ItaPixie's Book Corner

      Synopsis:   Skye Sunshine has a theory that workmen, when in your house, should be seen and not heard. But Saul, the annoyingly sexy handyman clearly hasn't received the memo! He's far too cheeky and irritating for her liking. But when Skye's peace of mind and reputation as an actress is threatened by hacks desperate for a story, can she really afford to turn down Saul's offer – to whisk her away from the limelight to the privacy of his rustic cabin in the woods?   Review:    Skye Sunshine is an actress forced into hiding in her childhood home from an aggressive paparazzi that threatens to unravel her secrets. When the situation escalates becoming even scarier Skye has to accept help from Saul, the annoyingly perfect and sexy handyman.   I loved the characters and the build up of the story. It is well written, compelling and at times emotional. I liked Skye, understandably she fears to show her own vulnerabilities, but beneath her sup...

        Synopsis:   What happens when a sensible Cinderella meets a European prince? Find out in this sparkling romantic Regency story! A royal distraction… …for the debutante! Given her meager dowry and lack of known parents, Isobel Lennox must use her only London season to make a sensible match. So why, oh why is she dazzled by the dashing, handsome Prince Claudio? She’s not highborn enough to be his bride—and he’s certainly not ready to marry. But one mesmerizing kiss later, neither can stay away from each other!   Review:   Miss Isobel and the Prince is the second book in an interconnected trilogy that tells the story of a triplet of identical sisters who go to London for a season to discover who were their parents and what come to them. Lady Isobel Lennox and Prince Claudio have just arrived in London, from Scotland the first and Germany the latter. They start bickering since their first encounter, because of a problem of miscommunicati...

      Synopsis:   Southern drawls & y'alls. Come fall in love in the Heart of Vallantine! It’s been ten years since Rebecca Moore left idyllic small town Vallantine for the big city and even bigger dreams of becoming an award-winning journalist. Her career a puff of smoke in her wake, she returns home for her grandmother’s funeral, grieving and with her life at a standstill. But her two childhood besties have a plan to restore the historic library to its former glory and convert part of it into a bookstore. It seems like so long ago residents had named their trio the “Bookish Belles,” yet nothing cures troubles like good friends and a purpose. The problem is, she needs a job until the renovations are complete, and just her luck, the new editor of the local newspaper is a Yankee. He’s also sullen, sanctimonious, and sexy. And with the gossip mill a-buzzin,’ how is she supposed to keep her cool amid all the southern Georgia heat? Graham Roberts hasn’t ...

        Synopsis:   Christopher I came from the biggest hockey family in the NHL. Records were set by my grandfather, my father, and now my brother. I was taught to love the game, but more than that, I learned early the men you play with are your family. You get on the ice every night and protect them, celebrate the wins, and pick each other up when you fall. So when we lost Benji, I stepped in to help his wife and kids, but this pull I feel when it comes to them is something more than I can even understand. Dakota My life was perfect, until it wasn’t. Gone was the husband I thought I knew and in his place was a stranger. I saw him change before my eyes. Then he was gone, leaving me and our girls alone. I wanted nothing to do with anyone or anything that took him away from me. But no matter how many times I’ve told his best friend I don’t need help. He’s here doing things for us, and the worst part is, I want him to.   Review:   Meant For Her was ab...

      Synopsis:   Madison James is riding straight to the top. Or she was—until she finds out her fiancé is planning to sell her best competition horse. In the middle of the night she leaves with her horses to hide out at an old friend of her coach in a valley near Rustler’s Ridge, a small West Virginia town. All she must do is stay under the radar and make it through two months. But across the valley there’s a cowboy who is desperately trying to keep his farm afloat. She can’t help it, whenever they meet there are sparks. Jack Coleman has only one to keep his family ranch out of the hands of an unscrupulous debtor. This was his sole focus until he finds a beautiful, mysterious blonde and her horses stuck on a flood-washed backroad. He has no idea who she is hiding from, or why. But he knows that she has lit a fire in him that had been dead for years. Now, if only he could forget about her and carry on with the business of saving his farm. But fate keeps...

      Synopsis: I fell in love with the one man I couldn’t have. My husband. At forty, I’ll do anything to save my health shop, including marrying Angelo Marchesi, a decade younger, tattooed guitarist from Italy who needs a green card. To prove our marriage is real, Angelo moves into my tiny apartment and shatters my quiet routine. Now I come home to an unattainable, gut-wrenchingly gorgeous stranger who masterfully plays guitar on my sofa and sizzles beef in my vegan kitchen. Between fiery quarrels, staged couple pictures, and fabricated love notes, we unearth each other’s pained pasts. Angelo breaches my defences and unravels emotions I never knew existed. Our passionate arguments explode into scorching nights, blurring the lines between real and pretend. Before I know it, the man who put a ring around my finger has my heart in his grip. Now that this marriage feels painfully real, so are our differences. As our contract’s end nears, I brace for an inevitabl...

    Synopsis: At 28, with a Ph.D under her belt and a meteoric rise to head of Research and Development at Mercer Robotics, Reese feels her decision to put her career first has worked out pretty well for her. Sure, she doesn’t have many personal relationships to speak of, but she does love her team and they like her too. So when she’s called to the Big Boss’s office and told she will be looking after his son while he does a rotation in her lab, she’s not thrilled that her hard work and achievements have boiled down to being a glorified babysitter – especially to a billionaire playboy with zero experience of mechanical engineering. But then tall, blond Thomas walks into her office, and Reese realizes this assignment is going to be even harder than she thought. Because the CEO’s son is not only extraordinarily gorgeous, chiseled, and charming… he’s also on course to become her new boss one day, and so extraordinarily out of bounds. As the pair get to know each othe...