Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Angel Kin
I really enjoyed this book, it had a real JR Ward feel to it. I don't usually read angel related paranormal reads, but his one was a nice break from the usual paranormal reads. All of the characters, even secondary, seemed really developed and relatable. I wanted to know about how all them will end up. It doesn't have a cliffhanger, but it makes you want to read the rest of the series.
Monday, April 7, 2014
Thirteen by Bella Jewel
Monday, March 31, 2014
Facebook Jail
Here's to you Kelly Elliot, your minions have done your dirty work for you.
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Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Shade's Fall by Jaime Bagley
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It has been a while since I have gotten so into a book that I barely realized the outside world existed. This is one of those books. I even gave up a nap, and I have three children so you know how rare naps can be. I tried to put it down and get some sleep.....but I could hear it calling my name from my iPad under the pillow. I almost tackled one of my kids when they tried to take it while I was making lunch to play a game. He was using valuable battery I was going to need...but I digress.
I think Shade might be the Alpha to rival most Alpha's. Lilly is both snarky, and meek. She's perfectly broken, and needs Shade to make her whole again. I really wish I had read them in order instead of starting with this one, but I am going to go back and start from the beginning.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Number Thirteen by Bella Jewel
I’m a piece of jagged glass too. Maybe together we can find a way to
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Sneak Peak at NFH #6 from the wonderful RL Mathewson
R.L.'s blog
An R.L. Mathewson Chronicle
The Game: Part II
Fenway Park
Boston, MA
“Looks like Trevor’s getting arrested.”
“Uh huh, that’s nice,” she said, not bothering to look up from the iPad mini that she felt was rightfully hers now.
“Marybeth,-” the betraying bastard once again started with his bullshit apology, but after twenty years of friendship she knew the tone that he was using a little too well.
“Not going to work,” she said, absently swiping her finger over the iPad’s screen, sighing heavily when the new page didn’t look any more promising than the last one had.
“But, I’m really sorry,” Darrin, the bastard that she couldn’t seem to shake, said, sounding like he was pouting, which he most likely was since his charming tone hadn’t worked.
“Rot in hell, you selfish bastard,” she said, trying not to cringe when she saw the asking price for a basic one bedroom apartment on Royal Ave, which wasn’t exactly encouraging since Royal Ave was located in one of the worst parts of their city.
“I can’t believe that you’re still mad,” the asshole muttered, grabbing her beer and finished it off.
“Believe it, you male whore,” she muttered, once again swiping, cringing, and swiping again.
“But, she attacked me!” Darrin said with the typical Bradford arrogance and drama that she was, unfortunately, used to.
“Uh huh, that’s nice,” she said, wondering if she should look for a new roommate only to dismiss the idea seconds later. There was no way that she was going to be able to go through that again, not unless she cut the jerk stealing her hotdog out of her life and after twenty years of friendship and bullshit, she just couldn’t do it. She’d put too much time in training this one and at her age, she really didn’t like the idea of breaking in a new best friend.
“What if I told you that I could make it up to you?” Darrin asked, putting his arm around the back of her seat so that he could lean in next to her and look at the screen.
“I’d call you a lying bastard,” she said, not bothering to shove him away since it wouldn’t do any good. The bastard simply didn’t understand the concept of personal space, at least not where she was concerned.
He’d always been that way. When they were kids he’d grab her by the hand and drag her everywhere, demand to sit next to her at lunch or in class, and he always had his arm thrown around her, always. If he’d been any other guy, she’d probably shove him away or kick him in the balls, but….
It was Darrin, her best friend for twenty years and by this point she barely noticed anymore. She did notice when the women that he was dating took exception to it, mostly because they got all bitchy and pissy and thought to try to lay claim to Darrin and shove her out of the picture. It never worked, but she did appreciate the entertainment. She was a permanent fixture in his life and if a woman couldn’t accept that, Darrin dropped her without a second thought.
She would like to say it was the same way for her, but Darrin really didn’t give her a choice in the matter. If any guy that she was dating took offense to their friendship, Darrin, the asshole that was currently eating her chips, would take it upon himself to show the guy to the door. It still pissed her off when he did it, but at this point it just wasn’t worth bitching about, not when he did other things to piss her off, other things that caused her roommate to have a meltdown, had the swat team breakdown her door, her landlord getting a restraining order against her and being forced to sleep on her brother’s ratty old sofa. With Darrin Bradford she learned a long time ago that she had to pick and chose her battles or deal with his glares and bitching.
“I was going to tell you that Trevor had a townhouse for rent, dirt cheap, but since you’re not interested……,” he let his words drift off, shrugging as he sat back in his chair.
She had to snort in disbelief, she really did. “You’re forgetting that he swore that he would never rent to either one of us again after what happened with that delivery kid from Papa Ginos.”
She still hadn’t forgiven Darrin for that one. Trevor had been the best landlord that she’d ever had. He wasn’t a jerk, never raised her rent, always took care of his properties and never rented to any assholes, well, any assholes that he wasn’t related to anyway. She missed her old apartment. It had been large, newly updated, weather proofed and cheap, really cheap, but the bastard next to her had ruined it for her, because of a late night craving he’d had for buffalo wings.
“He’s looking to sell it, because it’s not bringing in much money. He’s just looking for a tenant to stay there while he tries to sell the place, to make it look occupied. He said it’s harder to sell a place if it’s empty, looks less attractive to perspective buyers,” Darrin explained as he signaled to a vender passing by their row.
It was tempting, very tempting but…..
“I need a place longer than just for a month or two,” she pointed out, knowing that it wouldn’t take long for Trevor to sell the townhouse. All his properties were in perfect condition.
“True,” Darrin said, handing the vendor five dollars for a cold Coke, “but I was thinking that he might finance you if you wanted to buy the property.”
She had to roll her eyes even as excitement bubbled inside her at the prospect of finally owning her own home. It was tempting, really tempting. She would love having a place of her own, love to be able to work on it without having to ask her landlord’s permission for every little thing, love to have the peace of mind and security that owning a home would bring, but she knew that it would never happen. As a single woman in her twenties with only a GED, decent, not perfect, credit and none of her family willing to co-sign for her, she probably would never own her own home. It also didn’t hurt that her savings, while decent, was nowhere close to being enough for a twenty percent down payment.
“He’s not going to finance me,” she sighed, finally looking up from the iPad’s screen so that she could swipe the Coke from his hands.
He narrowed his beautiful green eyes on her as she made a show of opening the soda bottle and taking a long, satisfying sip, trying not to smile as he, still glaring at her, signaled the vendor for a second bottle. As she took a second, and just as satisfying, sip of her soda she couldn’t help but appreciate the man now glaring at her. With short, messy black hair, a golden tan, perfect masculine features, even the slight bump on his nose, incredible build, he was a woman’s walking wet dream, not hers, but that didn’t mean that she couldn’t appreciate a hot guy when she saw one.
“If he doesn’t, then Uncle Jared probably would,” he said with a shrug, finishing off his soda before grabbing hers and finishing that off as well.
“Uncle Jared isn’t going to help me,” she mumbled, looking past Darrin to watch as Trevor was shoved down to his knees by three cops and handcuffed while Zoe frantically tried to explain something to the officers, probably something to do with the twins, she thought with a yawn. She looked over to find Uncle Jared holding the twins, who were looking a little too innocent as they ate ice cream cones. She knew without a doubt that whatever was going on, the two year olds were definitely behind it.
“Of course he would,” Darrin said, watching the little scene to their right unfold, looking bored.
“I’m just an employee,” she pointed out, trying not to wince when Trevor was shoved down to the stone staircase, face first.
“Don’t let Uncle Jared hear you say that,” Darrin said, shifting back in his seat to get more comfortable.
“Shouldn’t you help him?” she asked, gesturing towards Trevor as several more cops raced towards them since she didn’t feel like arguing about her boss and her weird place in the Bradford family.
“Probably,” Darrin said around a yawn.
“Are you going to?” she asked, watching as Trevor was yanked back up to his feet.
“In a minute or two,” Darrin said, signaling for another Coke as they watched Zoe gesturing wildly between her twins, her husband and the field.
“What the hell?” Jason snapped as he was suddenly grabbed by two cops and shoved to his knees next to Trevor.
“Do you think the twins planned this?” she asked, taking the Coke from the vendor and gesturing for him to step aside so that she could watch the show.
“It’s hard to say,” Darrin said, taking the Coke from her, taking a long sip before handing it back to her.
“It’s kind of frightening,” she mumbled around a sip, watching as Haley walked over to join the drama.
Darrin chuckled, taking the bottle back as Haley, smiling hugely, pulled out her cellphone and started taking pictures of her husband as a three hundred pound cop patted him down. After a slight pause, Marybeth pulled her cellphone out, deciding that she might need a good laugh later tonight when she had to fight with her brother’s dog, affectionately named Killer, for space on the couch.
“I guess I should give them a hand,” Darrin said, taking one last sip before handing her the now-empty bottle.
“Hold up,” she said, reaching out and stopping him by placing a hand on his arm. “I just want to get this……shot,” she said, angling her phone to just the right angle so that she could capture this momentous occasion. “Got it,” she said, with a satisfied sigh as she sat back and put her phone away.
“Text them my way,” Darrin said, standing up as he reached into his back pocket and pulled out his badge.
“You know my fee,” she said, signaling to the vendor for another beer as she leaned back in her seat and watched as the Yankees creamed the Red Sox.
Darrin chuckled as he pulled out some money and paid for her beer. “I’m not doing your laundry.”
“We’ll see,” she said, knowing that the need to rub his cousins’ noses in this later would be his downfall. She might not have a place to stay yet, but at least she wouldn’t have to worry about doing her laundry for a week, she mused, sipping her beer as she took advantage of Darrin’s absence and bought for another hot dog.
© Rerum Industries, 2014. All Rights Reserved.
Dear Reader,
I would like to introduce you to Darrin, one of the Bradford twins that you met inCheckmate, and Marybeth, the characters from the 6th Neighbor From Hell novel.
Darrin’s character is influenced by several men, two of them, funny enough, named Darrin. They are funny, smart, jerks, extremely dedicated to their families and two of them are bad boys.
Marybeth’s character is influenced by a woman I stalk on FB who is extremely kind, loyal and funny as hell.
Their personalities in my mind just match too perfectly to ignore, hence the 6th NFH.
I hope you enjoyed this Chronicle and have a wonderful week.
Sincerely,
R.L. Mathewson
Flight by Alyssa Rose Ivy
Sometimes you just have to take flight.
A summer in New Orleans is exactly what Allie needs before starting college. Accepting her dad’s invitation to work at his hotel offers an escape from her ex-boyfriend and the chance to spend the summer with her best friend. Meeting a guy is the last thing on her mind—until she sees Levi.
Unable to resist the infuriating yet alluring Levi, Allie finds herself at the center of a supernatural society and forced to decide between following the path she has always trusted or saving a city that might just save her.
This little gem is only 99 cents, and I read it all in one day. My house is a wreck, and my kids are still in PJ's, but I'm happy.
Oh Levi and Allie. Both are strong characters with lots of attitude and personality. Allie is not one of those shrinking violet female leads that just roll over. She is strong and stands up for herself. I loved it, and downloaded the second one immediately. Now I just have to wait for my iPad to charge back up.
I would put this book in more of the YA category than New Adult because there are no actual sex scenes, it is more fade to black.
Friday, February 14, 2014
Once upon a Masquerade By Tamara Hughes
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Sins of Silver
Title: Sins of Silver
Authors: Pepper Winters and Chantal Fernando
Genre: A Biker Dark Romance
Expected Release Date: August (ish) 2014
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Synopsis
I’m the judge and jury and executioner. I live where no laws or rules apply. I obey no one. I sell merchandise and trade in commodities, including women. I cast no illusions or offer fake apologies—I don’t pretend to be a good guy. I’m a businessman, and a biker. Silver Serpent MC are my family; the only people I care about. The day I set eyes upon the sweet perfection of Cleo Price I knew it would be one sale I’d enjoy. Too bad I didn’t stick to my own rules: No using the merchandise. No getting caught. And above all else--no going against family. *** A story of lawlessness and sin. Brutal and raw and completely unapologetic. Not suitable for people who don't enjoy violence, non-consensual sex, and harsh language.About the Authors
Pepper Winters
Pepper Winters wears many roles. Some of them include writer, reader, sometimes wife. She loves dark, taboo stories that twist with your head. The more tortured the hero, the better, and she constantly thinks up ways to break and fix her characters. Oh, and sex… her books have sex. J She loves to travel and has an amazing, fabulous hubby who puts up with her love affair with her book boyfriends. Her debut book Tears of Tess will be followed with Quintessentially Q. You didn’t think Q could stop so soon, did you? Her other two titles, Last Shadow and Broken Chance will be coming soon.
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Chantal Fernando
New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author Chantal Fernando is twenty six years old and lives in Western Australia.
When not reading, writing or daydreaming she can be found enjoying life with her three sons and family.
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Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Price of a Kiss by Linda Kage
I don't care what my cousin says; I am not the queen of impossible relationships. I mean, just because my last boyfriend tried to kill me and left a bit of a scar on my neck, then forced me to move across the country and legally change my name to Reese Randall to escape him, does not mean-
Oh, who am I kidding? For a freshman in college, I have to have the worst dating track record ever.
It's no wonder love is the last thing on my mind when Mason Lowe enters my life. But the chemistry between us is like bam! Our connection defies logic. And he's just so freaking hot. Being around him makes me feel more alive than I've ever felt before. I even like bickering with him. He could be my soul mate...except for one teeny tiny glitch.
He's a gigolo.
Boy, do I know how to pick them.
Oh how outlandish and unbelievable this book was, but totally mesmerizing. It truly took me away to another place for a while, and I liked it. Mason is perfect, and not so perfect all at the same time. So many snarky comments, sexual tension, and uncomfortable situations. Everything a New Adult should be without all the normal cliché's.
I will be reading more from Miss Kage as soon as I can find some more.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Va Va Voom read-a-thon
Grab those romances that have been piling up on your TBR pile and sign-up to join us February 6th to 10thfor a Valentine themed read-a-thon filled with sweet and naughty romances! Any subgenres in romance are welcomed, from contemporary, erotica, historical, romantic suspense, paranormal romance, M/M to Young Adult. If it has romance in it, you can read it.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Kaleidoscope by Kristen Ashley
Sexy, gifted, and loyal, PI Jacob Decker is a tall, cool drink of perfection who had Emmanuelle Holmes at "hello." His relationship with Emme's best friend kept them apart for years, but things have changed. Now that a case has brought him to Gnaw Bone, Colorado, the road is wide open for Emme and Deck to explore something hotter and deeper than Emme dreamed possible. So why is she sabotaging the best thing that's ever happened to her?
It isn't easy to catch Deck off guard, but Emme does just that when she walks back into his life after nine long years. The curvy brunette had her charms back in the day, but now she's a bona fide knockout . . . and she wants to rekindle their friendship. Deck, however, wants more. Emme's always been the one; she excites Deck's body and mind like no other woman can. But a dark chapter from Emme's past overshadows their future together. Now only Deck can help her turn the page-if she'll let him . . .
I looked out my office window, down to the yard, my eyes to the bustling activity, and I did this tapping my phone on my desk.I should be working but I wasn’t thinking about work.I was thinking about Jacob.More precisely, I was thinking about calling Jacob, had an overwhelming urge to do so.I was also trying not to do so because I had a boyfriend, even though he was a boyfriend I wasn’t all that sure about. He was sweet, he was into me, but he was just… off.Then again, I didn’t have a lot of experience so what did I know?Additionally, after my dinner with Jacob last night, within an hour, I’d called him after ten at night and now it was only eleven thirty the next day.I didn’t want him to think I was psycho, and calling him would imply psycho behavior. Further, when I called him last night, I’d asked him to dinner, which was dinner two nights in a row with a woman he hadn’t seen in nine years, a woman with a boyfriend, and that was semi-psycho.Okay, maybe it was totally psycho.I didn’t want Jacob to think I was psycho.Ever.But I wanted to hear his voice. I wanted to connect with him on the phone. I’d missed him and I liked having him back. I liked it a great deal.I also missed him a great deal.And I needed to ask him something. Further, he was the only one I could ask.I looked from the yard to my phone. My mind telling my thumb not to do it, my thumb not listening, I found Jacob’s contact and hit go.I put it to my ear.“I’m a psycho,” I whispered and luckily finished whispering two seconds before Jacob’s voice sounded.“You okay?” he answered.He kept asking that mostly, I figured, because I kept calling when I didn’t need to so he probably thought something was wrong.Or that I was a psycho.“I need to know if you don’t eat anything,” I lied.Actually, it wasn’t a lie. Although I remembered a lot about Jacob (most everything, in all honesty), I couldn’t recall if there was something specific he didn’t like to eat.I could recall how beautiful he was, how tall he was, how strong he was. I could recall how smart he was and how funny he was. I could recall how cool he was with me. I could also recall how much I missed him. But I couldn’t recall if he didn’t like chicken.But that wasn’t the only thing I needed to know. I needed to know something else too.Much like last night, when he didn’t make me feel like a psycho, in fact, the opposite and sounded like he was happy to hear from me and would be willing to talk all night, he again sounded like me psychotically calling him yet again in a precursor to stalker way was no big deal.“I don’t eat it, I’ll pick it off.”“You can’t pick it off if I cook with it in it or if the mainstay of dinner on the whole is what you don’t eat,” I informed him.“You makin’ Indian food?” he asked.“No. Don’t you like Indian food?” I asked back.“Love it,” he answered.“Then why’d you ask if I was making Indian food?”“ ’Cause I hoped you were.”I burst out laughing.No, Jacob definitely didn’t make me feel like I was being a psycho.When I quit laughing, I told him, “Sorry, honey, I don’t know how to make Indian food.”“Shame,” he muttered, a smile in his deep, attractive voice, and if I was on an infrared scanner, specific parts of me would have shown up hotter.You have a boyfriend, Emme! I told myself.For a while, I answered myself.Jacob is also your ex–best friend’s ex-boyfriend, Emme! I reminded myself.So? I asked myself.I shoved those thought aside, thoughts that, if anyone knew I was talking to myself in my head might prove I was indeed a psycho, and pointed out to Jacob, “You haven’t actually answered the question.”“I’ll eat what you cook, Emme. Cook what you like.”He was such a nice guy.He always was.Nice. Tall (very tall). Handsome (unbelievably handsome). Smart (so damned smart). Funny. Interesting. Gentlemanly. And a repeat of nice because it was worth a repeat since he was just that nice.I liked all that about him. I liked that he wore his dark hair way too long. I liked that sometimes a thick hank of it fell over his forehead and into his eye. I liked that he was who he was and didn’t wear designer jeans or put gel in his hair. I liked that, even considering he was extortionately intelligent, in fact, a genius, he never made anyone feel less than him because they weren’t as smart. I liked that he never acted superior or arrogant and with all that was him, looks, body, brains, he was one person who could. And I liked that he liked to do what he liked to do, he did what he liked to do and wouldn’t get pushed into doing something he didn’t want.Like Elsbeth tried to do.He’d lost her to that and he’d accepted it. I knew it killed. He’d loved her to distraction. But he refused to be the man she wanted him to be and instead was the man he was.She should have seen she had it all even if he didn’t make bucketloads of money and thus couldn’t give her the life she was used to getting from her daddy. Country clubs, tennis lessons, vacations in villas in Italy and beaches in Thailand, fabulous homes kept by maids and fabulous meals cooked by cooks.She didn’t see all she had.
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