested in the story since the beginning, it was a wonderful journey. Sofia Rossi is a new yorker in London, after an exhausting research she gets a job as assistant for Andrew Blake. He is a cold and not too friendly boss but Sofia isn't discouraged and she keeps working hard. When they fortuitously meet after work in a bar they be...

  Synopsis: They say to never meet your heroes… but what’s the rule on falling in love with them? Raven Winters has been infatuated with Nicholas Potter since the day she tacked his poster to her bedroom wall. So, when she discovered the famous drummer was her college roommate’s cousin, it seemed the stars had aligned. Their attraction was instant, and their chemistry explosive. Unfortunately, Nick wasn’t ready to abandon his rock star lifestyle. Over the years, she’s become his best friend—with benefits—and favorite source of telephonic relief when the groupies backstage weren’t quite what he was looking for. Those late-night drunken calls kept her holding onto hope. Well, all that patience is about to pay off—why else would he invite her to join him on tour, if not to finally confess his feelings? Too bad, the universe has other plans. It looks like drummer boy’s reckless lifestyle has finally caught up to him—and Raven’s the one stuck toting the diaper bag. Review: Alcohol You L...

  Synopsis: Wilson I was the bad boy on and off the ice. I loved it — owned it. Hockey. Women. Money. Until she came into the picture. Now, all I want to do is be better. I want to prove to myself I don’t have to be the guy everyone thinks I am. She knocked down the walls I spent my whole life building. Franny My last name opened the doors, but proving I was worth the title of TV producer took all of my time. He walked in with a chip on his shoulder. I was happy to point out all his flaws. Falling for him was inevitable. When scandal hits, no one expected me to stand by his side. Not even him. But I’ve learned that you get only one love. Review: I really enjoyed Only One Love, this story was swoony, spicy and delicious. Wilson is a hockey player for Dallas, Frances accepts a job as a tv producer in Dallas, leaving her overprotecting family in New York to prove her skills. They meet in a bar but that's not the first time, nor it isn't going to be the last one. I loved Franny, sh...