All I Want is You by Patricia Mar

Mar puts a different spin on this romantic novel--the story of Sara De Michele and Daniel Gant isn't the beginning of their love story but the middle. How couple need compromise and trust to grow as a couple. The storyline was not what  I expected. My expectations were of the couple runs into a few hiccups--they break up and get back together. Instead Sara and Daniel are madly in love with each other. The conflict of the story is they are so madly in love that it blinds them and feeds their insecurities especially for Sara since Daniel is a highly sought after male model with the media and Hollywood knocking on his door.
Another surprise for the reader is Daniel is just as much if not more insecure about himself and his relationship as Sarah is. His cousin enters the scene at the height of Daniel's insecurities and when Daniel has to leave for a meeting in Hollywood. The media adds to both Sara and Daniel's insecurities when Daniel is photographed at a party with a Hollywood actress. Of course, the quirky sister and best friend also assist the duo with finding their true passion and reminding both Sara and Daniel what they each want--each other. 

Fling Club Review by Tara Brown

Evidently, I am out for revenge or the universe is trying to tell me something because this is the third novel I've read that focuses on revenge. Fling Club is a secret society organized by Caitlyn Landry, the queen bee of the Hamptons. Her best friend-slash-frenemy Cherry Kennedy was always Cait's yes-man.The duo ran the secret and manipulative club that has 10 rules to live by for the summer flings. Cherry blindly followed Cait with these rules.  Until Cait committed the ultimate betrayal. Now, Cherry wants revenge in the form of destroying the club that Cait and Cherry built. Cherry couldn't enact her revenge alone. She has her older brother, Andy and baby sister, Ella to help her. The plan is to get Cait to break all of her Fling Club rules. 
Ashley Jardine is a MIT robotics student who needs a summer job. His new "job" is to help the Kennedy children force Cait to break all ten of her rules. Ashley doesn't have a problem with manipulating the ice queen but he does fall for naive, Cherry. 
Brown fills the novel with suspense, manipulation, sex, and self-awakening. 

Revenge Love Review

Releases July 26, 2018!!

Revenge Love is a sweet friends to lovers romance novel that features the pitfalls of college life from cyberbullying to Greek life to the unattainable perfectionism. Sweet lovable Emma Hastings is a member of Sigma Sigma Theta, strives to fit into the perfectionism lifestyle of her sorority. But she never quite feels like she fits in. Her best friend, Jason Gould knows and accepts that he doesn't fit in due to a genetic skin mutation called neveus flammeus which leaves his skin scarred and red. The two along with Emma's on-off bed buddy, Kieran and her lesbian sorority sister, Rosie--the foursome hatch a revenge plot to teach the "rich snobby assholes" a thing or two. Of course, nothing goes as planned. A suicide, expulsion, fight club, Jello wrestling, and one of the four drops out of Wellbridge University. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40134313-revenge-love 

But what each of the four learns is far greater than anything they can teach others.

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I'm back....

After a very long break from writing, I've returned to writing. Now the biggest decision for me is do I continue with this blog site or do I start anew? I still haven't figured that our quite yet. One of the reasons why I haven't been on this site is because I lost my password and didn't gain access to the email attached until recently. I do hold some sentimental value to this blog. It was my first. It's like the first kiss or first sexual encounter--you never forget it. But like a first love, I'm wondering if I need to let it go or perhaps--I'm not sure. Have I outgrown this blog which to be honest isn't really a blog but more like an online journal or misc crap. I never had a theme. I ranted about stupid stuff most of the time. It is the blog I used when my husband was in Iraq.  I whined about my undergraduate studies. I'm more attached to the memories I have from that time period versus the actual blog. Really, the writing is kinda crap with nothing really said. It's just me whining--much the same as I am doing now. Maybe it's a therapeutic outlet for me.   

A sisters pride

Rob 

Today my little brother married his soulmate. All the hard work on the wedding preparations paid off when I saw the look on his face when his bride walked down the aisle. Tears in his eyes, a heart filled with eternal love, I could see their entire life through his tears. The nights curled up on the sofa together, helping each other through their various health issues all while having gods love in their hearts. It was a very emotional ceremony for me, my brother, and his new wife. I was reminded how proud I am of the many accomplishments Rob has. He battled alcoholism for a number of years. He has been recovering for 5 years. Today is the second proudest I have ever been for him....the first was when he checked himself into rehab and began his road to recovery.

Wedding Stresses

My first attempt 

Tomorrow, my brother is getting married. I have been his unofficial wedding planner. I made the invitations, organized the food, destressed the bride for getting overwhelmed (daily), and (so far) attempted NOT to kill the maid of honor who has thus far shucked her duties even "forgetting" to book the avenue for the bridal shower. I am also making the finishing touches to the cupcake tree, I made. The paper isn't right so I need to resurface it. The whole thing was giving me fits. The first one I made, looked like my eight year olds made it. I was not pleased. The second one is coming along smoothly (now I know what not to do). 

My future

I'm in the process of making some major life changes. At the moment I'm stuck at a crossroad, the only thing I know is :i need to return to college for a master's degree. Herein lies my dilemma....I've been substituting at various school districts throughout darke county. I do enjoy it....I don't love it like some of my former classmates do. I think that maybe a problem. I'm not sure. I have figured out I'm not comfortable with the elementary kids...they listen to me with zero problems, but those LOL middle freak me out. I'm afraid that I won't teach them enough for the next phase of their education. Did I only choose education because I thought it would be easy or due to actually enjoying the jr/sr high schoolers?
If secondary education is not my destiny or whatever ya want to call it.....then what is? Before I finished my bachelor's degree, I was contemplating a master's in student affairs. Technically, both are education degrees.  I do enjoy helping students. Maybe that's why this is such a difficult decision. Anything worth doing comes with challenges....if its too easy....its not worth it. It could be this is my challenge. The first hurdle to complete....what degree to choose. Sahe or secondary ed.