You With a View by Jessica Joyce

Ok but like... I'm being attacked....because wanting to do your passion thing that isn't "practical"
and having the grandmother that was a best friend.
*wishes my high school rival was cute and my type.
Collapses from cuteness.
Goes and buys the book for the fluff.
 Pages: 352
TS: Marjorie, Timeless (smirk, cause it's my favorite song)

The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary

 ....I didn't know British people went on road trips....
"I keep pressing ESC but I'm still here" ....
They think eight hours is a long drive. ha. I was in a car for 13 one way. 
Oh I feel personally attacked by Dylan's life. Absolutely attacked.
I really liked the time jumps...like....in the audiobook they have both of the characters say "Now" and "Then" and I feel like..the way that information was revealed was really well done.
He thinks in poetry....he is my soulmate..but he is me... I am my own soulmate...sigh...this is fine. Dylan is cute and trying his best now and I just, protec.
400 Pages

Hidden Things: A Novel. By Doyce Testerman.

Hidden Things: A Novel. By Doyce Testerman. 2012. Harper Voyager. ISBN-13: 9780062108111 (Paperback).

“Watch out for the hidden things,” are the last words private investigator, Josh White, speaks to his business partner, best friend and ex-girlfriend, Calliope Jenkins, while still alive. But cryptic messages from Josh on their business’s answering machine and couriered by a stranger known as the Fat Man send Calliope on a bizarre road trip halfway across the country. With her is an appointed guide, Vikous, who for all appearances is a trench coat-wearing clown. But as Calliope is about to learn, not all things are as they seem and not all shadows that have been forgotten and relegated to myths and nightmares prefer to remain hidden.

Hidden Things is a character-driven story, but the fantasy and suspense elements fit well into the plot and how the Hidden beings are portrayed is wonderfully unique. Interspersed with Calliope’s bittersweet memories of Josh and snarky camaraderie with Vikous, this is a great debut novel by Testerman.

323 pages

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In Focus Series by Megan Erickson

Focus on Me by Megan Erickson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This M/M NAroad trip romance has a lot of depth, deals with some serious issues, and still has fun and lighthearted moments. I picked it up, because I love the characters Megan Erickson writes. I read the first book in the series last year, so I was happy when I found out that I could get the next 3 books on audio.

Book 13 read in 2018

Pages: 204

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Out of Frame by Megan Erickson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This M/M NA romance takes place on a cruise ship, as part of a reality show, both of which are fun elements, but it still has a serious edge. Quinn is adorable and JR is complicated, which makes for a good story.

Book 14 read in 2018

Pages 202

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Overexposed by Megan Erickson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This NA romance (M/M) is thoroughly enjoyable and includes a long hiking trip, a charming chatty Levi, and a quiet, caring Thad. It also introduced me to the term demisexual, which I had never heard of before, so I appreciated that it expanded my awareness.

Book 15 read in 2018

Pages: 177

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Did You Ever Have a Family: A Novel by Bill Clegg

Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg

June Reid is the sole survivor of an unbearable tragedy that grips the entire town of Wells, Connecticut. Shortly before her daughter’s wedding, a gas leak leads to an explosion at June’s house, leaving a bereft June and gossiping townspeople to make sense of it all. Directionless, June leaves Wells to drive across the country. Those she leaves behind whisper about what happened and if Luke, June’s thuggish boyfriend, was really responsible. With poetic language and through multiple perspectives, Clegg slowly reveals the narrative of a town touched by tragedy and the truth about those at its heart.

293 pages   

"Part & Parcel" by Abigail Roux

This latest installment in the "Cut & Run" universe finds Marine Force Recon team Sidewinder reunited again, this time on a quest left by their fallen comrade Elias Sanchez.  Nick O'Flaherty is recovering from injuries sustained in the book "Crash & Burn" with boyfriend Kelly Abbott trying his best to help.  With lots of down time, Nick decides to go through storage boxes and discovers letters from Sanchez addressed to the Sidewinder team, so he gets the guys together for a cross-country adventure that turns out to be more emotional than any of them had anticipated.

I was so glad to see Ty Grady and Zane Garrett again; they are the heart of the "Cut & Run" universe since the actual "C&R" series was about them.  This book focuses on Nick and Kelly's relationship but also gives us more insight to the other two Sidewinder members, Digger and Owen Johns.  Another plus - Ty brings along his two new kittens (which really wasn't plausible but still fun to picture).  This story is another winner for Roux.  Hooray for team Sidewinder!  270 pages (Kindle edition).