About the Book:

This is a smoking hot romance (for mature audiences only) and I’m talking you-will-need-ice-water during and after.  If this is not your kind of book, no problem, but if it is be sure to pick this one up.

“Two young and indecently handsome bicyclists visit a village in the French Alps during the summer holidays. Forced by a raging storm to spend the night at the local bed & breakfast, they invade the quiet lives of hostess Anne and her husband, Brian.  A power outage plunges the foursome into darkness, encouraging new liaisons to form, life-long secrets to be unveiled, and steamy lessons to be learned. But once the storm moves on, can the four find a balance and resume their normal lives?”

My Five Star Review:

High Risk Fever gets five stars for the steaminess alone.   This was the third book I’ve read by Lea. I’ve been wanting to give her a five star review and this was the book that did it for me. In my opinion, this is the best book she has written.  There was suspense, the characters were well developed, her descriptions where amazing and the writing keep me engaged all the way through.

I love when a story is told so well you can actually see it all, in detail, in your mind.  If you love a good HOT romance, a good story, and you don’t care if the couple is male and female or male and male, then definitely pick up this book.

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About the Book:

“Lucas and Annabelle met in a passing moment of time when you think about it; however, if you ask either of them, it was a moment they would never forget.  Brought together by a common goal, the two were deemed inseparable until fate and duty pushed them to opposite sides of the world.  Now, years later, lives restructured, Lucas and Annabelle find their paths crossing once again.  Will old sparks flame up again and what will happen when Lucas and Annabelle have others they have promised themselves to?”

My FIVE Star Review:

If you like a great military romance with some emotional twists and turns, then definitely pick up this book.  This is a stand-alone, independently published book by DC.

Living on opposite ends of the county, Lucas (22) and Anna (19) decided to enlist in the Air Force.  They met, immediately a strong friendship grew during their weeks of training, but orders were given, decisions were made and the course of their lives changed. Ten years later they met again, sparks fly between them, but their lives were on different paths. What decisions will they make this time?

What Could Have was an emotional journey with these two characters that I will NOT forget.

We all make important decisions in our lives, some of them turn out great, some of them fall apart and some we wish we never made, but isn’t that all part of life.  Never regret a decision you’ve made!  Learn from them, they re-shape you and sometimes even make you a better person.

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About the Book:

This is a New Adult/Coming of Age story with both main characters in their middle 20’s.  The story is loosely based on the authors brother Martin who passed away during a surgery.

“Twenty-four-year-old Summer Johnson knows two things. The first is that due to a quickly worsening medical condition, she faces a risky surgery in three months’ time that may or may not end in her death. The second is that she would like to fall in love before then.

As spring sinks into her namesake season on the Florida coastline, Summer plays the odds and downloads a new dating app – and after one intriguing message from a beautiful surfer named Cooper Nichols, it becomes clear that the story of what may be her last few months under the sun is about to be completely revised. All she has to do now is write something worth reading.

Tender, honest, devastating and triumphant, The Summer Remains explores a very human battle being waged in a very digital age: the search for a love that will outlast this temporary borrowing of bones. In an era when many feel compelled to share and re-share anything about everything, prepare to feel a love so special, you will want to hug it close and make it yours forever.”

My Five Star Review:

I’m not exactly sure how I stumbled across this book or Seth King but I am forever changed.  Real, true emotions were leaking out of every sentence he wrote and some of those sentences were 20 miles long.  But isn’t that how we feel sometimes when our emotions are stuck inside of us trying to get out and when they finally do, it’s a long drawn out exhale.  I read this book in one sitting because I could NOT put it down.  I will admit, it started a bit slow for me.   I don’t usually read rip-your-heart-out, use-an-entire-box-of-tissues kind of books but once I started learning about these two young people, I was hooked.   Part 2, of the book titled, Cooper Rising just about killed me. It was extremely hard to read through all the tears running down my face. All I wanted to do was jump into the book, grab Cooper, and hold him forever.  These two characters, Summer and Cooper, in my eyes, saved each other and fell so deeply in love it was amazing to read.  One of my favorite things about the book was all the song lyrics, which Seth King wrote himself, and the individual quotes from the lyrics throughout the book.

Anyone who really knows me knows, I try to stay away from the really emotional books, which is why it took me forever to read, The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. And the only reason I did was because my 14 year old daughter, Katie, begged me to. The Summer Remains was an emotional roller coaster as well but it was NOT a book about Cancer. *winks at Summer* I think I need to turn the tables on my daughter and beg her to read this book.

I would highly recommend this book and I look forward to reading more by Seth King.

I leave you with one last thought and my favorite quote from Cooper:

“Life is brief but love is long. Somewhere between anger and love is an ocean of eternal tranquility. It is there that I will see you again.”

Thank you Cooper and Thank YOU, Seth.

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