Hello and Happy Wednesday. I hope your week is off to a great start!
I'm sharing three books I read and quite enjoyed and maybe you'll find something here to read too!
Beautiful Burn by Adriane Leigh
hero pov
Contemporary Romance, student-teacher
Descriptive heat
260 pages
Auburn Lawrence has loved her English teacher, Reed West, since she was sixteen. Through brainstorming stories, reading classic literature, and plenty of fiery banter, they've forged a bond that neither of them expected.
Propelled by a chance encounter after her graduation, they discover just how deep their connection runs, but love requires more than chemistry to flourish. They spend three electrifying summer months discovering each other under a veil of forbidden passion and desperate lust before they learn that the unattainable is often destined to remain exactly that.
By the time temperatures dip and snowflakes fly, their relationship will face a deep freeze that threatens to snap the bond they thought they shared, shattering their lives one secret at a time.
Rating - 
This book had tremendous potential. Maybe because it was short it didn't get to live up to it? I'm not sure. But I definitely liked the concept of the story. I'm not a huge fan of teacher-student romances (I'm a mom of girls!), however, if the student is at the age of consent, I have no worries. And this wasn't even the typical taboo story anyway.
This story is about a teacher (Reed) and a student (Auburn) who, in high school, had a platonic but deep connection through writing. They just clicked. But Reed didn't take it any further because of his respect for the rules and... oh yeah, dude was married. Actually he's married for pretty much most of the book lol. But fast forward 3 years after graduation and Auburn is home from college taking a summer school writing course. Guess who the teacher is??? Yup. Reed. Their connection is stronger than ever and is NO LONGER PLATONIC!! Get ready for some chemistry.
It's a quick read, the storyline doesn't feel that rushed even though it is, and I really liked it. My eyes stung at some parts (I'm not spoiling the plot for anyone) so you know the read was decent.
This book had tremendous potential. Maybe because it was short it didn't get to live up to it? I'm not sure. But I definitely liked the concept of the story. I'm not a huge fan of teacher-student romances (I'm a mom of girls!), however, if the student is at the age of consent, I have no worries. And this wasn't even the typical taboo story anyway.
This story is about a teacher (Reed) and a student (Auburn) who, in high school, had a platonic but deep connection through writing. They just clicked. But Reed didn't take it any further because of his respect for the rules and... oh yeah, dude was married. Actually he's married for pretty much most of the book lol. But fast forward 3 years after graduation and Auburn is home from college taking a summer school writing course. Guess who the teacher is??? Yup. Reed. Their connection is stronger than ever and is NO LONGER PLATONIC!! Get ready for some chemistry.
It's a quick read, the storyline doesn't feel that rushed even though it is, and I really liked it. My eyes stung at some parts (I'm not spoiling the plot for anyone) so you know the read was decent.
Slammer by Tabatha Vargo
Dual POV
Dark Romance, inmate
227 pages
The last place Christopher Jacobs, aka X, thought he’d find himself was behind bars. Ten years later, the boy he used to be is gone. In his place is the shell of a man with murder under his belt. Any emotion he once had was left under the gavel when he was given life in prison. That is until the new nurse in the infirmary joins the block. Putting your hands on a prison employee will get you the hole, but some things are worth their punishment, and something tells him Lyla will be worth more than he bargained for.
Lyla Evans isn’t sure about her new job at a maximum-security prison, but showing uncertainty and weakness isn’t an option. Taking care of murderers and rapists isn’t ideal, but survival is key. She’s warned ahead of time about a prisoner named X, but when she’s attacked, it’s the dangerous X that saves her. Fraternizing with the prisoners is forbidden, but sometimes the most forbidden things are the sweetest.
Rating -
She was life. I wasn’t.
I don't even know what to say. On one hand, I'd like to warn people. But then I think that would ruin this story's effect. You really do need to go in blind.
This story is about Christopher (X). When he was 19, he was charged with the brutal murders of his girlfriend and her friend. He remembers nothing aside from waking up to see the results of a massacre. For 10 years, he's been locked up in super max. The idealistic kid became the remorseful, brooding, lethal inmate known as X.
Evil radiated from him, even though he had a face that was obviously chiseled by angels.
Lyla is a woman who is literally on her face. She's got no food in her fridge, no idea how she's going to make rent or pay her bills, so she takes her freshly printed nursing degree and finds a job at the prison. She realizes that her honorable police officer father would probably roll over in his grave, but a girl's gotta eat.
When she first meets X, she finds that the rumors are true. He is extremely dangerous and scary and the scum of the Earth.
He was the slaughterer of men—the taker of life—the killer. A sinner with the body of a God and the face of a fallen angel, he was beautiful death—gorgeous hell.
She soon realizes that there is more to X than meets the eye. And when she figures out that he may be in prison for a crime he didn't commit, she proves how willing she is to sacrifice it all for the man she loves.
I can't even comfortably classify this as a romance. It's twisted and disturbed and I enjoyed the heck out of it... until the end. That's where I lost it and the star-docking had to commence. However, I can honestly say that this author's writing took me right into the depths of hell these characters were living in. I was there in the infirmary. I was a fly on the wall in the laundry room. I was there!
So if you're looking for a story that's going to make you deliciously uncomfortable, you've come to the right spot.
She was life. I wasn’t.
I don't even know what to say. On one hand, I'd like to warn people. But then I think that would ruin this story's effect. You really do need to go in blind.
This story is about Christopher (X). When he was 19, he was charged with the brutal murders of his girlfriend and her friend. He remembers nothing aside from waking up to see the results of a massacre. For 10 years, he's been locked up in super max. The idealistic kid became the remorseful, brooding, lethal inmate known as X.
Evil radiated from him, even though he had a face that was obviously chiseled by angels.
Lyla is a woman who is literally on her face. She's got no food in her fridge, no idea how she's going to make rent or pay her bills, so she takes her freshly printed nursing degree and finds a job at the prison. She realizes that her honorable police officer father would probably roll over in his grave, but a girl's gotta eat.
When she first meets X, she finds that the rumors are true. He is extremely dangerous and scary and the scum of the Earth.
He was the slaughterer of men—the taker of life—the killer. A sinner with the body of a God and the face of a fallen angel, he was beautiful death—gorgeous hell.
She soon realizes that there is more to X than meets the eye. And when she figures out that he may be in prison for a crime he didn't commit, she proves how willing she is to sacrifice it all for the man she loves.
I can't even comfortably classify this as a romance. It's twisted and disturbed and I enjoyed the heck out of it... until the end. That's where I lost it and the star-docking had to commence. However, I can honestly say that this author's writing took me right into the depths of hell these characters were living in. I was there in the infirmary. I was a fly on the wall in the laundry room. I was there!
So if you're looking for a story that's going to make you deliciously uncomfortable, you've come to the right spot.
Picked by Jettie Woodruff
Heroine POV
Contemporary Romance, taboo/polygamy
Descriptive heat
297 pages
It started with a game, a very different computer game, and a desire to know a life so intriguing and different from my own. I had just started to venture out with my own work at my father’s private investigating firm when our paths crossed on purpose. My purpose. I never expected things to go the way they did. I never expected him to be so nice and handsome. I couldn’t be number four. How could any woman love a man with more than one wife? Not only was it impossible, it was ridiculous. There was no way I was getting any closer. I was going to get in, dig around a little, and get out. That’s it. Does anything ever turn out the way we plan? Becker Cole’s wives were not the typical, obedient little housewives wearing aprons and submitting to him I had pegged them to be. They were cute, young and full of life. I loved them. All three of them. And somehow, I loved Becker too. Could I swallow the persona that society expected me to be and share him, or was this too much? Was I ready to be a part of this world? And if I wasn’t… could I just walk away?
Rating -
This is the first book I've read from this author and I'm not sure if I'll go back for more. The writing style of this book was quite different and the editing threw me off. It would mention Christina cooking but Britney was the cook. The friend Justine was no friend and the writing made this very clear. Quite frankly, this book was written in such a way that you couldn't help but to identify the heroine as TSTL. Dear me. Her inner monologues, which appear to try to inject some humour, we're not funny. They were actually very idiotic. I wonder if I've ever met anyone who thinks like this.
Don't get me wrong. I am very open minded, which is why I read this book in the first place. I wasn't even upset about the taboo relationship. However, if I say I won't be a part of it while you say you want me, then when you flaunt your taboo relationship in my face, I'd be out. No such luck here. It seems Becker could do no wrong. Even having sex with another woman in front of Cass wasn't enough to make her walk away!!
So I wasn't happy with Cassie's dumb decisions. She was very disappointing. Becker wasn't any more appealing. I just couldn't believe how he was portrayed. He seemed pretty cold, inconsiderate, and insensitive. Maybe it would have been better if I got to see his POV. Not sure how he could have been depicted as less of a douche. I'm no writer. And in the end, he didn't choose her. There was no choice. I couldn't live with that because for months he strung her along and if the choice wasn't removed, he'd still be stringing her along. Ah well. We can't all have self-respect. I hope no girls take lessons from this unless it's what NOT to do.
This is the first book I've read from this author and I'm not sure if I'll go back for more. The writing style of this book was quite different and the editing threw me off. It would mention Christina cooking but Britney was the cook. The friend Justine was no friend and the writing made this very clear. Quite frankly, this book was written in such a way that you couldn't help but to identify the heroine as TSTL. Dear me. Her inner monologues, which appear to try to inject some humour, we're not funny. They were actually very idiotic. I wonder if I've ever met anyone who thinks like this.
Don't get me wrong. I am very open minded, which is why I read this book in the first place. I wasn't even upset about the taboo relationship. However, if I say I won't be a part of it while you say you want me, then when you flaunt your taboo relationship in my face, I'd be out. No such luck here. It seems Becker could do no wrong. Even having sex with another woman in front of Cass wasn't enough to make her walk away!!
So I wasn't happy with Cassie's dumb decisions. She was very disappointing. Becker wasn't any more appealing. I just couldn't believe how he was portrayed. He seemed pretty cold, inconsiderate, and insensitive. Maybe it would have been better if I got to see his POV. Not sure how he could have been depicted as less of a douche. I'm no writer. And in the end, he didn't choose her. There was no choice. I couldn't live with that because for months he strung her along and if the choice wasn't removed, he'd still be stringing her along. Ah well. We can't all have self-respect. I hope no girls take lessons from this unless it's what NOT to do.
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