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Tempted by a Rogue by Lauren Smith – Review & Giveaway

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Tempted by a Rogue by Lauren Smith – Review & Giveaway

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The rogue’s temptation would be her undoing…

Gemma Haverford knows exactly who she will marry: James Randolph, the man she’s had a secret understanding with for the last eleven years. With every letter written between them while he’s been off at sea, their love has grown. Now they will be reunited with his return to England.

There’s just one problem. The man whose words she’d fallen in love with isn’t James at all…

Jasper Holland, a gentleman rogue of the first order, is trapped. Talked into a scheme by his best friend, he pretended to be James for eleven years as he wrote to Gemma, even though he’d promised James he’d break it off. But now with his return to England, his secret will come out—and he’ll lose the one woman he can’t live without.

What began as a game of words, now becomes a game of hearts, and Jasper will pay any price to call Gemma his.

 

 

 

REVIEW

4 out of 5 for this reader folks!

Tempted by a Rogue by Lauren Smith is a quick (less that 100 pages) historical romance that reminds us there are times when a wrong certainly can make a right.  WINK

Gemma Haverford has been waiting for her true love to return from a career at sea so they can start there life together.  Through 11 years of exchanging letters full of hope, honour and love she is ready to get married to the man she has treasured for so long.

Jasper Holland is NOT the man that Gemma is expecting to be reunited with in the secret gardens.  Having a blindfold on fires all the senses though and a smoking hot moment seals Gemma’s heart.  The only problem is, she believes these stolen caresses are from Jasper’s best friend James.  

James wrote to Gemma for the first year apart but decided a life as a rogue was much more satisfying than settling down with one woman.  Jasper takes over the correspondence (pretending to be James) and before he knows it, he is in so deep and completely captivated by this amazing woman.  All Jasper has to do now, if watch his beloved get duped by his best friend and then sweep her off her feet and convince her that he is the man she wants.  

At a welcome home party all begins to fall in place .. and when temper flares and passion awakens, Gemma and Jasper are both in for a turbulent journey full of yummy encounters, verbal jabs and truth that sets them both free.

Before I get into my personal thoughts on this book, I just wanted to share something that I have trouble with when reviewing short reads.  I have read many reviews (for books that are 100 pages or less and I am speaking generally here not about this book) complaining that the story is too short.  Well I tend to get annoyed with that comment because the author doesn’t hide how short the story is and purposely designs it to be a quick read.  So what happens when you are left at the end of a short read feeling like something is missing??  How do you critique without the comment “that was too short and I wanted more!”?  It’s tough!

I did feel like something was missing here and I do believe it was the escalation of tension between our two leads.  I love the build up, the verbal back and forth, the scheming, the passion driven stolen moments and the inevitable happily ever after, but there was just not enough time for me to cherish all of this.  That being said, Lauren Smith can stuff a whole lot of story in a small amount of pages.  I was absolutely smitten with Jasper and I loved that Gemma didn’t hold back where he was concerned.  II also thought James was a jackass and didn’t deserve Gemma.

I have to say it was the not so sweet old lady that stole this book for me.  I love it when crusty personalities cut to the quick and tell it like it is … LOL  This was a great book, and I adore Lauren’s writing style.  I look forward to reading more from her soon!

HAPPY READING! 🙂

Reviewed by Rachel

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Lauren Smith is an attorney by day, author by night, who pens adventurous and edgy romance stories by the light of her smart phone flashlight app. She’s a native Oklahoman who lives with her three pets: a feisty chinchilla, sophisticated cat and dapper little schnauzer. She’s won multiple awards in several romance subgenres including being an Amazon.com Breakthrough Novel Award Quarter-Finalist and a Semi-Finalist for the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Award.

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A Widow’s Salvation by Becky Lower – a Review

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A Widow’s Salvation by Becky Lower – a Review

 

A Widow’s Salvation
Cotillion Ball series – Book #8
by Becky Lower
Release Date: September 7, 2015

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In 1862 America, the Civil War has raged for twelve months. Pepper Fitzpatrick Brown’s heart was broken when her husband died with the first volley at Manassas. Now she’s a widow raising three young boys and plans to honor his sacrifice by volunteering at the army hospital.

When Colonel Elijah Williams can grab a few minutes to nap between his duties as head surgeon at MacDougall Army Hospital in the Bronx, his sleep is invaded with nightmares of the atrocities he’s seen. His life has narrowed to nothing but the bloody war … until he meets Pepper Brown. But her father is concerned Elijah doesn’t have the best intentions, and Pepper is fearful of loving and losing again.

It’s hard to find happiness in a war-torn United States, but these two stand a fighting chance—if they can save what’s left of their hearts. 

 

REVIEW:

5 out of 5 for this reader folks!

I swear every time I review for Becky Lower I say that this is her best book .. this time I am saying it again!  This is her best book of the series .. LOL  Likely her best book until she writes her next one!  

A Widow’s Salvation by Becky Lower is the 8th book of her Cotillion Ball series.  A beautiful historical romance that takes place in one of my fave historical eras, the American Civil War.  

Well it has happened .. the Fitzpatrick family is now enduring the consequences and life living in the Civil War.  Pepper Fitzpatrick Brown is the oldest Fitzpatrick daughter and has been made a widow with three sons to raise.  Tired of the year of mourning and ready to make a difference, she decides to volunteer at the military hospital providing care and comfort to those in need.  Little does she realize that care and comfort comes in many packages and to many different people.

Colonel Elijah Williams is a field surgeon that has been run ragged during this war.  Day in and day out he experiences sights no man should have to endure and to be honest he is getting close to having had enough.  If it wasn’t for a little ray of sunshine called Pepper, he’d of lost his mind.  

Together, these two see what true war can do physically, emotionally and morally to a human being.  Sharing these experiences brings them close together and inevitable love blooms in a place that feels hopeless.  Can these two take a chance on the other??  Will families be able to merge and will acceptance be gained?  

UUHHH … my heartstrings .. I don’t know if it’s because we are now reading of battles and carnage, but the stolen moments of love and whispers of words really struck me in this book.  It’s wonderful to imagine two people finding something so pure in something so tainted.  What a well matched couple.  I have to say Becky, the love scenes were yummy and I adore that you progressed this series into a part of history that I love to read about.You sure did your homework too!  WINK! 🙂

If you like a bit of history mixed with a wonderful love story, then you have to check this series out.  I am always feeling so full and happy when I put down a Becky Lower novel and am always pleased when the review request from her comes in.  WONDERFUL WRITING INDEED! 🙂

HAPPY READING! 🙂

Reviewed by Rachel

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Unblocked Episode 5 by Marni Mann – Spotlight & Review

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Unblocked Episode 5 by Marni Mann – Spotlight & Review

 

Unblocked
Timber Towers series – Episode #5
by Marni Mann
Release Date: August 23,2015

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Derek Block needs to protect those he cares about.
Frankie Jordan fears the loss of those she loves.
Darkness drives them.
But could it drive them apart?
This is Episode Five, the final Episode in the Timber Towers Series.

 

REVIEW

5 out of 5 for this reader folks!

I am in complete and utter denial that this series is over .. I know Marni Mann will do a 6 and a 7 and a ….. my balloon of fantasy popped because this really was the end. SIGH

Alright .. now that I am done with the dramatics, I have to say this was by far one of the best serial series I have ever read. Please go and read my past reviews to get a good grasp on this story as I am not going to review the entire serial here, but only Unblocked #5 the final episode on the Timber Tower Series.

Derek and Frankie have finally gotten their you know what together and seem to have bonded to face the greater evil. Derek knows in order to keep Frankie, he is going to have to spill his guts, secrets, and feelings and lay it all out. There is a fear that Frankie will reject him after she learns what he has been plotting. Frankie also has her past to face and you get to see her finally saying what needs to be said and take a stand she should of taken a while ago.

This ending came together brilliantly, and Marni really hit a grand slam in giving us readers the ending we wanting and the answers we were desperate for. Reading this ending was like seeing all the pieces to a puzzle come together. So much character growth, trust, security and self assurance was portrayed by both the leads. I have to say that those love scenes were very .. er … cough … umm, LOVING! Actually loving is being too kind .. they were BEAUTIFULLY DIRTY and absolutely TOE CURLING! Derek likes his dirty talk, and Rachel (that’d be me) likes to read it! LOL

I really am sad this has come to an end, but very pleased that all my questions were answered. I loved the business and architecture aspect of this serial but much of that has to do with the way Derek and Frankie were portrayed!

Can’t wait for your next book Marni as you have proven time and again I can always rely on you for an awesome read!

HAPPY READING! 🙂

Reviewed by Rachel

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About The Author

Marni Mann

Best-selling Author Marni Mann knew she was going to be a writer since middle school. While other girls her age were daydreaming about teenage pop stars, Mann was fantasizing about penning her first novel. She crafts sexy, titillating stories that weave together her love of darkness, mystery, passion, and human emotion. A New Englander at heart, she now lives in Sarasota, Florida with her husband and their two dogs who subsequently have been characters in her books. When she’s not nose deep in her laptop working on her next novel, she’s scouring for chocolate, sipping wine, traveling to new locations, and devouring fabulous books.

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To Kiss a Rake by Barbara Monajem – a Review

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To Kiss a Rake by Barbara Monajem – a Review

 

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WHEN A LADY IS ABDUCTED BY MISTAKE . . .

Melinda Starling doesn’t let ladylike behavior get in the way of true love. She’s secretly assisting in an elopement . . . until she’s tossed into the waiting coach and driven away by a notorious rake.

REVENGE REALLY DOESN’T PAY.

Miles Warren, Lord Garrison, comes from a family of libertines, and he’s the worst of them all—or so society believes. When Miles helps a friend to run away with an heiress, it’s an entertaining way to revenge himself on one of the gossips who slandered him.

Except that he drives off with the wrong woman . . . and as if that wasn’t scandalous enough, he can’t resist stealing a kiss.

 

Review:

5 out of 5 for this reader folks!
 
Want to know what I love more than almost anything?  Finding a new historical romance author to fall in love with.  YUP … Barbara Monajem just found herself on list.  I adored this book!
 
While helping friends, both Melinda and Miles find themselves in a situation that they never saw coming.  A situation that fate surely understood however!  WINK!  Facing ruin and injured, Melinda reluctantly agrees to become Miles betrothed.  Miles, who couldn’t care two you know what’s for society’s opinion is amazed that he is opting to do right by lovely Melinda.  That one shared kiss must of set of some serious fireworks.
 
Meeting a little girl living next door to her betrothed that is being severely punished unjustly reminds Melinda of her own childhood.  When Melinda discovers who Rebecca is (the illegitimate daughter of Miles), she becomes this little girl’s strongest advocate.  Miles, who truely adores his daughter, believes that Melinda would never accept Rebecca and reluctantly begins to look at fostering his daughter elsewhere.  When Melinda’s beautiful character and harsh history comes forth, Miles begins to understand his like as a rake is truely over for he is going to fall in love with his wife.
 
Both of these characters were so well developed.  Barbara peels back their layers throughout this entire story making them more endearing by the page.  They are well matched and in truth end up rescuing the other from a life of misery.  I loved that they both hated what society considers proper and opt instead to do right by the other as well as innocent little Rebecca.  When Melinda took Rebecca’s care (or lack there of) in hand, I found myself wanting to high five her fine hand.  I also like nothing more than reading a rake being brought to his knees by a loving woman who will treat him right.
 
Flowed from page to page, I found I gobbled this book up quite quickly.  I will be keeping an eye out for this author and any future work she releases!  
 
HAPPY READING! 🙂

 

Reviewed by Rachel

 

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Unblocked – Episode 4 by Marni Mann – Review, Spotlight & Giveaway

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Unblocked – Episode 4 by Marni Mann – Review, Spotlight & Giveaway

 

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Derek Block is ready to fight.
Frankie Jordan must make a decision.
Their pasts are demanding attention.
Confessing their truth may not be enough.
But can their intense passion sustain them?
This is Episode Four of the five-episode Timber Towers novella series.

 

REVIEW:

5 out of 5 for this reader folks!

Oh MAN … this story is about to blow apart .. I LOVE IT!

Unblocked #4  by Marni Mann is the fourth story in her serial series “Timber Towers“. We are almost at an end to this series and the you know what is about to hit the fan.  This book is where Derek and Frankie have to lay down the line and make a decision one way or another about where this relationship is going and how one feels for the other.  

Sure there is lots of lust, but is there something concrete and deeper?  Knowing that Frankie has doubts, Derek decides to take her away and open himself up to her.  He intends to come clean with all, and when his annoying ex who is up to no good tries to ruin their private vacay he knows that he has to take care of his revenge business swiftly if he is going to truely give Frankie all she wants.  

Marni leaves us with another cliffhanger and she peeled back a few layers of secrets that is our amazing Derek.  You can sense there is much more and I am anxious to find out what he is all about.  Once again, she nails the toe curling, yummy hot scenes.  Very eager for the conclusion to this serial.

HAPPY READING!

Reviewed by Rachel

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About The Author

Marni MannBest-selling Author Marni Mann knew she was going to be a writer since middle school. While other girls her age were daydreaming about teenage pop stars, Mann was fantasizing about penning her first novel. She crafts sexy, titillating stories that weave together her love of darkness, mystery, passion, and human emotion. A New Englander at heart, she now lives in Sarasota, Florida with her husband and their two dogs who subsequently have been characters in her books. When she’s not nose deep in her laptop working on her next novel, she’s scouring for chocolate, sipping wine, traveling to new locations, and devouring fabulous books.

To learn more about Marni, you can follow her on the following links.
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“Tonight is about us, no one else, and that’s the way I want it to stay. No more interruptions,” Derek said.
I took a deep breath and reached for my wine. I wasn’t going to let my brain jump to conclusions. This weekend was about us. Not Taylor. Not Reed. “I agree.”
He leaned into the table, his hand moving higher up my leg. “Kiss me.”
We weren’t in a back booth, and this restaurant wasn’t nearly as private as The Hole. There were more servers, a more open floor plan, many other tables close by. What he was asking for was much more than the peck I had given him before I’d gone to the bathroom. “Those fingers,” I said, placing my hand on top of them, “aren’t planning on going any higher, are they?”He licked his bottom lip, teasing me with just the swipe of his tongue and the whiskers that surrounded it. “They weren’t, no. But now that I know it’s on your mind, I’m not sure I’ll be able to stop them.”
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The Lives Between Us by Theresa Rizzo – Review & Giveaway

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The Lives Between Us by Theresa Rizzo – Review & Giveaway

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The Lives Between Us
by Theresa Rizzo
Genre: July 1, 2015
Release Date: adult, contemporary, romantic, suspense

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How far would you go to save the one you love?

Reporter Skylar Kendall has run from commitment all her life, pushing people away before they leave her, until her niece worms her way into Skye’s heart and settles in tight. Skye relaxes into a career she enjoys and relishes being a doting aunt.

Then her niece becomes gravely ill. Unable to bear yet another loss, Skye is determined to find a cure, but the girl’s only hope lies in the embryonic stem cell therapy Michigan Senator Edward Hastings repeatedly opposes. When Skye fails to find alternative treatment in time, she vows to end the senator’s political career.

Curious about the woman behind the scathing articles on his best friend, Mark Dutton pursues Skye. Dating Mark gives her access to Hastings’s life and secrets that would launch Skye’s career and satisfy her need for retribution… Only she hadn’t counted on falling in love.

Can she avenge the lives lost to politics at the expense of her new love and friends?

 

 
REVIEW
 
5 out of 5 for this reader folks!
 
I have come to realize that when I am about to indulge in a Theresa Rizzo novel, I had better make sure that I have a kleenex box and a block of selfish “don’t bug me I am reading” time.  I am always left with some kind of imprint that allows me remember her stories months after I have read them.  Well “The Lives Between Us” is no exception.
 
Skylar Kendal is a journalist by trade and an aunt who fights tooth and nail for a niece that is in dire need of some stem cell therapy.  When emergency hits and there is a solution at their fingertips, Skylar is naturally upset when her niece’s life hangs in the hands of politicians.  So upset that she vows to make the life of Senator Edward Hastings a living hell.
 
Mark Dutton is the best friend of Senator Hastings and decides to get to know this reporter who is trying to ruin his best friends career.  Skye is turn, believes that she can hasten the Senators downfall by getting close to his best friend.  What Mark and Skye don’t count on is truely falling in love with the other.
 
Yes so much more depth to this story than what I just wrote, but I hate writing what the story is about (you get all that info in the description) and would rather review how this story made me FEEL.  No doubt I am an emotional reader so I really appreciate a book where I am taken on a roller coaster ride of emotion.  Yup .. Theresa Rizzo certainly has a talent for that!  
Stem Cell research is a touchy topic that debates law, life and tons of emotion.  You feel the pain in the struggle of having a solution to help a dying relative and yet, not being able to access this solution.  I felt a keen hatred for politics while reading this book.  The romance here is sweet and angsty at times, and to be truthful took a back burner to the politics (at least for me as I was more interested in the stem cell topic that in the romance).
 
You can tell that Theresa Rizzo did a bunch of research on this topic and she complimented this research by providing the reader with believable multi-layered characters.  There is no true solution of what is right or wrong here, as this is a personal opinion (and your opinion may be the deciding factor of whether you will like this story or not).  What she did do was give many different ways to debate and look upon this topic giving it the respect it deserved.  I do think the Skye goes a little too far at times in trying to destroy the Senator, but when I sat back and thought it out, she is acting as a desperate family member could act (notice I didn’t say would or should WINK).
 
An delicious exhausting read, and another score for this wonderful author!
 
HAPPY READING! 🙂


Reviewed by Rachel


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Theresa_2013_0353 Theresa Rizzo is a bestselling, award-winning author who writes emotional stories that explore the complexity of relationships and families through real-life trials. 
Born and raised in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, she currently lives outside of Boulder, Colorado with her husband of thirty-two years. She’s raised four wonderful children who are now scattered across the country.

Theresa’s debut book, He Belongs to Me, won the 2014 National Indie Excellence Award for romance and the 2014 Readers Crown Award for Mainstream Women’s Fiction and was a finalist in the General Fiction Category of The 2013 USA Best Book Awards.  


Find Theresa on the web at www.theresarizzo.com, or connect with her on Facebook, Twitter or and Goodreads.

 

 

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Unblocked – Episode Three by Marni Mann – Review, Spotlight & Giveaway

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Unblocked – Episode Three by Marni Mann – Review, Spotlight & Giveaway

 

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Derek Block confronts his past.
Frankie Jordan’s past pursues her.
Secrets threaten to keep them apart.
They want to let go of each other, but can’t.
Their passion is too hot to resist.
Things are scorching as real estate gets real…
This is Episode Three of the five-episode Timber Towers novella series.

 


REVIEW

5 out of 5 for this reader folks!

OH ME OH MY Marni Mann.  I am so LOVING this series and you totally left me lying like a big pile of gush with this latest release!

This review of Unblocked is for the third episode of this novella serial series.  In the last episode we were left with Derek and Frankie realizing that there was no future to be together, and with Frankie seeing a woman leaving Derek’s place (a woman that is quite significant to her past relationship with her ex).  Both try to remain professional but when you know what hits the fan, Derek realizes that one night will never be enough, and now he wants to lay claim on Frankie.  Boy does he ever lay claim !  LOL

We learn the devastating history that Frankie has been living with and her ex is trying to jump back in the picture .. Derek will be having NONE of that.  In the midst of all of this, Frankie is trying to do her best to deliver her “A” game selling Derek’s property, Derek is setting up some kind of revenge on a rival and trying to keep tabs on Frankie and her ability to run away.

We are left with a major cliffhanger … BAD BAD Marni (LOVE LOVE LOVE it .. WINK) and I am so excited for the continuation of this story.  Super HOT scenes that have topped the first two episodes, and another round of the blow up chemistry between our leads, I love the set up for this story as much as I love the rest of the yummy that goes along with it!

HAPPY READING!

Reviewed by Rachel

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excerpt

 

“If you want me, if you want this, then you have to tell me. And it has to be now.” I looked at her wrist. The bracelet she knew I liked was wrapped around her delicate skin; it was the one I had once asked her to wear. She had worn it today and that told me everything I needed to know. “Because Frankie, I don’t believe you really want things between us to end.” Her cheeks darkened and her pupils began to dilate with need. “If you tell me you don’t want me, I’ll…” She had to know I would respect her despite what I wanted. “…I’ll put you down and I’ll leave your condo. What happened between us won’t affect what we have professionally. I promise. But if you want me, then—”

 



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Unblocked Part 2 by Marni Mann – Review, Spotlight and Giveaway

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Unblocked Part 2 by Marni Mann – Review, Spotlight and Giveaway

 

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One taste was all it took.
Derek Block demands more.
Frankie Jordan wants to run.
Pleasure complicates business.
But some passion is just too hard to resist.
Things are getting hotter as real estate gets real….
This is Episode Two of the five-episode Timber Towers novella series.

 

Review:

5 out of 5 for this reader folks!

I HATE serial series!
I LOVE serial series!
I SUPER LOVE THIS serial series!

Ok, so I admit when I read a serial series that I wait for the entire series to be completed and then marathon read it so any cliffhangers do not leave me hanging for long .. BUT .. when you are reviewing a series as it is being released you certainly do not have that option … so here I am hanging super high from this cliff, cursing Marni Mann and eagerly anticipating the next episode.  SIGH!  LOL

Unblocked is Part Two of Marni Mann‘s serial series call Timber Towers.  It is the continuation of Derek and Frankie’s story and let me tell you, my e-reader was steaming (or maybe that was me .. WINK).  Frankie is the top real estate agent in her city and is about to land a major contract of Derek’s building.  These two have instant chemistry, and severe attraction between them, but both have concerns with regards to keeping their relationship strictly professional.  Well one taste is all it takes for the personal and professional lines to become blurred. 

This episode was a little but more revealing.  We are being set up for a juicy revenge plot, a past Frankie cannot seem to get away from and a massive battle between heart and will.  You know that Derek may believe in black and white thinking (one night Derek .. really???), but when it comes to Frankie there is a whole lot of shade.

Major cliffhanger with this one and I CAN’T WAIT for the next!

HAPPY READING! 🙂

Reviewed by Rachel
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“I held her wrists above her head and leaned down so she could feel my words, not just hear them. “I give you what I want, when I want – my fingers, my mouth, my tongue…” My hand dropped to my zipper. I fisted the crotch of my jeans. “Even my fucking cock. Understood?”
I expected her to pull back, but her focus seemed to soften as her eyes traveled down my stomach and settled on my hand. I released the bulge so she could get a better look at my dick.
She licked her lips. “Got it.”
I knelt on the bed and straddled her body, holding her hands against the headboard. I had made a special request for this bed, I wanted something wooden, with slats on the headboard, carved and sanded, so the finish was smooth on all four sides. I knew she could handle the rubbing, but I didn’t want her skin cut or splintered.
“You’re not going to tie me up…”
I weaved the flannel around her wrists and secured the knots to the headboard. “I’m not?” The shirt was tight enough to prevent her from moving, but loose enough to allow circulation.
She glanced at my handiwork. “You warned me that you would do this…I never thought you really would.”
“Don’t ever doubt me, Frankie. I always keep my promises.”


 


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Marni MannBest-selling Author Marni Mann knew she was going to be a writer since middle school. While other girls her age were daydreaming about teenage pop stars, Mann was fantasizing about penning her first novel. She crafts sexy, titillating stories that weave together her love of darkness, mystery, passion, and human emotion. A New Englander at heart, she now lives in Sarasota, Florida with her husband and their two dogs who subsequently have been characters in her books. When she’s not nose deep in her laptop working on her next novel, she’s scouring for chocolate, sipping wine, traveling to new locations, and devouring fabulous books.

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