ItaPixie's Book Corner

  Synopsis: I'm the new guy on the team, and I'm struggling to earn my teammates' respect and forgiveness for the dirt I've slung at the Sockeyes in the past. I played my entire life with my twin brother by my side, even in the pro's. Now I've been traded to the Sockeyes, and my brother has been selected in the expansion draft by the Portland Icehawks. I'm facing the unthinkable, competing against my brother in a game where only one of us emerges the ultimate winner. And that's not my only problem. I've developed a huge crush to one of my teammate's sisters, and he's not taking kindly to my interest in her, especially since he and I have butted heads in the past. She's not interested in me, but I'm not able to walk away. There's something special about her, and I have to find a way to convince her that there's also something special about me, even if her brother hates my guts. Review: Shootout was a fantastic read. Banks Slate

  Synopsis: Jackson Kane is a hot Hollywood A-lister… and the first guy I ever loved.  We spent a magical summer together ten years ago, but now he’s off dazzling on the red carpet, and I’m… up to my elbows in cranky plumbing, renovating my grandparents’ old B&B on Cape Cod.  He’s the last man I’d expect to run into with a wet T-shirt and no bra (don’t ask) — until it turns out, he’s shooting his latest movie right here in Blackberry Cove.  And he wants me back.  There’s no way I’m getting swept up in his celebrity circus… until my bitchy cousin lays claim to our family heirloom engagement ring, and I need a fake boyfriend to beat her game.  A handsome charmer with perfect acting chops… Now where can I find one of those…? It’s supposed to be just for show, but Jackson is determined to show me our chemistry is just as strong as ever.  And boy, is he impossible to resist.  But between movie shenanigans, stroppy starlets, and - oh yes - the hoards of paparazzi suddenly trailing our ev

  Synopsis: A boss, his assistant, a snowstorm and just one bed. What could go wrong? They call him Dr. Perfect. I call him Dr. Aloof, Dr. Arrogant, Dr. If-you're-going-to-fire-me-just-get-it-over-with. If I had other options, I'd quit, but I need this job. Badly. So I jump at the chance to impress him by hand-delivering some important documents. Yes, he's staying on a remote Scottish Island, but I've got it covered... Until the ferry back is cancelled, there are no hotels on the island and there's a storm headed our way. So I'm snowed in with my impossibly handsome boss, who barely knows my name, in a tiny one-bedroom cottage in the middle of nowhere. But unlike the snow outside, his icy stare is beginning to melt and we don't need a generator to keep it warm inside. Review: Dr. Perfect was a nice and sexy read, it's written in the usual Louise Bay style, flowing wording and well developped characters.  Zach Cove comes from a royal family of doctors, he

  Synopsis: Welcome to Fort Lauderdale... where the days are hot and the Knights are hotter! I gave up everything for hockey… even my chance at love. But relocating to Florida to be the starting goalie for the Lauderdale Knights is still the best decision I’d ever made. I have everything… except someone to share it with. As the league’s Most Valuable Player, I have my choice of women, but the one I want broke my heart. When she gets injured, I finally get the second chance I’ve been waiting for. Being a female professional hockey player is hard. Doing the right thing is even harder. And I would know. Breaking things off with my college boyfriend so we could both have a shot at a career… was the wrong move. When a party gets out of control, I find myself reaching out to the only man I’ve ever loved—the sexy-as-sin goalie for the Lauderdale Knights. Nothing like a concussion to break the ice. Turns out the sparks between us burn hotter than ever. I don’t know if there’s a chance to fix w

  Synopsis: This single dad refuses to lose his heart to a city girl. But she reads the lonesome cowboy like a book. Brody Webb has earned a reputation as a pretty boy who would gladly give you the shirt off his back. But in spite of his good looks and big heart, Brody’s devotion to the family farm lost him his ambitious wife. When the city girl who bought his uncle’s bookshop forms an instant connection with his kids, Brody is smitten in spite of himself. But he fights tooth and nail not to show it. After all, what would an interesting young woman like Sarah want with a small-town farmer so boring he couldn’t even hang onto the mother of his two beloved children? Sarah Robinson has dreamed of owning the bookshop in Trinity Falls since she lived in town briefly as a little girl. When the owner is finally willing to sell, she happily buys it, sight-unseen. But she arrives to find that the old place has a junky basement, a leaky roof, and some uninvited occupants. But the biggest problem

  Synopsis: Abigail It was time to celebrate. After all my hard work, I was graduating at the top of my class. Our family vacation was the perfect chance to relax. Until I saw him get on the plane and my plans went out the window. Tristan's everything I've always wanted but can never have. One night was all we had together. Now, I’m staring at the two pink lines wondering if I should even tell him. Tristan Six years ago, I was living for myself until I found out I had a two-year-old daughter. Now, I love my life exactly how it is: me, my daughter and hockey. Except—I've been in love with Abigail from afar for years. She was the only one I trusted my daughter with. One night with her is more than I deserve. Now that I've had her, I know she was made for us. Review: Made for Us was a lovely book to escape into for the day and never get bored. This story is about Abigail Stone and Tristan Weise, they knew each other for years, they fell in love at first sight but they thou

  Synopsis: Winter in Balsam Dell is a snowy affair, and to add in some cheer after the holidays Carly's former classmate Klarissa Taddeo is hosting her extravagant bridal shower at the historic Balsam Dell inn. That is, until a double-booking throws some mold in the cheese and leaves Klarissa scrambling. With the venue moved to the maid of honor's family mansion and Carly rinding to create a new delicious treat it seems the group is going to pull off the shower without a hitch. That is, until a rowdy band of groomsmen crashes the event. Klarissa is furious with her groom-to-be and when a loud argument ensues, everyone is shocked by what they hear. When the groom is later found dead at the bottom of the stairs, his drink spiked with a hefty dose of poison, Carly must put her nose to the rind and save Klarissa from being suspect #1. Because you know what they say: it's always the (almost) wife. Review: Cheddar Late Than Dead by Linda Reilly is the third book of Grilled Chees

  Synopsis: Step into the roaring 1920s Parisian music scene Leaving Manhattan… For a secret Parisian affair… New York darling Elizabeth Van Hoeven has everything…except freedom. But now Eliza’s traveling to study piano at the Paris Conservatoire and falling for jazz prodigy Jack Coleman in the process! A love like theirs is forbidden back home, and as they make beautiful music together under the Parisian lights, Eliza and Jack face a difficult choice: the life they’ve always known, or the possibility of a life they never could have imagined…  Review: A Manhattan Heiress In Paris is a beautiful tale about freedom. Freedom from social conventions, freedom from judgement and the freedom of being our true selves. Jack and Elizabeth found their freedom through the music in the wonderful and outlandish Paris of the 20s of the last century. Elizabeth Van Hoeven and Jack Coleman come from worlds apart, the first is a white lady from the Fifth Avenue who plays the piano, a black trumpatist fro