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Friday, July 13, 2018

[Series Review] The Innocence Trilogy, by: Alexandra Torre

THE INNOCENCE TRILOGY

by: Alexandra Torre

   

BLINDFOLDED INNOCENCE, THE DIARY OF BRAD DE LUCA, 
MASQUED INNOCENCE, & THE END OF INNOCENCE
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Erotica, Adult
Format: Kindle Edition
Total of Pages: 1,299 

 

my overall rating


So, these books have been in my TBR pile as long as I have been a blogger and that is quite a time. These past days I have being knocking down books from way before, my starting days.

This is the rundown of the story. A girl/woman is the intern in a law firm, Julia Campbell. One of the lawyers is Brad De Luca. Rich, extremely sexy, and sex oriented. Now, Julia has been warned off of Brad and his wing, but when Brad catches sight of her, all bets are off. He wants her and he will have her. In my opinion, Julia barely resists and just went straight to a man with secrets that puts her in danger, but will do anything to keep her safe.

This is the second series of this author that I have read, I’m sorry today that I am not impressed with this one. I was waiting in this big boom to happen, a big twist that would have let me wanting more in the right ways, but it let me wanting for more in the wrong ways, it did not close the knots that needed to be closed. BUT I have to admit that the series was hilarious, these two had good comebacks, but my girl Julia was the best of them both. Also, the steamy scenes were very, very hot.

Overall, it was a good read. I wanted to devour a book after the other, but the end leaves wanting something better. I’m sorry for being such a party pooper, but that’s my piece.

Friday, July 6, 2018

[Review] If I Were You, by: Lisa Renee Jones

Inside Out #1

IF I WERE YOU

by: Lisa Renee Jones
Publication Date: August 22nd, 2012
Read Date: July 6th, 2018
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Erotica, Adult
Format: eBook [Netgalley]
Pages: 384

 

How it all started…

One day I was a high school teacher on summer break, leading a relatively uneventful but happy life. Or so I told myself. Later, I’d question that, as I would question pretty much everything I knew about me, my relationships, and my desires. It all began when my neighbor thrust a key to a storage unit at me. She’d bought it to make extra money after watching some storage auction show. Now she was on her way to the airport to elope with a man she barely knew, and she needed me to clear out the unit before the lease expired.

Soon, I was standing inside a small room that held the intimate details of another woman’s life, feeling uncomfortable, as if I was invading her privacy. Why had she let these items so neatly packed, possessions that she clearly cared about deeply, be lost at an auction? Driven to find out by some unnamed force, I began to dig, to discover this woman’s life, and yes, read her journals—-dark, erotic journals that I had no business reading. Once I started, I couldn’t stop. I read on obsessively, living out fantasies through her words that I’d never dare experience on my own, compelled by the three men in her life, none of whom had names. I read onward until the last terrifying dark entry left me certain that something had happened to this woman. I had to find her and be sure she was okay.

Before long, I was taking her job for the summer at the art gallery, living her life, and she was nowhere to be found. I was becoming someone I didn’t know. I was becoming her.

The dark, passion it becomes…

Now, I am working at a prestigious gallery, where I have always dreamed of being, and I’ve been delivered to the doorstep of several men, all of which I envision as one I’ve read about in the journal. But there is one man that will call to me, that will awaken me in ways I never believed possible. That man is the ruggedly sexy artist, Chris Merit, who wants to paint me. He is rich and famous, and dark in ways I shouldn’t find intriguing, but I do. I so do. I don’t understand why his dark side appeals to me, but the attraction between us is rich with velvety promises of satisfaction. Chris is dark, and so are his desires, but I cannot turn away. He is damaged beneath his confident good looks and need for control, and in some way, I feel he needs me. I need him.

All I know for certain is that he knows me like I don’t even know me, and he says I know him. Still, I keep asking myself — do I know him? Did he know her, the journal writer, and where is she? And why doesn’t it seem to matter anymore? There is just him and me, and the burn for more.

my rating


Let’s go back years ago… I received this book Netgalley. Then I stored it on my device. I while later I opened the book and started it, read the first chapter, closed the book and never went back. Until today. I devoured this book because I opted to give this series a second chance. I have recently read some good books by this author, so I said that this series couldn’t be different.

I was very turned off by the fact of the journal, Rebecca, then Sara being someone different, and last, the “cock-fight” between Mark and Chris drove me nuts. I’m totally team Chris, people, but Sara drives me nuts when she doesn’t put Mark in his place. I hate that he has this control over her and I double hate the fact that he will still be someone in her life more into the series. I can feel a love triangle coming, smell it even, and I don’t like that one bit.

All that aside, the book is very suspicious. I don’t know who to trust or what to think. What the hell happened to Rebecca? Why does everyone in this industry (art) has so many secrets that are so dark? I am not talking about the erotica part of the book, I’m talking about secrets in their persona. Even Sara! What the hell happened in her life that makes her what she is now? I’m totally rooting for Chris, but I feel that at some point he is going to give up a little and Mark will fly in.

I cannot do anything else other than keep reading. I’m totally in for the challenge and to read these famous secrets. I’m hoping that Sara becomes a little more badass and kick some asses between these two. Chris, please don’t let me down. Peace out.


Wednesday, June 7, 2017

[Blog Tour + Some Reviews] Imperfect Love World, by: Kendall Ryan & others

 

     IMPERFECT LOVE Kindle World, a fabulous new series featuring strong alpha heroes who get knocked sideways when they suddenly begin noticing the heroine in a whole new light.

     In partnership with Kendall Ryan & these amazing bestselling authors: Kelly Elliott, Adriana Locke, Mandi Beck, T. Gephart, Kim Karr, Cora Kenborn, Magan Vernon & Natasha Madison.

     Sexy, laugh-out-loud funny, and sweet at times, this series is all about exploring romance tropes like friends to lovers, fake fiancé, arranged marriage, surprise pregnancy, budding office romances, and more, that all share one fabulous thing in common--they end in a happily ever after.



FAMED


by: Magan Vernon
Release Date: June 6th, 2017

On the heels of Mary James leaked sex tape - totally a fake one to make her boyfriend jealous she might add- she needs some PR help if she ever wants her acting career to end up in a fiery hell like her love life.

Chris Garcia has been working his way up from mail room clerk to junior associate at Tate & Cane and now to get to the next rung of the corporate ladder he has to take on the firm's toughest client: Mary James.

With a little help from a nosey Aunt Rosita and Mama Garcia, the two decide the best way to move forward is simple: a fake relationship.

But what happens when something fake gets to be too real and FAME gets involved?  


ONE-NIGHT STAND-IN


by: T. Gephart
Release Date: June 6th, 2017

Sarah Madison loved working at Tate & Cane Enterprises.

While she looked and, for the most part, acted conservatively—she was a gladiator in the boardroom. The fast-paced, energetic work environment not only fed her need for corporate blood but also allowed her to work for one of her role models, Olivia Cane—living proof a woman really can have it all.

And after months of paying her dues, she was finally offered the promotion she’d been vying for. Which was great, except for the fact she had to share the position with a new guy they brought in especially for the role.

Kyle Drake was smart, experienced, and probably just as good, if not better, in negotiations. And if she wasn’t careful, prove he could do the job without her. Add in good-looking and an incredibly sexy smooth talker, and everyone in the office either wanted to be him or sleep with him. Which Sarah could have totally ignored if he hadn’t been the stranger she’d married in Vegas during a fake ceremony six months earlier.

He was supposed to be her one-night stand, a stand-in for a ceremony that wasn’t even legally binding. They were never even going to see each other again. Hell, she apparently hadn’t even known his real last name at the time. It was the only time she’d ever done something completely reckless and spontaneous.

It figured that one time would come back and bite her where it hurt.


THE RUN IN


by: Kelly Elliott
Release Date: June 6th, 2017

Becoming the new Marketing Manager at Tate and Cane was a game changer. I was hell bent on proving I deserved this job, and that it wasn’t my cousin Sterling Quinn who had helped me score the new job title. Him being one of the CEO’s best friend—didn’t help the rumors.

Well screw that.

Ten years of sweat and hard work was the reason I was sitting in a large corner office with a killer Manhattan view. More focused than I’d ever been, it was time to take the bull by the horns. And God help the person who stood in in my way.

 ********

Things I left behind in Seattle, Washington: A promising career at a top marking firm, the past I was desperate to escape, and obviously my sense of direction. It was because of all of those reasons I was standing in the middle of New York City lost and cursing at my phone.

If I didn’t get to Tate and Cane soon, I wouldn’t only be late, but also blow the chance to make the good impression on my new boss, Mason Quinn. And I needed that more than anything.

One wrong turn, an unfortunate collision, and an expensive suit drenched in my soy chia tea latte was not how I wanted to start my first day.

Then there was the other little problem I had. The drop dead gorgeous man whose suit I’d ruined was my new boss.

And boy did he look pissed.


TIED 


by: Kim Karr
Release Date: June 6th, 2017
Read on May 28th, 2017

I was rich, single, and connected, which meant a steady diet of beautiful women wherever I went.
I really did think I had the perfect life.
Until I went and married a supermodel I’d just met, and everything changed.

Of course there were choices. But the word annulment meant giving her up, and I never give up anything. Still, I was a bachelor at heart, and having a wife, well, I didn’t really know what to do with that. 
After only forty-eight hours of marriage, I had already gone and screwed everything up.

Now I have thirty days to prove to my new wife that I’m husband material. There’s only one problem—I don’t even know what husband material means. However, I’m certain that won’t stop me from excelling at it.

My wife tells me it isn’t going to be easy. That I have numerous issues to overcome.

First, there’s my jealousy. It needs to be tamed. Did I flip over the fact that her latest picture was causing men around the world to do dirty things all over the covers she graced? Hell, yes. I couldn’t help myself though. When her photo went viral, my caveman instincts kicked in, and I demanded she quit her job and stay home—barefoot and pregnant in my kitchen. I can work on that, right?

Then there’s my mother. I need to convince her that my new wife is not the money hungry floozy she called her. Did my mother actually call her that? Yes. I can’t help it that my mother wants me to get rid of my new wife. The problem is what my mother wants, she always gets one way or another. Still, turning my mother’s opinion around can’t be that hard, can it?

There are many other issues, but according to my new wife, those are minor compared to the biggest one—she says I will never be able to accept being tied down.

Don’t worry—I got this one. I intend to prove to her in no uncertain terms that being tied up, down, or horizontal is just what this Upper East Sider needs.

MY RATE & SHORT REVIEW


Awee. It was short, sweet and James was the alpha that I always like.

The story is as simple as it can get. These two meet each other at a party, they want a one night stand, but instead, they get married. They actually want to make this work, so they stay together, but their world collide. The thing is that James doesn't want to let go Lindsay for anything so he will do anything to keep her.

I have to admit that the whole story is as cliché as it sounds, but it was a good pastime. Short and lovely, so me like, but not exactly recommend much.


BATTLE OF THE SEXES


by: Adriana Locke
Release Date: June 6th, 2017

Carver Jones’ partner at Jones + Gallum had to step down for medical reasons. He’s absolutely devastated. He swears. Just ignore his cheeky grin, okay?

When word reaches his fancy corner office that Gallum is replacing himself with his daughter, Amity, Carver is ecstatic.

For real this time.

Jones squashes men in the business industry flat. A woman? Pfst. He’ll be completely in charge in no time, doing whatever he wants. He’s so ready for this.

But is he ready to fight the hardest fight of his life? No, not the one to maintain control of his company. The one to keep control of his heart.

The battle may begin in the boardroom, but the war will definitely be won in the bedroom. May the best sex win.


UNSUPERVISED 


by: Cora Kenborn
Release Date: June 6th, 2017

Niall
A non-existent love life, unstable paycheck, and a six-year-old who’d rather hit boys than books sound more like a cry for help than a dating profile. On paper, it would seem like I need a life coach, but I’ve managed to get a decent grip on the single-dad thing. My love life, on the other hand, is an entirely different story. With my sexy Irish accent, I should have women of all ages losing their minds, but I seem to attract only a certain type—crazy.

The last thing I want is a new relationship, but I need a date for my company’s charity function. A chance meeting with a tall, leggy blonde who looks like she could use a night out is the perfect solution. Beautiful, sane, and she has a kid? We have a winner.

I didn’t count on Laken being unforgettable. Unlike all the other fake women I’ve met in this city, she’s real. And if there’s one thing I value more than anything, it’s honesty.

Laken 
I didn’t bust my ass in college to be a nanny. Unfortunately, a 4.0 GPA and sucking up to the owner’s sister did nothing to secure a coveted Tate & Cane Enterprises internship. I’m not proud of being a nanny-for-hire to get my foot in the door, but my wealthy socialite employer has the ears of company executives. Swallowing my pride, I do what I need to—until an afternoon at the park changes everything.

I don’t mean to let him think Preston is my kid, but he just assumes. This isn’t me. I’m not a liar. Although his panty-melting accent does unspeakable things to me, I should set the record straight. There’s only one problem. Niall is a freelance photographer for Tate & Cane and invites me to a company event as his plus-one. He’s my “in.”

If I can hold on to this charade long enough, I can get the job and the man of my dreams. I’m winging this completely unsupervised. Game on.


TWISTED 


by Mandi Beck  ​
Release Date: June 6th, 2017

Three friends walk into a bar . . . One walks out the fake girlfriend of a hot, bearded Scotsman.

Fannin McGuire is up for promotion at Tate and Cane Enterprises, but first she has to make it through her stepsister’s wedding. To Fannin’s ex. Yep. Her ex-fiancé is about to be her new brother-in-law. One big happy family. And lucky her, she also gets to work with him.  
While Fannin is putting all of her energy into her career, her ex is putting all of his energy into making her life hell. Just when Fannin is sure she’ll be attending the wedding without a plus one, in walks Jasper James to save the day. He’s the bartender at the Iron Flask, the account she’s trying to land, and everything she didn’t know she needed or wanted. Before Fannin knows what’s happening, Jasper is playing knight in shining armor and she likes it. And him. A lot. With his smooth Scottish accent, ridiculously good looks, and that beard? She doesn’t stand a chance.
Jasper isn’t in the habit of rescuing anyone. But when Fannin is confronted by her ex about her lack of a date for his upcoming nuptials, Jasper can’t help but step in. Her wild hair, violet eyes, and killer legs have him doing a few things he normally wouldn’t. Never mind that he shouldn’t be getting involved with the woman in charge of making the bar a global success.

Their fake relationship becomes more real than either thought it would. Now they’re at the mercy of their feelings when truths are twisted, and the lies don’t taste as smooth as the whisky.  

MY RATE & SHORT REVIEW


It was so fun! After all the stress I'm suffering these weeks, I needed to laugh a little. This book was perfect for me in the moment I read it. Super sweet, full of jokes and hot.

Who doesn't like an accent? Scotland no less. This guy, Jasper, can make panties disappeared just with his voice, I swear. I can even hear it in my mind even though I have never heard it. Fannin... a strange name if you ask me. Is totally a take-no-shit girl that says whatever she wants. Both of these characters have been burnt, and that's what makes them the perfect couple.

I really enjoyed the whole story. I liked how everything came together and how it ended. Totally recommend.

CHEEKY 
by: Natasha Madison  ​​​
Release Date: June 6th, 2017

Bradley Fitch has it all. A suave job, a gigantic trust fund, and an accent that makes panties drop faster than the speed of light. His new life in New York City is fast-paced and furious, but it's nothing a little getaway can't cure.

What says party and unwind like Las Vegas? Nothing. Plus, whatever happens there has to stay there.

When his best friend bails, he finds himself sitting on the plane next to his best friend's sister. She’s off-limits—proverbial caution tape wrapped around her body. Of course, she’s also totally ball busting gorgeous.

Lexi Quinn fell in love with Bradley at eight years old and then vowed to kill him at eight and a half. What was supposed to be a romantic week away is turning into a nightmare. Her ex is actually married, her luggage is lost, and her reservation is cancelled. And she's sitting next to the man she swore to hate forever

One week. No strings attached. What is the worst that could happen?

It's all fun and games till this British bad boy gives new meaning to BBC and becomes a little bit too cheeky.​​

MY RATE & SHORT REVIEW


It was an ok read. I had fun reading it but overall wasn't that wow. I certainly did enjoy the innuendos, the british words and the hot scenes. But it wasn't a book that I would recommend every day of my life till I die. Vegas is and always will be were the most crazy stories happen, but there wasn't much crazy in this one. It was a normal story of let's bang without strings, but then they get feelings for each other and things get serious. Obviously the happy end was not missing. I really enjoyed this one's end, it was hilarious, really.

Final thoughts of this world, it was fun. I enjoyed making some connections between them. But I think reading three of them was enough for me. All of them are kind of short so they are easy to read, so that's a plus to recommend, but overall, the stories are easy to know what's going to happen.
 


AUTHOR 


A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of more than two dozen titles, Kendall Ryan has sold over 2 million books and her books have been translated into several languages in countries around the world. Her books have also appeared in the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists more than three dozen times. Ryan has been featured in such publications as USA Today, Newsweek, and InTouch Magazine. She lives in Texas with her husband and two sons.

Visit her at www.kendallryanbooks.com for the latest book news, and fun extras.

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Monday, May 1, 2017

[ARC Review] Bombshell, by: CD Reiss

Hollywood A-List

BOMBSHELL

by: CD Reiss
Release Date: May 1st, 2017
Read Date: April 24th, 2017
Format: eARC
Pages: 366

Hollywood bad boy Brad Sinclair always gets his way, whether it’s the role he wants or the bikini-clad model he has to have. But when a bombshell gets dropped in his lap in the form of a dimpled five-year-old from a forgotten relationship, he knows his life is about to change forever.

Cara DuMont isn’t exactly thrilled when she gets assigned to be the nanny for the latest box-office king. She has one rule: no celebrity fathers, especially single ones with devilish good looks and rock-hard abs.

But as soon as Cara meets Brad and his adorable little girl, she knows she’s in for a world of trouble. Because there’s something about the way Brad looks at her that makes her believe that some rules are meant to be broken…

MY RATE


I really, really like how CD Reiss writes. It's something that captures me till I'm finish the book. So it was no brainer that I read this book in two sittings... two because I really had things to do. This author is one of the few ones I have that I will practically read anything and everything. She did not let me down with this book.

The Hollywood scene is always good to read. Famous people, money everywhere and the most wanted bachelors (if you know what I mean). Brad is no exception, but something out of ordinary fell into his lap, a five-year-old lost daughter of him, Nicole. Now, he has all this work he has to do and on top, he has a daughter... things are going to get ugly. So, what does he do? He seeks a full time nanny. That's where Cara enters. She's the nanny. But as cliché as it sounds, these two will end up together, there's no other way around it.... or at least, that's what Nicole wants.

The whole story is sweet, because it goes around what the girl wants or what she should have... a family, a stable father and a new mother. The story has some plot twists that I never could have seen coming, I swear, so it makes the story better. BUT I really wanted a better epilogue. If this is a series, I would have loved to have a glimpse of what comes next, do you get what I am saying? I just wanted a little more. Really, overall, the story was super good.

 

Thursday, April 27, 2017

[Review] Stealing Rose, by: Monica Murphy

The Fowler Sisters #2

STEALING ROSE

by: Monica Murphy
Release Date: March 23rd, 2015
Read Date: April 26th, 2017
Format: eARC *provided by Netgalley*
Pages: 337

People say the youngest child has it easy, but nothing can be further from the truth. Unlike my two sisters, Violet and Lily, I’m never in the limelight. I just work my butt off for Fleur Cosmetics and get little to no thanks for it. I’ve been pushed too far one too many times, and I’m finally brave enough to do something about it.

Maybe my newfound courage has something to do with the amazing pink and white diamond necklace I wear to the party in Cannes. The instant those dazzling heirloom jewels touch my skin, they excite some deep, aching need inside. And when that guy—that totally gorgeous guy—locks eyes with me, I know this nice girl is going to be naughty.

For once it’s my turn. My turn to say no to my father, to outshine my sisters, to walk away from it all—straight into the arms of a mysterious stranger. But what if Caden is much more than I bargained for? Sure, he makes me feel sexy and free in a way I never have before, but there’s something else I can’t quite place—something dangerous. Maybe our “chance” meeting wasn’t so random. Maybe he was looking for me for a reason. Whatever his motive, there’s no going back now.

And maybe I don’t want to.

MY RATE


Stealing Rose was better than the first book in the series, not way better, just better. It was way shorter, more straight to the point, but full of things that I'm not sure how to point out. It was a good read, which is the same thing I said about the first book. ::shrugs::

The scenario goes this way. Apparently, the sisters now have an evil witch (not literally) for stepmother and the little sister, Rose, doesn't want to do anything with her, so she flies to London where the middle sister, Violet, is. She gave notice and all, but they don't believe her much. Rose just wants to stay clear of Fleur as much as possible and the best distraction is this sexy-as-sin man named Caden. But he is a thief, his profession is to steal from rich people to sustain his own persona and his mother after things went to shit in his family. The thing is that Caden, being a thief, got stolen too... his heart isn't his anymore and that brings problems.

These two are a weird match, I swear. I hate when characters appear out of nowhere, but I liked how good they become part of the story, so I tent to let that fact go easily. Caden is the thief, it's told since the beginning, but we are also told that he's being struggling with it for a while. He doesn't love the job as much as he did before and now he hates it more after seeing Rose for the first time. Now, Rose is the weird character. In the book before she was a good character, telling Violet that she should do whatever she wants and that, but in this book Violet took a 360 turn and is telling Rose what to do (which I totally hate). Rose is not easily wavered, but she is not as reckless as she was before, which I hate too. The combination of these two characters was weird, but it function, so I liked it.

There's nothing more to say. The book was just good.

 

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