Alyssa Rose Ivy | Saucy Southern Readers

Synopsis

Love is best served on the rocks.

My roommates look really good naked. At least one of them does. I’m sure the other one does too, but I haven’t seen him without his pants on. Living with two guys wasn’t something I’d ever considered, but the opportunity fell in my lap, and I’d have been crazy to turn it down.

College went by in a great big blur leaving me with less of a direction than I had going in. Add in a family that wanted nothing to do with me, and my post-college plans were less than clear. What’s a girl to do when she has nowhere else to turn? She moves to the Outer Banks and learns to bartend. After all, it was my horrible bartending skills that led me to my roommate’s bed and into his heart.

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Tracey’s Review

4-Stars

Carly doesn’t know what to do with her life. Recently graduated from college, and with a less-than-perfect home life, she heads to Corolla, NC, to see her brother and figure out what comes next. Macon is living his dream as a dive instructor, loving life and the ladies in Corolla.

When Carly shows up to stay with her brother Colin to escape trouble at home, she doesn’t have any real plan. She ends up working at the Grille, a local beach hangout, with Colin’s girlfriend Maddy, and quickly works her way up to bartender. Macon, one of Maddy’s roommates, is working as a dive instructor, living in the moment, and not thinking past the end of the summer. He and Carly hit it off, and when Maddy moves in with Colin, Macon asks Carly to take her place as roommate. Problem, though: there is a mad attraction between Carly and Macon, and even though they fight it, they are on a collision course towards each other.

‘On the Rocks’ is the second in the ‘Mixology’ series by Alyssa Rose Ivy. We’ve already met Maddy, Colin, Macon, and Brody in her first book, and they are all very much present in this book, too. Alyssa typically writes very readable stories, and this one was no exception. I found ‘On the Rocks’ to be an enjoyable read, with characters who are likeable, if on the young side, with an engaging storyline. Everything is wrapped up very nicely by the end of the book, although I’d love to see more of the gang, especially Brody, in the future. A nice solid 4-star read.

Author Bio

Alyssa Rose Ivy is a New Adult and Young Adult author who loves to weave stories with romance and a southern setting. Although raised in the New York area, she fell in love with the South after moving to New Orleans for college. After years as a perpetual student, she turned back to her creative side and decided to write. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and two young children, and she can usually be found with a cup of coffee in her hand.

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SEARCH Synopsis:

*New Adult Paranormal Romance*

Casey isn’t human. The revelation should terrify her, but it doesn’t. Instead it excites her. Too bad not everyone is as excited as she is.

Torn between two lives, the only one she’s ever known and her life as a paranormal princess, Casey has to decide whether she can trust the man she loves.

Sometimes being a princess isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

EXCERPT:

“Don’t take this the wrong way, but my place or yours?”

He got a twinkle in his eyes. “What way would I take that, Casey?”

I shut my eyes tight. I wasn’t supposed to get that shiver when he said my name. Not after what Nelly told me. Not after Jared. Not after finding out the truth. But I did. I reluctantly opened my eyes again.

“Let’s go with mine. It’s more spacious.” His eyes studied me, waiting for my reaction.

We had memories at his place. Recent memories I’d been trying to forget.

“All right.” I tore my eyes from his face. He’d gotten a far off look, and I knew he was thinking about the first kiss. The one that felt more like perfection than any other kiss before or since.

Traceys’ Review

4-Stars

Casey’s life is changing, and fast. Having learned, in a not-so-friendly fashion, that she’s a Pteron, she is having to adapt to a completely new existence. Life as she knew it, well, isn’t. Luckily, she has Toby to help her navigate things in her new-found world.

As a Pteron, Casey is able to do things that most people would not believe. Learning that that she can fly is excitement enough; finding that she is the daughter of the ruling family of the Society just adds to the drama. Still smarting from her encounter with Jared, head of security for the Society, she reconnects with Toby, another Pteron, who has been interested in more than friendship with her for quite a while. With his help, Casey is readily embraced by the Laurents, and drawn into the Pteron society. But experience has taught Casey that nothing is simple in this world, and danger is lurking close by.

I am a fan of paranormal romance, but was not quite sure what to expect from this book, as I was not familiar with this series. I was pleasantly surprised with the story, and quickly grew to like Casey, Toby, and the supporting cast of characters that Alyssa Rose Ivy has created. This is the second book in the Empire Chronicles, and does end on a bit of a cliffhanger. It will be exciting to see what happens next.

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