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Sweet Revenge (Sin Brothers #2) by Rebecca Zanetti-a review

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Sweet Revenge (Sin Brothers #2) by Rebecca Zanetti- a review

Sweet Revenge

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SWEET REVENGE (Sin Brothers #2) by Rebecca Zanetti

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 3, 2013

The One Man She Can’t Have

Matt Dean was born to fight…and kill. A member of a secret black-ops military unit, he and his brothers were genetically engineered by the government to be the perfect soldiers with an expiration date. Now, with time running out, he’s gone rogue in a relentless quest for the one person who can save them. His mission leads him to Charmed, Idaho…and to a beautiful woman with eyes like emeralds and a body made for pleasure.

The One Woman He Can’t Resist

Laney Jacobs knows the mysterious, handsome stranger is trouble from the moment he walks into her bar, looking for a job. She’s spent years running from her own past—the last thing she needs is a romantic entanglement. But Matt’s strong arms offer her protection, and his gentle touch promises passion unlike anything she’s ever known. As lethal forces surround them, revealing explosive secrets about Matt’s past and putting everything—and everyone—he holds dear in danger, can he save them all before time runs out?

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REVIEW: SWEET REVENGE is the second storyline in Rebecca Zanetti’s contemporary, adult, paranormal storyline focusing on four brothers and their connection to a secret military operation where super soldiers are genetically engineered. The Commander is hoping for the return of all of his enhanced fighting machines and the Gray Brothers continue to allude their captor. This is Matt and Laney’s story.

The focus of the series follows the ‘Gray’ brothers as they try to find the code that will unlock the mechanism that will end their lives. With only six weeks on the clock, Matt ‘Gray’ Dean believes he has found the doctor responsible for implanting the ‘death sentence’ that awaits his brothers and himself. Heading to the small town of Charmed, Idaho Matt stumbles into the path of a serial killer that is somehow connected to his past. When he meets bar owner Laney Jacobs, the attraction is immediate and the sexual heat is volatile.

The relationship between Laney and Matt is both seductive and sensual. Matt holds himself back knowing his enhanced powers may reveal more about himself than he wants anyone to know, but Laney soon discovers that Matt is someone she has known for a very long time.

I uncovered the twist to the storyline early on but it did not deter me from the suspense and mystery surrounding the events in Charmed, Idaho and the connections to the Gray Brothers and the ‘Commander’. The Commander has been searching for five years knowing their time is almost at an end, but the Gray Brothers are no longer the small boys who feared the man that pushed everyone a little too far.

Rebecca Zanetti has written a powerful storyline of family and love. Four brothers, connected by DNA and a history of abuse and power, will search for the code that will save their lives. Along the way, each will find the woman who is the other half to their soul taking them one step closer to the final confrontation.

Reading Order
1. Forgotten Sins
2. Sweet Revenge (Dec 2013)
3. Blind Faith (May 2014)

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Stolen Innocence by Vivi Dumas-Blog Tour, Series Review and Giveaway

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Stolen Innocence by Vivi Dumas-Blog tour, series review and giveaway

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Stolen Innocence
Dueling with the Devil #3
by Vivi Dumas
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date: November 11, 2013

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They say ignorance is bliss, but when it comes to love and mating, Charity Lovell wished someone had schooled her on the ins and outs. She fell hard when she saw the beautiful face of the fair-haired demon as he lay broken in Lucifer’s dungeon. Her body ached for him. Her heart cried for him. This had to be her mate, right? Who else could make her trade her soul to the Devil to save someone she didn’t know? Someone should’ve told her love wasn’t quite as straight forward as that.

Damon lived an uncomplicated life, even as the alpha of the Lake Charles pack and the son of Lucifer. He should’ve taken a mate years ago, but held on to the hope of love. Only one female came close to making him believe he still had a chance for happiness. Yet, her heart belonged to someone else. Once again, the feeling is back, stronger than ever. And again, his female has pledged herself to another. Damn demons were ruining his love life. This time Damon plans to fight for what was his and win his rightful mate.

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Review

Soul CatcherSoul Catcher
Dueling with the Devil #1
by Vivi Dumas
Genre: Paranormal Romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK:

What happens to a supermodel who loses her beauty? Angelique Diaz does what any girl from New Orleans would do…make a deal with the Devil.

Angel lives the life of the rich and fabulous, until a heinous car accident mars her face. After thirteen surgeries and losing everything she deemed important, she seeks out the dark forces to salvage her life. In exchange for his help, Lucifer forces her to hunt supernatural renegades, which have eluded the pits of Hell. In her quest to regain beauty and get out of her contract with Lucifer, Angel stumbles upon love in the arms of a demon.

Commander of the Legions and an Underworld Demon, Jacque Toussant, takes a field commission to escape the madness of a failed relationship and prove himself worthy of his demon heritage. Jacque is content with his existence as a field soldier until Lucifer gives him a special assignment to oversee a new trainee, a supermodel nonetheless. Humans hold low appeal for Jacque, especially the females. That is until he meets Angel. Jacque risks everything, including his life, to find a way to break Angel’s deal with Lucifer.

Review……
“Sexiness, mayhem and magic…. A kick ass book!!

Angelique (Angel) Dias had the ultimate life. She was a top model, she had the car, the money, the clothes and the shoes to go with. Until the night a drunk driver hits her car. The accident leaves the one side of face scared from forehead to chin taking away her looks and livelihood. At the lowest point in Angel’s life, she makez a pact with the devil, her soul for her looks. The devil agrees and stokes a bargain with angel, to get her beauty back, she must work with Lucifer for years. She will become a bounty hunter for demons who owe Lucifer their soul!

Sexy Jacque Toussant, demon from hell (literally) and Lucifer’s nephew, gets the task of training Angel. Jacque wants nothing to do with humans. He was a warrior not a trainer. He soon realizes that Angel is not a normal human so to speak and demons can’t control who they fall for. The action was non-stop, the passion was scorching, and the banter was set at a furious pace.

The only little down side was the need to describe in detail, what angel was wearing, (maybe because I’m not a fashion follower, I didnt understand the need to tell me all the designer’s names)

There are many secondary characters, so I’m hoping we get many many books 😉

Give this book a try, especially if you love your men alpha and your women kick ass fierce

Julie B

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Pageflex Persona [document: PRS0000039_00007]Sweet Revenge
Dueling with the Devil #2
by Vivi Dumas
Genre: Paranormal Romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 2013

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorn. What if that woman is a demon, in fact Lilith’s very own daughter? Isabella LaCoste vowed to get her revenge on her ex and his new human fiance. She didn’t commit fifty years of her life to be thrown out like last season’s runway fad. But taking vengeance on an upper level Shifter Demon and the newly crowned Voodoo Princess might not be a one demon job. She volunteers her services to Lucifer to deliver Angel and Jacque in exchange for his help. She never expected her new partner in crime would fill the void in her broken heart.

Not even death brought him peace. Xavier Toussant wanted out of his contract and the killing business. His last assignment was his own brother and he failed to deliver. Lucifer didn’t appreciate his valor in dealing with his brother, Jacque. In fact, it only created more problems. Xavier’s back on assignment to capture his brother and the Voodoo chick. Only this time, he’s shackled to the craziest female in the Underworld. Xavier finds Isabella LaCoste might be the one thing to put his soul at ease.

My review ….

It’s never easy for a second book in a series to be better than the first, but believe me when I say that this book is even better than the first! And I am so glad that I was asked to review it. I read it! I have loved this new world that Vivi has created.

The story continues from where the last one stopped but with other main characters. And in this book Bell is the leading female character in this story and I have to say that she is wasnt my first choice for a book, i didnt really warm to her.
After her fury for her ex’s engagement with a human she wants to revenge. But what she finds? Love. And she can’t believe it because the person that she has her love is Xavier, her ex’s brother. Wow !!!! Complicated or what !

I grew to  like Bell a lot. Although sometimes she was kind of a bitch, when she loves she does it completely. She says she doesn’t care what the others think but the truth is that she likes to belong and after this book it’s easy to say that she’s truly happy after so many years.

Again Xavier wasn’t my favorite. He had a bad life so far and nobody was there for him. It’s logical to be bitter but it doesn’t last long. It’s more than obvious that he needs love in his life and now that he found this love he will do anything to keep it. I absolutely loved him in the end.

To be honest, I liked the plot more than the first book. With it’s fast pace and non-stop action, with a splash of romance.

I highly urge you to take a peek 😉

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Reviewed by Julie B.

about the author

ViviDumasPicAlthough Vivi Dumas grew up an Army brat, she calls Louisiana home, but have endured the hot summers and cold winters of Maryland for the last 16 years. She is a graduate of Mount St. Mary’s University with an MBA in Finance and Marketing. Her analytical side has honed a career in the financial industry for almost twenty years. To balance her logical, numerical day job, she unleashes her creativity in her writing.

Vivi pens multicultural paranormal romance, mixing the two genres she loves. Her steamy paranormal romances indulge in worlds inhabited by demons, werewolves, vampires, and other supernatural beings. She has published works with Decadent Publishing, Ravenous Romance, and Breathless Press.

Website: www.vividumas.com

Twitter: http://twitter.com/vivi_dumas

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/vividumasfanhub

Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/vividumas/

Amazon: http://amzn.com/e/B0047LXKHI

giveaway

Vivi is offering an ebook copy of STOLEN INNOCENCE to one lucky commenter at The Reading Cafe.

1. Please register using the log-in at the top of the page or by using one of the social log-ins.

2. If you are using a social log-in, please post your email with your comment.

3. For an extra entry, please {like} Vivi’s Facebook http://www.facebook.com/vividumasfanhub page and tell us in your comment.

4. Giveaway is open internationally.

5. Giveaway runs from October 27 to October 30, 2013

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Sweet Revenge by Zoe Archer-a review

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Sweet Revenge by Zoe Archer-a review

Sweet Revenge

DESCRIPTION-Release Date June 4, 2013

When Jack Dalton escapes from Dunmoor Prison, he has only one thing in mind—finding the nobleman who murdered his sister and making him pay. But when he reaches the inn where the Lord Rockley is rumored to be staying, three well-dressed strangers are there to meet him instead. And the pretty blonde is aiming a pistol right at his head …

Joining Nemesis, Unlimited has made Eva Warrick much more than the well-mannered lady she appears to be—one who can shoot, fight, and outsmart any man in the quest to right the injustices so often suffered by the innocent. She’s not afraid of the burly escaped convict, but she is startled by their shared attraction. She and her partners need Jack’s help to get to Rockley, but Eva finds she wants Jack for scandalous reasons all her own…

REVIEW

5 out of 5 for this reader folks!

Sweet Revenge by Zoe Archer is the first book in a brand spanking new series call Nemesis Unlimited. This book is classified as a historical romance, but most certainly, it can be debated to be an action/adventure, mystery/suspense with a dash or erotica (got to say, the juicy bits were juicy ;)). This book had EVERYTHING one could possibly want in a novel. I loved this book so much, that I am currently rubbing gritty eyes writing this review because I inhaled and gobbled it done in one night (leaving me to function on 1 1/2 hours sleep). NOW THAT IS A GREAT BOOK! 🙂

We are taken back into England 1886 when the book opens with our hero “Diamond” Jack Dalton (seriously mansome, gigantic in size, intimidating, animal like brute, out for blood .. *shudders*) creatively finding a way to escape the prison he has been a confined to for the past 5 years. You see, Jack is doing time for an impulsive, anger driven attempted murder of a fancy, real SOB Lord (oh just wait till I cut into this jerk face) and his former boss. Just relayed to him by a guard, jerk face just so happens to be at a local inn which means he is accessible to Jack. Out busts Jack ready to finish the murder he never quite had the chance to complete but has dreamed of for the past 5 years. Crawling up the window isn’t he surprised to find himself at gun point by three strangers, more specifically, the most enticing female he has ever laid eyes on (our beloved heroine Eva Warrick), at the other end of that pistol. Within minutes, and quite against his will I may add, Jack has escaped one prison only to be scooped up into another form of prison. These three strangers have set Jack up to break out of prison and recruit him to be a key player in their latest mission at Nemesis Unlimited. Pretty much it’s “play with us or we turn your sorry rear end in to the coppers!” Poor Guy!

Nemesis Unlimited consists of a group of people who feel that sometimes vengeance needs a little help with ensuring that the bad guys really do get their day in hell. Our specific bad guy is Lord Rockley. Lord Rockley is a real scumbag who enjoys using his privileged standing in society and wealth to get all he wants without a care for anyone else. He is a sadist that likes to prey on young innocent girls or prostitutes alike and it just so happens that he preyed on Jack’s sister Edith and caused her tortuous death. He is also a treacherous wretch who is scamming the government by producing sub par ammo for the soldiers while pocketing half the coin that should of been used for proper materials. Wherever he goes, he causes death and mayhem. My goodness he was so easy to hate!

So …. the Nemesis Unlimited crew lay out all the cards on the table and tell Jack that he holds vital information about the Lord, as he use to be his personal bodyguard and knows his inner circle and schedule. Jack doesn’t care and doesn’t want to hear it … he wants blood NOW. Through gentle encouragement and bold directness presented by Eva, and a deep serious intense attraction they have each other, Jack agrees to dig deep and help this team out.

Off we go on a full on adventure through the sewer streets of England, the snobbery of the ton, and the middle class common folk and experience the twists and turns that are developed and delivered through this story.

Eva! Now Eva is a kick ass heroine. Like all members of the crew, Eva has to live a double life in order to keep their team funded. She is quick witted, tough, beautiful, not the least bit scandalized at anything (even sexy naked guys in carriages …WINK), cool as a cucumber and one fine operative. She can tutor a child with the greatest patience and ease one minute with her immense intelligence, and then turn around and drop kick a man to his knees the next. Jack can’t resist her, nor can she resist him. The sexual tension between these two is incredible and believe me, Zoe Archer DELIVERS when that tension finally snaps.

So hard not to give away anything so I will leave it at that! This was a fast paced, intense, action packed and gushworthy read. It has a real gritty feel to it with the use of time appropriate language and also because Zoe Archer is very good at writing out the small descriptive details that make the scenes so vivid in my mind I could see them so clearly. I shuddered at times when she would lay out the way the poor had to live, or cringe at the right moment when a punch would meet it’s mark. I love an author who can do that so perfectly.

I’ll leave this review with a quote that really sums up the relationship between Jack and Eva.

“Goddamn, I love you. From the first time I saw you, pointing a gun at me, I knew you’d be either my death or my salvation.”

Which is it?? Death or Salvation? LOL

HAPPY READING! 🙂

Reviewed by Rachel T

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