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Marked (Dark Protectors #7) by Rebecca Zanetti-Review and Blog Tour

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Marked (Dark Protectors 37) by Rebecca Zanetti-Review and Blog Tour

 

Marked
Dark Protectors #7
by Rebecca Zanetti
Genre: adult,contemporary, paranormal,romance
Release Date: December 1, 2014

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 22, 2014

Janie Kayrs has known Zane almost her whole life. He was her friend in the dream world. She trusted him. But that was before he kidnapped her, spiriting her away to an isolated cabin to learn what her dreams never told her. Like how dangerous he looks. How he got on the wrong side of the negotiating table. And how much sexier he is in real life…

Zane is a battle-hardened warrior, used to command and solitude. But Janie has drawn him from the minute they met. His need for her could destroy everything he’s worked for, but the risk is too sweet not to take it. They call her the Chosen One. But when it comes down to the questions of peace or war, life or death, safety or passion, it will be Janie who makes the choice.

ABOUT THE SERIES from Rebecca Zanetti:

The Kayrs family leads not only the vampire nation, but also the Realm, which is a coalition of vampires, shifters, and witches. Years ago, an evil vampire race called the Kurjans declared war on the Realm by creating a deadly virus that infects vampire mates. The virus attacks chromosomal pairs and takes mates from immortal to human, and maybe down to death. No cure for the virus has been found for mates, and the vampires, who are male only, know that time is running short.

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REVIEW: MARKED is the seventh and final installment in Rebecca Zanetti’s adult, contemporary Dark Protectors paranormal romance series. This is prophetess and human Janie Kayrs and vampire/warrior Zane Kyllwood’s storyline-a friends to lovers storyline that started when Janie was a small child.

As the Chosen One and human daughter of vampire leading Talen Kayrs, Janie knows that that to succeed with what the prophecies have ordained, she must attend the peace talk accords between the supernatural powers of The Realm. There, she will come face to face with the man who has visited her dreams since she was a four year old child.

Zane Kyllwood has known that Janie would one day be his mate, but there is a war on the horizon and several angry, male vampires are waiting to destroy everything that Zane represents. Zane is not the man everyone thought him to be, and in this, Zane’s history and family connections will place Janie and everyone she loves in danger.

Zane and Janie have a prior connection-one that continues in a dream walking state where Janie enters another realm to communicate with both the living and the dead. Here, Janie feels safe from any threats until the dreams turn into a reality. Zane has been Janie’s otherworld companion since childhood and now it is time to claim Janie as his own.

The premise follows the continuing struggle to find a cure for Virus 27-a flu like virus developed by the Kurjans that infects vampire mates and attacks the chromosomal pairs eventually rendering the supernatural back to a human like state. All, if not most, of the previous storyline couples play a supporting and secondary role throughout the story as the vampires continue to battle the virus, the Kurjans and the demons who have sided with the enemy.

MARKED is the culmination of several storylines, the search for a cure and a happily ever after for the vampire nation, their family, and their friends. There are moments of humor, betrayal, action, heartbreak and love all blended into a storyline where Janie will be targeted by two warring factions of The Realm for it is said that Janie is the key to everyone’s survival. As the powers battle for control, Janie will have to battle a man who is determined to protect Janie-at all costs.

Rebecca Zanetti’s MARKED is a passionate conclusion to the Dark Protector series. The good guys will win; the bad guys will lose; and the future will be revealed when another young child begins walking through dreams of her own.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Rebecca ZanettiNew York Times and USA Today Bestseller Rebecca Zanetti is the author of over twenty-five dark paranormals, romantic suspense, and contemporary romances. She lives in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest with her own Alpha hero, two kids, a couple of dogs, a crazy cat…and a huge extended family. Her current publishers are Kensington, Grand Central, and Entangled. She believes strongly in luck, karma, and working her butt off…and she thinks one of the best things about being an author, unlike the lawyer she used to be, is that she can let the crazy out. Her current series are: The Dark Protectors, The Maverick Montana Cowboys, and the Sin Brothers
series. Upcoming series are: The Realm Enforcers and The Scorpius Syndrome. Find Rebecca at: Goodreads / Website/ Facebook / Twitter

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The Law of Moses by Amy Harmon-a review

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THE LAW OF MOSES by Amy Harmon-a review

The Law of Moses

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ABOUT THE BOOK:

Release Date: November 27, 2014

If I tell you right up front, right in the beginning that I lost him, it will be easier for you to bear. You will know it’s coming, and it will hurt. But you’ll be able to prepare.

Someone found him in a laundry basket at the Quick Wash, wrapped in a towel, a few hours old and close to death. They called him Baby Moses when they shared his story on the ten o’clock news – the little baby left in a basket at a dingy Laundromat, born to a crack addict and expected to have all sorts of problems. I imagined the crack baby, Moses, having a giant crack that ran down his body, like he’d been broken at birth. I knew that wasn’t what the term meant, but the image stuck in my mind. Maybe the fact that he was broken drew me to him from the start.

It all happened before I was born, and by the time I met Moses and my mom told me all about him, the story was old news and nobody wanted anything to do with him. People love babies, even sick babies. Even crack babies. But babies grow up to be kids, and kids grow up to be teenagers. Nobody wants a messed up teenager.

And Moses was messed up. Moses was a law unto himself. But he was also strange and exotic and beautiful. To be with him would change my life in ways I could never have imagined. Maybe I should have stayed away. Maybe I should have listened. My mother warned me. Even Moses warned me. But I didn’t stay away.

And so begins a story of pain and promise, of heartache and healing, of life and death. A story of before and after, of new beginnings and never-endings. But most of all…a love story.

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REVIEW: THE LAW OF MOSES is a stand alone new adult, contemporary romance, murder-mystery storyline with a slight paranormal edge from author Amy Harmon. The focus of the story is Moses Wright-a crack baby found abandoned and near death who grew into a young man plagued with emotional disorders and a life riddled with struggle and torment. This is his story-a story that covers twenty five years in the life of a man born to a drug addicted mother, passed from family member to family member, until he will one day find his place with a woman he can love.

To retell Moses story is difficult without giving away too many spoilers so I will skim the surface: girl meets boy; girl pursues boy against boys wishes; girl falls in love with temperamental boy; boy gets in trouble; pushes girl away; they reconnect seven years later where life has changed for the now adult couple.

Told from alternating first person points of view (Georgia and Moses) Georgia Shepherd, an up and coming rodeo cowgirl, was seventeen years old when her world collided with Moses Wright. Having heard the story about ‘Baby Moses’ Georgia was intrigued and fascinated with Moses-the now eighteen year old, mixed raced young man who lived next door with his great grandmother –GiGi. But getting to know the real Moses was difficult as he refused to talk, was easily distracted, constantly in trouble, and lost himself in his paintings-paintings that became all too familiar with the neighboring town and people. In this, Moses life spirals further out of control when a devastating loss changes his life forever. Moses will push away his only friend and in the end, will lose everything that could have meant something in his life. Moses believes himself to be a ‘cracked’ kid who refuses to love because everything you love will either die or be taken away.

Amy Harmon’s THE LAW OF MOSES focuses on connections, differences, laws and color-the color of skin, the colors of the world, the colors of life, death and love. Our intense, tormented and heartbreaking hero views the world around him in colors-not the colors of the rainbow-but through descriptive colorful images of sight, sound and touch. Moses is an artist whose work will bring him to the forefront of people’s curiosity but it is the inspiration and his ability with paint and brush that will be the focus of Moses’ life.

“Everyone always talks about being color blind. And I get that. I do. But maybe instead of being color blind, we should celebrate color, in all its shades. It kind of bugs me that we’re supposed to ignore our differences like we don’t see them, when seeing them doesn’t have to be a negative.”

The storyline will fast forward approximately seven years where we only catch glimpses of our couple and it is in the ensuing seven years that life will change for Georgia and Moses.

THE LAW OF MOSES is a complex storyline of acceptance that is slow to build. There is a lot of personal reflection from both Moses and Georgia in a story that veers down several differing paths and scenarios. The emotional and psychological fall out of his mother’s addiction set the tone for all of Moses’ actions and life changing choices. The murder-mystery premise weaves a trail of intrigue that affects a town, several families, and a young man whose only sin is to be born –cracked !

Reviewed by Sandy

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Ripped (Real #5) by Katy Evans-Review and Blog Tour

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Ripped (Real #5) by Katy Evans-Review and Blog Tour

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RIPPED
Real #5
by Katy Evans
Release Date: December 9, 2014
Genre: new adult, contemporary, erotic, romance

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RIPPED (Real #5) by Katy Evans

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 9, 2014

The fifth book in the New York Times new adult series that began with Real. When an angry, heartbroken girl is forced to be near her rocker ex-boyfriend, only time will tell if the fire between them will consume them both.

Pandora, the gothic friend of Brooke (Real, Mine, Remy) and Melanie, thought that getting her heart broken by her bad boy rocker ex could only happen once. But now, he’s back in town with the biggest concert of the year. Pandora hates him so much that she gets Melanie to come with her and play a prank on him at his gig. But when they are caught by security, and her ex himself is summoned, he decides not to press charges if she’ll follow certain conditions. Pandora likes none of his rules, or that he’s in charge of her, especially since they seem designed to make sure she’s in close contact with him again. But the closeness reignites the passion they once shared, and soon no matter how much she wants to hate him, it’s clear she’s still hung up on him. And worse: he knows it too.

Every woman wants me–except the one I sing for.

Seattle shakes with anticipation: they call it the concert of the year. They say girls are getting pregnant just thinking about my band being in town.

But when you love a girl, you don’t leave her with nothing but a ring and a promise. Any man with half a brain should know.

So what did I expect my girl would do when she saw me again?

Well, for starters, she loathes our music. Particularly the song I wrote about her.

When I sing it, the stadium is in an uproar. Thousands of fans scream my name like I’m a god–but yeah, not her. Crystal clear: the girl’s not happy to see me.

Black hair, black boots, a bad attitude, that’s her — Pandora Stone is a freaking man-eater and she’s out for my blood.

That’s alright.

Let her come at me. Because I’m out for her heart and, this time, there’s no way she can stop me.

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REVIEW:  RIPPED is the fifth storyline in Katy Evans’s contemporary, new adult Real erotic, romance series. This is rock musician Mackenna (Kenna) Jones and Pandora Stone’s (friend of Melanie and Brooke-Real, Mine, Remy and Rogue) storyline- a second chance at love for two people ripped apart and destroyed by the past.

Told from alternating first person points of view (Mackenna and Pandora) the storyline focuses on Pandora’s need for revenge. When she learns the rock group Crack Bikini (yep, that’s the name) and their lead singer Mackenna Jones have come to town, our heroine is hell bent on destroying Mackenna’s life. Six years earlier Mackenna dropped out of Pandora’s life without so much as a goodbye and Pandora has lived with the betrayal and hatred ever since.

History will show that Pandora and Mackenna were once in love. High school sweethearts who promised one another a happily ever after but life and everything it had to offer was ripped from their future. Now six years later, Pandora’s immaturity and hatred for
Mackenna finds our heroine in need of legal help when she retaliates with rotten tomatoes during the concert. To avoid further embarrassment, management makes Pandora an offer she cannot refuse-three weeks with the band or they press charges for assault. For the next twenty one days Pandora is determined to make life on the road miserable for everyone, including the camera man following her around, but soon realizes she has never stopped loving the man who ripped out her heart.

Pandora is an angry, immature, dark and vulnerable young woman who has never been able to let go of the past and in this her actions, behavior and attitude leaves something to be desired. She is not an easy person to like; she continues to berate and belittle the man that she loves hoping to embarrass and destroy the rock-god’s ego. But Mackenna has never stopped loving Pandora-his muse, his heart and his soul-and he will ensure the Pandora will never leave his side again. There is anger, vulnerability, betrayal and heartbreak for two people whose lives were destroyed by those that they loved. The sex scenes are imaginative and emotional; passionate and real.

The secondary characters include Melanie, Brooke and Remy from the previous storylines. Remy’s appearance and page time is limited as the story focuses on Mackenna, Pandora and the members of Crack Bikini. The band mates are colorful, determined and a little bit bad but had no idea about the woman who made their lead singer tick.

RIPPED is provocative storyline about two people whose love for one another has been buried beneath the pain and anguish of heartbreak and loss. There are moments of intimate revelations and reflections about the past; a peak into what was and what could have been. Katy Evans writes from the heart where passion and seduction begin to mend a broken heart.

READING ORDER
REAL
MINE
REMY
ROGUE
RIPPED

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Reviewed by Sandy

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WRITING RIPPED
By Katy Evans

RIPPED – I’m so excited to be sharing with everyone RIPPED, Real series book #5! ☺

RIPPED began with Pandora, Brooke (Real, Mine and Remy) and Melanie’s (Rogue) goth friend. She’s such a wounded warrior and so bitter that I was completely hooked wanting to know—what happened? What made her like this? Why does she hate men so much?

And that’s how I met her man, Mackenna Jones.

He’s back in Seattle for the concert of the year, and Pandora hates him so much, she is still so stuck in the past for having loved (and lost) him when she was young, she’s determined to go pay him a visit and give him a little something to remember her by. Nothing nice, I assure you.

And that’s where RIPPED totally exploded for me. It’s one of those books where I couldn’t stop writing even for a second. It seemed like I just opened Pandora’s box of secrets and they came spilling out, one after the other. Memories, what truly happened in her eyes, in his eyes, their first kiss (sigh) and so much more. Their past is tumultuous and passionate and their present, when they reunite again, is just as passionate and rocky. They have a long way to go to their HEA but, though Pandora doesn’t feel she deserves it and has never let herself want it, Mackenna has another plan to conquer back his girl.

What I love about this couple in particular is how equal they seem—the push and the pull always kept me guessing as to who had control of the situation, sometimes Pandora had Mackenna by the pants, and plenty of others it was Mackenna who kept getting the upper hand, knowing each and every one of Pandora’s weaknesses (including that he is the main one.)

He is the boy she could never forget.

She is the girl no other girl has ever compared.

Things are about to get RIPPED during Mackenna’s concert tour when his manager thinks it brilliant to force Pandora to tag along. ☺

~~Katy ~~

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About The author

Katy EvansKaty Evans grew up with books and book-boyfriends until she found a real sexy boyfriend to love. They married and are now hard at work on their own happily ever after. Katy loves her family and friends, and she also loves reading, walking, baking, and being consumed by her characters until she reaches “The End.” Which is, hopefully, only the beginning…

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Just Beginning by Theresa Rizzo – a Review

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Just Beginning by Theresa Rizzo – a Review

 

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Description:
Twenty-something Jenny Campbell’s life has been a series of screw-ups, and the latest one endangered her little brother’s life. But when she falls for sophisticated Gabe Harrison, she has a chance to turn her life around…if she can keep her past a secret.

Gabe’s career as a successful doctor has left just enough time for his teenage children and little else. But when beautiful, vivacious Jenny comes along, she breathes love and happiness into his lonely life. There’s only one problem: their families are opposed to their relationship. Money and age differences mean nothing to Gabe as long as they have trust, love, and respect.

But can two out of three be good enough?

 

 

Review:

5 out of 5 for this reader folks!

Last March I did a review of Theresa Rizzo‘s novel Just Destiny and that was one novel that stuck with me. It was absolutely heart wrenching. So when I was asked to review this novella Just Beginning I jumped at the chance. This is the story of how Jenny and Gabe came to be.

Jenny first meets Gabe at her brothers hospital bedside and they are both quite smitten with each other right away. Jenny is much younger than Gabe and is considered a free spirited, lonely and troubled young lady. Gabe is the exact opposite, being a successful surgeon, divorcee with two older kids. Well you know what they say about opposites … LOL Soon this relationship blooms and the other finds complimentary traits that paths a road for a future together. Family has other plans however, and soon these two are jumping hurdles to be together. Through sheer determination and love, they have to fight to be together and prove to all that they are meant to be.

Not giving you much to the plot (if you read my reviews, you know I hate doing that .. WINK) but if you have read Just Destiny you will truely enjoy reading how these two came to be. These two have a tragic future so to soak in their happy and love in this prequel was joyful. My heart ached through the whole thing however knowing what was to come and I can’t help but wonder if maybe I’d of enjoyed this novella less if I hadn’t known what was to come. I found I treasured this precious time with this couple. I really despised the harsh stands their families took when these two came to be and I wished that small minded people would just piss off already.

BRAVO once again Theresa Rizzo … you pull my heart strings every single time .. and while this was one of your lighter reads I thank you for taking me to a special place that let me revel in pure love.

HAPPY READING! 🙂

Reviewed by Rachel

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Too Far Gone (The Hanover Brothers #4) by HelenKay Dimon-a review

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TOO FAR GONE (Hanover Brothers #4) by HelenKay Dimon-a review

Too Far Gone

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 2, 2014

The Hanover brothers inherited quite a legacy from their con-artist father, including a secret they never imagined…

FBI Agent Walker Reeves came to Sweetwater, Oregon looking to settle a vendetta. His career is in shambles after years spent tracking down the Hanover brothers. He hopes to tie them to the schemes of their father Charlie—the same man who ruined Walker’s life. Unfortunately, Walker’s desire for revenge blinds him to the one chance at happiness he’ll ever get…

Even knowing that her friends would worry, art store-owner Mallory Able took a risk sleeping with Walker. She succumbed to his craving for control in the bedroom, but when reality got too tough for Walker, he bolted and left her in ruins. Now he’s returned. If Walker wants her back, he’s going to have to do some smooth talking both in and out the bedroom. And this time Mallory is in charge…

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REVIEW:

SOME BACKGROUND: Charlie Hanover was a con artist who all but destroyed the small town of Sweetwater and in his wake left three sons who must now deal with the aftermath of their father’s con. Fast forward twenty years, and the now three adult men, have returned to claim their grandmother’s estate-only the house once belonged to Marc Baron. And Marc is determined to seek retribution and revenge for the sins of the father.

TOO FAR GONE is the fourth installment in HelenKay Dimon’s Hanover Brothers contemporary, adult romance series focusing on the Hanover brothers of Sweetwater, Oregon. This is FBI Agent Walker Reeves and art store owner Mallory Able’s storyline-a second chance at love trope that focuses on Walker’s connection to the Hanover brothers and his rekindling romance with Mallory Able. TOO FAR GONE is the fourth book in the series; it can be read as a stand alone but some important information is missing so I would suggest reading the series in order for cohesion and pure enjoyment.

The premise follows Walker’s return to Sweetwater, Oregon after a twenty eight day absence. Following the revelations about his vendetta and FBI criminal investigation into Callen Walker’s past, as well as the resulting emotional upheaval between Walker and the Hanover brothers, Walker leaves town without so much as a goodbye or backward glance but in doing so he destroys any hope of a continued relationship with art shop owner Mallory Able. Mallory and Walker had kept their relationship a secret and with Walker’s escape Mallory is left behind to pick up the pieces of her broken heart.

Mallory is best friends with Leah Baron (Declan Hanover’s girlfriend book 1) and has been accepted as a member of the Hanover family. With Walker’s return, Mallory’s love and desire for Walker continues to grow but Walker’s relationship with the Hanover family is causing some problems for everyone involved. Walker’s previous vendetta against the Hanover family, as he tried to prove their connection to their father’s (Charlie Hanover) con game and fraud, has resulted in a lack of trust, betrayal and broken hearts. When new information is presented, Walker, once again, disappears leaving Mallory and the Hanover’s to deal with the possible repercussions.

The relationship between Mallory and Walker is a second chance at love for two people with similar backgrounds and pasts. But Walker’s need for vengeance against the Hanover Brothers continues to build a wall between our leading couple. Walker is unable to get past his own guilt for almost destroying the Hanover family and the lingering jealousy of what could have been. He was wrong and he has come back to town to make amends. The sex scenes are seductive and hot. Walker likes to play in the bedroom; against the wall; or the living room floor.

All of the previous storyline couples including the Hanover matriarch Kim Hanover and her beloved Tom play a supporting role in the ensemble storyline. Each couple adds a familiarity and sense of family to a story that will see forgiveness and acceptance for a man who knew no love or comfort growing up. We get a glimpse into each couple’s life, their future and what it means to be in the Hanover family.

HelenKay Dimon does a fantastic job pulling the reader into a storyline about family, love, trust and betrayal. The Hanover family bond continues to grow with each storyline; their family expands with the addition of girlfriends, fiancés and lost souls with no where else to go. TOO FAR GONE reveals a little more information about Charlie Hanover-his crimes, his betrayal and his con of a small town bent on redemption and retribution, and the pain and heartbreak for one family who knew very little about his past.

READING ORDER
1. No Turning Back
2. A Simple Twist of Fate
3. Long Way Home
4. Too Far Gone

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Hour of Need by Melinda Leigh – a Review

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Hour of Need by Melinda Leigh – a Review

 

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Description:
While fighting in Afghanistan, Major Grant Barrett receives devastating news: his brother and sister-in-law have been murdered in Scarlet Falls, the sleepy suburb of Grant’s youth. Emotionally scarred from war, the career soldier returns home on emergency leave to temporarily care for his orphaned nephew and niece. But when someone tries to kidnap the kids and their teenage babysitter, Grant knows it’s not a random act?and neither were the murders.

Already devastated by her neighbors? violent deaths, Ellie Ross is shattered by the attempted abduction of her teenage daughter so she desperately turns to Grant for help. As they navigate a deadly search for the truth, they struggle with growing feelings for each other and Grant’s impending return to deployment.

But time is running out. The killer is growing bolder by the hour, and Ellie and Grant must find him before the children become his next victims.

 

Review:

Grant was pulled out of his tour of duty in Afghanistan…to battle even more villainous enemies in Scarlet Falls, NY. When his brother and sister-in-law are murdered, making orphans of his 6 year old nephew and colicky 4 month old niece, Grant recognizes how much he’s missed. And how much his family needs him. I can only imagine the anxiety an author must feel when releasing a new book. The nerves must run amuck when it’s a new series. Fear not, Melinda Leigh: Hour of Need was awesome. Not only will you impress your existing fans with this introductory novel, you’ll make new fans…many new fans.

When Grant starts to put pieces together, gathered (written) in a steady, intriguing way, he soon makes a connection to Ellie, his brother’s next door neighbor (and co-worker). Grant’s brother had just agreed to represent the family of a young skater who hung herself after being taunted and harassed by two other competitors. What new information was discovered to make Grant’s brother accept such a highly charged case in the community? Unfortunately, dead men tell no tales. Grant’s a wreck; torn in half over responsibilities.

Truth be told, Grant would like to “connect” with Ellie much more intimately, but he knows his stay is only temporary; a month’s reprieve to settle matters at home and head back to war. Hardly enough time for proper wooing. The pair fights the attraction, ever diligent of each other’s limits and insecurities. It was difficult to remain patient, retain secrets, when they clearly wanted to open up and share each other’s burdens. Like who is so desperate for the case file, Ellie is being stalked and her family threatened.

Could Grant help? In a way they were in this together. If her extortion was tied to one of Lee’s cases, the murders could likely be linked as well. Grant would focus on finding the man who’d killed his family members. Ellie wanted to keep hers alive.

Did that make them allies or adversaries?

Time to smash those personal walls and solve this case.

Bullying was a hot issue. Ms. Leigh takes us through the young girl’s thoughts and it’s nothing short of turmoil and hopelessness. It was painful yet evocative to read her pleas for help. As a mother, I mourned for the parents who suffer in her absence; the tormenting regrets of inactivity or passivity.

Hour of Need is worth every second! Ms. Leigh expertly guides you through intertwining murders and the aftereffects of a suicide that should have been prevented. I love, love, loved this book and am confident you will need to read this, too!

Reviewed by Carmen

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Honey Girl (Billionaire 2) by Juliette Jones-Review, Guest Post and Excerpt

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Honey Girl (Billionaire 2) by Juliette Jones-Review, Guest Post and Excerpt

Honey Girl

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 25, 2104

Alexander Wolfe is a billionaire whose priorities used to include work, money and total control. No longer. He now has only one obsession: his beautiful new fiancée Lila, whose combined innocence and sultry femininity drive him to the brink. Their attraction began as an uncontrollable lust and has bloomed into an all-encompassing love affair that awes them both. If Alexander could have it his way, he would confine Lila to his private penthouse and bask in the glow of her sensual charms day and night.

But when reality forces its way into Alexander and Lila’s private world in the form of Alexander’s supermodel ex-girlfriend, Alexander’s brother Jake’s impending prison sentence, and a very persistent senior employee of Alexander’s – who just happened to be present at a recent wild night of poker that got a little out of control – things get complicated.

Will the drama drive them apart, or is Alexander and Lila’s love strong enough to get them to the altar?

HONEY GIRL (BILLIONAIRE, Book 2) is the second book in the BILLIONAIRE series (and can also stand alone).

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4 out of 5 for this reader folks!

Do ya like a little smut? Do you like a LOT of smut? This is a good ole smutilicious read and will make your eyes go wide and your body go a tingling. LOL

Honey Girl is the second book in Juliette Jones Billionaire series and is a continuation of Alexander and Lila’s story. I don’t suppose you HAVE to read the first book, but I would as it is just as yummy as this read. Most definitely an erotic romance with lots of drama and a serious side of obsession that I cannot necessarily consider a bad thing.

Having returned from Paris, it is time to get back to unwanted reality. Alexander had a major screw up in the first book and is still reeling from this a little, while Lila is geared up in becoming part of Alexander’s multi-billion dollar corporation … as well as his fiancé soon to be wife. Trying to prepare the other to go through the day without this hot obsessiveness they have for the other is a serious issue though, and one they seem to find ways around. On the first day back, bad news seems to hit them from all angles. Alexander’s brother Jake is in big BIG trouble and facing jail time and someone from Alexander’s past is set on destroying his beloved future with Lila. Lila is overwhelmed and certainly fighting her own battles trying to establish her position as employer versus “stunning sex kitten” within this company. Will too much ever just be too much for these two??

So yup .. super hot read that had me toe curling a few times. While the obsessive nature these two have for one another is almost endearing in places, it is annoying in others. For as many times as they are doing the do, the scenes became a little repetitive with little too long reflective thoughts in the midst. HOWEVER, these two made no apology for their out of no where dependant love and I LOVE THAT! There was no shame here … they wanted, they had. The idea that this kind of obsessive need for a person is really far fetched but it totally belongs in this story. With Alexander and Lila, it’s believable and that is kudos to Juliette Jones writing.

I hope to read more by this author soon. If you are looking for a no apology kind of erotica, look no further, you have come to the right review! 😉

HAPPY READING! 🙂

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Reviewed by Rachel T

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Honey Girl excerpt:

Chapter One
Lila

He lay next to me, still asleep. His black hair was all askew, framing his face in artful, silky disarray. The cinnamon skin of his brawny shoulders looked dark, as always, next to my pale curves. He lay on his stomach, his face turned towards me, his muscular arm curled around a pillow. His full lips were barely parted, his face peaceful. He looked young in his sleep. Relaxed. That visceral, male aggression that clung to him softened when he slept, but the innate arrogance was somehow still there. In the curve of his mouth. In his strong features and the dark stripes of his eyebrows. I watched him sleep for a few minutes, fascinated by his mesmerizing flawlessness. He was astoundingly beautiful.

He had the build of an athlete. Tall and toned with graceful bones. Powerful, with the kind of strength that draws your eye and makes you aware of it. Of how easily it would be for him to use it. On you. Of how brutal he could be when he drove his immense, thick, hard-as-stone cock deep into you, forcing wave after wave of raw, lustrous pleasure.

I could have touched him, with feather-light strokes across his shoulders. Down his back. I could have rubbed myself against him and kissed his perfect lips, licking him, tasting the minted, drugging flavor of him. I knew he’d be instantly ready for me.

Alexander was always ready.

But today was the day I was starting my new job. As Alexander’s assistant.

Not as his assistant, I reminded myself. As his business partner.
This whirlwind romance had not only landed me a gorgeous sex-god of a fiancé, it had also placed me at the right hand of one of the most powerful CEOs in New York City: founder, owner and mastermind of Wolfe Enterprises. Alexander was the executive of the esteemed and hugely successful magazine Skyscraper. He also owned two major book publishers and ran several investment companies, hedge funds, and a number of cash cow Internet businesses.

He was a type-A genius with a dark side and a voracious carnal appetite. Which he took out on me whenever he got the opportunity. Which was, it had to be said … often.

It was Monday morning. Early. Earlier than we usually woke. We’d become night owls, the two of us. Darkness was our erotic haven, where we could exist only for each other.

I didn’t regret a single decision. Of course I didn’t. But sometimes when I stopped to think about things, like now, in the quiet of a purple-skied dawn, I almost felt a sense of vertigo from the gargantuan shift my life had taken over the course of exactly two months.

Two months.

Two months ago, I’d been a capable yet fumbling, unemployed, broke, virginal recent-graduate who dressed in baggy clothes, wore unfashionable glasses, had a bad haircut and who preferred to keep all members of the opposite sex at arm’s length. And now? Well, times had most definitely changed. At least when it came to one particular member of the opposite sex.

I lay in the semi-darkness and took in my surroundings. The heavy, decorative drapes that framed Alexander’s – our – bedroom windows were never drawn. We were too high up to be visible to the mortals down below. Our view overlooked the distant streets, the treetops of Central Park, the gritty, graceful skyline of some of New York’s most expensive real estate. It was early October and the deep indigo of the city night hung on. The quiet, expansive room hummed with plush, cocooned luxury. Alexander’s bed was huge, swathed in expensive cotton and silk, most of which had been displaced and/or rumpled by our lovemaking.

At this, I’d proven a prodigy. Whoever thought virgins took things slow once they finally got going at the advanced age of twenty … well, they hadn’t put me in a locked room with Alexander Wolfe. It had taken all of thirty minutes for us to get not only intimate but downright feral. There had been a desperation to it that I still couldn’t explain. Physically, we were like magnets. Greedy, superstrength magnets who had no choice or control. None of it made sense, really. That we’d been willing to risk everything to get as close as humanly possible from that very first encounter – and every encounter since. Who does that? What highly educated, soon-to-be professional, modern woman throws all – and I mean all – caution to the wind just to get down and dirty with a ridiculously sexy, overconfident billionaire?

This one, apparently.

He was my drug and my addiction. With him, lines became skewed and normal considerations simply did not apply. To not get close to him proved impossible. To not want to get close to him seemed insane.

Alexander.

My lover. My devil and my saint. My strength and my weakness.

My fiancé.

Beautiful, crazy Alexander. All mine.

 

Guest Post

Why are billionaire heroes so popular?

JJ: I think deep-down, every woman fantasizes about having a man that will take care of her every need. It’s been a decades now since women have had to actively rely on men for their financial security and social status and that’s a wonderful thing. But there’s also something wildly romantic about a successful, loaded alpha male willing to risk it all to have that one woman who captures his heart. In Honey Girl, Alexander is so in love with Lila he’ll do absolutely anything to keep her. In the end, all his money becomes irrelevant to him. He’s worked hard to become successful for one reason: to be able to shield the people he loves (namely his brother Jake) from the pitfalls and difficulties of life. But when Alexander’s money fails to do that – on one particular day that has a little something to do with a wedding – he goes off the rails. In the end, it’s the love that matters most and if he can’t have that, he doesn’t care about the money. Not to worry, though [spoiler alert]: there’s a HEA!

What are the difficulties of writing erotic storylines?

For me, the romantic scenes of any erotica book are the ones I look forward to the most, both as a writer and a reader. So I would say the most difficult part of writing erotic storylines is creating a plot that creates enough inherent conflict to make the sex scenes as intense and romantic as possible.

As a writer, how do you develop the hero and/or heroine?

I’m one of those writers who makes it all up as I go along. I have a very rough outline in my head when I start a book but the direction the story takes sometimes changes completely as I write. That’s one of the things I absolutely love about writing: I never really know where the story is going to take me. As I get to know the characters, I let them guide me. Alexander is single-minded, obsessive, extremely driven; these character traits lead him to act in a way that other people might not act. And I love that about him. Lila is young, naïve and completely new to the luxury lifestyle. She was fun to write because she, too, is unpredictable. She’s trying to navigate this new life and this incredibly intense love affair, and she sometimes makes mistakes. She sometimes gets overwhelmed by it all. But in the end, she knows that he’s The One. And they’ll both risk everything for their love. I had so much fun writing Honey Girl. I hope readers will enjoy it!

About the author

Juliette Jones is the author of BILLIONAIRE, HONEY GIRL and WILD RIDE. She lives in New York City.

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Things Lost in the Fire by Katie Jennings – a Review

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Things Lost in the Fire by Katie Jennings – a Review

 

Things Lost in the Fire

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Description:
Sadie McRae grew up in the Hollywood Hills, the only daughter of two rock ‘n’ roll legends. When a violent assault on her life ends in a torrid scandal, fifteen-year-old Sadie escapes to the quiet forests of Lake Tahoe.

Unable to resist the music in her blood, she returns to Los Angeles years later and sings under an alias. When her secret is unintentionally exposed by an old friend, journalist-turned-paparazzi Brody Odell, he’ll do anything to make it up to her, including uncovering the truth about the attack from eleven years earlier.

Stardom beckons and the chance at love is within her grasp, but the horrors of her past threaten to tear everything apart. As Sadie fights for the life she deserves, a dangerous stalker begins his game, determined to bring it all to an end.

 

 

Review:

Things Lost in Fire by Katie Jennings is a beautiful story of a young lady trying to grow up in the wild life of rock n roll, with both of her parents legends. However, at 15 years old, a terrible tragedy forced young Sadie McRae to leave her only home and spend the rest of her growing up years with her grandparents.

The story begins at the time young Sadie is living with her mother, and during a wild party, the unthinkable happens and someone is murdered. To protect Sadie, she is sent away, and now in the present, 11 years later, she goes home to help her mother, who has been diagnosed with Cancer.

Sadie, when living with her grandparents, began to play music, which was in her blood. She did not want anyone to know who she was, so she used an alias and sang songs on You Tube, becoming very popular. Was this enough to satisfy her?

When she arrives in Los Angeles, her friend convinces her to sing at a local club under disguise using the alias to favorable results. But an old friend from her teenage days recognizes her. We meet Brody O’Dell, who used to be a top photo journalist, until he made a major mistake that cost him his career. Now Brody is a “paparazzi”, which is not really good for Sadie, who doesn’t want to be recognized.   Brody and Sadie rekindle their friendship, even though she is afraid he will reveal her identity to make money.

What follows is multi-faceted story of Sadie trying to remember the truth about the unsolved murder years ago, and with Brody’s help, they investigate the past. Sadie must also deal with a mother, who despite her illness, will use her daughter to get herself back in the limelight. Sadie will also reconcile with her father, and their band, even performing on a one night stand, when everyone discovers who she really is. With all this going on, Sadie finds herself in danger from a stalker. Is this stalker someone from the past? You will have to read this book to find out what happens on all these things.

Katie Jennings has written a wonderful story that flows so nicely. We became invested in Sadie right at the start at the time of the tragedy, and when she came back to renew friendships, rekindle with family, start her career and fight a dangerous enemy. But most of all, we loved the chemistry between Sadie and Brody, which slowly built up, as they helped each other overcome their own fears. Things Lost in Fire is a wonderful story, with great characters.

Reviewed by Barb

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