Transitive Verve

Disclaimers: while my blog post itself does not contain any sexual content, this book does. This is a review for a book that is meant for mature audiences, and therefore is unsuitable for minors. This book was provided to me for free through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thoughts at a glance: *** (I liked it) Summary:  Troy is an MP in the town of Seaside, dreading the onslaught of Christmas because of a family issue that had happened in the past. Allison is the director of the Seaside Veteran's Center, and is happy to be single - except at Christmastime, when her mother hounds her endlessly about dating and then criticizes any man she brings home. This year, after crossing paths fortuitously two weeks before Christmas, Allison has the perfect idea to bring Troy home as her pretend boyfriend - it'll get her mother off her back, and since it's not a real relationship anyway, she won't care what her mother thinks is Troy's fatal flaw. But as th...

Disclaimers: while my blog post itself does not contain any sexual content, this book does. This is a review for a book that is meant for mature audiences, and therefore is unsuitable for minors. This book was provided to me for free through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thoughts at a glance: *** (I liked it) Summary:  Kat Chandler hasn't had it easy - not only did she recently lose her fiance, John (a Marine, who died in the line of duty), but she is also the new principal of Seaside Elementary, being tested every day by unruly students and colleagues/community members who doubt her ability to lead.  Sergeant Micah Peterson hasn't had it easy either - he has enrolled his son, Ben, at Seaside hoping to give him a new start far away from the bullies at his last school. Ben has cerebral palsy, and his ex seems to have no desire to come home to be a mother to her son. Micah takes a job as Seaside's landscaper, hoping to eventually replace his milita...