June 21, 2015
REVIEW: Riot by Jamie Begley
TITLE: RIOT
AUTHOR: JAMIE BEGLEY
GENRE: CONTEMPORARY
PUBLISHED: OCTOBER 1 2014
Ice
As president of the Predators’ MC, my men and I are used to preying on the weak and those stupid enough to cross our paths. So why does a straitlaced teacher make me sit up and take notice when I see her for the first time? The brothers all think she makes me weak, and believe me, weak in their eyes isn’t where I want to be. She wants me to prove she means more to me than the club, and when I fail, she thinks she can just walk away. She’s wrong. I’m a Predator, and nothing escapes me.
Grace
As a teacher, I’m supposed to want to educate those who want to learn, right? That’s what I believed until I was told I’d have to teach a class at the prison. I didn’t move to a town labeled as one of the safest places in America only to be faced with a bunch of Predators. He expects me to trust him despite being the reason I’m trapped in the middle of a prison riot. His club means more to him than I ever will, and if I give him a chance, he will break the fragile peace I have managed to find. It’s not the first time I’ve had to escape a predator.
June 2, 2015
REVIEW: Keegan's Lady by Catherine Anderson
TITLE: KEEGAN'S LADY
AUTHOR: CATHERINE ANDERSON
GENRE: HISTORICAL ROMANCE
PUBLISHED: JANUARY 25 2005
Only Love Can Heal a Wounded Soul ...
Caitlin O'Shannessy's late father left her with many things: a Colorado ranch, enduring memories of pain and sadness, an unshakable mistrust of men ... and an adversary.
Ace Keegan has returned to No Name, too late to enact a rightful vengeance on his most hated enemy. The man who put a hole in Ace's life is dead, leaving a daughter behind to run the family enterprise. Though proud and strong as well as beautiful, Caitlin is caught off guard when Ace's calculated anger inadvertently destroys her good name. But Ace Keegan is a man of honor, determined to make amends by marrying the enchanting lady he wronged—and to nurture patience and love the light she guards in her damage heart until it blazes with the power of a thousand suns.
May 12, 2015
REVIEW: The Sweet Gum Tree by Katherine Allred
TITLE: THE SWEET GUM TREE
AUTHOR: KATHERINE ALLRED
GENRE: CONTEMPORARY
PUBLISHED: NOV 1 2005
Sweet tea, corn bread, and soup beans—everyday fare for eight-year-old Alix French, the precocious darling of a respected southern family. But nothing was ordinary about the day she met ten-year-old Nick Anderson, a boy from the wrong side of town. Armed with only a tin of bee balm and steely determination, Alix treats the raw evidence of a recent beating that mars his back, an act that changes both of their lives forever.
Through childhood disasters and teenage woes they cling together as friendship turns to love. The future looks rosy until the fateful night when Frank Anderson, Nick's abusive father, is shot to death in his filthy trailer.
Suddenly, Nick is gone—leaving Alix alone, confused and pregnant. For the next fifteen years she wrestles with the pain of Nick's abandonment, a bad marriage, her family and friends. But finally, she's starting to get her life back together. Her divorce is almost final, her business is booming, and she's content if not happy—until the day she looks up and sees Nick standing across the counter. He's back…and he's not alone.
Once again Alix is plunged into turmoil and pain as Nick tries to win her love, something she resists with all her strength. Only one thing might break the protective wall she's built around her emotions—the truth about Frank Anderson's death. But when that truth comes out and those walls crumble, neither Alix nor Nick is prepared for the emotional explosion that could destroy as well as heal.
May 10, 2015
REVIEW: Resplendent by M.J. Abraham
TITLE: RESPLENDENT
AUTHOR: M.J. ABRAHAM
GENRE: CONTEMPORARY
PUBLISHED: JULY 28 2013
Savannah Martinez and Andres Rivera have been friends since high school.
She knew him better than anyone else, and he was the only one she ever confided in.Their friendship was the one brilliant thing they each cherished that wasn’t tarnished by outside forces that wanted them apart. But fate wasn’t on their side. When she gave him the chance to turn their relationship into something more, he let her go.Heartbroken and alone, she kept her distance in more waysthan one. Now, years later, Savannah is back in town for good and Andres realizes just how empty his life has been without her.
When a secret comes to light, forcing a deeper wedge between them, Andres finds himself fighting for the only woman he has ever loved. Determined to fix the past and make things right, he will go to any length to prove to Savannah that they were meant to be together.
Will fate give them a second chance? Or will those secrets and betrayals ruin the one last chance Andres has of being with the woman of his dreams?
May 2, 2015
REVIEW: Motorcycle Man by Kristen Ashley
Get ready
to ride . . .
Tyra Masters has had enough drama to last a lifetime. Now,
she's back on track and looking forward to her new, quiet life. Until she meets
the man of her dreams. The tattooed, muscled biker plies her with tequila-and
the best sex of her life. She knows it isn't the tequila and hot sex talking.
He's the kind of man she's always wanted. Unfortunately, he's also her new boss
. . .
Kane "Tack" Allen has a rule. He doesn't employ
someone he's slept with. So when he learns he spent last night in bed with his
new office manager, he quickly fires Tyra. Yet when Tyra stands up to him and
fights for her job, Tack is intrigued. He tells her she can keep her job on one
condition: no more sex. Ever. But as things heat up between them, Tack finds
that he'll be the one breaking all the rules...
“We don’t transport
drugs. We don’t offer enforcement. We don’t sell tail. We don’t sell guns. We
build cars and sell auto supplies.”
But Tack was different than the stereotype as well . . .
“You take my hand
again like you did that night, I’ll guide you through the nightmare. We’ll make
it to the other side and I promise, along the way, you’ll enjoy the ride.”
It may not be for everyone, Tack is
after all the biker boss to end all biker bosses, rude, bossy, swears a lot,
has a short fuse, drinks tequila like it is water, and eats more pork than one
man should. But he is a man, who loves life and enjoys it.
April 18, 2015
REVIEW: Mystery Man by Kristen Ashley
Night time
is the right time...
Gwendolyn Kidd has met the man of her dreams. He's hot, he's sexy, and what
started as a no-names-exchanged night of passion has blossomed into a year and
a half-long pleasure fest. Sure, it's a little strange that he only appears in
her bed at night, but Gwen is so sure he's the one, she just can't turn him
away...
Hawk Delgado knows more about Gwen than she could ever imagine. She's gorgeous,
headstrong, and skittish about relationships. But Hawk is facing his own
demons, demons that keep him from connecting with anyone. Yet when Gwen is drawn
into Denver's lethal underground scene, Hawk's protective nature comes out full
force. The problem is, when Gwen gets a dose of Hawk's Alpha attitude in the
daylight, she's not so sure he's the one anymore....
Gwen and Mystery Man have a sexual
relationship for a year and a half. He breaks into her home at night and slips
into her bed regulary.
The way this relationship plays out during this time is
strange for this reader: #1: She never asks his name? and #2:She never speaks
to him at all?
I would have been waiting at the front door for him or at the
least left the windows and doors unlocked!
When danger finds Gwen the first person to show to protect
her is Mystery Man. She then finds out that he knows all about her and she
learns who he is. Cabe “Hawk” Delgado is a badass alpha commando who speaks in
phrases like "you with me" and "Babe eyes". Hawk has the
means to protect her through his background and his business.
March 22, 2015
REVIEW: Rock Chick Revenge by Kristen Ashley
Ava hates men, she has
reason and she’s vowed not only never to get involved with another one again
but also to exact vengeance on her best friend’s, lying, cheating husband.
Since Luke, Ava’s childhood crush, is now a private investigator, she thinks to
enlist him but changes her mind at the last second.
Too late, Luke knows she’s up to something and he’s already
seen many a Rock Chick try to fight her own battles without the Hot Bunch
stepping in. He’s having none of it. She’s having none of him. The clash of the
Rock Chick and Hot Guy begins but Luke’s got the advantage. He has handcuffs
and he’s not afraid to use them.
We get more of the Rock Chick crew,
more of the newly named HOT BUNCH, (yum) plus a side dose this time of car
chases, kidnappings, and a hostage situation. Not to mention Ava had a crazy ex
who Luke went after that seriously backfired. And let me just say the way Luke
and Ava handled that situation was perfection.
Of course we get all of the hilarity out of this installment
just like the others. Smithie finds himself tree'd with two dogs standing
guard. Tex still yells at the customers and plays favorites on who is next in
line and the girls still like all of their shopping, gossiping, and bad ideas.
It was just the most awesome book. So awesome, I don't really know how to move
on to the next one.
March 13, 2015
REVIEW: True Love Story by Willow Aster
TITLE: TRUE LOVE STORY
AUTHOR: WILLOW ASTER
GENRE: NEW ADULT
PUBLISHED: FEBRUARY 17 2013
Sparrow Fisher is transforming. No longer dressed up in antiquated clothes and ideals, she is finally trying on her freedom.
Before she moves to New York City, she meets Ian Sterling, a musician Sparrow has dreamed about since she first saw him. The attraction is instant, but their relationship isn't so simple.
Over a five year span, Sparrow and Ian run into each other in unusual places. Each time, Sparrow has to decide if she can trust him, if he feels the same for her, and finally, if love is really enough.
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