Layla Wilcox

[b:My Secrets Discovered|20452960|My Secrets Discovered (Secret Lives of Housewives)|Layla Wilcox|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1389027417s/20452960.jpg|31906773] by Layla Wilcox
Genres; Adult, Contemporary. Romance.
It is the first book in a short serial.
There are quite a few editing mistakes, although they are not very noticeable. Just to give you an idea of what they are like here is a sample.
"He was few years ahead of me...." Should read, "He was a few years ahead of me...."
This is one of the editing errors I found. Almost always a small connecting word such as 'a' or 'in'.
It is a VERY short read. I don't have a problem with that. I actually have come to enjoy short serials when they are written and priced appropriately. That is the problem I have with both this book and the one I read from this same author a few days ago. I looked up the price and books in this serial. Here is the information I found;
This book is free on Amazon, just like the other book of hers I read.
Family Secrets Vol 1, about 108 pages, is 3 stories. Story 1 is this story. So you get 2 other stories. Deduct the 38 to 40 pages of story #1, that leaves about 70 pages for #2 & 3. Price at the time of this review, $2.99.
Family Secrets Vol 2, about 100 pages. It is story #4 & 5 plus a bonus novella. All in 100 or less pages. Cost $2.99.
It's not a bad story. The subject and characters have potential. Just not enough to justify the pricing. You don't feel invested in the characters, and when you add in the editing mistakes, it all just leaves you unsatisfied.
I cannot in all honesty recommend this book.
… (mehr)

[b:Club Secrets|23524102|Club Secrets (Club Secrets USA, #1)|Layla Wilcox|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1415632982s/23524102.jpg|43127169] (Club Secrets USA, #1) by [a:Layla Wilcox|7740937|Layla Wilcox|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/authors/1426701027p2/7740937.jpg] is an Adult Contemporary Romance Short Serial. It is about 30 pages long. 4 chapters.
It is nicely written. There is definitely humor. Finding out your parents own a pornographic dating site while sitting at the dinner table ....... Very funny.
My problems with it are,
1. I checked on the price of book #2. 2.99 for 40 pages. Hmm, let me think... Nope, don't think I want to do that.
2. Wasted words. When you write this type of book ABSOLUTELY EVERY WORD counts. The action and details have to be fast and precise. Otherwise, the book is over and the reader, Me, is not connected nor invested in the characters.
It is not a bad read. It just isn't good enough for me to spend 2.99 on the second book & then 2.99 on the 3rd book. All of which are very short. By the way, this book, #1, is free at this time (Sept. 11th, 2016) on Amazon.
So now you have the good, the bad and the ugly facts. You will have to make up your own mind if it is worth it for you.
… (mehr)

[b:Family Secrets Discovered|29916711|Family Secrets Discovered (The Hauser Family Book 0)|Layla Wilcox|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-a91bf249278a81aabab721ef782c4a74.png|50296380] (Tha Hauser Family Book 0) by [a:Layla Wilcox|7740937|Layla Wilcox|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/authors/1426701027p2/7740937.jpg] is an Adult Contemporary Romance. It is the first book in a short serial.
There are quite a few editing mistakes, although they are not very noticeable. Just to give you an idea of what they are like here is a sample.
"He was few years ahead of me...." Should read, "He was a few years ahead of me...."
This is one of the editing errors I found. Almost always a small connecting word such as 'a' or 'in'.
It is a VERY short read. I don't have a problem with that. I actually have come to enjoy short serials when they are written and priced appropriately. That is the problem I have with both this book and the one I read from this same author a few days ago. I looked up the price and books in this serial. Here is the information I found;
This book is free on Amazon, just like the other book of hers I read.
Family Secrets Vol 1, about 108 pages, is 3 stories. Story 1 is this story. So you get 2 other stories. Deduct the 38 to 40 pages of story #1, that leaves about 70 pages for #2 & 3. Price at the time of this review, $2.99.
Family Secrets Vol 2, about 100 pages. It is story #4 & 5 plus a bonus novella. All in 100 or less pages. Cost $2.99.
It's not a bad story. The subject and characters have potential. Just not enough to justify the pricing. You don't feel invested in the characters, and when you add in the editing mistakes, it all just leaves you unsatisfied.
I cannot in all honesty recommend this book.… (mehr)

Hot Beach Romance: Sand, Sunshine and Sizzle Anthology
Reviewed by (Isha Coleman) for Candid Book Reviews

Hot Beach is an eclectic variety of love stories. Ranging from hot and sultry to emotional and heartbreaking or just light comedic romance there is something for every romance reader. A great deal with 15 stories from various authors that are all entertaining reads. I received an ARC of Hot Beach for an honest review. Am a fan of historical romance and although I read contemporary there are only certain authors that appeal to me. So for me to enjoy a book of authors that are not familiar to me is rare.… (mehr)