Review: Ride Hard by Laura Kaye

August 20, 2017

Ride Hard by Laura Kaye
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Standalone - Raven Riders #1
Release - April 26, 2016
Genre - MC Romance
Dual POV - 3rd person
Heat - 3.5 out of 5
Length - 387 pages

Brotherhood. Club. Family.

They live and ride by their own rules.

These are the Raven Riders . . .

Raven Riders Motorcycle Club President Dare Kenyon rides hard and values loyalty above all else. He’ll do anything to protect the brotherhood of bikers—the only family he’s got—as well as those who can’t defend themselves. So when mistrustful Haven Randall lands on the club’s doorstep scared that she’s being hunted, Dare takes her in, swears to keep her safe, and pushes to learn the secrets overshadowing her pretty smile.

Haven fled from years of abuse at the hands of her criminal father and is suspicious of any man’s promises, including those of the darkly sexy and overwhelmingly intense Ravens’ leader. But as the powerful attraction between them flares to life, Dare pushes her boundaries and tempts her to want things she never thought she could.

The past never dies without a fight, but Dare Kenyon’s never backed down before . . .

Review: Long Live the King by W.S. Greer

Long Live the King by WS Greer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Standalone - An Italian Mafia Romance #2
Release - September 3, 2016
Genre - Mafia Romance
Dual POV - 1st person
Heat - 3 out of 5
Length - 232 pages

ALL IT TAKES IS A YEAR TO BUILD AN EMPIRE…
Dominic Collazo has taken the infamous Giordano crime family to even greater heights in the year since he became the boss. The Family is making more money than ever, and they’re doing it quietly. Things couldn’t be better for the young kingpin.

ALL IT TAKES IS LOVE TO FEEL LIKE YOU’RE ON TOP OF THE WORLD…
Alannah Sullivan may not have many friends, but when you’re lucky enough to spend your life with your soulmate, you feel untouchable. When the love of your life is the most powerful man in the city, you roll with the punches and proudly stand by his side.

ALL IT TAKES IS BETRAYAL FOR IT ALL TO COME CRASHING DOWN AROUND YOU…
There’s a traitor in The Family. Someone who knows everything. Someone who’s sabotaging business and bringing heat to Dominic that can only end in his fall from power. And everyone knows there’s only one way for a mob boss’ reign to end.

Review: Counterpoints Book 3 by Laura Rossi

August 19, 2017

Winner Takes It All by Laura Rossi
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Counterpoints #3
Renamed Winner Takes It All
Release - July 20, 2017
Genre - Contemporary Sports Romance
Dual POV - 3rd person
Heat - 2 out of 5
Length - 263 pages
Review of book 1, Full Throttle
Review of book 2, Head Rush

"You say you want me to go, you kiss me like you want me to stay"

After almost losing Christopher in the crash, Isabella realizes just how deep their feelings are.
Their once secret relationship is now under the magnifying glass of the media.
As feelings are confessed and secrets unraveled,
Will Isabella and Christopher stand side by side in this final instalment of the Counterpoints series?

Review: Vengeance by Isabella Starling

Vengeance by Isabella Starling
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Standalone - Empire Sin #1
Release - June 25, 2017
Genre - Dark Romance
Length - 250 pages

First came wrath,
Ruining everything in its path.

She lost it all and wound up alone,
And his life turned his heart into stone.

Daddy taught his girl so well,
And now she’ll have her very own cell.
Her new owner thinks he has a pretty pet,
But his little toy is the real threat.

She’ll make him fall in love so fast
He’ll reveal every detail about his sordid past.
She’ll use it all to make him bleed,
But can a girl like her really succeed?

Be careful when you play these games,
Babygirl, your life might just go up in flames…

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Review: Bad Boss by Stella Rhys

Bad Boss by Stella Rhys
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Standalone - Irresistible #2
Release - July 12, 2017
Genre - Contemporary Office Romance
Dual POV - 1st person
Heat - 3.5 out of 5
Length - 302 pages

He was supposed to be my first and only one-night stand.
He was definitely never supposed to become my boss.

I had always been the good girl – the workaholic with every second of her life mapped out to a tee.

Then I got trapped in an elevator with Julian Hoult.

He was… irresistible. Sophisticated sex in a crisp white shirt. His voice alone dropped me straight to my knees. What was I supposed to do?

Well….

I can tell you what I was definitely not supposed to do.

Review: Sweet Spot by Stella Rhys

Sweet Spot by Stella Rhys
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Standalone - Irresistible #1
Release - March 27, 2017
Genre - Contemporary Romance
Dual POV - 1st person
Heat - 4 out of 5
Length - 306 pages

Our first meeting as neighbors was screwed from the start.
He was hot. I was naked. And we had no chance in hell at ever being platonic.

I’ll be the first to admit that I live at extremes. After going ten years locked in what felt like a dysfunctional marriage, I’m now decidedly boy-free. In nearly three years I’ve had no boyfriends, no flings, no dates and no sex. For the sake of my dream career, the sacrifice has been easy.

At least it was.

Until he came along.

Lukas Hendricks. He’s rude, gorgeous, arrogant – a stone-carved wall of muscle and distraction. He’s everything I know to avoid but there’s no avoiding your next-door neighbor. Oh yeah. The man now lives three steps from me and to make matters worse, he crashed into my life while I was relaxed in the tub – mortifying to say the least and it went something like this: I was exposed. He looked. He laughed.

And then I locked myself out.

In short, Lukas Hendricks was trouble from the start. And me?

I was – for the first time in years – about to be screwed.

Review: Shameless by Lisa Renee Jones

Shameless by Lisa Renee Jones
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
White Lies Duet #2
Release - July 11, 2017
Genre - Contemporary Romance
Dual POV - 1st person
Heat - 4 out of 5
Length - 350 pages
Review of book 1, Provocative

Nick "Tiger" Rogers, sought out Faith Winter with revenge as his agenda. He made her his obsession. He seduced her. He made her want him. He made her trust him. And then he trusted her. He wanted her. He loved her.
But now, the lies will be exposed, the truth revealed.
Hearts will be broken. Lives shattered.
Nick. Faith.
The truth. The passion.
The SHAMELESS obsession.

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Review: Bad Intern by Luke Mason

Bad Intern by Luke Mason
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
Standalone
Release - November 1, 2016
Genre - Smut
Length - 63 pages

"Booze, sex, and revenge served hot and sticky."

Intern Jen wants a man with money, looks, and money (in that order).

Through the careful application of brains, beauty, and determination, Jen hatches a plan to bring the handsome VP, Brett, to heel.

But the best laid plans never survive sight of the enemy, and Jen has plenty of those—the most dangerous one, herself. When an epic sex romp with a fellow intern threatens her chances with VP Brett, Jen must choose between blind ambition and the precarious state of her humanity.

Bad Intern? Sure. Bad person? Only YOU can decide. Either way, business casual will never be the same.

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Review: Closed Heart by Willa Thorne

Closed Heart by Willa Thorne
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Standalone
Release - February 13, 2016
Genre - Erotic Romance
Dual POV - 1st person
Heat - 4.5 out of 5
Length - 307 pages

Jackson Rochester's stare pierces through Elyse Mendez's soul, stirring her wildest fantasies. She can’t deny her body’s response to him, but she can control her mind - and her mind is telling her that if Jackson knew the secret she's holding, that he would ruin her.

Jackson is intensely passionate and sinfully dirty. He's a billionaire playboy who has an eye for Elyse, a youth center volunteer, blogger, and college student. Her avoidance of him only makes him more determined to break down her walls - but after he strips her bare, will the cost of the truth be too much for even Jackson to handle?

This is a standalone novel with a HEA. It features characters from The Manhattan Tales series, but can be read completely on its own.

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Review: The Old Man and The Princess by Sean-Paul Thomas

The Old Man and the Princess by Sean-Paul Thomas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Standalone
Release - September 30, 2016
Genre - YA Mystery
Dual POV - 3rd person
Length - 211 pages

'Is the old man really who he says he is? And is he telling Sersha the truth about where she is truly from?'

A mysterious old man kidnaps Sersha, a young, headstrong, Irish girl, from the streets of Galway and tries to convince her that her life's destiny is tied to a mysterious cave in the Scottish Highlands. But with half of the Irish criminal underworld violently on their trail (or could they really be bounty hunters from another planet?) the kidnapped Sersha, struggles back and forth with the old man's real identity and far-fetched intentions to whether he truly is genuine in his wild and fantastical beliefs. Or is he just some kind of mad, demented, old fool, having a mental breakdown in his twilight years?