IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS AROUND HERE...ESPECIALLY ON MY E-READER!!! So to help everyone get in the mood here are a couple new holiday reads that have warmed my heart...and other things too!
*4 Stars to....NAUGHTY NICKS
by CHRISTINE d'ABO
Well this is how to warm up the holidays! Ms. d'Abo has given us a spicy, steamy, fun Christmas gift with NAUGHTY NICKS. A Santa stripper service...why have I never thought of that and where the heck is the number to where I can order a human labradoodle to dance? This novella was fun and fast from page one.
Blake is just an amazing character, we find him broken and unsure at the beginning and watch him battle himself until he finally finds his alpha status. Kim is everything I want to be...she's forward, fun and intelligent. Confidence and sex appeal in a small but amazing package. After what should have been only a one-night stand, a friendship is formed that neither of them would ever have expected. A friendship that neither knew was exactly what they needed.
So what happens when their friendship is tested by the heat that continues to grow between them. If your Kim you fight for a chance at more, if your Blake you try running from the only think that has ever felt right. Between the encounters with these two and the assorted secondary cast I literally had a smile on my face the entire time. Hot and sweet that's what this tale is. I absolutely love, love, loved this story. Best Christmas Gift this year...and I didn't even have to wait to unwrap it! Thanks to my friends at NetGalley for the opportunity to read/review this sexy read!
*4 Stars to.....WISHING FOR A COWBOY (A Compilation)
From PRAIRIE ROSE PUBLICATIONS
Wonderful...just wonderful. NetGalley has once again gifted me the opportunity to read/review a lovely book. This is a period compilation of wonderful western romance tales. Each of the eight short stories brings a bit of hope, love and a helping of forgiveness. In a time where everything seems unsteady and you're left feeling ungrounded WISHING FOR A COWBOY is a feel-good pick me up.
Each tale is set out in the western wilds. In parts of the country that are uninhabited by many and where living is hard eight men are brought to their knees by the love and grace of eight extraordinary women. As I read; curled up on my couch I could just feel the bite from the winds blowing across the plains, the kiss of snow falling on my face and the warmth of the fire burning in the little houses. Although I am not normally a fan of period pieces, I adored these tales of love found and chances taken.
If you want to gift yourself a little pick me up or a reward for all you're about to do for the holidays...give yourself WISHING FOR A COWBOY, and curl up and escape for a little bit.
Monday, November 11, 2013
Saturday, November 2, 2013
HOLD ON!
SHE'S DONE IT AGAIN!!!
*5 STARS to
MINE TO HOLD
by CYNTHIA EDEN
First off...I luv you! I mean seriously Ms. Eden you are phenomenal! I want to be your bestie, I want to see how that wonderfully wicked mind really works. That being said, I digress to the reason for my ranting...MINE TO HOLD; the latest installment in her "MINE" series.
We pick up a short while after the end of MINE TO KEEP, now in New York. Specifically York Tower in New York. This installment is the story of Noah York and Claire Kramer and boy oh boy is this a hot one. Claire has run out of options and has decided to turn to Noah for help. A wounded woman, who has been broken and is out of faith and belief in the world has found her match. A man with a past that holds more blood and death than anyone could imagine has just found the only person who unnerves him. It's the perfect set up in a perfectly sinful series.
Claire has suffered at the hands of someone she once believed loved her. But love and obsession are two sides of the same coin, and obsession can drive someone already on the edge completely insane. She no longer trusts her judgement and has lost the last of her family to another deranged individual. That awful encounter was what brought Noah into her life. Since then she has not been able to drive him from her mind and this terrifies and inflames her.
"Mine or dead, Claire. Mine. Or. Dead."
"It's a pity, because I think that I could enjoy touching you."
Noah...oh Noah. Now here is a man, no a machine; he allows the world to see only what he wishes. He has survived his past and seems to be living his days paying the penance for his actions. Never letting anyone too close, never staying with anyone woman for too long. No one has ever made him question existence in any other form...until that day in the alley. Until Claire came bounding, fighting her way into his life...his thoughts...his heart. Noah York is a man in control, wound tightly, keeping always keeping slightly apart from the world. Everyone who knows him, knows how important that control is. How necessary it is. But what happens when a woman, a single person shatters that control without intent or knowledge?
"I want you every f***ing time I see you."
"But I'm trying to give you what you want."
"You have to ask, remember? Just ask."
As in the previous two books in the "MINE" series; MINE TO HOLD is a roller coaster ride from page 1. The familiar cast is there as well as some new, but not wanted additions. Ms. Eden writes a damn fine romantic suspense story. each page drives the anxiety higher and stokes the fire of need growing in your belly. Her Alpha male is superbly written, both extremely forward and heartbreakingly broken at the same time. Noah is larger than life and a in need of someone to hold him in the space of a single chapter. I ached for his loss, for his pain, for his need to finally have something/someone all his own to love and keep.
"I want you with me. In my bed. Screaming my name again. One night wasn't enough for me."
"Your choice, baby. Always yours. Stay or go, but you won't get to cut out on me in the middle of the night again. If you stay, then you're mine."
This story is scorching hot! From the sexy and needy Alpha; Noah, to the broken but definitely not out female; Claire. She has seen the worst in men, been through the worst that anyone including herself can do to you and still she finds the ability to love and to be loved. The story of Noah and Claire isn't a jog through the park, NO their story is a marathon of hurt, hope and karma. Sometimes, just sometimes you actually do get what you deserve in life.
Heart-pounding, palm-sweating, pulse-throbbing, panty-soaking deliciousness is what MINE TO HOLD is. It is a satisfying tale of love, anger and pain that just grabs you by the heart and doesn't let go until everyone has found their HEA. I was extremely happy to see Drake Archer again. The very cantankerous, disillusioned and loveable man has needled his way into my heart and I'm now hooked. So this is my plea for Drake's story. I want, no I need for him to be loved even if he doesn't want it. I need for him to be broken by a GOOD woman, a woman who sees what's really inside that stony heart.
THANK YOU AGAIN AND AGAIN to NetGalley and CYNTHIA EDEN. You create characters that I obsess over and worlds that I long to play in. I wait with baited breath and a greedy heart for the next great adventure.
*5 STARS to
MINE TO HOLD
by CYNTHIA EDEN
First off...I luv you! I mean seriously Ms. Eden you are phenomenal! I want to be your bestie, I want to see how that wonderfully wicked mind really works. That being said, I digress to the reason for my ranting...MINE TO HOLD; the latest installment in her "MINE" series.
We pick up a short while after the end of MINE TO KEEP, now in New York. Specifically York Tower in New York. This installment is the story of Noah York and Claire Kramer and boy oh boy is this a hot one. Claire has run out of options and has decided to turn to Noah for help. A wounded woman, who has been broken and is out of faith and belief in the world has found her match. A man with a past that holds more blood and death than anyone could imagine has just found the only person who unnerves him. It's the perfect set up in a perfectly sinful series.
Claire has suffered at the hands of someone she once believed loved her. But love and obsession are two sides of the same coin, and obsession can drive someone already on the edge completely insane. She no longer trusts her judgement and has lost the last of her family to another deranged individual. That awful encounter was what brought Noah into her life. Since then she has not been able to drive him from her mind and this terrifies and inflames her.
"Mine or dead, Claire. Mine. Or. Dead."
"It's a pity, because I think that I could enjoy touching you."
Noah...oh Noah. Now here is a man, no a machine; he allows the world to see only what he wishes. He has survived his past and seems to be living his days paying the penance for his actions. Never letting anyone too close, never staying with anyone woman for too long. No one has ever made him question existence in any other form...until that day in the alley. Until Claire came bounding, fighting her way into his life...his thoughts...his heart. Noah York is a man in control, wound tightly, keeping always keeping slightly apart from the world. Everyone who knows him, knows how important that control is. How necessary it is. But what happens when a woman, a single person shatters that control without intent or knowledge?
"I want you every f***ing time I see you."
"But I'm trying to give you what you want."
"You have to ask, remember? Just ask."
As in the previous two books in the "MINE" series; MINE TO HOLD is a roller coaster ride from page 1. The familiar cast is there as well as some new, but not wanted additions. Ms. Eden writes a damn fine romantic suspense story. each page drives the anxiety higher and stokes the fire of need growing in your belly. Her Alpha male is superbly written, both extremely forward and heartbreakingly broken at the same time. Noah is larger than life and a in need of someone to hold him in the space of a single chapter. I ached for his loss, for his pain, for his need to finally have something/someone all his own to love and keep.
"I want you with me. In my bed. Screaming my name again. One night wasn't enough for me."
"Your choice, baby. Always yours. Stay or go, but you won't get to cut out on me in the middle of the night again. If you stay, then you're mine."
This story is scorching hot! From the sexy and needy Alpha; Noah, to the broken but definitely not out female; Claire. She has seen the worst in men, been through the worst that anyone including herself can do to you and still she finds the ability to love and to be loved. The story of Noah and Claire isn't a jog through the park, NO their story is a marathon of hurt, hope and karma. Sometimes, just sometimes you actually do get what you deserve in life.
Heart-pounding, palm-sweating, pulse-throbbing, panty-soaking deliciousness is what MINE TO HOLD is. It is a satisfying tale of love, anger and pain that just grabs you by the heart and doesn't let go until everyone has found their HEA. I was extremely happy to see Drake Archer again. The very cantankerous, disillusioned and loveable man has needled his way into my heart and I'm now hooked. So this is my plea for Drake's story. I want, no I need for him to be loved even if he doesn't want it. I need for him to be broken by a GOOD woman, a woman who sees what's really inside that stony heart.
THANK YOU AGAIN AND AGAIN to NetGalley and CYNTHIA EDEN. You create characters that I obsess over and worlds that I long to play in. I wait with baited breath and a greedy heart for the next great adventure.
Sunday, October 27, 2013
WICKEDNESS CONTINUED...
Marina Anderson has done it again and again...
My thanks once again to my friends at NetGalley for the chance to read and review such wonderful works as these!
4 STARS to
CARESS (Part 6)
The plot continues to roil and boil in part 6 of the DINING CLUB SERIES. With the members of the club circling Grace is beginning to feel the pressure. The feelings of insecurity and doubt are growing within Grace and she has no one to share them with. In this entry of the series we really begin to see and feel the turmoil within Grace. Within this highly erotic and vividly sensual series it has been quite easy to lose touch with the individuals, as the series grows to its close we are in touch with them.
The gift of touch seems harmless enough, but anything and everything can be too good of a thing. It's a lesson well learned at the Dining Club, a lesson deliciously served and enjoyed. In CARESS, the next trial in Grace's future is looming and not everyone is excited by the prospect of her passing another level. But, what's the expression...a wolf in sheep's clothing? The wolf in question is none other than Andrew. I have to admit that I've had mixed feelings about the "staff" of the Dining Club, but this entry really grated my nerves.
Things are not all what they seem and everyone is not the happy, sexy family they have portrayed up to this point. I love the drama and conflict, but I really dislike certain hostesses at this club! These people are all too sexed up if you ask me. You would think that being that satisfied would make them happier. This is a turning point in Grace's journey and she clearly chooses her path regardless of the consequences. It is a delicious read and I'm anxious for the next "meal"!
SUBMIT (Part 7)
The plot thickens and so does the sexual and emotional tension. Can she really do it? Can Grace really pull off passing all of the trials at the Dining Club? More importantly...will she be allowed to pass them? In this latest entry into the series we clearly see that Grace's success is not in every one's best interest. What's worse is that we are left unsure of David's feelings on the matter.
What would you do if you risked everything to prove your love for someone and they are ambivalent to it? how many hoops..."trials" must you pass before you are worthy? The deeply erotic tale of Grace's sexual awakening has taken a deeply emotional tale. SUBMIT is the deepest and darkest of the series. It looks at the darker side of David's sexual appetite. I felt the terror and uncertainty in Grace's trial, but more importantly I felt her questions.
Grace is questioning herself and her choice. David is no help at all and I have to be honest, I am not at all happy with him! His childish feelings, his inability to have an adult relationship without his ridiculous terms is so frustrating! I have felt and enjoyed the hot, sensual encounters that have occurred within this story. I have drooled over the idea of a tall, dark, rich and handsome man wanting to teach me all sorts of new things, but this...this is just insane.
In between being all hot and bothered with the scenes painted in this story, I have been very uneasy with the status or lack there of David and Grace's relationship. Grace is blooming with every encounter and is willing to do what is necessary to cement her place in his life, while he just...well he just doesn't seem to be as certain. He has his reasons, but they are not in my opinion worthwhile.
Her final trial is here and with little support or compassion from David, Grace faces it as usual head-on. It's her quiet strength and courage that really are the back bone of this tale. The final trial is quite a doozy and quite apparent why most don't pass it. What happens next is the best part. What does the future hold for them if she passes? What if she fails? You'll have to read it and see!
SURRENDER (Part 8)
She passes!!! Holy cow, Grace uses every ounce of courage and will to pass David's final trial. Is the glory of the win all it was supposed to be? Can passing all of the tests placed before her bring her what she wants most in life? Can David really love her? Can he really allow her into his life completely? We don't get all the answers we've been waiting for.
It has been very frustrating to be left unfulfilled. Yes she passed, yes she has done all he's asked, but has she really won anything? After all that she's done, all that she's exposed of herself what is it that she really has won? Grace's journey of self discovery has been addictive to me as a reader. She has power now and the understanding that goes with it. But is David the man who deserves it? I'm still on the fence. For such a dominant man, he has been very unsure in the handing of her.
This is supremely clear when she learns of Table 5. Table 5...Amber's table and the final, ultimate level at the Dining Club. Does Grace really want to be in charge? Will running the Dining Club really make David love her completely? It's so insane, it's so desperate, I just couldn't put the damn book down. Table 5's trial is to be undertaken by both women. This leads to a one on one battle between Grace and Amber. It's the perfect culmination between the two advisories.
Dark, delicious and highly erotic. That's all I can say about the final trial. It puts both women at the mercy of all the high ranking male members of the Dining Club. It's a test and only one of these women are truly suited to be the victor. It was the best trial of the series. I trembled with excitement from beginning to end. A winner is chosen, but I don't think that that's the final word on this group. Ms. Anderson left us all with an opening into another chapter into this series that I sincerely hope she takes. I have enjoyed all the naughty fun and frustrating moments found in this series and hope to see move into the life between Grace and David outside the club.
My thanks once again to my friends at NetGalley for the chance to read and review such wonderful works as these!
4 STARS to
CARESS (Part 6)
The plot continues to roil and boil in part 6 of the DINING CLUB SERIES. With the members of the club circling Grace is beginning to feel the pressure. The feelings of insecurity and doubt are growing within Grace and she has no one to share them with. In this entry of the series we really begin to see and feel the turmoil within Grace. Within this highly erotic and vividly sensual series it has been quite easy to lose touch with the individuals, as the series grows to its close we are in touch with them.
The gift of touch seems harmless enough, but anything and everything can be too good of a thing. It's a lesson well learned at the Dining Club, a lesson deliciously served and enjoyed. In CARESS, the next trial in Grace's future is looming and not everyone is excited by the prospect of her passing another level. But, what's the expression...a wolf in sheep's clothing? The wolf in question is none other than Andrew. I have to admit that I've had mixed feelings about the "staff" of the Dining Club, but this entry really grated my nerves.
Things are not all what they seem and everyone is not the happy, sexy family they have portrayed up to this point. I love the drama and conflict, but I really dislike certain hostesses at this club! These people are all too sexed up if you ask me. You would think that being that satisfied would make them happier. This is a turning point in Grace's journey and she clearly chooses her path regardless of the consequences. It is a delicious read and I'm anxious for the next "meal"!
SUBMIT (Part 7)
The plot thickens and so does the sexual and emotional tension. Can she really do it? Can Grace really pull off passing all of the trials at the Dining Club? More importantly...will she be allowed to pass them? In this latest entry into the series we clearly see that Grace's success is not in every one's best interest. What's worse is that we are left unsure of David's feelings on the matter.
What would you do if you risked everything to prove your love for someone and they are ambivalent to it? how many hoops..."trials" must you pass before you are worthy? The deeply erotic tale of Grace's sexual awakening has taken a deeply emotional tale. SUBMIT is the deepest and darkest of the series. It looks at the darker side of David's sexual appetite. I felt the terror and uncertainty in Grace's trial, but more importantly I felt her questions.
Grace is questioning herself and her choice. David is no help at all and I have to be honest, I am not at all happy with him! His childish feelings, his inability to have an adult relationship without his ridiculous terms is so frustrating! I have felt and enjoyed the hot, sensual encounters that have occurred within this story. I have drooled over the idea of a tall, dark, rich and handsome man wanting to teach me all sorts of new things, but this...this is just insane.
In between being all hot and bothered with the scenes painted in this story, I have been very uneasy with the status or lack there of David and Grace's relationship. Grace is blooming with every encounter and is willing to do what is necessary to cement her place in his life, while he just...well he just doesn't seem to be as certain. He has his reasons, but they are not in my opinion worthwhile.
Her final trial is here and with little support or compassion from David, Grace faces it as usual head-on. It's her quiet strength and courage that really are the back bone of this tale. The final trial is quite a doozy and quite apparent why most don't pass it. What happens next is the best part. What does the future hold for them if she passes? What if she fails? You'll have to read it and see!
SURRENDER (Part 8)
She passes!!! Holy cow, Grace uses every ounce of courage and will to pass David's final trial. Is the glory of the win all it was supposed to be? Can passing all of the tests placed before her bring her what she wants most in life? Can David really love her? Can he really allow her into his life completely? We don't get all the answers we've been waiting for.
It has been very frustrating to be left unfulfilled. Yes she passed, yes she has done all he's asked, but has she really won anything? After all that she's done, all that she's exposed of herself what is it that she really has won? Grace's journey of self discovery has been addictive to me as a reader. She has power now and the understanding that goes with it. But is David the man who deserves it? I'm still on the fence. For such a dominant man, he has been very unsure in the handing of her.
This is supremely clear when she learns of Table 5. Table 5...Amber's table and the final, ultimate level at the Dining Club. Does Grace really want to be in charge? Will running the Dining Club really make David love her completely? It's so insane, it's so desperate, I just couldn't put the damn book down. Table 5's trial is to be undertaken by both women. This leads to a one on one battle between Grace and Amber. It's the perfect culmination between the two advisories.
Dark, delicious and highly erotic. That's all I can say about the final trial. It puts both women at the mercy of all the high ranking male members of the Dining Club. It's a test and only one of these women are truly suited to be the victor. It was the best trial of the series. I trembled with excitement from beginning to end. A winner is chosen, but I don't think that that's the final word on this group. Ms. Anderson left us all with an opening into another chapter into this series that I sincerely hope she takes. I have enjoyed all the naughty fun and frustrating moments found in this series and hope to see move into the life between Grace and David outside the club.
Monday, October 21, 2013
TRACY WOLFF...WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
THANK YOU OH GODS OF NETGALLY!!! Seriously, ever since I was introduced to the fabulous process, I have been a very, very happy reader. It has opened me up to new phenomenal writers that I may have otherwise never have come to meet. Such as...Ms. Tracy Wolff!! I don't know ya, but I love ya! The best weekend reading I've done all month!!! I enjoyed two new reads and am still riding the adrenaline high.
5 Flashbulbs to:
FULL EXPOSURE
WooHoo, Mon Dieu!! This is a story full of the sexy, sensual haze of the bayou. Set in the oppressive and secluded Louisiana swamp, Serena and Kevin find the heat between them steams up hotter than the southern summer ever could. They find in each other what they always wanted and were terrified to even imagine. Each page brings them closer together, each new day brings them closer to combustion, each moment pulls them closer entwining them together.
Kevin is a famous sculptor whose reputation has every one at a safe distance, keeping to himself and never allowing anyone too close. The last woman that did burned him and the taste has lingered making him leery to open up and trust. Serena has been building up fame of her own, her photographs speak for themselves and it's her talent that brings her to Kevin's doorstep. Hired for a new photo essay book highlighting the sculptor, the sparks between the two begin to smolder from the start.
She's just supposed to be snapping pictures, he's just supposed to ignore her and work around her. But how do you ignore the chemistry and desire that has settled deep within them both. Serena has quite a past of her own; she has survived the unthinkable but it ha cost her. She has built up a steel skin in order to survive in everyday life. So who better than a sculptor to help bend, cut and shape that skin and let some one else in.
Lust and Love in the bayou. In FULL EXPOSURE Tracy Wolff gives you all the heat you could desire. Kevin's intensity in claiming Serena's body is palpable and more than once I had to put down the e-reader for a gulp of air. You feel it, his intensity and his love for her. It's tangible and confident even though she refuses, reputes it day after day. His desperation for her borders on madness for him and breaks your heart a little.
Beyond all the erotically delicious scenes that fill this book is the true gift...suspense! Yes, Ms. Wolff stirs up your senses with hands, lips and soul-retching encounters only to stop your heart cold with a stalker! Each and every word from his POV is just numbing, simply terrifying. Each escalation ratchets up the fear and anxiety. It was simply the best of both worlds.
5 TEQUILA SHOTS to:
TIE ME DOWN
OH MY...I MEAN...WHAT THE...??? Yes, that's all I have to say about this erotic, sinful and delicious novel. I was absolutely speechless and stunned with this one. I admit that after reading the above book from the same author I was ready (or so I thought) for some more of her magic, but OH NO!!!! NO WAY, was I ready for what Ms. Wolff threw at me in this one. So as my heart begins to once again race as I remember, I beg you to hold on.
New Orleans; sultry, sinful and ripe with those who want to be bad. It's the setting for this wicked story and is as much of a character as any written. Anyone who has ever visited the city can attest to that, it's a place alive with the desire and life of those that inhabit it. I am beyond thrilled that she did one of my favorite cities such justice.
It's a southern city and even though these are modern times ole habits die hard, so Detective Genevieve Delacroix has a bitch of a time being the only homicide detective in town. I adored her, tough as nails and still feminine and fragile at heart, she deals with the worst of the worst that the Big Easy has to offer and still carries herself with confidence. Genevieve has busted her ass to be one of the best that NOPD has to offer, and she's going to need every ounce of her skill and confidence to overcome her latest case.
Professional filmmaker; Cole Adams is in New Orleans for work and for an end to his own personal hell. An end that involves the detective, only she doesn't know it. All the careful planning, all the work that the controlling and closed off man ha done is blown to hell the moment the two meet. Genevieve brings Cole to his knees with a want he never could have dreamed would exist for him. It's too dangerous to want her, to be with her, but it's even worse to try and stop the storm that's brewing.
Breathless; that's what I was. Cole's dominant nature comes through loud and clear and had me whimpering with submission along with Genevieve. He is hot, overpowering and completely focused on his prey. He left me trembling with desire, weakened and panting for more. Cole Adams is the ultimate alpha whit just enough broken boy to make you swoon. Tracy Wolff has the ultimate gift in describing naughty, angry and obsessive encounters.
Torn between her need and desire to have Cole master her body and remaining in control herself, Genevieve is in a constant battle. She can't cave to this man, she can't give in now. Not when the case of her life has come full circle and the madman has drawn a bulls eye right on her. How well does she really know Cole, how much does she really know about anyone really? As the killer's noose tightens around her the fear she carries threatens to push Cole away and tear apart something that she isn't quite ready to acknowledge. Can two dominant people learn to bend to each other?
Yes, this story is filled with suspense and danger (some gore too), but it's the combination of that danger and the explosive passion between the two leads that snared me. I literally read from start to finish in one night. I COULD NOT PUT THE DAMN BOOK DOWN! Each new clue drew me in farther to the investigation, while each new encounter between the two had sweat building on my brow and tension building elsewhere. Large hands, bruised wrists, love bites and deliciously sore muscles all swirled and bubbled together to form a direct punch to the heart.
Yep, the heart. Yes this is a super naughty, dark story but it's also full of heart. I felt Cole's pain and anguish. Genevieve's fear, trepidation and sorrow was a knot in my stomach. The battle these two waged between themselves and the world was frustrating and infuriating at times, but the end was so worth it. I don't do spoilers, but I will say that I was so not ready for who the killer was! I was however ready for the HEA. This was a couple that I really pulled for, that I wanted to have peace and to find love.
I am sorry that I have been unable to quote from either story, but the proofs I received were not finalized and so I was given a big fat NO! I wish I could tempt and tease you with the sultry, sexy words I read. I wish I could give you a glimpse of the deep fear that I experienced. BUT, since I can't you'll just have to run out and grab FULL EXPOSURE & TIE ME DOWN by TRACY WOLFF for yourselves. I promise that it will be so worth it. Just remember to make sure you've cleared your schedule, because once you start you won't want to stop until every last ounce of pleasure has been squeezed from you!
5 Flashbulbs to:
FULL EXPOSURE
WooHoo, Mon Dieu!! This is a story full of the sexy, sensual haze of the bayou. Set in the oppressive and secluded Louisiana swamp, Serena and Kevin find the heat between them steams up hotter than the southern summer ever could. They find in each other what they always wanted and were terrified to even imagine. Each page brings them closer together, each new day brings them closer to combustion, each moment pulls them closer entwining them together.
Kevin is a famous sculptor whose reputation has every one at a safe distance, keeping to himself and never allowing anyone too close. The last woman that did burned him and the taste has lingered making him leery to open up and trust. Serena has been building up fame of her own, her photographs speak for themselves and it's her talent that brings her to Kevin's doorstep. Hired for a new photo essay book highlighting the sculptor, the sparks between the two begin to smolder from the start.
She's just supposed to be snapping pictures, he's just supposed to ignore her and work around her. But how do you ignore the chemistry and desire that has settled deep within them both. Serena has quite a past of her own; she has survived the unthinkable but it ha cost her. She has built up a steel skin in order to survive in everyday life. So who better than a sculptor to help bend, cut and shape that skin and let some one else in.
Lust and Love in the bayou. In FULL EXPOSURE Tracy Wolff gives you all the heat you could desire. Kevin's intensity in claiming Serena's body is palpable and more than once I had to put down the e-reader for a gulp of air. You feel it, his intensity and his love for her. It's tangible and confident even though she refuses, reputes it day after day. His desperation for her borders on madness for him and breaks your heart a little.
Beyond all the erotically delicious scenes that fill this book is the true gift...suspense! Yes, Ms. Wolff stirs up your senses with hands, lips and soul-retching encounters only to stop your heart cold with a stalker! Each and every word from his POV is just numbing, simply terrifying. Each escalation ratchets up the fear and anxiety. It was simply the best of both worlds.
5 TEQUILA SHOTS to:
TIE ME DOWN
OH MY...I MEAN...WHAT THE...??? Yes, that's all I have to say about this erotic, sinful and delicious novel. I was absolutely speechless and stunned with this one. I admit that after reading the above book from the same author I was ready (or so I thought) for some more of her magic, but OH NO!!!! NO WAY, was I ready for what Ms. Wolff threw at me in this one. So as my heart begins to once again race as I remember, I beg you to hold on.
New Orleans; sultry, sinful and ripe with those who want to be bad. It's the setting for this wicked story and is as much of a character as any written. Anyone who has ever visited the city can attest to that, it's a place alive with the desire and life of those that inhabit it. I am beyond thrilled that she did one of my favorite cities such justice.
It's a southern city and even though these are modern times ole habits die hard, so Detective Genevieve Delacroix has a bitch of a time being the only homicide detective in town. I adored her, tough as nails and still feminine and fragile at heart, she deals with the worst of the worst that the Big Easy has to offer and still carries herself with confidence. Genevieve has busted her ass to be one of the best that NOPD has to offer, and she's going to need every ounce of her skill and confidence to overcome her latest case.
Professional filmmaker; Cole Adams is in New Orleans for work and for an end to his own personal hell. An end that involves the detective, only she doesn't know it. All the careful planning, all the work that the controlling and closed off man ha done is blown to hell the moment the two meet. Genevieve brings Cole to his knees with a want he never could have dreamed would exist for him. It's too dangerous to want her, to be with her, but it's even worse to try and stop the storm that's brewing.
Breathless; that's what I was. Cole's dominant nature comes through loud and clear and had me whimpering with submission along with Genevieve. He is hot, overpowering and completely focused on his prey. He left me trembling with desire, weakened and panting for more. Cole Adams is the ultimate alpha whit just enough broken boy to make you swoon. Tracy Wolff has the ultimate gift in describing naughty, angry and obsessive encounters.
Torn between her need and desire to have Cole master her body and remaining in control herself, Genevieve is in a constant battle. She can't cave to this man, she can't give in now. Not when the case of her life has come full circle and the madman has drawn a bulls eye right on her. How well does she really know Cole, how much does she really know about anyone really? As the killer's noose tightens around her the fear she carries threatens to push Cole away and tear apart something that she isn't quite ready to acknowledge. Can two dominant people learn to bend to each other?
Yes, this story is filled with suspense and danger (some gore too), but it's the combination of that danger and the explosive passion between the two leads that snared me. I literally read from start to finish in one night. I COULD NOT PUT THE DAMN BOOK DOWN! Each new clue drew me in farther to the investigation, while each new encounter between the two had sweat building on my brow and tension building elsewhere. Large hands, bruised wrists, love bites and deliciously sore muscles all swirled and bubbled together to form a direct punch to the heart.
Yep, the heart. Yes this is a super naughty, dark story but it's also full of heart. I felt Cole's pain and anguish. Genevieve's fear, trepidation and sorrow was a knot in my stomach. The battle these two waged between themselves and the world was frustrating and infuriating at times, but the end was so worth it. I don't do spoilers, but I will say that I was so not ready for who the killer was! I was however ready for the HEA. This was a couple that I really pulled for, that I wanted to have peace and to find love.
I am sorry that I have been unable to quote from either story, but the proofs I received were not finalized and so I was given a big fat NO! I wish I could tempt and tease you with the sultry, sexy words I read. I wish I could give you a glimpse of the deep fear that I experienced. BUT, since I can't you'll just have to run out and grab FULL EXPOSURE & TIE ME DOWN by TRACY WOLFF for yourselves. I promise that it will be so worth it. Just remember to make sure you've cleared your schedule, because once you start you won't want to stop until every last ounce of pleasure has been squeezed from you!
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
WINTER'S COMING!
WINTER IS COMING SO WARM IT UP WITH...
5 LOGS ON THE FIRE for:
HEATING UP the HOLIDAYS
Featuring: Lisa Renee Jones
Mary Ann Rivers
Serena Bell
PLAY WITH ME
Lisa Renee Jones
Okay, so I'll admit to it up front...I'm a HUGE Lisa fan! And I mean HUGE!! So imagine my delight in her sexy, naughty addition to this fabulous anthology. I will try not to be biased but I have to be honest, even before the first word was read I was squealing with glee.
Kali Miller takes a chance at finding herself and some much deserved happiness and takes a job in the land of sin...Las Vegas, only when she arrives said job disappears like a coin in a slot machine. She has left everything behind and needs a job, needs to feel empowered and in charge of her life again. This drive pushes her into Damion Ward's world. A world that she's been immersed in before, so it leaves her leery at first.
"I'm bruised, not broken..."
High stakes, overload of power and a man that asks no questions, only demands that everyone fall in line has Kali questioning every moment they spend together. As she tries to examine Damion's actions and the ever present, ever undeniable lust that flows between them she also is trying her best to keep her head above water and do the job to the best of her ability.
"...the scent of him seems to chase me. It's spicy and wintery, stirring the oddest memory of a candle my mom used to burn during the holidays..."
These two are combustible! The heat and lust is a living breathing character within the story. Lisa's incredible talent to make you feel every nuance and desire makes this a decadent holiday treat. Kali is not a broken woman and she stands up to Damion at every turn forcing him to take down the walls he's built up in his life. The only problem with that is that this spunky reporter is pulled in much deeper, much faster than she could imagine. She definitely bites off more than she thinks she can chew. Damion pushes and Kali pushes right back, each what the other never knew they needed most in life.
"I would have liked that but the staff gave me the impression they thought I was the newest chick chasing the millionaire CEO."
I loved this story! Loved that Lisa gives us a woman who needs a man to support her and not make her. I love that this wonderful, sexy and intelligent man is a broken boy at heart. What I did not love was the ending...or lack of it! Yes I'm a greedy girl and I want more! I want to know what happens next, I want to know that the secrets they share do not break them. Mostly I want to see their Christmas! Thank You Lisa and NetGalley, once again it is FABULOUS!
SNOWFALL
Mary Ann Rivers
OMG!! Why have I never heard of this woman before? Where has she been hiding and how can I make her my new BF? I am speechless...completely and utterly speechless. Yes, that is how good this short story is! I am a mom of an only...and I felt the love flow with each word. I read this over a week ago and am still surrounded by the love and fear that I felt within these pages.
"We share the same philosophy, which is that whatever it is you're doing, you do for love. Your work, the friendships you extend, the person you fall for and hope is the one-start with love."
Yes, I know...and that little gem is only page 5! It is a beautifully written heart-filled story of love and hope. Jenny; super smart, undeniably beautiful (even if she's clueless about it...especially since she's clueless) and in the fight of her life. Hundreds of miles from home, from her anchor and alone in dealing with a life changing ordeal. Or so she thinks, having moved far from home to research at the lab of her dreams Jenny hasn't let anyone in. Her fear takes control of her life and makes everything else even worse.
"My mom is connected like that, she wants to understand why people do what they do and love what they love."
She shuts out the world as hers narrows even further and finds a connection of sorts on-line. It starts out innocently and builds into something steamy and yet empty. Still she shuts everyone out. I hate spoilers and with this story especially, I refuse to deny anyone the joy of reading this masterpiece. So, it's fair to say that a relationship that only exists within the blinking cursor of a cold laptop I no relationship at all.
Fear not, because even when you shut yourself out there are still people waiting for you to notice them and when you do it makes life worth living again. Evan does that, he pushes and challenges Jenny to be what he sees in her. He is loveable and awkward and just wonderful. My God he loves her mind! Like is totally hot for her brilliance. I love him. Evan's confidence and lack there of on occasion was sweet and real. Don't get me wrong I love an Alpha, but its also nice to have a guy who's just head over heels stupid with love.
"I feel like it was like, this aperture. Like you couldn't, at first, handle too much light, you'd be exposed, Lincoln was a way to let in just enough, and then maybe, I hope maybe, you can take in more light, and be Jenny, with me, who was always Evan. It was always me. And my amazement is so connected to all of it, to all these tiny moving parts that added up."
This is an intelligent, heart-filled story about life. About the things and people that anchor you when the world is dark. Ms. Rivers brings to point that its the people and moments that fill up and illuminate your world. So I'm going to hang my lights (tons of them) way up high for all to see. Because I'm here and I'm okay and I love my life. Thank you Mary Ann for the best early holiday gift I've ever had!
AFTER MIDNIGHT
Serena Bell
It's New Year's Eve and you'd rather be anywhere but here. We've all been there, running away from problems only to be confronted with how much worse it could be. Miles' life is falling apart; his job and reputation are in danger and his heart still aches from the stomping it was given. Nora is trying to prove a point; to herself to the world...who cares, all that matters is that he did not break her. So together they are trying to hide their pain and melt into the crowd unscathed until midnight. But what do you do when the attraction is undeniable and inescapable.
"They probably put some crazy pheromones in that stuff, grizzly-bear sex-gland extract or something."
This is a hilarious read. Between the serious, hurt Miles and the impulsive, beavis and butthead musings of Nora I laughed my way through a wonderful love story. These two are the example of animal magnetism, but never take it too seriously. It so worked for them, neither wants to be too heavy even if they both want nothing more than to lay themselves bare for the other. It was heartbreaking to move from his to her point of view.
"It's possible midnight will never come...It's possible we'll be stuck here like this forever..."
All that's left unsaid and unexpressed. I yelled and shook my e-reader in frustration. Always the sign of a good read in my opinion. Nora is life in Technicolor and Miles needs that in his life, badly. I read on with frustration and desperation. Why wouldn't he answer his phone? Why didn't she just tell the truth? Why the hell would anyone screw either of them? But, and I don't like spoilers...I loved it. Every frustratingly steamy funny word! I'm looking forward to some more fun, unavoidable love from a wonderful author. Serena, thank you so much for a New Year's Eve worth staying up for!
5 LOGS ON THE FIRE for:
HEATING UP the HOLIDAYS
Featuring: Lisa Renee Jones
Mary Ann Rivers
Serena Bell
PLAY WITH ME
Lisa Renee Jones
Okay, so I'll admit to it up front...I'm a HUGE Lisa fan! And I mean HUGE!! So imagine my delight in her sexy, naughty addition to this fabulous anthology. I will try not to be biased but I have to be honest, even before the first word was read I was squealing with glee.
Kali Miller takes a chance at finding herself and some much deserved happiness and takes a job in the land of sin...Las Vegas, only when she arrives said job disappears like a coin in a slot machine. She has left everything behind and needs a job, needs to feel empowered and in charge of her life again. This drive pushes her into Damion Ward's world. A world that she's been immersed in before, so it leaves her leery at first.
"I'm bruised, not broken..."
High stakes, overload of power and a man that asks no questions, only demands that everyone fall in line has Kali questioning every moment they spend together. As she tries to examine Damion's actions and the ever present, ever undeniable lust that flows between them she also is trying her best to keep her head above water and do the job to the best of her ability.
"...the scent of him seems to chase me. It's spicy and wintery, stirring the oddest memory of a candle my mom used to burn during the holidays..."
These two are combustible! The heat and lust is a living breathing character within the story. Lisa's incredible talent to make you feel every nuance and desire makes this a decadent holiday treat. Kali is not a broken woman and she stands up to Damion at every turn forcing him to take down the walls he's built up in his life. The only problem with that is that this spunky reporter is pulled in much deeper, much faster than she could imagine. She definitely bites off more than she thinks she can chew. Damion pushes and Kali pushes right back, each what the other never knew they needed most in life.
"I would have liked that but the staff gave me the impression they thought I was the newest chick chasing the millionaire CEO."
I loved this story! Loved that Lisa gives us a woman who needs a man to support her and not make her. I love that this wonderful, sexy and intelligent man is a broken boy at heart. What I did not love was the ending...or lack of it! Yes I'm a greedy girl and I want more! I want to know what happens next, I want to know that the secrets they share do not break them. Mostly I want to see their Christmas! Thank You Lisa and NetGalley, once again it is FABULOUS!
SNOWFALL
Mary Ann Rivers
OMG!! Why have I never heard of this woman before? Where has she been hiding and how can I make her my new BF? I am speechless...completely and utterly speechless. Yes, that is how good this short story is! I am a mom of an only...and I felt the love flow with each word. I read this over a week ago and am still surrounded by the love and fear that I felt within these pages.
"We share the same philosophy, which is that whatever it is you're doing, you do for love. Your work, the friendships you extend, the person you fall for and hope is the one-start with love."
Yes, I know...and that little gem is only page 5! It is a beautifully written heart-filled story of love and hope. Jenny; super smart, undeniably beautiful (even if she's clueless about it...especially since she's clueless) and in the fight of her life. Hundreds of miles from home, from her anchor and alone in dealing with a life changing ordeal. Or so she thinks, having moved far from home to research at the lab of her dreams Jenny hasn't let anyone in. Her fear takes control of her life and makes everything else even worse.
"My mom is connected like that, she wants to understand why people do what they do and love what they love."
She shuts out the world as hers narrows even further and finds a connection of sorts on-line. It starts out innocently and builds into something steamy and yet empty. Still she shuts everyone out. I hate spoilers and with this story especially, I refuse to deny anyone the joy of reading this masterpiece. So, it's fair to say that a relationship that only exists within the blinking cursor of a cold laptop I no relationship at all.
Fear not, because even when you shut yourself out there are still people waiting for you to notice them and when you do it makes life worth living again. Evan does that, he pushes and challenges Jenny to be what he sees in her. He is loveable and awkward and just wonderful. My God he loves her mind! Like is totally hot for her brilliance. I love him. Evan's confidence and lack there of on occasion was sweet and real. Don't get me wrong I love an Alpha, but its also nice to have a guy who's just head over heels stupid with love.
"I feel like it was like, this aperture. Like you couldn't, at first, handle too much light, you'd be exposed, Lincoln was a way to let in just enough, and then maybe, I hope maybe, you can take in more light, and be Jenny, with me, who was always Evan. It was always me. And my amazement is so connected to all of it, to all these tiny moving parts that added up."
This is an intelligent, heart-filled story about life. About the things and people that anchor you when the world is dark. Ms. Rivers brings to point that its the people and moments that fill up and illuminate your world. So I'm going to hang my lights (tons of them) way up high for all to see. Because I'm here and I'm okay and I love my life. Thank you Mary Ann for the best early holiday gift I've ever had!
AFTER MIDNIGHT
Serena Bell
It's New Year's Eve and you'd rather be anywhere but here. We've all been there, running away from problems only to be confronted with how much worse it could be. Miles' life is falling apart; his job and reputation are in danger and his heart still aches from the stomping it was given. Nora is trying to prove a point; to herself to the world...who cares, all that matters is that he did not break her. So together they are trying to hide their pain and melt into the crowd unscathed until midnight. But what do you do when the attraction is undeniable and inescapable.
"They probably put some crazy pheromones in that stuff, grizzly-bear sex-gland extract or something."
This is a hilarious read. Between the serious, hurt Miles and the impulsive, beavis and butthead musings of Nora I laughed my way through a wonderful love story. These two are the example of animal magnetism, but never take it too seriously. It so worked for them, neither wants to be too heavy even if they both want nothing more than to lay themselves bare for the other. It was heartbreaking to move from his to her point of view.
"It's possible midnight will never come...It's possible we'll be stuck here like this forever..."
All that's left unsaid and unexpressed. I yelled and shook my e-reader in frustration. Always the sign of a good read in my opinion. Nora is life in Technicolor and Miles needs that in his life, badly. I read on with frustration and desperation. Why wouldn't he answer his phone? Why didn't she just tell the truth? Why the hell would anyone screw either of them? But, and I don't like spoilers...I loved it. Every frustratingly steamy funny word! I'm looking forward to some more fun, unavoidable love from a wonderful author. Serena, thank you so much for a New Year's Eve worth staying up for!
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
MISSING YOU
The sun's about to set and I miss you. I miss you now just as much as I did that first night in the spring. Missing you is my job now, my goal everyday. It's a solid that's formed inside me, pushing out everything else that's good. Filling every moment of my day and punching thru me at night. Missing you is a full time job that I never applied for. It's the only thing that I pray to be failure at.
In the dark of night I miss the reverberation of your snores against my chest where I held to your back tightly. In the cold I miss the heat that emanated from your furnace of a body. The way that we had choreographed a dance long ago that required no words at all. I miss your overeager cheer that morning always brought. I miss the echo of your voice as it teased and taunted. My laughter is hollow and I search and fight for the happiness I once had. I miss the confidence of knowing that you are here, the comfort of someone having my back. I miss never walking alone; even when I was. The sure fact that you were there even when I couldn't see you. I hate the questions that have invaded my life; questions of confidence and self-doubt.
I miss that my accomplishments have no one to cheer them on and my failures have no one to cry with. The days are empty and lonely. My phone doesn't ring and my finger lingers...wanting even needing to text you. Hoping and praying that if I did you would answer. That for just a minute or two it could be like before. That maybe I could remember what it was like when you loved me. So I miss you...always. With every breath I take it becomes bigger and threatens to swallow me whole. I tread the waters of loneliness and hope for strength to hold on, but it's always there...I miss you, I miss us.
I don't know when or how my whole life became woven with yours. When you became my center, my home. They say ignorance is bliss. I say it's bullshit. I've lived in ignorance for what feels like a lifetime but I never saw it, never realized that that's what it all was. I missed it, I lost it, like sand falling through my fingers I lost us...I lost my happy. I lived in a dream and now I spend my nights trying to get a grasp on it again. Trying to pinpoint the moment when I lost it...lost you. But I can't, I can't get a hold on it. So I miss you some more.
The worst is missing your giant embrace. The only place that I ever felt safe in. It's gone and I'm afraid...all the time. It's not fair that you should have taken all that power with you, that you should have so much control. So I'm angry but I still miss you. I cry and sob and I still miss you. My heart is broken and I still miss you. I'm angry that I miss you, I'm angry that I love you still and I'm angry that you don't care. I wish you cared, I wish you missed me, I wish you'd come back.
So I miss you with every breath, every minute...I miss us. I miss the person I was with you and pray that I find her again. I miss the love we shared and can only dream of another chance. I miss you, I miss us. It's always here clawing away at me, reminding me of my failure of my loss. It's a dark shadow that follows me everywhere in everything that I do. Even without you I'm never alone, I miss you and I carry that around everyday.
I miss you...now and always. I love you...now and always. I wish that this was all just a very bad dream...now and always. But wishes don't always come true, sometimes the light of day breaks through and reality is just the same as it was the night before...and I'm still missing you.
In the dark of night I miss the reverberation of your snores against my chest where I held to your back tightly. In the cold I miss the heat that emanated from your furnace of a body. The way that we had choreographed a dance long ago that required no words at all. I miss your overeager cheer that morning always brought. I miss the echo of your voice as it teased and taunted. My laughter is hollow and I search and fight for the happiness I once had. I miss the confidence of knowing that you are here, the comfort of someone having my back. I miss never walking alone; even when I was. The sure fact that you were there even when I couldn't see you. I hate the questions that have invaded my life; questions of confidence and self-doubt.
I miss that my accomplishments have no one to cheer them on and my failures have no one to cry with. The days are empty and lonely. My phone doesn't ring and my finger lingers...wanting even needing to text you. Hoping and praying that if I did you would answer. That for just a minute or two it could be like before. That maybe I could remember what it was like when you loved me. So I miss you...always. With every breath I take it becomes bigger and threatens to swallow me whole. I tread the waters of loneliness and hope for strength to hold on, but it's always there...I miss you, I miss us.
I don't know when or how my whole life became woven with yours. When you became my center, my home. They say ignorance is bliss. I say it's bullshit. I've lived in ignorance for what feels like a lifetime but I never saw it, never realized that that's what it all was. I missed it, I lost it, like sand falling through my fingers I lost us...I lost my happy. I lived in a dream and now I spend my nights trying to get a grasp on it again. Trying to pinpoint the moment when I lost it...lost you. But I can't, I can't get a hold on it. So I miss you some more.
The worst is missing your giant embrace. The only place that I ever felt safe in. It's gone and I'm afraid...all the time. It's not fair that you should have taken all that power with you, that you should have so much control. So I'm angry but I still miss you. I cry and sob and I still miss you. My heart is broken and I still miss you. I'm angry that I miss you, I'm angry that I love you still and I'm angry that you don't care. I wish you cared, I wish you missed me, I wish you'd come back.
So I miss you with every breath, every minute...I miss us. I miss the person I was with you and pray that I find her again. I miss the love we shared and can only dream of another chance. I miss you, I miss us. It's always here clawing away at me, reminding me of my failure of my loss. It's a dark shadow that follows me everywhere in everything that I do. Even without you I'm never alone, I miss you and I carry that around everyday.
I miss you...now and always. I love you...now and always. I wish that this was all just a very bad dream...now and always. But wishes don't always come true, sometimes the light of day breaks through and reality is just the same as it was the night before...and I'm still missing you.
Sunday, October 6, 2013
WICKED SCHEMES
ANOTHER 4 STARS*
TOUCH
by MARINA ANDERSON
Part 5 of Marina Anderson's DINING CLUB SERIES is here and it does not disappoint. Grace and David are still at it and part 5 opens with the next trial. The trial does not disappoint and neither does all the scheming that's occurring behind the scenes.
Grace's determination to succeed and pass each trial in order to be closer to David, to be able to fully and openly love him and hopefully receive the same in turn is being thwarted with every available chance. What do you do when who you most desire is desired by someone else? David's inner battle is coming into the forefront and he can no longer fully hide his actions; whether planned or subconscious in response to Grace's achievements. The question is raised in whether he will be her biggest hurdle or biggest prize.
All the while there is danger in the dark recesses. Amber and Andrew have now bonded over a common need and they are willing to pull out all the stops to see that Grace's failure is there greatest scene yet. One will bask in her failure, while the other will dutifully be there to pick up the pieces. The proverbial pot is coming to a boil as the scene is now set for the final trial.
Will Grace succeed and find the love and happiness she desires? Will David face his fears and find that Grace truly is his perfect match? Can the DINING CLUB survive the storm that's brewing within it's walls? You'll just have to make a reservation and grab a set for Part 6....CARESS!
TOUCH
by MARINA ANDERSON
Part 5 of Marina Anderson's DINING CLUB SERIES is here and it does not disappoint. Grace and David are still at it and part 5 opens with the next trial. The trial does not disappoint and neither does all the scheming that's occurring behind the scenes.
Grace's determination to succeed and pass each trial in order to be closer to David, to be able to fully and openly love him and hopefully receive the same in turn is being thwarted with every available chance. What do you do when who you most desire is desired by someone else? David's inner battle is coming into the forefront and he can no longer fully hide his actions; whether planned or subconscious in response to Grace's achievements. The question is raised in whether he will be her biggest hurdle or biggest prize.
All the while there is danger in the dark recesses. Amber and Andrew have now bonded over a common need and they are willing to pull out all the stops to see that Grace's failure is there greatest scene yet. One will bask in her failure, while the other will dutifully be there to pick up the pieces. The proverbial pot is coming to a boil as the scene is now set for the final trial.
Will Grace succeed and find the love and happiness she desires? Will David face his fears and find that Grace truly is his perfect match? Can the DINING CLUB survive the storm that's brewing within it's walls? You'll just have to make a reservation and grab a set for Part 6....CARESS!
DECEIT?
DECEITFULLY YOURS
by BETHANY BAZILE
4 BREATHTAKING STARS
This was a story that I received from Netgalley in return for a review. I will admit that I was drawn to the description, but mainly because it sounded like a great set up for a yummy erotic tale. I was wrong...I was right...I was blown away! I devoured this story; chewing through each page...wanting to find the answers and yet wanting it to hold off and last a bit longer.
DECEITFULLY YOURS is the tale of Kylie and Jude. The tale of the deceptions that have made their paths cross and those that continue to linger and threaten the growing love between them. The story is filled with erotic scenes that flush your skin and make you pant, but also contains moments of pure sweet love that bring tears to your eyes. With each new day, each new scene between them a new line is crossed bringing them closer and yet causing the looming heartache to be that much worse.
Although the story is of Kylie and Jude, the secondary cast almost steals the show at times. Marcus is dark and you feel the blackness bleed off the page, while Stacia pulls at your heart. She makes you feel her need, her desire to be free of the prison that holds her, her desperation is almost palpable at times. Add the Thor twins (OMG!!!) and Jude's family and you have a wonderfully rounded cast with all the complications of real life that cause people to deceive.
Each moment they spent together brings them closer to what can only be the end. Right? How can you love someone who has so completely ruined your trust? How can you expect someone to look at you and believe you when you've lied? It's all here in DECEITFULLY YOURS; the good the bad and the questionable in people. I am honestly hooked and can't wait for more. Can you completely forgive or does it always leave a stain on the love you feel? This is one hell of an emotional ride and I don't think you'll feel it's effects until it's over!
Ms. Bazile dishes up an intriguingly deep tale of the right, the wrong and the ever widening gray areas of life. It's all about deception...deception that surrounds each of us every day of our lives. The deception that we create and that we participate in every waking moment of the day. Not only was this a great read it has provided a wonderful base for many conversations around drink filled, smoky bub tables. How do we deceive and why? Is it out of necessity or pleasure? Does our deception define us or does it wash away who we really are?
by BETHANY BAZILE
4 BREATHTAKING STARS
This was a story that I received from Netgalley in return for a review. I will admit that I was drawn to the description, but mainly because it sounded like a great set up for a yummy erotic tale. I was wrong...I was right...I was blown away! I devoured this story; chewing through each page...wanting to find the answers and yet wanting it to hold off and last a bit longer.
DECEITFULLY YOURS is the tale of Kylie and Jude. The tale of the deceptions that have made their paths cross and those that continue to linger and threaten the growing love between them. The story is filled with erotic scenes that flush your skin and make you pant, but also contains moments of pure sweet love that bring tears to your eyes. With each new day, each new scene between them a new line is crossed bringing them closer and yet causing the looming heartache to be that much worse.
Although the story is of Kylie and Jude, the secondary cast almost steals the show at times. Marcus is dark and you feel the blackness bleed off the page, while Stacia pulls at your heart. She makes you feel her need, her desire to be free of the prison that holds her, her desperation is almost palpable at times. Add the Thor twins (OMG!!!) and Jude's family and you have a wonderfully rounded cast with all the complications of real life that cause people to deceive.
Each moment they spent together brings them closer to what can only be the end. Right? How can you love someone who has so completely ruined your trust? How can you expect someone to look at you and believe you when you've lied? It's all here in DECEITFULLY YOURS; the good the bad and the questionable in people. I am honestly hooked and can't wait for more. Can you completely forgive or does it always leave a stain on the love you feel? This is one hell of an emotional ride and I don't think you'll feel it's effects until it's over!
Ms. Bazile dishes up an intriguingly deep tale of the right, the wrong and the ever widening gray areas of life. It's all about deception...deception that surrounds each of us every day of our lives. The deception that we create and that we participate in every waking moment of the day. Not only was this a great read it has provided a wonderful base for many conversations around drink filled, smoky bub tables. How do we deceive and why? Is it out of necessity or pleasure? Does our deception define us or does it wash away who we really are?
NAKED WOLVES?
Another addition to my addiction!
4 STARS* to HOW to RUN with a NAKED WEREWOLF
by MOLLY HARPER
Oh, holy hell was this book incredible! It was a gift from my friends at Edelweiss in return for a review, so here it goes....
This was a wonderful, heart and hope filled read. It kept me on the edge of my seat with laughter and anticipation. Each page pulled me in just a little bit more, made me question everyone just a bit longer. Ms. Molly Harper kicks ass in her writing style. The woman weaves a tale with humor and honesty, painting a really harsh tale with laugh out loud moments threaded through. More than once I found I had tears in my eyes and they were not from sadness...always.
HOW TO RUN WITH A NAKED WEREWOLF introduces us to Anna, or is it Melissa, Brandy, Lisa or Christina? It really doesn't matter because it's a woman who is running without a plan or destination from her past. A past that includes an evil husband. Don't ever believe the hype that Geeks cannot be menacing...that is totally proven false here!! We also have the great pleasure of meeting Caleb...mmm...Caleb!
Caleb, the hunky werewolf bounty hunter. Seriously if anyone can think of anything sexier please contact me immediately!! They cross paths due to circumstance or maybe it's fate, either way it makes for seriously delicious fun. My only gripe is my inability to quote this fantastic read. The sexy, snarky quips tossed between these two characters brought smiles to my face during a read that had the opportunity to cause fear.
RUNNING...is a story of strength. The strength to run, strength to stay and the strength to love again when you doubt your every move and choice. Caleb is way overprotective and wants to be overbearing, but sees the situation and reads his "Rabbit" the right way from day one...almost perfectly. It's never a completely smooth run to finish line, but getting there and winning the prize is soo worth it! Molly Harper proves that point in spades and has allowed a woman to save herself with the help of the man (and his Pack) of her dreams.
So...come on and RUN with the newest story of the Alaska Grundy Pack. It's a fun, smart and action packed story...that does end in a very open way. That being said I am more than excited to believe that we will have more to read about this great Pack. I promise you'll be breathless and happy at the end!
4 STARS* to HOW to RUN with a NAKED WEREWOLF
by MOLLY HARPER
Oh, holy hell was this book incredible! It was a gift from my friends at Edelweiss in return for a review, so here it goes....
This was a wonderful, heart and hope filled read. It kept me on the edge of my seat with laughter and anticipation. Each page pulled me in just a little bit more, made me question everyone just a bit longer. Ms. Molly Harper kicks ass in her writing style. The woman weaves a tale with humor and honesty, painting a really harsh tale with laugh out loud moments threaded through. More than once I found I had tears in my eyes and they were not from sadness...always.
HOW TO RUN WITH A NAKED WEREWOLF introduces us to Anna, or is it Melissa, Brandy, Lisa or Christina? It really doesn't matter because it's a woman who is running without a plan or destination from her past. A past that includes an evil husband. Don't ever believe the hype that Geeks cannot be menacing...that is totally proven false here!! We also have the great pleasure of meeting Caleb...mmm...Caleb!
Caleb, the hunky werewolf bounty hunter. Seriously if anyone can think of anything sexier please contact me immediately!! They cross paths due to circumstance or maybe it's fate, either way it makes for seriously delicious fun. My only gripe is my inability to quote this fantastic read. The sexy, snarky quips tossed between these two characters brought smiles to my face during a read that had the opportunity to cause fear.
RUNNING...is a story of strength. The strength to run, strength to stay and the strength to love again when you doubt your every move and choice. Caleb is way overprotective and wants to be overbearing, but sees the situation and reads his "Rabbit" the right way from day one...almost perfectly. It's never a completely smooth run to finish line, but getting there and winning the prize is soo worth it! Molly Harper proves that point in spades and has allowed a woman to save herself with the help of the man (and his Pack) of her dreams.
So...come on and RUN with the newest story of the Alaska Grundy Pack. It's a fun, smart and action packed story...that does end in a very open way. That being said I am more than excited to believe that we will have more to read about this great Pack. I promise you'll be breathless and happy at the end!
Monday, September 30, 2013
Hmmm...WICKED THOUGHTS
Wicked Thoughts this way come! I have been pleasured by having been given copies by both of these books by Netgalley in return for honest reviews.
CRAVE...The Dining Club Part 3
4 SCORCHING STARS
This is the third visit into the world of the Dining Club by Marina Anderson, and it picks up just where the last left off. Grace is in deep with this affair with David and the heat between these two leaps off the page. Grace has begun her "trials" at the club and is still reeling from the last one.
I feel the need to shake both these characters quite often, which only means that I really love this story line! Grace is in over her head and doesn't even know it, while David is still keeping himself in the dark emotionally as well. Again; this is another short serial series which means they are perfect for a lunchtime reading rendezvous.
It's a delicious tale of what would you do? How far would you go? And I wait with excitement to see where these characters finally end up.
SEDUCE...The Dining Club Part 4
4 STEAMY STARS
The fourth installment in the wicked Dining Club series is here and I'm still quivering with the aftershocks! Grace and David are back as Grace faces yet another trial at the club. I really feel the soul of the series coming together in this one.
Grace is coming to terms with the knowledge that she not only is falling in love with David, but it also coming to find that she's enjoying all the club has to give. While David is reeling from the fact that he doesn't want to love her unless it's on his terms. Only Love and Life are a bitch and we can't always control her. Added to the mix is the outing of Amber's jealousy towards Grace. To say that I'm not a fan is putting it mildly!
I still want to shake these two, only now I want to slap a few people too! The plot is being stirred up into quite a frenzy with plots and secrets. I can't wait...really I can't! Will they be strong enough to love each other more than they love the activities they embark on? Will they allow each other to simply be who they are? Argh! I must know!!! So catch up and join me in waiting to see what's served up next at the DINING CLUB!
CRAVE...The Dining Club Part 3
4 SCORCHING STARS
This is the third visit into the world of the Dining Club by Marina Anderson, and it picks up just where the last left off. Grace is in deep with this affair with David and the heat between these two leaps off the page. Grace has begun her "trials" at the club and is still reeling from the last one.
I feel the need to shake both these characters quite often, which only means that I really love this story line! Grace is in over her head and doesn't even know it, while David is still keeping himself in the dark emotionally as well. Again; this is another short serial series which means they are perfect for a lunchtime reading rendezvous.
It's a delicious tale of what would you do? How far would you go? And I wait with excitement to see where these characters finally end up.
SEDUCE...The Dining Club Part 4
4 STEAMY STARS
The fourth installment in the wicked Dining Club series is here and I'm still quivering with the aftershocks! Grace and David are back as Grace faces yet another trial at the club. I really feel the soul of the series coming together in this one.
Grace is coming to terms with the knowledge that she not only is falling in love with David, but it also coming to find that she's enjoying all the club has to give. While David is reeling from the fact that he doesn't want to love her unless it's on his terms. Only Love and Life are a bitch and we can't always control her. Added to the mix is the outing of Amber's jealousy towards Grace. To say that I'm not a fan is putting it mildly!
I still want to shake these two, only now I want to slap a few people too! The plot is being stirred up into quite a frenzy with plots and secrets. I can't wait...really I can't! Will they be strong enough to love each other more than they love the activities they embark on? Will they allow each other to simply be who they are? Argh! I must know!!! So catch up and join me in waiting to see what's served up next at the DINING CLUB!
LITTLE GIFTS!
Oh Twitter...you have been so good to me! New friends, new finds, new books! Again the TWITTER Gods have graced me with a little gift in the meeting of Kelli Lockheart (@KelliLockheart). She contacted me and offered me a copy of her latest book in return for a review. So, knowing my addiction needs constant feeding I jumped at the chance.
4 STARS* to THE GODDESS REDEMPTION -Part One
WooHoo! Talk about a fun, hot read. Although this was not one of my usual choices, I was extremely glad that Kelli bounced into my life with this story. This tale of Gods & Goddesses is wickedly delicious. The story flows extremely well and is quite fast paced. It's a short read that left me yearning for more.
Artemis; Goddess of the Hunt and Orion; the Hunter and son of Poseidon are the featured players in this sexy tale. A tale filled with secret lust, unspoken love and all the crazy family members you can imagine! I hate big spoilers, so I try not to spill...but with this story it's so hard. Ms. Lockheart has woven a tale of look before you leap. Even the Gods have to suffer from their mistakes.
"You mean the valley where we played for hours? The one where we started when the moon was high and didn't finish until the sun was bright and full the next day?"
Yummm! Yes, this story is wicked and delicious, but it's also a bit sad. Love is found and then lost and then found AGAIN!! Just as the heat ramps up and I couldn't wait to see what happened next...it ENDED! I admit that my greediness in reading does not make me a huge fan of short serials, it does not stop me from happily enjoying one so well written. I'm panting in eager, unrestrained breaths waiting for the next installment. Especially...now that there are shifters about!
I just love shifter and I LOVED this story premise! I'm completely hooked and can't wait for more. So thank you TWITTER, thank you KELLI LOCKHEART, and thank you so much to every new person who takes a chance on reading something new. You never know what lies between the covers, it just might be your favorite new obsession.
4 STARS* to THE GODDESS REDEMPTION -Part One
WooHoo! Talk about a fun, hot read. Although this was not one of my usual choices, I was extremely glad that Kelli bounced into my life with this story. This tale of Gods & Goddesses is wickedly delicious. The story flows extremely well and is quite fast paced. It's a short read that left me yearning for more.
Artemis; Goddess of the Hunt and Orion; the Hunter and son of Poseidon are the featured players in this sexy tale. A tale filled with secret lust, unspoken love and all the crazy family members you can imagine! I hate big spoilers, so I try not to spill...but with this story it's so hard. Ms. Lockheart has woven a tale of look before you leap. Even the Gods have to suffer from their mistakes.
"You mean the valley where we played for hours? The one where we started when the moon was high and didn't finish until the sun was bright and full the next day?"
Yummm! Yes, this story is wicked and delicious, but it's also a bit sad. Love is found and then lost and then found AGAIN!! Just as the heat ramps up and I couldn't wait to see what happened next...it ENDED! I admit that my greediness in reading does not make me a huge fan of short serials, it does not stop me from happily enjoying one so well written. I'm panting in eager, unrestrained breaths waiting for the next installment. Especially...now that there are shifters about!
I just love shifter and I LOVED this story premise! I'm completely hooked and can't wait for more. So thank you TWITTER, thank you KELLI LOCKHEART, and thank you so much to every new person who takes a chance on reading something new. You never know what lies between the covers, it just might be your favorite new obsession.
LOOKY...LOOKY...
So, I'm a bit hooked on TWITTER. I know, I know...it's crazy, it's insane, it's a waste of time and brain cells! BUT...it's also the most hysterical, legal fun you can have if you have the right mind-set. Less than a month ago I was followed by a Ms. Kelsye Nelson...@Kelsye and it's been wonderful. Aside from her informative tips (she runs @Writer.ly), she also writes herself. So I was super excited when she announced the release of her new book...SMART GIRL, DUMB LOVE. I immediately 1 clicked and prepared to enjoy.
* 5 STARS to SMART GIRL, DUMB LOVE!!!
I didn't know what to expect, this was my first foray into the mind of Kelsye Nelson but I was soo surprised. This is a collection of 3 short stories and they were great! I read through this on my commute home from work on Saturday and as well as being amused myself I was the cause for some amusement on the bus. 3 stories, 3 different women and 3 honest looks into the way we behave.
First...FIVE THINGS YOU'LL HATE ABOUT ME
"At eight, I am ready. At 8:01, I am nervous. At 8:02, I'm concerned. 8:05, I send a text and ask where you are right now. At 8:10, I've got my jacket on, my bag over my shoulder, and am sitting on the couch not doing anything else but tapping my foot and waiting."
I laughed my ass off! This short was spectacular! Honest and snarky and just plain great. A woman listing her faults/rules to the prospective man in her life. She's brutally honest and it's sooo true! I wish there was more, I wish we could see his reaction. FABULOUS!
Second...SURPRISE and DISBELIEF
"I wanted someone to worship me."
"There is no greater indignity than to be raped by a poet."
"Carl said, Marry me. Yes I said, but not now."
Wow! Just WOW! It started and I wasn't sure what to expect. Then it grabbed my heart. We do very bad things to ourselves. We look for more, when we have more than enough. We try to fix what you can't and mostly we choose to be blind. It's a beautiful story of lovers that hurt and are hurt. A woman whose fear of imperfection makes her blind to the perfect imperfection of a love that's always been hers. I so WISH, I so PRAY and BEG that Kelsye would turn this short into a full length novel. Their journey would be such a wonderful story. It was beautiful and so not enough!
Third...GIRL on a HOT TIN ROOF
"This is my home. This is my home."
I'm not sure what to say. This was the shortest, most focused of all the stories. It's all about a girl, all about an insecurity and all about the other main character...an apartment. It's a great start and would most definitely be a good jump off point for a longer story. This was familiar in it's theme; I don't know a woman who hasn't dealt with this problem, and yet very personal and to the point with it's focus on her doubt. I did like it, but I really wish there was more! Just more, I wish I could see a peek into her blossoming from her burst of strength.
Any which way you put it, this was a great dip into the works of Kelsye Nelson! I can't wait for more. The bonus story; OSAKA at NIGHT just wet my appetite for more. Thanks to the TWITTER gods for bringing me to @Kelsye and to her funny, witty work. Now go...go buy...go enjoy and go spread the word on this cool chic!
* 5 STARS to SMART GIRL, DUMB LOVE!!!
I didn't know what to expect, this was my first foray into the mind of Kelsye Nelson but I was soo surprised. This is a collection of 3 short stories and they were great! I read through this on my commute home from work on Saturday and as well as being amused myself I was the cause for some amusement on the bus. 3 stories, 3 different women and 3 honest looks into the way we behave.
First...FIVE THINGS YOU'LL HATE ABOUT ME
"At eight, I am ready. At 8:01, I am nervous. At 8:02, I'm concerned. 8:05, I send a text and ask where you are right now. At 8:10, I've got my jacket on, my bag over my shoulder, and am sitting on the couch not doing anything else but tapping my foot and waiting."
I laughed my ass off! This short was spectacular! Honest and snarky and just plain great. A woman listing her faults/rules to the prospective man in her life. She's brutally honest and it's sooo true! I wish there was more, I wish we could see his reaction. FABULOUS!
Second...SURPRISE and DISBELIEF
"I wanted someone to worship me."
"There is no greater indignity than to be raped by a poet."
"Carl said, Marry me. Yes I said, but not now."
Wow! Just WOW! It started and I wasn't sure what to expect. Then it grabbed my heart. We do very bad things to ourselves. We look for more, when we have more than enough. We try to fix what you can't and mostly we choose to be blind. It's a beautiful story of lovers that hurt and are hurt. A woman whose fear of imperfection makes her blind to the perfect imperfection of a love that's always been hers. I so WISH, I so PRAY and BEG that Kelsye would turn this short into a full length novel. Their journey would be such a wonderful story. It was beautiful and so not enough!
Third...GIRL on a HOT TIN ROOF
"This is my home. This is my home."
I'm not sure what to say. This was the shortest, most focused of all the stories. It's all about a girl, all about an insecurity and all about the other main character...an apartment. It's a great start and would most definitely be a good jump off point for a longer story. This was familiar in it's theme; I don't know a woman who hasn't dealt with this problem, and yet very personal and to the point with it's focus on her doubt. I did like it, but I really wish there was more! Just more, I wish I could see a peek into her blossoming from her burst of strength.
Any which way you put it, this was a great dip into the works of Kelsye Nelson! I can't wait for more. The bonus story; OSAKA at NIGHT just wet my appetite for more. Thanks to the TWITTER gods for bringing me to @Kelsye and to her funny, witty work. Now go...go buy...go enjoy and go spread the word on this cool chic!
Thursday, September 26, 2013
WRECKED!
WRECKED...
POINTE HOPE SERIES
By: H.P. Landry
4 STARS *
I was gifted a copy of this book in exchange for a review. I honestly didn't know what to expect and I will honestly admit that I was unfamiliar with the author's work. (I know how the HELL did that happen?) But I was pleasantly surprised. WRECKED is the first in Ms. Landry's new series POINTE HOPE, and what a first it is. Although it's not a long read, it did take me 2 days to buzz through it. There's a whole lot going on in good ole Point Hope!
This sleepy little Pennsylvania town is a hot mess! It's filled with horny, sexy lunatics! And I loved every damn page! We meet a young Mylie and her toddler brother Nikolas on the road to their new lives with their parents. Only they don't get there...the prologue was beautifully heartrendingly written. I was in tears at the start and did worry that this was going to be a emotional roller coaster. It is, but not in a soul sucking way. No, Ms. Landry moves you in a good way.
"I believed that being in love wasn't about sunshine and daisies, but that love allowed someone to find the person who complemented them best."
I really believe that this quote sums up the heart of this story. Mylie and Nik have lived a life of tragedy, only to find love and friendship to help them cope. She still has hope and trust and this story is the tale of how both of these beliefs are tested. Like I said there are a ton of characters; hysterical besties that just make you laugh and gasp out loud. I so want girls like that in my corner! There are also a boatload of Hotties circling around Mylie; none hotter or more frustrating than Professor Damien James. The man gave me the urge to strangle him one minute and tackle him the next. Hot...way too hot and did I mention frustrating.
"You should go Mylie. You deserve someone like Thor."
"But I don't want him."
"Tell me what you want Mylie."
"You."
"Mylie, please let me think that you are mine. I know you are going to go to him. I accepted it, but please let me pretend that you want me as much as I need you."
See...frustrating! These two go back and forth, push and pull and it made me crazy and MAD! The author clearly loves to stir you up and she does it well. Between all the love triangle drama, there's also attempted murder...kidnapping and all kinds of kinky behind the scene sex!!! This book was CRAZY...and it's only the first in the series! I admit it was on occasion a bit hard to follow, but none the less a really great read. Enough questions were answered to give us some sense of relief, but a boatload still remain.
"It's in those pivotal moments when there is no amount of denial that could ever prepare you to finally admit the truth. It is a truth that you've been trying to fight desperately not to believe."
I am desperately waiting for the next installment in this series. It's been 2 days since I put this story down and I have spent the better part of those 2 days churning the events of this story round and round in my head. It feels like I'm in a damn CSI show here...I must know what happens. More importantly...I really need to know more about the hotness that is Nik! Yum!!! And the besties, and the hot detective and well you see my problem. I thoroughly love a HEA, but a good suspense really gets my blood boiling.
WRECKED is the best of both worlds. It's a deviously delicious romantic suspense that leaves you wanting more. Go ahead...you know you want to...come on in and check out Point Hope. Just be careful and don't say I didn't warn you!
POINTE HOPE SERIES
By: H.P. Landry
4 STARS *
I was gifted a copy of this book in exchange for a review. I honestly didn't know what to expect and I will honestly admit that I was unfamiliar with the author's work. (I know how the HELL did that happen?) But I was pleasantly surprised. WRECKED is the first in Ms. Landry's new series POINTE HOPE, and what a first it is. Although it's not a long read, it did take me 2 days to buzz through it. There's a whole lot going on in good ole Point Hope!
This sleepy little Pennsylvania town is a hot mess! It's filled with horny, sexy lunatics! And I loved every damn page! We meet a young Mylie and her toddler brother Nikolas on the road to their new lives with their parents. Only they don't get there...the prologue was beautifully heartrendingly written. I was in tears at the start and did worry that this was going to be a emotional roller coaster. It is, but not in a soul sucking way. No, Ms. Landry moves you in a good way.
"I believed that being in love wasn't about sunshine and daisies, but that love allowed someone to find the person who complemented them best."
I really believe that this quote sums up the heart of this story. Mylie and Nik have lived a life of tragedy, only to find love and friendship to help them cope. She still has hope and trust and this story is the tale of how both of these beliefs are tested. Like I said there are a ton of characters; hysterical besties that just make you laugh and gasp out loud. I so want girls like that in my corner! There are also a boatload of Hotties circling around Mylie; none hotter or more frustrating than Professor Damien James. The man gave me the urge to strangle him one minute and tackle him the next. Hot...way too hot and did I mention frustrating.
"You should go Mylie. You deserve someone like Thor."
"But I don't want him."
"Tell me what you want Mylie."
"You."
"Mylie, please let me think that you are mine. I know you are going to go to him. I accepted it, but please let me pretend that you want me as much as I need you."
See...frustrating! These two go back and forth, push and pull and it made me crazy and MAD! The author clearly loves to stir you up and she does it well. Between all the love triangle drama, there's also attempted murder...kidnapping and all kinds of kinky behind the scene sex!!! This book was CRAZY...and it's only the first in the series! I admit it was on occasion a bit hard to follow, but none the less a really great read. Enough questions were answered to give us some sense of relief, but a boatload still remain.
"It's in those pivotal moments when there is no amount of denial that could ever prepare you to finally admit the truth. It is a truth that you've been trying to fight desperately not to believe."
I am desperately waiting for the next installment in this series. It's been 2 days since I put this story down and I have spent the better part of those 2 days churning the events of this story round and round in my head. It feels like I'm in a damn CSI show here...I must know what happens. More importantly...I really need to know more about the hotness that is Nik! Yum!!! And the besties, and the hot detective and well you see my problem. I thoroughly love a HEA, but a good suspense really gets my blood boiling.
WRECKED is the best of both worlds. It's a deviously delicious romantic suspense that leaves you wanting more. Go ahead...you know you want to...come on in and check out Point Hope. Just be careful and don't say I didn't warn you!
Saturday, September 21, 2013
SPEECHLESS....
Have you ever felt drained...completely wrung out and have nothing...no outside substance to blame...legal or illegal. Nothing that is but a book. Yep, just one lousy book...a collection of words strung together to; I hope in the author's mind, create a connection with the reader.
It's the purpose after all, right? You've seen my self-professed love for a certain author, that shall remain nameless...MADELINE SHEEHAN, so you shouldn't be surprised to know this is all her doing. After teasing of an early release for UNATTAINABLE of 10/1/13, she gave it to us early...as in late in wee hours of morning early. As I sat in bed, laptop poised for a 1 click purchase, I indulged in a bit of reading...as in the 2 previous books in the series. I had to prep right? Well, lack of sleep and adrenaline filled I read...then I worked; ugh that was not pretty, and I rushed home to continue to read. I devoured UNATTAINABLE and now I'm....
I'm strung out. I feel like I've drank too much, partied too hard and had my heart broken all at once. The worst part...I LOVE IT! I love that hours after I've been done I'm still basking in the new knowledge that I've gained. I'm even more in love with this band of crazy ass bikers and their families. Loved every tear that I shed, and there were quite a few. And I love the ache that has formed in my heart for those that are still hurting...love's a bitch and she fucks with the Horsemen with a vengeance.
The book was amazing, but I need to digest before I can give a proper review (check Goodreads or B&N) but I just had to say something...anything. The Bitch moves me, she just reaches in and grabs my heart and drags me through the damn story. Even when I don't want to know, can't take one more moment she pushes me forward and makes me face what I dreaded. She broke my heart, a few times. She gave me hope, when I thought that it had all gone to hell. She made me want more, because I love them. I love their questionable ethics, hard loving even harder fighting badass alpha male biker selves and she did that too.
So yeah I m obsessed; not my fault, yeah I'm way too invested in fictional characters; also not my fault and yeah I'm gonna bitch moan and groan till I get the next story; seriously not my fault! Because that's how good it is...how good she is...Madeline Fucking Sheehan and her Mother Fucking Talented ASS has ruined me for most other authors. I read, I like but I rarely if ever anymore obsess. They are not her and that's okay...as long as she keeps writing that is.
END OF STALKISHLY OBSESSIVE RANT!
It's the purpose after all, right? You've seen my self-professed love for a certain author, that shall remain nameless...MADELINE SHEEHAN, so you shouldn't be surprised to know this is all her doing. After teasing of an early release for UNATTAINABLE of 10/1/13, she gave it to us early...as in late in wee hours of morning early. As I sat in bed, laptop poised for a 1 click purchase, I indulged in a bit of reading...as in the 2 previous books in the series. I had to prep right? Well, lack of sleep and adrenaline filled I read...then I worked; ugh that was not pretty, and I rushed home to continue to read. I devoured UNATTAINABLE and now I'm....
I'm strung out. I feel like I've drank too much, partied too hard and had my heart broken all at once. The worst part...I LOVE IT! I love that hours after I've been done I'm still basking in the new knowledge that I've gained. I'm even more in love with this band of crazy ass bikers and their families. Loved every tear that I shed, and there were quite a few. And I love the ache that has formed in my heart for those that are still hurting...love's a bitch and she fucks with the Horsemen with a vengeance.
The book was amazing, but I need to digest before I can give a proper review (check Goodreads or B&N) but I just had to say something...anything. The Bitch moves me, she just reaches in and grabs my heart and drags me through the damn story. Even when I don't want to know, can't take one more moment she pushes me forward and makes me face what I dreaded. She broke my heart, a few times. She gave me hope, when I thought that it had all gone to hell. She made me want more, because I love them. I love their questionable ethics, hard loving even harder fighting badass alpha male biker selves and she did that too.
So yeah I m obsessed; not my fault, yeah I'm way too invested in fictional characters; also not my fault and yeah I'm gonna bitch moan and groan till I get the next story; seriously not my fault! Because that's how good it is...how good she is...Madeline Fucking Sheehan and her Mother Fucking Talented ASS has ruined me for most other authors. I read, I like but I rarely if ever anymore obsess. They are not her and that's okay...as long as she keeps writing that is.
END OF STALKISHLY OBSESSIVE RANT!
Friday, September 20, 2013
I'M SPENT!
***** 5 STARS
I'm utterly spent...emotionally, physically, mentally spent and it's all because of 1 woman....CYNTHIA EDEN!! I just had the pleasure, no the honor of reading her latest release...MINE TO KEEP; second in the "MINE" series. I was gifted the copy by NetGalley...one of my favorite "dealers" in my world of book addiction. I opened the my e-reader already excited and in love with the characters that had won me over in the first volume of the series "MINE TO TAKE", but nothing and I mean nothing could prepare me for the ride that she created in this story.
We once again find Skye and Trace; childhood loves that have just survived a brutal attack by her ex-lover, still reeling and still trying to fight their way through all the hurt and lies. Lies that were created out of love, loyalty and a mistaken sense of pride and fear. We are given a look into the who and the what that make Trace into a man who needs, creates and maintains total control. It's the secrets behind all that that bring the danger to their doorstep this time.
It's a story of love and how much real, solid deep love can take before it crumbles...if it ever does. The author gives us an up close glimpse into what fear does to people, how it forms them and their everyday decisions...good and bad. The first chapter open and before I knew it a knot had formed in my stomach and I had a lump in my throat. I felt every prickle of fear, every surge of lust, but mostly I felt these 2 characters yearning; even through the darkness, to hold onto each other and the love that they have.
"MINE TO KEEP" is a fast paced thrill ride. By the end of the story I was weeping, sobbing and left shaking. Each page brought another turn, a new player to the game and upped the level of fear and danger. Cynthia Eden is a master at this. She completely immerses the reader and surrounds you in this world of super-sexy Alpha males, danger, secrets and lots and lots of lust. I absolutely loved this and can't wait for the next installment..."MINE TO HOLD".
"Sometimes, I can't control myself. I'm strong-too rough for you. If I'm not careful, I'll break you, the same way I broke the mirror."
"Is this how you felt? When I was taken and you were left behind, did you feel like this?"
It's absolute beauty...that's the best way to describe the experience of reading MINE TO KEEP. Just an amazing journey into a world that was beautifully crafted, filled to the brim with all the characters, details and emotions that can stand up to such a dangerous and sometimes dark story. It's a real gift to come across something like this. A writer who can pull you in completely and make you forget everything except what happens next. This is why I read, this is why I dream in another's world, this is why I'm still that girl sitting in the library or the bookstore diving into the next read.
I'm utterly spent...emotionally, physically, mentally spent and it's all because of 1 woman....CYNTHIA EDEN!! I just had the pleasure, no the honor of reading her latest release...MINE TO KEEP; second in the "MINE" series. I was gifted the copy by NetGalley...one of my favorite "dealers" in my world of book addiction. I opened the my e-reader already excited and in love with the characters that had won me over in the first volume of the series "MINE TO TAKE", but nothing and I mean nothing could prepare me for the ride that she created in this story.
We once again find Skye and Trace; childhood loves that have just survived a brutal attack by her ex-lover, still reeling and still trying to fight their way through all the hurt and lies. Lies that were created out of love, loyalty and a mistaken sense of pride and fear. We are given a look into the who and the what that make Trace into a man who needs, creates and maintains total control. It's the secrets behind all that that bring the danger to their doorstep this time.
It's a story of love and how much real, solid deep love can take before it crumbles...if it ever does. The author gives us an up close glimpse into what fear does to people, how it forms them and their everyday decisions...good and bad. The first chapter open and before I knew it a knot had formed in my stomach and I had a lump in my throat. I felt every prickle of fear, every surge of lust, but mostly I felt these 2 characters yearning; even through the darkness, to hold onto each other and the love that they have.
"MINE TO KEEP" is a fast paced thrill ride. By the end of the story I was weeping, sobbing and left shaking. Each page brought another turn, a new player to the game and upped the level of fear and danger. Cynthia Eden is a master at this. She completely immerses the reader and surrounds you in this world of super-sexy Alpha males, danger, secrets and lots and lots of lust. I absolutely loved this and can't wait for the next installment..."MINE TO HOLD".
"Sometimes, I can't control myself. I'm strong-too rough for you. If I'm not careful, I'll break you, the same way I broke the mirror."
"Is this how you felt? When I was taken and you were left behind, did you feel like this?"
It's absolute beauty...that's the best way to describe the experience of reading MINE TO KEEP. Just an amazing journey into a world that was beautifully crafted, filled to the brim with all the characters, details and emotions that can stand up to such a dangerous and sometimes dark story. It's a real gift to come across something like this. A writer who can pull you in completely and make you forget everything except what happens next. This is why I read, this is why I dream in another's world, this is why I'm still that girl sitting in the library or the bookstore diving into the next read.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
THINGS THAT MAKE ME CRAZY!
The things that make me crazy in life...crazy happy! It's the small things really, I'm not a super fussy gal. In fact I've been called a cheap date on more than one occasion. ;P Anyway...it's the small things that make me laugh and cry. It's the Spawn surprising me with my fave coffee addiction...Mocha of course...on a Sunday morning. My favorite Greek salad with extra feta from my fave diner. A surprise $20 bill floating in my handbag or a coupon to Victoria's Secret when I didn't know I had one and there's a sale! Now that makes me happy. But to be perfectly honest there is little better than an early book release. Especially when it's from one of A) Your favorite authors or B) Your favorite series or best yet C) All of the F*ing above!
Thus today's post...There I was minding my own business at the office "working". Thankfully it was slow and I was able to sneak in a bit of web surfing. As I jumped from site to site checking facebook posts, new blog entries and cover reveals for the latest I'm sure to be obsession I made one of my usual stops. At Ms. Madeline Sheehan's FaceBook page and guess what I found....
UNATAINABLE WILL BE RELEASED OCTOBER FUCKING 1st!!! I squeeled, I bounced in my seat and I clapped like a damn idiot. But I didn't care because UNATAINABLE IS GOING LIVE ON 10/1/2013 and I'm gonna die!!!
I found a certain Ms. Sheehan on a cool fall night in 2012, while I was surfing through book sites looking to feed my demon. I have an addiction...I know and I don't care! Anyway, I came across UNDENIABLE; the cover peaked my interest. It was unassuming and yet interesting in it's simplicity so I clicked and read the blurb. My interest was peaked but I still wasn't sure...it seemed like a tough story and I didn't know whether I wanted something that heavy. I stared at that damn cover in my Nook for almost 3 days...3 DAYS! Then I dove and didn't come to the surface until about 4 in the AM!
There I was sobbing, shaking in the dark thinking WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED and WHO THE HELL IS THIS WOMAN? My world had been rocked and I was now addicted...I was a Horsemen's Bitch and proud of it! Since that now far away fall night I have spent many nights without sleep re-reading UNDENIABLE and it's follow up UNBEAUTIFULLY, each time seeing something more feeling something deeper. I've met the woman a handful of times and even though we have yet to take a damn pic together I still LUV her.
They are not fun, happy stories....NOOOO they are real hard tough love stories. The kind that prove that sometimes, most times you have to fight to get what you want. Sometimes you have to fight dirty and for a long damn time to get whatever your HEA is. I love it, I love the deep soul cutting brutality and the twisted genuine sense of family and belonging that runs through the entire series. It strangely gives me hope...hope that even in the thick of shit there can be happiness and lord knows there has been a HUGE LOAD OF SHIT in my life lately. So yeah I like hanging in the make believe world of books, but at least I hang in KICKASS book worlds!
So hold on to your panties...break out your lil tees & skin tight jeans and get ready for Cage & Teagan...but most importantly get ready for Dirty & Ellie! I know my super strange fascination with the sick MotherFer is well...dirty, but come on. I know you're dying to know what did this to him...and how the hell does he hook up with Ellie? Ellie...seriously! I'm drooling, I'm squirming in my pants, but mostly I'm yearning for a little Horsemen style love. I know it hasn't been that long, but again I'll remind you...I'M AN ADDICT!
End of my Stalker/Obsessed/Girl Crush post to Madeline. I think I may need help...eventually...after the series is done of course!!
KISSES!
Thus today's post...There I was minding my own business at the office "working". Thankfully it was slow and I was able to sneak in a bit of web surfing. As I jumped from site to site checking facebook posts, new blog entries and cover reveals for the latest I'm sure to be obsession I made one of my usual stops. At Ms. Madeline Sheehan's FaceBook page and guess what I found....
UNATAINABLE WILL BE RELEASED OCTOBER FUCKING 1st!!! I squeeled, I bounced in my seat and I clapped like a damn idiot. But I didn't care because UNATAINABLE IS GOING LIVE ON 10/1/2013 and I'm gonna die!!!
I found a certain Ms. Sheehan on a cool fall night in 2012, while I was surfing through book sites looking to feed my demon. I have an addiction...I know and I don't care! Anyway, I came across UNDENIABLE; the cover peaked my interest. It was unassuming and yet interesting in it's simplicity so I clicked and read the blurb. My interest was peaked but I still wasn't sure...it seemed like a tough story and I didn't know whether I wanted something that heavy. I stared at that damn cover in my Nook for almost 3 days...3 DAYS! Then I dove and didn't come to the surface until about 4 in the AM!
There I was sobbing, shaking in the dark thinking WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED and WHO THE HELL IS THIS WOMAN? My world had been rocked and I was now addicted...I was a Horsemen's Bitch and proud of it! Since that now far away fall night I have spent many nights without sleep re-reading UNDENIABLE and it's follow up UNBEAUTIFULLY, each time seeing something more feeling something deeper. I've met the woman a handful of times and even though we have yet to take a damn pic together I still LUV her.
They are not fun, happy stories....NOOOO they are real hard tough love stories. The kind that prove that sometimes, most times you have to fight to get what you want. Sometimes you have to fight dirty and for a long damn time to get whatever your HEA is. I love it, I love the deep soul cutting brutality and the twisted genuine sense of family and belonging that runs through the entire series. It strangely gives me hope...hope that even in the thick of shit there can be happiness and lord knows there has been a HUGE LOAD OF SHIT in my life lately. So yeah I like hanging in the make believe world of books, but at least I hang in KICKASS book worlds!
So hold on to your panties...break out your lil tees & skin tight jeans and get ready for Cage & Teagan...but most importantly get ready for Dirty & Ellie! I know my super strange fascination with the sick MotherFer is well...dirty, but come on. I know you're dying to know what did this to him...and how the hell does he hook up with Ellie? Ellie...seriously! I'm drooling, I'm squirming in my pants, but mostly I'm yearning for a little Horsemen style love. I know it hasn't been that long, but again I'll remind you...I'M AN ADDICT!
End of my Stalker/Obsessed/Girl Crush post to Madeline. I think I may need help...eventually...after the series is done of course!!
KISSES!
Monday, September 16, 2013
What I've Learned...
So, I've been thinking...I've read forever and have been shaped by each and every book that I've met. As the mother of a teenaged SPAWN, I am constantly trying to pass on lil nuggets of wisdom and am often met with the question..."Mom, did that happen in a book?" along with an eye roll and a thrown hip. Sometimes its yes and sometimes its no, but just because it comes from a book doesn't mean it doesn't count.
After our nightly catch up conversation last night she informed me that Sunday should be "Sunday Spawn Speak", because she needs to be heard. After laughing my ass off, I had to agree. You see I'm a very young mom to a very sarcastic and wonderfully brilliant Spawn, thus my life is filled with WTF moments and prayers for the universe to just swallow me whole. I can only promise honesty, which will be hilarious.
Back to lessons learned, here are just a few...
1. Every girl is a princess at heart, it just takes a bit of confidence and a real love of life for it to show.
A LITTLE PRINCESS by Frances Hodgson Burnett
2. Good friends help you live life well. Great friends help you to LIVE.
BREATHING SERIES by Rebecca Donovan
3. Love...real love isn't always nice and sweet. Sometimes it's nasty, dirty and bad for you. It's for you and only you to decide what and when is enough.
UNDENIABLE SERIES by Madeline Sheehan
4. There are men out there who do in fact love a woman with sass and brains.
ANYTHING WRITTEN by Kristen Ashley
5. When you find your dream man/woman they may not be the dream to everyone else. Again life isn't black and white and it's your choice how much grey you live in.
KNIGHT by Kristen Ashley
6. People always show you who they really are. It's your choice to see it or not.
AVOIDING SERIES by K.A. Linde
I could ramble on FOREVER...really I can. I love me a soapbox and an audience. But at least it gives a glimpse into the insanity of my mind and the authors/stories that I'm obsessed with. I'll start to post reviews of some of my past faves as well as new finds. I hope you'll love them as much as I did and if you haven't found them yet that I can point you in the right direction.
Happy Reading!
After our nightly catch up conversation last night she informed me that Sunday should be "Sunday Spawn Speak", because she needs to be heard. After laughing my ass off, I had to agree. You see I'm a very young mom to a very sarcastic and wonderfully brilliant Spawn, thus my life is filled with WTF moments and prayers for the universe to just swallow me whole. I can only promise honesty, which will be hilarious.
Back to lessons learned, here are just a few...
1. Every girl is a princess at heart, it just takes a bit of confidence and a real love of life for it to show.
A LITTLE PRINCESS by Frances Hodgson Burnett
2. Good friends help you live life well. Great friends help you to LIVE.
BREATHING SERIES by Rebecca Donovan
3. Love...real love isn't always nice and sweet. Sometimes it's nasty, dirty and bad for you. It's for you and only you to decide what and when is enough.
UNDENIABLE SERIES by Madeline Sheehan
4. There are men out there who do in fact love a woman with sass and brains.
ANYTHING WRITTEN by Kristen Ashley
5. When you find your dream man/woman they may not be the dream to everyone else. Again life isn't black and white and it's your choice how much grey you live in.
KNIGHT by Kristen Ashley
6. People always show you who they really are. It's your choice to see it or not.
AVOIDING SERIES by K.A. Linde
I could ramble on FOREVER...really I can. I love me a soapbox and an audience. But at least it gives a glimpse into the insanity of my mind and the authors/stories that I'm obsessed with. I'll start to post reviews of some of my past faves as well as new finds. I hope you'll love them as much as I did and if you haven't found them yet that I can point you in the right direction.
Happy Reading!
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Hello World!!
Well, here it is...my very first post on my very own blog! OMG!!! So I'm just a girl who loves a good book...any book...any time. I think I was born with the ability to read and can't remember a time when there wasn't one around me. I've kept a journal since 2nd grade and began writing down bits and pieces of dreams in middle school. I would continue the stories begun in my sleep and share them with my GF's, by high school I didn't bother to spend my money on lunch...not when there were so many good books to be bought.
I was the quintessential girl with her head in a book, and I guess I still am. Books are like a great meal or a yummy new drink, and I am always eager to spread the word on my newest find. Each story is a place and time that begs you to step in and share. I believe in HEA, and in the fact that everyone wants and deserves one...it just so happens that life doesn't always agree with me. So I dive in full steam ahead and read my fill.
I don't discriminate, but do prefer a good romance. A good romance can be many things...it can be sweeping and dreamy like a Disney movie or real, rough and loud like my girl Madeline Sheehan. You see it can be sweet or nasty, but as long as it rings real and true I'm in. I tend to have a bit of a potty mouth and get overly excited when I find a new obsession. I love that I can stand on my soapbox and yell to the world that I LOVE IT! So, stick around and see me rant, rave and pant in excitement over my latest find.
KISSES ;D
I was the quintessential girl with her head in a book, and I guess I still am. Books are like a great meal or a yummy new drink, and I am always eager to spread the word on my newest find. Each story is a place and time that begs you to step in and share. I believe in HEA, and in the fact that everyone wants and deserves one...it just so happens that life doesn't always agree with me. So I dive in full steam ahead and read my fill.
I don't discriminate, but do prefer a good romance. A good romance can be many things...it can be sweeping and dreamy like a Disney movie or real, rough and loud like my girl Madeline Sheehan. You see it can be sweet or nasty, but as long as it rings real and true I'm in. I tend to have a bit of a potty mouth and get overly excited when I find a new obsession. I love that I can stand on my soapbox and yell to the world that I LOVE IT! So, stick around and see me rant, rave and pant in excitement over my latest find.
KISSES ;D
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