Review: Bad Deeds by Lisa Renee Jones

July 05, 2017

Bad Deeds by Lisa Renee Jones
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Dirty Money #3
Release - August 8, 2017
Genre - Contemporary Romance
Dual POV - 1st person
Heat - 3.5 out of 5
Length - 282 pages
Review of book 1, Hard Rules
Review of book 2, Damage Control

Would you bleed for the one you love?

To save his family empire from the grip of the drug cartel, Shane is pushed to the edge of darkness, forced to make choices he might never make. His father is dying. His brother is desperate to rule the empire and this means war and all gloves are off. His brother only thought he knew what dirty meant. Shane is about to give it new meaning. There is another war brewing though, and that one, is inside him, his battle between right and wrong, light and dark, and in the heat of the night, it is Emily he turns to for escape. Driving her to new limits, pushing her to accept a part of him that even he cannot.

In every one of Shane's seductive demands, Emily can taste and feel, his torment, his struggle to save his family and not lose himself. But he is losing himself, and that is a problem just as dangerous as her secret, that still lurk in the shadows, a threat to the Brandon Family waiting to erupt. No matter where she and Shane have traveled, or will travel in the future, she can't just sit back and watch him become everything he hates, everything he never wanted to become, everything she tried to save him from when she tried to run. It could be their undoing, the end. His end.

This is war, blood will spill, and someone in the heart of the Brandon family will not survive...

Review: Damage Control by Lisa Renee Jones

July 03, 2017

Damage Control by Lisa Renee Jones
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Dirty Money #2
Release - February 21, 2017
Genre - Contemporary Romance
Dual POV - 1st person
Heat - 4 out of 5
Length - 300 pages
Review of book 1, Hard Rules

The only thing more dangerous than a dark secret is a damaged heart…

Shane Brandon has been pushed to the brink, torn between his corrupt family and his explosive, all-consuming desire for Emily Stevens, who he now knows is not who, and what, she seems. Has he trusted the wrong person? Will she, not his brother Derek, be the ultimate destruction of his family Empire?

Emily tries to run from Shane, but he will stop her, confront her, force her to reveal all — one hot touch and kiss at a time, under every intimate detail of who this woman is, and what she wants, is exposed. But as he tears away the dangers of the unknowns with the woman in his bed, and in his heart, The Martina Cartel has set their sights on his company, his family, and the one piece of leverage they believe he won’t gamble with: Emily.

Review: The Catch by K. Bromberg

June 29, 2017

The Catch by K Bromberg
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The Player #2
Release - June 29, 2017
Genre - Contemporary Sports Romance
Dual POV - 1st person
Heat - 3.5 out of 5
Length - 286 pages

After an unexpected twist of fate, All-Star catcher Easton Wylder is left questioning the loyalty of everyone around him.

Even the woman who shares his bed, Scout Dalton.

But if Easton thought being uprooted to the last place he expected was the only challenge life had to throw at him, he was dead wrong.

With an ailing shoulder and his career in limbo, his decision to make an unexpected change leads him to question everything – Scout’s love, family loyalties, and whether he can conquer the one obstacle he’s never been able to overcome. The secret he’s never shared with anyone.

He may be a man pushed to his limits, but he’s hell-bent on proving his worth no matter the cost.

Review: Alpha Male by Jenika Snow

June 28, 2017

Alpha Male by Jenika Snow
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Standalone - A Real Man #14
Release - June 28, 2017
Genre - Erotic Romance
Dual POV - 1st person
Heat - 4 out of 5
Length - 60 pages

LAYLA

For the last two years Lachlan has been my personal bodyguard. Although I don’t feel in danger and don’t need someone constantly watching me, because it’s Lachlan, I can’t help but feel safe.

I love him.

He is big and strong, with training that makes him deadly. Anyone who is stupid enough to cross him learns that swiftly.
But I’m too afraid to tell him how much I want him. I’m too afraid to tell him that I crave him.

Review: Tied by Carian Cole

June 26, 2017

Tied by Carian Cole
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Standalone - All Torn Up #2
Release - June 26, 2017
Genre - Contemporary Friends-to-lovers Romance
Dual POV - 1st person
Heat - 3.5 out of 5
Length - 426 pages

Two hearts tied together by hope and tragedy.
An unexpected smile. A touch on scarred flesh. A kiss on waiting lips.
An undeniable love that overcomes all doubt...

My childhood and innocence were stolen when I was kidnapped at five years old and held captive for eleven years. Now, at eighteen years old, I don’t know what love, happiness, or hope feels like anymore. I’m numb and lost, clinging to a childhood fairytale of a happily ever after with the prince I hoped would someday save me.

I had no idea my prince would come in the form of a scarred recluse, covered in tattoo’s, who won’t—or can’t—speak a word.

The moment our eyes met I knew he was the one. My prince.
The one I knew would save me.

Review: Torn by Carian Cole

June 25, 2017

Torn by Carian Cole
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Standalone - All Torn Up #1
Release - August 28, 2016
Genre - Contemporary Romance
Dual POV - 1st person
Heat - 3.5 out of 5
Length - 442 pages
Trope - age gap, forbidden

When I was five years old, I told Toren Grace I was going to marry him when I grew up. When I turned eighteen, I made it clear I still felt the same. The problem? He's fifteen years older than me, and he's my father's best friend.

Toren Grace. My father's best friend. My pseudo-uncle.
He's always been my rock. The one I should never, ever want.
But I do want him, and I love him.
I always have.

Tor's one of the good guys. Loving. Devoted. A strong moral compass. One kiss between us rocked him clear off his axis. Now, we can't forget how that kiss felt, and what it changed. Nothing will ever be the same between us. I'm not a little girl anymore, and he's everything I want.

Review: Counterpoints: Book 2 by Laura Rossi

June 24, 2017

Head Rush by Laura Rossi
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Counterpoints #2
Release - December 20, 2016
Genre - Contemporary Sports Romance
Dual POV - 3rd person
Heat - 2 out of 5
Length - 203 pages

“I know why you are here” he said, his voice steady, in control as always.
Isabella looked back at him, her head tilted to the side, daring him to go on “You want to know what’s going to happen next”
“And what is going to happen next, Christopher?” she looked straight at him, right into his deep green eyes.
They were so close.
Again, she thought, I am letting him get close again.

Determined to put everything behind her, Isabella tries to regain control and some of her 'long gone' good sense.
How could she have fallen for it? The relationship was doomed from the beginning, a regular girl like her dating a famous, race driver- not to mention ladies' man- like Christopher.
While a part of her misses him, Isabella knows she must stay away.
But can Christopher stay away from her?

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Review: Counterpoints by Laura Rossi

Full Throttle by Laura Rossi
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Counterpoints #1
Release - February 27, 2016
Genre - Contemporary Sports Romance
Dual POV - 3rd person
Heat - 2 out of 5
Length - 295 pages

"I am afraid to take a step forward and...miss the ground beneath my feet. You know, that awful feeling that you are going to hit the floor hard"
"Who says you will miss the ground?" she could hear him smile.
"What If I do though?"
"You'd fall down and then get back up again"

When Isabella lands the job of her dreams, she knows her life won't be the same again, especially when her task is to travel the world with a car race team.
Leaving behind her family and loved ones, she embarks on a journey across continents, during which she'll meet new friends, learn more about herself and about the people she can really trust, but most of all Isabella will fall for a man who is totally wrong for her.

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Review: His Promise by Eddie Cleveland

His Promise by Eddie Cleveland
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Standalone - FREE book to subscribers to author's newsletter
Genre - Contemporary Second Chance Romance
Dual POV - 1st person
Heat - 4 out of 5

Colt and Isabella shared an instant connection that was put on hold for two years. Once they were reunited, their story became an emotional and steamy journey. With a boatload of drama mixed in, HIS PROMISE made for quite the entertaining read. I love getting a sweet surprise read just for supporting an author. Although this story was a bit cheesy and predictable, I happened to really enjoy it.

Review: Wrecked by Jeannine Colette

June 22, 2017

Wrecked by Jeannine Colette
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Standalone
Release - June 21, 2017
Genre - Contemporary Friends-to-lovers Romance
Heroine POV - 1st person
Heat - 3 out of 5
Length - 355 pages

Take one sexy bartender. Add a badass cop. A splash of sweet, that's me. One sour, that's him... and serve over ice.

That’s how you’ll get to my current situation.

You know the girl - the one who commands the scene, bottle of liquor in hand, pouring liquid fire into the willing throats of patrons as they let loose at the local bar?

That's me. Leah Marie Paige.

I may be known as the town party girl, but in reality I'm this close to my dream of opening my own bar - McConaugheys. Yes, it will be named after the acclaimed actor. What can I say? I’m a sucker for that sexy Texan.

Everything was going as planned until the night I had a few drinks and accepted a ride home from a friend. A misunderstanding leads to an arrest, and now I'm at the mercy of the one man I can’t stand, and trust me, the feeling is definitely mutual.

Adam Reingold is six-feet-tall and built like a stallion -- the man is the epitome of male. He also happens to be the town narc and hates my guts. There’s a story to our past and it's not a pretty one.

So, now, here I am, chained to him for the summer like a hardened criminal, doing whatever he tells me to do. Problem is, I can’t help but look at him when he’s not watching and wonder what our future could be like if things were different.

There are so many reasons why he’s all wrong for me. Even more reasons why I need to stay away from him.

It’s a cocktail of trouble. Best served shaken, not stirred.

*Wrecked is a prequel to Reckless Abandon.