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Review SURRENDER Lisa Renee Jones

December 31, 2016 Leave a Comment

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Surrender by Lisa Renee Jones
Series: Careless Whispers
Published by Pocket Star on January 9, 2017
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Passion burns fiercely hot between Ella Ferguson and Kayden Wilkens, the man who held secrets and lies in his hands, and then allowed them to fall into hers. But even though he has become her anchor--helping her recover from amnesia after finding her unconscious in an alley, and allowing her into his secret world--all is not what it seems. Kayden still has secrets, and pieces of Ella's past are still shrouded in the darkness of her mind, while the powerful man who hunts her will not stop until she is his. In this final, explosive novel in the Careless Whispers series, Ella discovers that while her life with Kayden didn't begin in that dark alley...it could easily end there.

With the stunning conclusion of the attention grabbing Careless Whisper series, Lisa Renee Jones brings us Book 3, SURRENDER. You do need to have read book 1 and book 2 to fully comprehend this story. It’s been a riveting read, and the conclusion was intense!

We’ve been on a roller coaster ride of discovery with Ella Ferguson in this entire series. She was found unconscious in an alley by Kayden Wilkens with a horrible case of amnesia back in Book 1 and has fought tooth and nail to remember who she was and what danger she was blocking out of her memory. She and Kayden have developed an intense love for one another, and as she goes deeper into his secret world, she finds pieces of herself that she thought were gone forever.

This book brings answers to some of our questions, as well as a peek into Ella’s friendship with Sara as Sara and Chris from Inside Out make an appearance.

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Review PUSHING THE LIMITS Katherine Garbera

December 29, 2016 Leave a Comment

Pushing the Limits by Katherine Garbera
Series: Space Cowboys
Published by Harlequin Blaze on January 1, 2017
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"Houston, we have a hot-astronaut problem…"

Survival expert and control freak Jessie Odell has faced the most hazardous environments on earth. Training astronauts should be a cakewalk. Nope. Enter candidate Hemi "Thor" Barrett and his hot, ripped bod, and suddenly Jessie is breathless with raw excitement—something she hasn't felt for a long, long time—and it scares her to death.

Hemi isn't just some sexy distraction. Jessie actually likes the guy—and that makes him more treacherous than an Everest ascent. It also means Hemi's that much harder to resist. With every hungry, heat-fueled encounter, Jessie skirts closer to that dangerous edge. Falling for this space cowboy is definitely high stakes…but could the payoff be worth the risk?

Book two in Katherine Garbera’s Space Cowboys series is another fun one! We delve a little further into the training they have to do for the upcoming space mission and get to see some of the characters from Book one again!

Survival expert Jessie Odell is a take-charge thrill seeker, but she decides to use the time after a personal tragedy to reflect on her life and what more she wants to do with it while throwing herself into a different experience of teaching a course at NASA. She’s excited for the opportunity … and just when things are getting started, she meets one of her students who takes her breath away!

Astronaut Hemi “Thor” Barrett is all man. He’s gorgeous, fit and adorably sure of himself and what a distraction he is! Hemi is training for the mission of a lifetime, but that doesn’t stop him from falling for his gorgeous new teacher. The differences they find attractive in each other, just might be their downfall when they try to make a relationship work.

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Review DEVIL’S MARK Megan Crane

December 28, 2016 Leave a Comment

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Devil's Mark by Megan Crane
Series: The Devil's Keepers
Published by Loveswept on January 3, 2017
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The bestselling author of Devil’s Honor returns with a deliciously sinful novel about a good girl who goes bad—and the notorious Louisiana biker who can’t resist the lure of forbidden fruit.

Holly Chambless is tired of being the squeaky clean daughter of Lagrange’s holier-than-thou mayor. When her father is charged with corruption, she realizes that her whole life’s been a lie. Now’s her chance to do all the things she never dared, like scoring a job at a bar where reputations go to die, or reconnecting with the biker who sparked a secret hunger in her all those years ago. Holly isn’t a wide-eyed girl anymore—and this time she wants a taste of what has always been denied.

Killian “Uptown” Chenier has no time for stuck-up princesses. He likes fast bikes and wild sex. Sure, he remembers Holly. He sent her running with a wicked smile and a lesson about prying eyes. And sure, she’s grown up smoking-hot, with a body he’d like to personally desecrate. But Devil’s Keepers business is real and intense. Her daddy stole from the club, leaving his pretty blonde daughter a walking target. And when Uptown takes aim at what he wants, he never misses.

If you’re looking for a new motorcycle club bad boy, this is a fun series to try out! This one didn’t quite measure up to the first in the series, because Greeley & Merritt were a really hard act to follow. I did enjoy Killian and Holly, I just didn’t fall quite as in love as the first time. Still loved reading the story and can’t wait for the next in the series!

Mayor’s daughter, Holly Chambless is back home from college and tired of being Daddy’s good girl … especially since he’s just been arrested for corruption after all these years of preaching what’s right and wrong to her! She’s going to go after what she wants and what better place to start than at the bar hangout of the local bad boys??

Killian “Uptown” Chenier loves his life as a member of the Devil’s Keepers Motorcyle Club! What more could he want out of life than a family of brother’s, fast bikes and endless hot sex for the taking? When he runs across the reigning princess of Lagrange in his hangout, he steps forward to teach her a lesson of where good girls don’t want to hang out in town. They have a past connection, and he would like nothing more than to get his revenge on her disgusting father than by defiling his baby girl!

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Review THE BLACKEST CRIMSON Debra Webb

December 28, 2016 Leave a Comment

The Blackest Crimson by Debra Webb
Series: Shades of Death
Published by MIRA on December 1, 2016
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Detective Bobbie Gentry was psyched when she was offered the opportunity to work with the FBI on a special task force in the search for a heinous serial killer known as the Storyteller. What she didn't expect was for the serial killer to follow her home on Christmas Eve...

The Storyteller couldn't resist Bobbie no matter the risk. He murdered her husband and would have murdered her child but the little boy got away. Now Bobbie's fight for survival might just be more than he bargained for...

One of them must die.

A short novella prequel to Debra Webb’s newest series, Shades of Death. We’re hooked from page one!

Detective Bobbie Gentry was thrilled to be working on a task force with the FBI to catch a crazed serial killer … until the Storyteller set his sites on her! When he shows up at her house on Christmas Eve, killing her husband and kidnapping her, will she be his next victim, or will she be the first to live to tell about him?

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Review DEADLY FALL Elle James

December 28, 2016 Leave a Comment

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Deadly Fall by Elle James
Published by Harlequin Romantic Suspense on January 1, 2017
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In a Gothic mansion on a windy coast, former soldier Dixie Reeves and her client, billionaire Andrew Stratford, are in grave danger. The single dad has hired her to help him protect his daughter from a mysterious threat. As their enemy closes in, even tough-as-nails Dixie has to hold her nerve…and keep her guard up to stop herself from falling for Andrew and his adorable little girl. The long nights pass, and Dixie and her handsome boss can't deny they're barreling toward the kind of love that changes lives. That is, if they can somehow keep their instant family safe from the danger at the door!

An attention getting mystery from start to finish! Quick to read, intriguing with a side of sweetness!

Former soldier Dixie Reeves is happy to take on a new job just when she needs the distraction most. She’s set to be a bodyguard to a billionaire’s daughter. When she arrives and meets the family, she’s immediately drawn in and is determined to keep them safe!

Andrew Stratford doesn’t understand what’s going on in his house, but he’s determined to keep his daughter safe. When Dix arrives and is not what he was expecting, he doesn’t think he can trust her to get the job done, but when she puts him in his place and proves her worthiness, they agree to a truce. When attraction flares, will they be able to work together to figure out who is out to get him?

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Review DOMINATE ME Stacey Lynn

December 28, 2016 Leave a Comment

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Dominate Me by Stacey Lynn
Published by Carina Press on January 16, 2017
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Haley

The first time I felt Master Jensen's presence beside me, I knew he would be the one to show me all the kinky pleasures of Luminous.

That I would give my body to him. Begin my journey to sexual freedom at his feet.

But when I dared raise my eyes to his, I saw he would get a part of me no man had had before: my trust.

Jensen

From the instant I saw her blush, I was captivated.

There was power in her innocence—a power I quickly controlled.

Every moan, every cry, every new awakening was mine. I pushed her boundaries and watched her sexual confidence grow…knowing that in the end, I would have to let her go.

I know the price of love and I'm not willing to pay it.

I dominated her body and she enthralled my heart. But I have to walk away before I ruin the one I love.

Again.

A sensual learning of a the lifestyle she’s always dreamed about! Obviously you have to be comfortable with BDSM and hot sex to read it!

Haley Portsmouth is exploring things in life that will make her happy now that she’s on her own and living only for herself again. She’s always been interested in being dominated, so she sets out to learn about the life!

Jensen Rhodes was scarred by a bad experience and withdrew from the life that made him the happiest. When he sees Haley for the first time, he knows he’s got to have her succumb to him, even if only for a short time. He can never allow himself to keep her.

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Review AND THEN MINE ENEMY Alison Stuart

December 26, 2016 Leave a Comment

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** Review ** AND THEN MINE ENEMY Alison Stuart

And Then Mine Enemy Series: Feathers in the Wind
Published by Oportet Publishing on December 25, 2016
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A family ripped apart in a country divided by war . . .

England 1642: Hardened mercenary, Adam Coulter returns to England sickened by violence, seeking only peace, but he finds England on the brink of civil war. He has seen first hand what that will mean for every man, woman and child and wants no part of it.

King or Parliament? Neutrality is not an option and Adam can only be true to his conscience, not the dictates of his family.
Having escaped a violent marriage, Perdita Gray has found much needed sanctuary and the love of a good man, but her fragile world begins to crumble as Adam Coulter bursts into her life. This stranger brings not only the reality of war to her doorstep but reignites an old family feud, threatening everything and everyone she holds dear.

As the war and the family tensions collide around them, Adam and Perdita are torn between old loyalties and a growing attraction that must be resisted.

A historical saga centered around the start of the English Civil War and the turmoil and unrest that become of the country throughout. You are drawn in to the lives of the characters very quickly, and continue to be enthralled as each new thing happens. Not a huge amount of romance, but it’s a great read anyway!

Adam Coulter has lived the ravaged life of war before, so when he returns home to England just to discover the King is ready to start a civil war, he isn’t happy. He can’t just sit back and abstain, so he joins the side of the Parliament, even though it means being on opposite sides of what family he has left.

Perdita Gray has had her own heartache in life and is happy to be free from a loveless marriage and about to embark on a new one with a man who will spend his life catering to her needs and desires. She doesn’t expect to be drawn to yet another man when she meets Adam Coulter.

As the war progresses and family tension is at an all-time high, will Adam and Perdita keep their distance from each other, or will temptation be too strong?

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Review NIGHT MANEUVERS Tawny Weber

December 26, 2016 2 Comments

Night Maneuvers by Tawny Weber
Series: A SEAL Brotherhood Novel
Published by HQN Books on December 1, 2016
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In a sizzling prequel novella to her new trilogy, New York Times bestselling author Tawny Weber introduces the sexy, powerful Navy SEALs in the Poseidon team as they take on the ultimate mission: love.

Within the elite brotherhood of Navy SEALs, the Poseidon team are the very best—and the most secretive. Convincing a naive journalist not to write a tell-all PR feature should be a piece of cake for Chief Petty Officer Aaron Ward. Especially once he glimpses Bryanna Radisson's soft, lush curves. His tactic: seduce and destroy…

Bryanna is no pushover. Aaron's hard-muscled body makes her crave much more than a story, and she'll get what she came for. Desire is her weapon of choice, but when this one wild night is over, will Aaron sabotage her plans…or lose his heart in collateral damage?

With this prequel novella, Tawny Weber introduces us to the Poseidon Team of Navy SEALS that will star in her upcoming SEAL Brotherhood trilogy! If you’re familiar with Tawny’s work at all, you’ll know that she writes a sexy military guy quite well! This was a short and easy to read story. We met a lot of characters in a short span, some of which were Poseidon and some who weren’t, so that was a little confusing, but the main two characters had a cute connection and were fun to read about.

Chief Petty Officer Aaron Ward drew the short end of the straw and was tasked with the duty of giving an interview about his SEAL team to a PR rep. He thinks he’ll go in and woo her with his smile and even let her enjoy a night with him to achieve keeping their group shadowed and unknown. He doesn’t anticipate her being seasoned with using her feminine wiles to get her story, nor is he informed of her connections in the Navy!

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Review DR. DO-OR-DIE Lara Lacome

December 26, 2016 Leave a Comment

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Dr. Do-or-Die by Lara Lacombe
Series: Doctors in Danger
Published by Harlequin Romantic Suspense on January 1, 2017
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Two doctors are on thin ice as they race to save the world from a deadly disease.

Epidemic researcher Dr. Avery Thatcher has studied countless illnesses…but nothing prepares her for what she finds at a remote Antarctic base: the man she never wanted to see again and a mysterious ailment ravaging inhabitants. Avery will do whatever it takes to discover the illness's cause, and she vows to keep her heartbreaking history with Dr. Grant Jones in the past—even if reignited passion brings them dangerously close.

For Grant, ending this outbreak and regaining Avery's trust are vital. As their hunt to contain a lethal pathogen escalates, he'll put everything on the line to avert disaster. But will another insidious threat stop them both cold?

An exciting ride of terror filled moments as they rush to stop an unknown disease before it catches up with them all! It keeps you guessing trying to figure out who all is behind the bad doings, and wondering if they are going to find them before more people are lost. I wanted a little bit more of a connection between the main characters. I felt their past was show-cased well, but the reunion and current relationship could have had a little more oomph to it.

Dr. Grant Jones isn’t expecting an epidemic to break out on the base that he’s in charge of in Antarctica, and when it does, the last person he thinks will walk through the door as the head CDC investigator is his former college sweetheart the he has never gotten over. He expected to spend the rest of his life with her, but circumstances and youthful mistakes split them up.

Center for Disease Control investigator, Dr. Avery Thatcher has no clue she’s walking into Grant’s base hospital when she is sent to investigate a suspicious outbreak. She isn’t happy to see him and have the memories of how badly he let her down all those years ago flashing through her mind again.

The time together lets them have the time they need to discuss each of their feelings over the past, and make peace with each other, but will they be able to put a stop to the release of this disease before they are all taken down by it?

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Review PROTECTING HER SEAL Kat Cantrell

December 26, 2016 Leave a Comment

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** Review ** PROTECTING HER SEAL Kat Cantrell

Protecting Her SEAL by Kat Cantrell
Series: ASSIGNMENT: Caribbean Nights
Published by Alpe D'Huez Press on December 27, 2016
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Former Navy SEAL Miles Lynch came home from Iraq with the nickname “Mild.” His dirty little secret? It's easy to stay calm when you don't care about anything. He learned the hard way that happy endings don't exist—fighting for the cause only got him broken and disillusioned.

Explosives expert Lale Şakir knows a thing or two about chemistry, but only on paper. When it comes to men? Total novice. But when she agrees to create an artificial coral reef for Aqueous Adventures as an excursion site near the Caribbean island Miles calls home, will the unexpected heat between them cause too many complications… or melt the polar ice cap around his heart?

Another sexy SEAL takes center stage as the Assignment: Caribbean Nights series continues with Miles’ story! He’s a troubled guy, and we learn a bit of his history, but he’s still fairly secretive … which pairs him well when he meets and is instantly attracted to his leading lady who has a boatload of back story she isn’t sharing of her own!

Miles Lynch is the most at peace he’s been since he left the service here on their little piece of heaven island in the Caribbean. He works and lives surrounded by his former SEAL teammates as they run a vacation excursion business together. Now he’s looking to enhance one of their services, and gets hooked up with an expert to help him out.

Lale Sakir comes highly recommended by Charlie’s girl Audra, but Miles isn’t so sure about trusting a woman with explosives until he meets her. He doesn’t know what a tough girl looks like until he first interacts with Lale. She’s in a bad situation and really needs this job! She says all the right things and Miles can’t wait to see the artificial coral reef she is going to help them create!

When attraction flairs, will they decide to make this more than a working relationship?

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