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Big Shot (Book Boyfriend #1) by Carly Phillips and Erika Wilde-Review and Book Tour

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BIG SHOT (Book Boyfriend #1) by Carly Phillips / Erika Wilde-review and book tour

Big Shot

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Wes Sinclair is a notorious heart-breaker, a hot as sin bad boy with a panty-dropping smile no woman can resist. Except for his best friend’s little sister and business adversary, Natalie Prescott, who seems immune to his flirtatious charms. While she’s becomes a permanent fixture in this dirtiest, most scandalous fantasies, she want nothing to do with him or his seductive promises. Challenge accepted. His goal? To bring her to her knees, make her beg, and show her just how good being bad can be.

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REVIEW: BIG SHOT is the first installment the contemporary, adult erotic, BOOK BOYFRIEND romance series co-authored by Carly Phillips and Erika Wilde. This is hot shot realtor Wes Sinclair, and up and coming realtor Natalie Prescott’s story line. BIG SHOT was originally released under the title HOT AS SIN.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Wes and Natalie) BIG SHOT follows the building relationship between two real estate agents Wes Sinclair and Natalie Prescott. For most of her life Natalie has been in love with her brother Connor’s best friend Wes Sinclair. A successful realtor selling million dollar listings Wes is the man to beat when it comes to the competition. Natalie’s chart climbing sales are in direct competition to her brother’s friend, and it doesn’t help that Wes refused Natalie’s request for a position with his firm. When Natalie finalizes a sale that once belonged to Wes Sinclair, the two make a bet that Natalie is determined not to lose. What ensues is a two week payment wherein our heroine will lose her heart to a man who wants nothing more than the present and a good time.

The relationship between Natalie and Wes is one of life-long attraction but Natalie is Connor’s younger sister, and for all intents and purposes is off limits to Wes Sinclair. Natalie has secretly been in love with We Sinclair for most of her life but the man refuses to see her as more than the ‘brat’ she was growing up. When Natalie loses a bet placing herself in a two week position to do everything that Wes wants, our heroine is determine to drive Wes crazy and out of his mind ensuring he will never forget that she is no longer the little girl from years before. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and seductive with a little bit of ‘spanking’ on the side.

We are introduced to Wes’s best friends and business partner, as well as Natalie’s brother-Connor Prescott, and fellow realtor Max Sterling, as well as Natalie’s best guy friend and agent Richard Weller. I am hoping for a story line featuring Richard and someone he can love.

The world building focuses on the ‘payment of debt’ when Natalie loses a bet to Wes Sinclair. Wes’s attraction to Natalie increases with every encounter but Natalie is determined to walk away before the heartbreak of love- an offer from out of state finds our heroine considering her options.

BIG SHOT is a flirty and sexy romance between two people who have lusted after one another for years. The writing is seamless; the story line flows evenly as the two authors blend their talents for a magnificent story. The premise is heartwarming and enjoyable; the romance is passionate and intense; the characters are energetic and playful.

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reviewed by Sandy

about the author

Carly Phillips Erika Wilde

Carly Phillips:

Carly Phillips is the N.Y. Times and USA Today Bestselling Author of over 50 sexy contemporary romance novels featuring hot men, strong women and the emotionally compelling stories her readers have come to expect and love. Carly’s career spans over a decade and a half with various New York publishing houses, and she is now an Indie author who runs her own business and loves every exciting minute of her publishing journey. Carly is happily married to her college sweetheart, the mother of two nearly adult daughters and three crazy dogs (two wheaten terriers and one mutant Havanese) who star on her Facebook Fan Page and website. Carly loves social media and is always around to interact with her readers. You can find out more about Carly at www.carlyphillips.com.

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Erika Wilde:

Erika Wilde is the author of the sexy Marriage Diaries series and The Players Club series. She lives in Oregon with her husband and two daughters, and when she’s not writing you can find her exploring the beautiful Pacific Northwest. For more information on her upcoming releases, please visit website at www.erikawilde.com.

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Offensive Rebound: Holding Court by M.J. Fields-Review, Book Tour & Giveaway

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OFFENSIVE REBOUND: Holding Court by M.J. Fields-Review, Book Tour & Giveaway

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OFFENSIVE REBOUND: Holding Court
by MJ Fields
Release Date: January 15, 2017
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, basketball romance

Offensive Rebound

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 15, 2017

TRAE
It’s a call that changes my life–and my little girl’s. Years ago, playing for the NBA was the dream, but the Seattle Stallions suck. Worse than that, my old teammate is now the star center–not to mention my number one rival. There has to be a catch, some sort of agenda. Before I was injured, I was the best. Now? There’s no way they want me.

But when I see the roster and salaries, it all comes together. It’s a chance to get on the court again and change our lives. And I just can’t wait for the opportunity to finally take him down. What I never counted on is Courtney Cohen being the game changer.

COURTNEY
I inherited the Bad News Bears of the NBA. When I discovered the star center, my ex fiancé, cheating on me, all I want is to jump ship before the whole thing sinks. But with revenge on my mind, I exact a plan. Take down the dirty player and save my father’s dream.

Suddenly twelve minutes is too little time, and a season is not long enough.
Will it be love, or just a game?

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REVIEW: OFFENSIVE REBOUND by MJ Fields’s is a stand alone, contemporary, adult erotic, basketball romance story line focusing on the professional basketball team the Seattle Stallions. This is twenty three year old team owner Courtney Cohen, and forward Trae Rhodes’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Trae and Courtney) OFFENSIVE REBOUND focuses on the professional basketball team the Seattle Stallions and their struggle to keep things together following the death of their owner Charlie Cohen. Enter Courtney Cohen, Charlie’s daughter, and the woman who will bring the team together, one way or another. Prior to his death Charlie re-signed forward Trae Rhodes in an attempt to rile up some of the other players, in particular a man Courtney once thought that she loved. What ensues is the building relationship between Trae and Courtney, and the struggle to build a successful NBA team. Callie has inherited a team that has yet to win a game; and a roster of spoiled players who follow the lead of their brooding, resident star.

The relationship between Trae and Courtney is one of forbidden love. Courtney is Trae’s boss but Trae’s appearance on the team is suspect by our heroine, the coach and a number of the other team players. Trae’s aggressive seduction of Courtney Cohen is compounded by the contentious relationship between Courtney and her ex-star center for the Seattle Stallions Brock Boeheim, and the destructive former friendship between Trae and Brock. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including the members of the Seattle Stallions, coaching staff , press personnel and security. We are introduced to Courtney’s best friend Christa; her mother Ellen and step-father Ronald; as well as Trae’s mother, and a special someone who is the light of Trae’s life.

The world building takes the reader behind the scenes and the intricate workings of a professional basketball team. The in-fighting, tempers, and child like behavior of a team of men who believe the world revolves around the very ground upon which they stand. We are up close and personal as Trae seduces the woman with whom he will fall in love, and the Las Vegas antics that end as we might have expected.

OFFENSIVE REBOUND is a sexually graphic story line about two people thrown together in an attempt to shake up a struggling basketball team. There are some fun times courtesy of Christa with the back and forth banter of a life long friendship. The premise is energetic and heartwarming; the characters are passionate and spirited; the romance is seductive and provocative. I am hoping MJ Fields has plans to continue the series-I am hoping for Christa’s happily ever after.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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“You still afraid of me?” Courtney asks. I push her hair out of her face. “No.” “I’m afraid of you.” “No beer muscles tonight?” I ask, glancing at her empty glasses. She shakes her head. I scoot in closer to her. “Tell me what you’re afraid of.” “Liking you too much,” she says then takes a drink. I turn her in her seat so she’s facing me. “You’re gonna like me even more when I’m inside you.” Her body grows taut. “You can’t say stuff like that. It makes me uncomfortable.” “Well, now I’m going to have to do it more often to get you used to it; make you crave it, beg for it.”

About the author

MJ fieldsUSA Today bestselling author MJ Fields love of writing was in full swing by age eight.

Together with her cousins, she wrote a newsletter and sold it for ten cents to family members.

She self-published her first contemporary, new adult romance in January 2013. Today she has completed seven self-published series, The Love series, The Wrapped series, The Burning Souls series, The Men of Steel series, Ties of Steel series, The Rockers of Steel series and The Norfolk series.

MJ is a hybrid author and publishes an Indie book almost every month, and is signed with a traditional publisher, Loveswept, Penguin Random House, for her co- written series The Caldwell Brothers. Hendrix, Morrison, and Jagger. All three books in the series are published. The Caldwell brothers don’t grow into alphas, when their mother passes away they become her legacy, her good in the world of bad.

MJ was a former small business owner, who closed shop so she could write full time. She lives in central New York, surrounded by family and friends. Her house is full of pets, friends, and noise ninety percent of the time, and she would have it no other way.

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Home Run (Boys of Summer #2) by Heidi McLaughlin-Review, Book Tour & Giveaway

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HOME RUN
Boys of Summer #2
by Heidi McLaughlin
Genre: adult, contemporary, baseball,romance
Release Date: January 17, 2017

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 17, 2017

Cooper Bailey finally has a shot at being a major league ballplayer, but it will take all his focus and energy during spring training to make it happen. Complicating things is his instantaneous connection with Ainsley Burke. He can’t get enough of her, and before he knows it, they’re spending every night together. But as happy as he is off the field, his focus on it is suffering, and he isn’t willing to risk his lifelong dream over a girl.

But without Ainsley, Cooper’s miserable, and his game is still off. No matter what he tries, he can’t get her out of his head, and he’s starting to realize that maybe he doesn’t want to. Baseball is just a game, but Ainsley might be the real thing. Now he just has to convince her of that.

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REVIEW: HOME RUN is the second installment in Heidi McLaughlin’s contemporary, adult THE BOYS OF SUMMER baseball romance series focusing on the members of the MLB team the Boston Renegades. This is rookie center fielder Cooper Bailey, and zoo attendant Ainsley Burke’s story line. HOME RUN can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person points of view (Ainsley and Cooper) HOME RUN follows the building relationship between the Boston Renegades rookie center fielder Cooper Bailey, and zoo attendant Ainsley Burke. It’s spring training time in Fort Myers Florida, and Cooper Bailey is struggling to make the starting line-up. The team’s first public relations assignment finds our hero face to face with Ainsley Burke, Fort Myers zoo personnel, and the woman that would call to his heart…but Cooper’s career is barely off the ground, and Ainsley struggles with her mother’s deteriorating illness, and a permanent relationship is not in the cards. What ensues is the growing love between two people whose lives will fall apart when Ainsley pushes Cooper out of her life as everything begins to implode.

Cooper Bailey was raised by a father whose goal was to see his son succeed in the game of baseball. Failure was never an option; and a relationship would only interfere in his son’s professional career. Ainsley’s mother is dying and our heroine struggles with the guilt and pain of her impending demise. Meeting Cooper Bailey is all sorts of wrong especially as her mother has reinforced that dating a professional athlete will only lead to heartbreak and a future alone.

The relationship between Ainsley and Cooper is one of immediate attraction. The sexual energy is palpable. Cooper struggles with his less than dynamic play on the field, and Ainsley battles with memories from the past that affect her relationship with the man that she loves. Ainsley need to constantly push Cooper away affected this reader’s overall acceptance of the heroine’s maturity and past. The $ex scenes are intimate and seductive without the over the top graphic sexual text and language.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including Ethan Davenport and Daisy Robinson (Third Base #1), as well as the coaches and players from the Boston Renegades. We are introduced to Cooper’s father Roy Bailey, and Ainsley’s mother Janice Burke, as well as Ainsley’s best friend Stella.

The world building follows the ups and downs of the Boston Renegades as they battle for standings in the professional baseball league. The relationship between Ainsley and Cooper struggles with outside interference, and the broken heart of a woman who loses the most important person in her life. Time part is compounded by a couple of surprises, and their rushed reunion and professions of love are resolved with little conflict. Each chapter begins with a Boston Renegade media update, and a blogger forum into the personal and private lives of the players. Plenty of locker room banter to add some fun and humor.

HOME RUN is a sweet, romantic story line about two people torn apart by emotional guilt, grief and parental control. The premise is entertaining and moving; the characters are passionate and playful; the romance is energetic and animated.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Third Base
Home Run
Grand Slam (May 2017)

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Reviewed by Sandy

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“Can I call you, sometime?”
Ainsley looks down at the ground and crosses her arms over her chest. “Listen, I’m sure you’re a nice guy and all, but I don’t date baseball players. You guys all come in here, acting sweet and caring about the kids, but will be gone in two months. We’re forgotten all about until next spring training.”
From her spiel, I can tell someone has hurt her in the past, but I’m not willing to give up. There’s no way I can now. “Whoa, why the one-eighty?”
“Excuse me?”
“I mean, a second ago I sort of thought… never mind.” I shake my head and start to walk away, only to turn back. “I don’t know about the other guys. I only know me, and I’m not like that. I’d like to prove myself. Just one date to show you that I’m genuine?”
She shakes her head no again, but there’s a glint in her eye that tells me she’s thinking about it. “I’m sorry I can’t.”
Ainsley is walking away before I can even think to form a rebuttal. Our left fielder is there to pick up the pieces and remind me that I just had the first strike out of my major league career. Wonderful.
I drag my sorry ass out toward the waiting bus with my head hanging in shame. I thought for sure I’d at least get her number and be able to convince her that I’m not an epic douche like some of the other guys.
Just as my foot touches the bottom step, my name is called from behind. In a heart-stopping moment, I think it’s Ainsley, only to find another female worker running toward me. I step away and wait for her to get to me.
“Here,” she says, slipping a piece of paper into my hand. When I look at what’s written on it, I’m surprised to see Ainsley’s name and what I’m assuming is her number. “She’ll kill me if she knew I did this, but it’s her cell. Sweep her off her feet. She deserves it.” The woman winks before running back toward the zoo.
Our catcher slaps me on my shoulder. “Well, you lucky dog.”

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Heidi McLaughlinHeidi is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author.

Originally from the Pacific Northwest, she now lives in picturesque Vermont, with her husband and two daughters. Also renting space in their home is an over-hyper Beagle/Jack Russell, Buttercup, two Parakeets, Gonzo & Hedwig, and their newest addition of a Highland West/Mini Schnauzer, Jill.

During the day Heidi is behind a desk talking about Land Use. At night, she’s writing one of the many stories planned for release or sitting court-side during either daughter’s basketball games.

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Flawed (Ethan Frost #4) by Tracy Wolff-a review

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FLAWED (Ethan Frost #3) by Tracy Wolff-a review

Flawed

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About the book: Release Date January 17, 2017

When Tori Reed loses everything, he sets her free.

I told myself I’d never trust Miles Girard, no matter how brilliant or sexy he may be. His sister, Chloe—Ethan Frost’s wife—is my best friend, but I know just how low Miles will stoop to get what he wants. Now he’s the last thing I want: my boss.

Growing up, I had it all—except for the sense that I belonged. And when a mistake from my past surfaces in the press, my parents don’t hesitate to cut me off.

But surprisingly, Miles offers me a helping hand.

Before I know it, our relationship turns unprofessional in the hottest ways. Of course, he still drives me crazy. But when I’m dealt the ultimate blow, Miles is there for me. And maybe he’s the one I’ve been looking for all along.

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REVIEW: FLAWED is the fourth installment in Tracy Wolff’s contemporary, adult ETHAN FROST erotic, romance series. This is scientist Miles Girard, and Tori Reed’s story line. FLAWED can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Miles is the brother of Chloe Frost (Ethan Frost 1-3), and Tori is Chloe’s best friend.

Told from dual first person points of view (Tori and Miles) FLAWED looks at the enemies to lovers relationship between trust baby Tori Reed, and scientist Miles Girard. Tori is a bit of a spoiled rich girl and when a sex tape, from two years earlier, is released to the public our heroine finds herself penniless and without a home thanks to her father-a man who has had enough of his daughter’s partying ways. With no place to go, Tori heads to one of Ethan Frost’s many homes only to discover that the man she blames for much of Chloe’s heartbreaking past is the current resident. Enter scientist Miles Girard, Chloe’s older brother, and the man who pushes all of Tori’s buttons. What ensues is the building relationship between Tori and Miles, and Tori’s struggle to accept help when she needs it the most.

The relationship between Tori and Miles is acrimonious at best. Tori has no respect for her best friend’s brother-a man she believes played a role in destroying her best friend’s life. Miles is a brilliant scientist once caught in a game of deceit and power but has left that life behind to work for Frost Industries. His attraction to Tori is immediate; their sexual chemistry is palpable and hot. The $ex scenes are erotic and intense.

We are introduced to Tori’s long suffering father as well as a one time boyfriend Alexander Parson. Ethan and Chloe Frost play secondary and supporting roles bringing some familiarity and cohesion to the story line premise.

The world building focuses on the relationship between Tori and Miles, and Tori’s struggle to get on with her life. Miles is a man determined to make everything right but in doing so forgets that the life he is affecting is the woman that he loves. The majority of the story line keeps the reader locked inside the house with Tori and Miles.

FLAWED is a story about two people ‘flawed’ by their pasts. Tori’s misdirected hatred towards Miles continues throughout a portion of the story; Tori’s history of partying and one-night stands comes back to bite her in the proverbial a$$. The premise is intoxicating; the characters are energetic and passionate; the romance is provocative and intense. FLAWED is an engaging and entertaining tale about one woman’s decent into the abyss, and one man’s struggle to make everything go away.

Reading Order and previous reviews

Ruined
Addicted
Exposed
Flawed

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Dirty Money (Roughneck Billionaires #1) by Jessica Clare-a review

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DIRTY MONEY (Roughneck Billionaires #1) by Jessica Clare-a review

Dirty Money

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About the book: Release Date January 17, 2017

Boone Price and his brothers know oil; at least, the dirty, backbreaking side of working an oil rig. But when their scrubby, worthless hunting land turns out to be sitting on top of one of the biggest oil wells in North America, they go from the rig to the boardroom and end up billionaires practically overnight.

Now with enough money to do whatever he wants, Boone is developing a taste for fine things. And the finest thing he’s ever seen is Ivy Smithfield, local realtor. Boone’s determined to buy her affection and show the world that he’s more than just a dirty fool with a bit of money. Ivy’s classy and beautiful – she’ll make the perfect trophy wife. The fact that she’s sexy and funny is just a bonus.

There’s one tiny problem – Ivy’s as dirt poor as Boone is. Her carefully crafted veneer of luxury? All an act to promote her business. What’s Boone going to do when he finds out the woman he’s falling for is, well, in his league?

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REVIEW: DIRTY MONEY is the first installment in Jessica Clare’s contemporary adult ROUGHNECK BILLIONAIRES erotic, romance series focusing on the rags to riches Price Brothers of Texas. This is realtor Ivy Smithfield, and billionaire oil man Boone Price’s story line.

Told from dual first person points of view (Boone and Ivy) DIRTY MONEY focuses on the building relationship between ‘rough around the edges’ billionaire oil man Boone Price, and realtor Ivy Smithfield. Boone is a self-made man who struck it rich in the oil fields of West Texas; and a man who doesn’t care about appearances or his public persona but when a real estate flyer featuring the beautiful and sexy Ivy Smithfield comes into his possession our hero is determined to find the woman that calls to his heart. What ensues is Boone’s ‘in your face’ attempts at seduction, and Ivy’s struggle to keep secret her past.

Boone Price wants to become a better man: he has billions of dollars, plenty of land, and an oil company that continues to grow but what he doesn’t have is a beautiful house, a beautiful woman or the pedigree to woo Ivy Smithfield. Boone’s billionaire status lacks the respect he believes he deserves; his over the top reactions push the boundaries of civility and the norm. Ivy is a young, single woman raising her younger sister but a woman who hides the truth about her background and from where she comes. Boone’s persistent attempts soon break down our heroine’s defenses but she refuses to reveal anything about her past or her struggles to make ends meet. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and provocative. Boone’s ‘lumberjack’ beard enhances Ivy’s sexual pleasure.

We are introduced to Ivy’s sister Wynonna- a young woman about to enter her first year of college, and one of Ivy’s co-workers and fellow struggling realtors Farah; Boone’s brothers Gage, Knox, Clay, and Seth –all of whom have a share of Price Brothers Oil. The requisite evil comes from the Three Jacks Real Estate –Ivy’s bosses –and the men who continue to remind Ivy from where she comes.

The world building follows the growing love between Boone and Ivy, and the distinct differences between the haves and the have-nots. Ivy struggles to make ends meet to the detriment of her own health; her pride keeps our heroine from asking for help, while Boone is willing to give her anything she wants including a happily ever after.

DIRTY MONEY reminds me a bit of the movie ‘Giant’ starring James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor and Rock Hudson among many other notable actors and actress of the time. James Dean’s character Jett Rink goes from rags to riches but is unable to earn the respect of his fellow millionaires. Respect must be earned not bought; the past is always part of one’s present. The premise is playful; the characters are energetic and animated; the romance is passionate and seductive. I am looking forward to the Price brother’s story lines.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Uncensored (The Manhattanites ) by Avery Aster-Review and Book Tour

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Uncensored (The Manhattanites ) by Avery Aster-Review and Book tour

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UNCENSORED
The Manhattanites
by Avery Aster
Release Date: January 12, 2017
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, romance

Uncensored

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ABOUT THE BOOK: January 12, 2017

For fans of ABC’s Revenge and VH1’s Celebrity Rehab comes UNCENSORED, a full length stand alone contemporary m/f erotic romance on how two wrongs can make a right.

(Content Warning: The detox of a wealthy heiress and an ego maniac leads to dirty talk, hate-fin’g, exhibition, bondage, jealousy, paddling, excessive wetness, forgiveness and love.)

Sobriety is in vogue this season when Debauchery magazine founder Vive Farnworth trades in her Park Avenue mansion for a halfway house. Enjoying “therapy” on a tomato farm she relearns how to live. Her focus on fruit soon ripens when a new roommate moves in. He’s dominant and challenging, and she swears his orgasm-enducing body looks familiar. Then again, her memory is one gin martini blur.

Stripped of his Olympic gold medal, Roddick “The Grunt” Beckstrong was the #1 professional tennis player in the world until a certain news outlet exposed him for doping to enhance his performance. After losing custody of his son to his ex-wife, along with sixty-five million dollars, he’s out for revenge against the owner of the tabloid that ruined his life—Debauchery.

To destroy his nemesis…he’ll entice her mind, seduce her soul and satiate her body’s lust. Then he’ll publicly humiliate her! Falling in all-consuming love along the way wasn’t part of his plan, but it happens. When Vive learns of Roddick’s motives, she ups the ante with the one thing he hadn’t obliterated, her heart. It’s a vengeance that he never saw coming. Whoever stays sober the longest may win something their fame and fortunes never gave them before—a chance at happiness.

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REVIEW: UNCENSORED is the seventh installment in Avery Aster’s adult, contemporary THE MANHATTANITES erotic, romance series. This is Debauchery magazine founder Vive Farnworth, and former tennis star Roddick ‘The Grunt’ Beckstrong’s story line. UNCENSORED can be read as a stand alone without any problems.

Told from dual first person perspectives (RoddicK and Vive) UNCENSORED focuses on revenge and betrayal. Following one year of rehab Vive Farnworth is about to enter a half-way house for further treatment. Enter Roddick Beckstrong-former tennis pro whose career was destroyed when a tell-all tabloid article in Debauchery released information about doping and drugs.Roddick will enter rehab at the same half-way facility as Vive, and devise a plan to destroy her career. What ensues is a quick build up of sex and love when two people come to terms over their acts of betrayal and revenge.

UNCENSORED is a very quick read; an erotic look at insta-love between two people whose lives were destroyed by drugs and alcohol. The premise is fast paced; the characters are passionate; the romance is virtually non-existent. If you are a fan of Avery Aster’s THE MANHATTANITES series then grab a copy of UNCENSORED to peak into the lives of Roddick and Vive.

My review copy included UNDRESSED (The Manhattanites #3). You can read my previous review HERE

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Reviewed by Sandy

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“Do you know what I hate about this detox thing the most?”
“No clue.”
“Not having sex. I miss it. Don’t you?”
I nod. “I’ll admit it’s been a while for me too.”
She reaches forward, then gently grazes her long nails over my forearm, causing every hair on my body to stand upright. I shift my legs, trying to get comfortable.
“I can see that.” She lines her mouth up with mine.
“Are you going to kiss me?” I ask, somewhat in shock.
Licking her full lips, she glares at me as if waiting for me to make the first move.
After a few tense moments of silence, she blurts out, “Do you masturbate?”
“Not usually.” Over the years, my coaches and managers didn’t like it when their players would jerk off before a match. They said it would kill our stamina and drive to win. Over time you just get used to not getting yourself off, saving it for when you’re with someone special and having sex in person. “What about you?”
“All the time,” she confesses breathlessly.
Unable to hold back any longer, I cup her cheek, press my lips against hers, and shove my tongue down her throat.
Her nipples tighten as I pinch them through the blouse. Our tongues dance together, first with shallow breaths and then deep ones.
She spreads her legs for me, guiding my hand between her legs.
“You want me to….”
“Get me off… please…,” she begs.
“We can’t have sex. Those are the house rules.”
“Fingering me isn’t sex.” She pushes my hand in the direction of her zipper.
“That’s the funny thing about fingering.” I unzip her pants, shimmy her shorts down to her knees, and admire her panties. Thin nude fabric with a shimmer sparkle over her privates. “It won’t stop with just my fingers.” I slide my right hand between her thighs, feeling her warmness, and sudden wetness.
“Yes, right there.”
With my middle and ring finger deep inside the well of her cunt, I pant in her ear, “My tongue is getting jealous. I have to taste you.”
Her eyes widen as she lies back on the sofa. Hedda, her dog, hops off the coffee table and takes a place on the kitchen floor to nap.
I slide off the sofa onto my knees and bury my face between her legs.
Her pink flesh stares back at me. I lick once. She shudders. Lick twice. She moans.
“Tongue-fuck me,” she bosses.
“We’re not allowed to fuck. Can I eat you out without you coming?”
She laughs. “No.”
“Let’s see.” I kiss the flesh of her inner thigh. “So soft.”
“Keep going.” She glares down at me. “Yesss.”
Licking my lips, I trace my tongue around her clit, edging her to come.
“Fuck. Yes. Rod.” She fists my hairline as her thumbs press against my forehead.
I slide two fingers back and forth, in and out, while my tongue laps up her wetness.
“Yesss. Roddie. Like that. Fuck. Don’t stop. Keep going.” Her legs tighten around the back of my head as I fully submerse myself in her.
Tongue licking.
Fingers fucking.
“Come for me.”
“Now?”
“Dammit, woman. Right now.”
I curl my left index finger inside her while rubbing two fingers against her clit with my right. She cries out and squirts a steady stream up at my face.
Like a cat in heat, Vive’s moans turn me on to the point where I want to give my tongue a break and fuck her with my cock. But it’s too soon for that. I know it is. This woman hasn’t been touched in so long. I can see that now.
As she comes I frantically lick and lick. I fucking love the way she tastes.
Just as she finishes and pulls her shorts up, there’s a knock on the door.


 

 

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Taking Care of the Target by Cindi Madsen-a review

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TAKING CARE OF THE TARGET by Cindi Madsen-a review

Taking Care of the Target

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 23, 2017

Vince DaMarco always liked Cassie, the shy waitress who works at the restaurant that serves as a front for his mob boss uncle. Unfortunately, she witnesses a back alley hit, and while fleeing, she’s struck by a truck. Now she’s at the top of the hit list. Desperate to stop anyone who’d draw out Cassie’s death, Vince volunteers to take care of it.

Cassie Dalton has no recollection of her accident, but she’s told she’s lucky to be alive. A few years are missing from her memory, and the unsettling feeling that something isn’t right—along with the creepy sensation that she’s being watched—won’t go away.

Vince shows up right when Cassie needs him most. In a world of confusion, the rugged stranger is the one thing that makes sense. But little does she know, she’s found refuge in the arms of the very man who’s been sent to kill her.

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REVIEW: TAKING CARE OF THE TARGET by Cindi Madsen is a stand alone, romantic suspense story focusing on waitress Cassie Dalton, and restaurant manager Vince DaMarco.

Vince is the nephew of one of New Jersey’s mob bosses but refuses to get involved in the ‘illegal’ side of the business. His attraction to waitress Cassie Dalton finds our hero battling his allegiance to the family, and his need to protect Cassie when a shake down goes wrong. Cassie will be the prime witness in a murder but an accident will leave our heroine without any memory, and Vince DaMarco is sent to ensure that Cassie doesn’t survive to testify. What ensues is the relationship between Cassie and Vince, and Vince’s struggle to keep Cassie one step ahead of the mob.

The relationship between Cassie and Vince is slow to build as Vince is all about protecting the woman with whom he is falling in love. Vince has been ordered to kill Cassie before her memory returns but our hero finds himself Cassie’s personal security fearing his uncle will call in someone else to finish the job. Cassie is unaware of her previous friendship with Vince, and Vince has yet to tell Cassie the truth. The attraction between Cassie and Vince is palpable; their chemistry is intense; the $ex scenes are mostly implied.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including Vince’s troubled brother Bobby, and their uncle Carlo Rossi. We are introduced to a number of friends, law enforcement, acquaintances, employees, and members of the Rossi crime family-most of whom are very loyal to Carlo Rossi.

TAKING CARE OF THE TARGET is a slow building story line as Vince struggles between duty and love. The premise is suspenseful; the characters are dynamic and colorful; the romance is emotional and passionate. TAKING CARE OF THE TARGET is a spirited and intimate look at two people whose lives are thrown together by circumstance and the mob.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Finding Kyle

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 16, 2017

When you’ve lived your life as a criminal…
When you’ve done unspeakable things …
When your soul has become dark and stained…

The path to redemption begins where you least expect it.

Kyle Sommerville is in hiding and doesn’t want to be found by anyone. Certainly not by his quirky, free-spirited neighbor who’s managed to push her way past the walls he’s built around him. But Jane Cresson’s indomitable will and insatiable curiosity about her reclusive neighbor makes it impossible for Kyle to stay immersed in his dark world.

Little by little, she claws through his shell.
Day by day, she gets him to smile a little more.
Night by night, they both find pleasure they never knew existed.

When Kyle’s terrible past is exposed, Jane begins to think she’s in over her head. Can her love for this broken man finally clear his path to redemption, or will Kyle’s darkness finally extinguish every bit of hope she’s put into him?

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REVIEW: FINDING KYLE by Sawyer Bennett is stand alone, erotic, romance story line focusing newcomer to Misty Harbor, Maine handyman Kyle Sommerville, and art teacher/artist Jane Cresson. Kyle was first introduced in Sawyer’s Shaken Not Stirred and Wicked Bond; Kyle’s sister Andrea’s story can be found in With A Twist. You do not have to have read the previous story lines to follow or understand FINDING KYLE.

Told from dual first person points of view (Kyle and Jane) FINDING KYLE focuses on the building but short lived relationship between brooding handyman Kyle Sommerville, and artist Jane Cresson. Kyle Sommerville is in hiding; his past is dark and his future potentially darker, and with it he must keep secret the truth about himself. Finding a temporary place in Misty Harbor comes with the solitude our hero wants and needs but his perky and sexy new neighbor Jane Cresson isn’t willing to take no for an answer. Jane continues to push all of Kyle’s buttons worming her way into our hero’s life until his past comes back looking for revenge. What ensues is the building relationship between Kyle and Jane, and Kyle’s struggle to keep from losing his heart.

Kyle knows his time in Misty Harbor is limited, and starting any sort of relationship goes against everything he believes but Jane Cresson is determined to uncover what makes her new neighbor tick. When Kyle is unable to promise anything but the present, Jane reluctantly goes along hoping their relationships does not have an expiry date. The sex scenes are intimate, seductive and intense.

We are introduced to Jane’s best friend Miranda-a bar tender who isn’t afraid to tell it like it is, as well as Jane’s parents who are hoping for their daughter to settle down. Kyle’ sister Andrea has a very small role at the end of the story.

FINDING KYLE is a story of romance, heartbreak, secrets and lies. Kyle’s journey has been long and difficult; he carries a heavy burden of guilt that will not soon be alleviated but when the truth is revealed our heroine is unable to let go of the pain and hurt. The premise is creative; the characters are intelligent and dynamic; the romance is passionate and moving. FINDING KYLE crosses two series, 4 story lines, and a broken man finally gets his happily ever after.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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