Review: Wrecked by JB Salsbury

July 29, 2017

Wrecked by JB Salsbury
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Standalone
Release - July 18, 2017
Genre - Contemporary Romance
Dual POV - 1st person
Heat - 3 out of 5
Length - 353 pages

When you can't trust yourself, how can you ask anyone else to?

It's been months since Aden Colt left the Army, and still the memories haunt him. When he moved into a tiny boat off the California coast, he thought he'd found the perfect place to escape life. Then Sawyer shows up and turns his simple life upside down. Beautiful and sophisticated, she seems out of place in this laid-back beach town. Something is pushing her to experience everything she can-including Aden. But as much as he wants her, starting a relationship with Sawyer puts them both at risk. For Aden, the past doesn't stay there; it shows up unexpectedly, uncontrollably, and doesn't care whose life it wrecks.

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Review: Deep Under by Lisa Renee Jones

Deep Under by Lisa Renee Jones
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Standalone - Tall, Dark & Deadly #4; Walker Security #1
Release - April 17, 2016
Genre - Contemporary Romance
Dual POV - 1st person
Heat - 3 out of 5
Length - 268 pages

Kyle, one of the alpha men of Walker Security, is hot, bothered, and intense, and when Myla lands in his line of fire, she'll soon learn her secrets, and her passion, belong to him.

Myla is beautiful, a dove with clipped wings, captive by the wolf, a rich and powerful man. One look into her eyes and Kyle could see the pain, the fear... the desperation. Or so it seems. He's been fooled before by a woman and it cost him everything and everyone he loved. He won't be fooled again.

*This is a standalone book, as with the other books in the Walker Security series you do not have to read the entire series to enjoy this book.

Review: Keeping Her Close by Dani Wyatt

July 28, 2017

Keeping Her Close by Dani Wyatt
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Standalone - Can't Wait #1
Release - July 25, 2017
Genre - Smut
Dual POV - 1st person
Heat 5 out of 5
Length - 67 pages


Black Rousseau has honored the code and kept his distance from the one thing in this world that means something to him. But things are about to change. Black’s just received the blessing he’s been waiting for since the moment he set eyes on his boss’ daughter.

Growing up in the biker bar her father owned, Roxie Lear dreams of getting out of Hell, Michigan. The only other thing she’s always wanted is Black Rousseau. But he treats her like she doesn’t exist. Until the day her father goes to prison, that is. And Black lets her know what’s been boiling behind his cool indifference all these years.

Will Black’s preparations to claim Roxie once and for all be too much for her? Will the darkness inside of him frighten away the only thing in this world he’s ever needed?

Author Note: This alpha is a little dark and a bit brutal but he cherishes what is his. As always, this story is safe/no cheating with the perfect happy ending. Strap on your wrist cuffs and your safe word, this hot quickie of a smutty read will have you questioning your morals and wiggling in your seat.

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Review: Lotus by T.L. Smith

July 26, 2017

Lotus by TL Smith
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Standalone
Release - July 25, 2017
Genre - Contemporary Second Chance Romance
Dual POV - 1st person
Heat - 3 out of 5
Length - 280 pages

To break a heart is easy.
All you have to do is reach in, wrap your blood-covered hands around it, and pull.
This happened to me.
Two hands, both red as my hair, did this exact thing.
Tore it away like it wasn’t made for me.
Maybe it was his to take?
Because years on, with those same blood-red hands, he still has it.
In his clenched fists.
And he won’t give it back.
But the real question is, do I want it back?
He is dangerous, uncontrollable, and downright sexy.
I fell for it all, but in the end, he didn’t catch me. He let me fall.

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Review: Big Shot by Kim Karr

Big Shot by Kim Karr
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Standalone - Sexy Jerk World #2
Release - July 27, 2017
Genre - Contemporary Second Chance Romance
Dual POV - 1st person
Heat - 4 out of 5
Length - 270 pages

Ten years ago I had no idea what I wanted out of life, until I met Hannah Michaels. She was a computer-engineering student ready to conquer the social media world, and I was smitten. Even though I knew she was taken, I had to have her.

Being the big shot that I was, I didn’t let her status stand in my way. It wasn’t long before my hands were on her thighs and my name a whisper on her lips. This smart, sexy girl inspired me to greatness, helped me grow into the kind of man I never knew I wanted to be. The man I am today.

Too bad I hadn’t grown fast enough to keep her.

Moving on wasn’t easy, but I knew I had to let her go. Eventually, I found someone to share my days and nights with, and together we had a daughter. My life was nearly perfect until my world turned upside down.

Review: All I Need by Callie Harper

July 25, 2017

All I Need by Callie Harper
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Standalone - All In #4
Release - July 24, 2017
Genre - Contemporary Romance
Dual POV - 1st person
Heat - 4 out of 5
Length - 315 pages

"It's just a job, how hard can it be?”

I was hired by his father to become his live-in caregiver. It sounded like an easy job. But the day I arrived at his broken-down Scottish castle I started to realize it might not be as easy as I thought.

I was not told that I'd be looking after a dark, brooding, rich man mired in a world of pain.
I was not told that this man would push all my buttons and test even my strongest limits.
I was not told that he was devastatingly gorgeous with a wickedly, sinful mouth.
I was definitely not told that what I'd end up feeling and what he would propose would drive me wild.

But I'm Annie and this is my new job. And damn it, I'm not going to let anything, even him, that gorgeous, sinful, delicious man, stand in my way.

You believe me? Don't you?

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Review: Pretty New Doll by Ker Dukey & K Webster

July 23, 2017

Pretty New Doll by Ker Dukey & K Webster
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Pretty Little Dolls #3
Release - July 13, 2017
Genre - Dark Romance
Multiple POV - 1st person
Heat - how do I even categorize this???
Length - 272 pages

Benny, broken, hurting, and alone
Lost his dolly, his love, his home.
Injured and searching, reborn anew,
He finds himself befriended by one who’s true.
Learning about the world, urges, and lust.
Finding a new future, a new dolly, is a must.
Then out of old pain, fresh prospects come to life,
Benny’s sick mind summons him, so his hand takes the knife.

Have you ever been so lost that you became a shadow? Lurking but not living. Existing in the background where no one notices you.
My doll betrayed me, killed me in more ways than she realized.
I'm watching, waiting, wanting.
One day soon she’ll give me back what she took away…
it’s funny how life works that way.

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Review: Stripped Bare by Heidi McLaughlin

July 22, 2017

Stripped Bare by Heidi McLaughlin
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Standalone - Vegas Billionaire #1
Release - March 28, 2017
Dual POV - 1st person
Heat - 4 out of 5
Length - 213 pages

Living in Sin City, Finn McCormick is no stranger to one-night stands, but the last person he expects to find losing big on the casino floor is a former high school fling. Even though Macey Webster’s clearly down on her luck, she’s still a knockout, and she’s dressed like a stripper—because she is one. Drunk off an unfamiliar cocktail of lust, pity, and compassion, Finn offers to pay Macey’s debts if she cuddles up to him around town . . . and does whatever he wants between the sheets.

Macey came to Vegas for one reason only: money. She’s got a young daughter to support, and the tips really are bigger in Vegas. But when she blows her earnings on blackjack, her guardian angel is the rich boy who once stole her heart and never called her back. Although Macey would love to turn the tables on Finn, she can’t afford to refuse his proposition—and soon she’s enjoying herself much more than she cares to admit. Macey’s used to baring her flesh, but baring her soul will take far more courage.

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Review: Entwined by J.C. Harroway

Entwined by JC Harroway
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Standalone - Recovery #2
Release - January 15, 2017
Genre - Contemporary Second Chance Romance
Dual POV - 3rd person
Heat - 3 out of 5
Length - 234 pages

Your true family is the one you choose...

When nurse Jess Bellamy returns to her hometown for a cousin’s wedding, she hopes to completely avoid her ex and first love, Morgan Price. But Morgan is the best man, and the groom’s best friend, so try as she might, Jess can’t avoid him. Teenage Morgan, she got over. Grown up Morgan is infinitely hotter, infinitely more successful, and infinitely harder to ignore.

When they re-kindle the explosive physical connection between them, Jess hopes they've burned it out of their systems. She left everything behind five years ago after her father’s funeral, including Morgan, and she's leaving again in two days. She had good reasons for going, and good reasons for staying away.

But as Morgan and Jess explore their searing passion during that lost weekend, Jess is tempted by what might have been and haunted by the ghosts of what was. She has two days to decide whether to keep her secrets or keep the only man she's ever loved.

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Review: Love a Boss by Logan Chance

Love a Boss by Logan Chance
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Like a Boss #2
Release - October 5, 2016
Genre - Contemporary Second Chance Romance
Dual POV - 1st person
Heat - 4 out of 5
Length - 147 pages
Review of book 1, Like a Boss

The music had all but played out. My life was in turmoil. My only fault was falling for my new boss.

Penelope Marks is now the boss of Lopa, a tiki bar in the heart of South Beach.
Theo Sullivan is still the owner, who sold his soul to the devil himself.

What will these two do to overcome the forces trying to keep them apart?
Continue with the Boss Duet as Theo and Penny try to take down the ones making their lives miserable.

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Review: Like a Boss by Logan Chance

Like a Boss by Logan Chance
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Like a Boss #1
Release - July 12, 2016
Genre - Contemporary Second Chance Romance
Dual POV - 1st person
Heat - 4 out of 5
Length - 186 pages

Theo Sullivan is the new boss of The Lopa, a classy tiki bar in the heart of South Beach, Miami.
Little does he know, a certain bartender doesn’t think he has what it takes to make it.

Personalities collide as Penelope Marks goes against the boss and tries her hardest to defy him.

Theo is determined to be a success.
Penny is determined not to lose.

What happens if these two get more than they bargained for?
What if the one person you want more than ever is the one person you hate even more?

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Review: Elusive by L.A. Fiore

July 20, 2017

Elusive by LA Fiore
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Standalone - Shipwreck #1
Release - July 21, 2017
Genre - Contemporary Second Chance Romance
Dual POV - 1st person
Heat - 4 out of 5
Length - 312 pages

I didn’t set out to be a pirate.
Life for me was about surviving the ugliness that people knew existed but didn’t talk about.
I lived in hell.
Then I saw her.
I knew I couldn’t keep her, but for just a little while I had found heaven.
Eight years later, I can’t get her out of my head.
It is a mistake sailing to her island.
It is a mistake reaching out to her.
She doesn’t recognize me. Or maybe she does.
Closure, it is all I’m after.
Then my past comes back to haunt me.
She’s thrust into my ruthless world. An angel.
A romantic who has a journal that leads to a shipwreck and a lost treasure.
She’s wants to find the ending to a love story that is over two hundred years in the making.
I want to help her find it.
I didn’t set out to be a pirate.
I didn’t set out to fall in love with an angel.
I did both anyway.

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Review: The Broken Puppet by Amo Jones

July 18, 2017

The Broken Puppet by Amo Jones
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The Elite King's Club #2
Release - July 18, 2017
Genre - Dark Romance
Heroine POV - 1st person
Heat - 3.5 out of 5
Length - 259 pages

“I thought I knew who I was, but I was wrong.”

The Silver Swan
- 1. A girl who is tarnished. Tainted. One who does not fit into the confinement of legend.
The Silver Swan
-2. Madison Montgomery.

I was lied to.
I was cheated.
Resigned to pick up the scraps of empty memories and disarrayed thoughts, I left. After finally cutting the strings of manipulation, I resorted to do what I’ve done since I was a child, something my father drilled into my brain since I could handle my first rifle.
Run.
I’m a mere shadow of the girl they all knew.
Lies and deceit change you. They alter your entire outlook on life.
I’m Madison Montgomery, and I want to play a game.
Here’s what happens when I win.

Review: The Southern Nights Series by M. Never

July 17, 2017

The Southern Nights Series by M Never
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Boxed Set
Release - July 18, 2017
Genre - YA & NA Contemporary Romance
POV: One Southern Night (Male POV - 1st); One Northern Morning (Dual - 1st); One Perfect Twilight (Dual - 1st)
Heat - 3 out of 5
Length - 226 pages

Kamdyn Ellis is the man.

Mr. All-Star athlete and resident bad boy. #7 quarterback on the field, and #1 player off.

Every guy at school wants to be him, and every girl at school wants to date him. Well, except Laney Summers that is. The sassy city girl is the only one immune to Kam’s clear blue eyes and arsenal of southern charm. But when a debilitating injury sidelines Kam’s future and ability to play football, it’s Laney who is tasked to be his tutor while he recuperates at home.

The chemistry between Kam and Laney is undeniable, and after months of ignoring what’s clearly evident, Laney gives in. Allowing herself one night with Kam, no strings attached, no commitment to speak of. Alone, under the stars, on the fifty-yard line, Kam and Laney set out to discover if what they have is real, or just one steamy southern night.

The Southern Nights Series is a compilation of three novellas following the story of Kam and Laney, an all-star football player destined for greatness and the sassy city girl who challenges him on every level. This collection is steamy, fun, flirty and full of heart!

Review: Glamour: Contemporary Fairytale Retellings

Glamour anthology
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Anthology
Release - July 18, 2017
Genre: A range from Contemporary, RomCom, Erotica and Dark Romance
Length - 484 pages

Once upon a time...

Remember the fairy tales your parents read to you when you were little?

These are NOT those fairy tales.

From modern day royalty to metaphorical dragons, contemporary castles to sexy heroes, these bestselling authors twist tales as old as time into something new.

GLAMOUR contains eight exclusive never-before-seen novellas that each have an HEA... because they all lived happily ever after.

Includes the following retellings...

KNOT by Lili St. Germain (A Rapunzel story)

RED HOT PURSUIT by A.L. Jackson (A Little Red Riding Hood story)

RIPPLES by Aleatha Romig (A Prince and the Pauper story)

IN A STRANGER'S BED by Sophie Jordan (A Goldilocks story)

BEDTIME STORY by Skye Warren (A Sleeping Beauty story)

ROYAL MATTRESS by Nicola Rendell (A Princess and the Pea story)

MUSIC BOX GIRL by Sierra Simone (A Twelve Dancing Princesses story)

BROKEN HARP by Nora Flite (A Jack and the Beanstalk story)

Review: Holly Freakin' Hughes by Kelsey Kingsley

July 16, 2017

Holly Freakin Hughes by Kelsey Kingsley
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Standalone
Release - August 1, 2017
Genre - Contemporary Friends-to-lovers Romance
Dual POV - 1st person
Heat - 3 out of 5
Length - 339 pages

"People like you don't fall in love with people like me."

Meet Holly Hughes, a moderately successful teen advice columnist living in a studio apartment on the Upper East Side with her boyfriend Stephen. She has it all, but at the ripe age of thirty-one, she wants more. She wants to be married, she wants a family, and she's going to have it all with Stephen.

At least, that's what she thought, until Stephen announces he's gay, and the domino effect of unfortunate events begins. She soon finds herself unemployed, single, and living in her sister's house on Long Island, working as her niece's babysitter for less than minimum wage. She's pretty certain she's destined to live in the Land of Mediocrity forever.

And then, her niece runs face-first into a tall, handsome man at the bookstore.

* * *

Holly Freakin' Hughes is an HFN title about acceptance, feeling good enough, and the reality that the grass isn't always greener on the other side.

NOTE: This book contains some strong language and sexual situations. Age discretion is advised.

ARC Review: Riggs by Crimson Syn

Riggs by Crimson Syn
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Standalone - Hellbound Lovers MC #3
Release - July 11, 2017
Genre - MC Romance
Dual POV - 1st person
Heat - 5 out of 5
Length - 127 pages

I’m a sick, perverted fuck.
I want to defile the only innocent thing that exists in this god forsaken place.
Luna is as pure as they come, eighteen, untouched, and beautiful.
But I can’t have her. It’s not right.
A woman like Luna deserves someone better than me.
But the hunger I have for her seeks control,
And I don’t know if I’ll be able to hold back much longer.

Jason Riggs is as hot as they come.
He’s everything I yearn for in this empty life of mine.
Hiding away in Ravenous is my only hope for a future, and I want Riggs to be a part of it.
But he’s hiding something, something wicked and dirty.
I won’t stop until I find out his secrets.
And when I do, he’ll be all mine.

Review: Heartstopper by Lauren Landish

Heartstopper by Lauren Landish
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Standalone - Irresistible Bachelors #3
Release - June 23, 2017
Genre - Contemporary Romance
Dual POV - 1st person
Heat - 4 out of 5
Length - 294 pages

Roxy Price

After ten months without a date, I’m eager to go to the hottest new ticket in town, Club Jasmine.

I deserve a night of fun. I’ve worked hard and I finally got a promotion. But for one night, I’m going to let loose.

That’s when I see him.

The drop-dead gorgeous Jake Stone.

With his god-like physique, pure blue eyes, and chiseled jawline, he might be the hottest guy I’ve ever laid eyes on. A total heartstopper.

The man’s probably a player. Then again, maybe that’s what I need—a man who knows what he’s got, knows how to use it, and knows how to make me scream to the heavens.

Screw it. You only live once.

But when I go in Monday morning to meet my new boss, I’m greeted by that same irresistible smile.

And Mr. Stone is making it perfectly clear that strictly professional is not in his vocabulary.

Heartstopper is a full-length Romance with an HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger!

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Review: Beautiful Beast by Aubrey Irons

July 15, 2017

Beautiful Beast by Aubrey Irons
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Standalone
Release - July 14, 2017
Genre - Contemporary Enemies-to-lovers Romance
Dual POV - 1st person
Heat - 4 out of 5
Length - 500 pages

I’m no princess. He’s the anti-prince-charming. This is our happy ever disaster.

Anastasia

Here’s the first thing you should know: this is not a fairytale. Happily-ever-afters are fables, and Prince Charming is a sweet little lie.

I know all this because he taught me.

Once upon a lifetime ago, the rich, arrogant, sinfully gorgeous, and tragically broken dark prince of the Hamptons was my tormentor. My darkness, my shameful attraction, my all-consuming, forbidden temptation.

I hate Sebastian Crown because nine years ago, for one night, I was stupid enough to think I loved him. And I’ve been paying for it ever since.

Except now, he needs me to help him save his empire.

…And he’s not taking no for answer.

Review: Sexy Beast by Piper Rayne

July 14, 2017

Sexy Beast by Piper Rayne
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Standalone - Single Dads Club #3
Release - July 12, 2017
Genre - Contemporary Romance
Trope - best friend's sibling/single parent
Dual POV - 1st person
Heat - 3.5 out of 5
Length - 270 pages

It’s time.

Time to get a life.
Time to start over.
Time to move beyond the past.

The guys in the Single Dads Club would tell you it was time years ago, but until recently, the risk of hurting my little girl outweighed the benefit of getting a piece of ass.

Now that I have a tween daughter on my hands? It’s becoming more apparent with every poster hung on the wall, every fight over wearing make-up and every uncomfortable conversation about puberty, that at least one of us needs a female touch in our lives.