Wilde Nights in Paradise

5 Suspenseful Desire-filled Stars for Tonya Burrow’s Wilde Nights in Paradise!!

Now, who wouldn’t want a sexy marine guarding your life with his own? I know I would, but Elizabeth Pruitt isn’t a fan of the idea especially when she learns it’s the man who broke her heart eight years ago. Jude Wilde was always sure to live up to the “Wilde” name since none of his older brothers wanted to do such a thing. Jude is constantly burning bridges and causing destruction wherever he goes because it is easier than dealing with his emotions. He isn’t thrilled when he finds out he will be the new bodyguard to Libby Pruitt, his ex-fiancée.

Libby’s life has been threatened and the only way to keep her safe is to hide her away until the mob boss she is prosecuting is behind bars permanently. The problem? It will just be her and Jude in a secluded spot for an undetermined amount of time. Libby has yet to heal from Jude’s betrayal and she isn’t sure she will survive this time around with him.

Jude’s one regret in life is what he did to Libby, but he wouldn’t have changed things because it was the best thing for her. Still, Jude never got over the effect Libby had on him and his heart all those years ago. He wants to make things right with her, but he feels he doesn’t deserve the forgiveness or her love. But anything can happen when cooped up with someone that grates on your nerves, yet sparks a desire in you that you thought was long dead.

My heart went out to both Libby and Jude and their complicated relationship because of Jude’s betrayal. I was rooting for them from the get go and for Jude to stop covering up his pain with a smile. I adored them as a couple; their arguments, their desire, and, most importantly, their love.

Tonya’s writing brings you in and doesn’t let go until the story is over, but leaves you begging for more. And if you have read SEAL of Honor, you will see HORNET pop up! (I may have had a giddy moment when that happened) J

Can’t wait for more from Tonya Burrows!!

(I received an ARC for my review and this is my honest-to-goodness, straight from the heart review!)

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Nights-Paradise-Security-Entangled-ebook/dp/B00CVNRWUA/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1372738156&sr=1-1&keywords=wilde+nights+in+paradise

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Deja Voodoo

4 Voodoo infused stars!

I truly enjoyed Elle James’ Déjà Voodoo and the story the brought to life magic and love. The third installment in the series, it continued with the feel and voice of the prior two books. However, this one had a little bit more spunk to it.

Alex Boyette is the oldest girl of 19 children, successful in business, owns her own house, but her mom refuses to let her single life continue to happen. Constantly being set up at family dinners, Alex is not thrilled to follow through with the latest invite, but she can’t refuse.

Ed Marceau is in the small Voodoo town of Bayou Miste hiding the most sought after witness for an upcoming trial. Renting the Boyette cottage, he feels rude to ignore the dinner invitation from Barbara Boyette, however, he especially doesn’t want to attend after speaking with his co-worker Ben, the oldest of the Boyettes.

After formally meeting each other, Alex and Ed fight their instant attraction to each other. Alex doesn’t want to complicate life even further with a relationship, especially to a man who is only on vacation and leaving Bayou Miste soon. Ed was burned from his previous marriage and he doesn’t have time to concentrate on a fling while trying to protect his witness.

Things escalate until there is no turning back, yet danger has arrived at their door step and someone will have to be saved before they both lose each other.

Alex is a fun character who takes life too seriously, is strong, independent, and always feels the need to be in control. When her life is thrown into chaos with her dog, Sport and best friend Calliope, and her mother and Ed, she keeps pushing things away to try and handle them.

Ed is simply irresistible especially when he can’t seem to resist Alex and he lets her know it. Extremely protective yet knowing when to back off, Ed is off the charts sexy and just the man to handle Alex.

(I received an ARC for my review and this is my honest-to-goodness, straight from the heart review!

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Voodoo-Cajun-Entangled-Suspense-ebook/dp/B00CQY7T3E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372736186&sr=8-1&keywords=deja+voodoo

B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/deja-voodoo-elle-james/1115290463?ean=9781622660827

Origin Cover Reveal!!

Book 4 in the Lux Series!! 

Releases August 27th! Pre-Order now :D

Daemon will do anything to get Katy back.

After the successful but disastrous raid on Mount Weather, he’s facing the impossible. Katy is gone. Taken. Everything becomes about finding her. Taking out anyone who stands in his way? Done. Burning down the whole world to save her? Gladly. Exposing his alien race to the world? With pleasure.

All Katy can do is survive.

Surrounded by enemies, the only way she can come out of this is to adapt. After all, there are sides of Daedalus that don’t seem entirely crazy, but the group’s goals are frightening and the truths they speak even more disturbing. Who are the real bad guys? Daedalus? Mankind? Or the Luxen?

Together, they can face anything.  

But the most dangerous foe has been there all along, and when the truths are exposed and the lies come crumbling down, which side will Daemon and Katy be standing on? And will they even be together?

SEXY COVER FOR ANOTHER INSTALLMENT OF A STEAMY SERIES!!!

Links for Origin:

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13644052-origin

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Origin-Lux-Series-Entangled-Teen/dp/1622660757/

Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/origin-jennifer-armentrout/1114855732

For the first 3 books (and 0.5) of the Lux series, check them out here!

http://www.goodreads.com/series/66252-lux

Act Like You Love Me

4 Stage-worthy Stars!

In the world Cindi Madsen has created in Act Like You Love Me, is what every hopeless romantic girl dreams of; getting the unattainable guy. For Brynn McAdams, as much as she dreamed of being with Mr. Popular high school football player, Sawyer Raines, she never really thought it would be a reality, especially after he moved away to New York. But fate has other things in mind when he shows up, back in their hometown to direct the play she is the lead in. “Oh woe is me” does not even begin to describe Brynn’s feelings and anxiety of Sawyer showing up and disturbing her sliver of peace in the theatre. Thankfully for Brynn, Sawyer doesn’t recognize her from high school and she desperately wants to keep it that way. She never wants him to remember her being one of the biggest “drama dorks” in high school or the one event that sealed her high school fate. But that gets difficult when Sawyer keeps pushing to be near her and the “acting” on Brynn’s part begins to crack as they spend more time together. But an act can’t continue forever and Brynn is discovering that the curtain is about to close.

Oh Brynn and Sawyer…what a wonderful contrast these two are to each other. Brynn, being weird, and bubbly, and open. A true classical literature romantic. Sawyer being immersed in the theatres on the outskirts of the stage, taking control, going after what he wants, and a complete commitment-phobe. I wanted to scream at Brynn to just be herself and not worry about what anyone thinks, especially Sawyer. And I wanted to smack Sawyer upside the head…in a good way. I adored their interactions, their relationship, and their desire for one another.

Cindi’s writing is brilliant and she really captures the differences in Brynn’s and Sawyer’s voices each time we get insight into their minds.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who ever had a crush in high school and wishes for the chance to do things differently. And for everyone else who got that chance ever.

(I received an ARC for my review and this is my honest-to-goodness, straight from the heart review!)

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Accidentally-Novel-Entangled-Bliss-ebook/dp/B00CNTSV7K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372360548&sr=8-1&keywords=act+like+you+love+me

B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/act-like-you-love-me-cindi-madsen/1115250847?ean=9781622660896

For Love or Money

Cathy Perkins’, For Love or Money kept me guessing the age old question “Who done it?” throughout the entire novel! Growing up reading James Patterson, that is a definite achievement. I thought I would know who it was and then some new twist would develop and I would be back to square one.

Holly Price and JC Dimitrak are what drew me into the book and from there I couldn’t seem to put it down. Having been previously engaged to each other, one walk out, one affair, and six years later, Holly and JC are thrown unwillingly back into each others lives because of murder. But not just any murder, the murder of Holly’s friend. And she is the main suspect.

Both Holly and JC are determined to find the true killer, but they have different ideas about how to do that. It is Detective Dimitrak’s job, but he can’t seem to keep Holly from poking around and trying to get answers herself. Answers that continue to put her in near-death situations.

With their emotions running high and their past wounds being ripped open, these two are on a sure-fire track to destruction unless they can figure out who the killer.

I adored Holly’s character because of her tenacity, determination, and strength to not let a man rule her life. However, I loved JC’s drive to protect Holly and they only way he knew how was to have some control over her life.

Cathy’s writing is phenomenal! Pages slipped by as I lost myself in the mind and world of Holly Price.

(I received an ARC for my review and this is my honest-to-goodness, straight from the heart review!)

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Love-Money-Entangled-Suspense-ebook/dp/B00CK51J3U/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1372043267&sr=8-5

B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/for-love-or-money-cathy-perkins/1115213927?ean=9781622660971

South of Surrender

5 Steamy Stars!!

I discovered Laura Kaye’s books two years ago when I read Her Forbidden Hero, fell in love with that story, and went on to read more of her books. South of Surrender once again proves to me how much I love Laura’s books and I can’t wait to read every single book she has and the upcoming books.

In South of Surrender, we get the inside life of Chrysander Notos and Laney Summerlyn. Laney intrigued me from the get go by her determination to be independent in spite of her near blindness. Her kind heart and willing sacrifices for those she loves really takes her above and beyond normal human compassion. Chrysander is instantly drawn to her because of her selflessness and her independence. Chrysander struggles with his own in turmoil of believing he brings devastation and destruction everywhere he goes, and especially to those he cares about.

Chrys is battling his older brother who has many crimes to account for, but he doesn’t want to kill him, only save him. Eurus makes this admirable cause an impossibility for Chrys when he goes for Laney. No matter how hard Chrys tries to stay away from her to keep her safe, he realizes that with him is the only true protection for her. But what does that mean for Chrysander and his draw to her warmth?

South of Surrender has an incredible number of layers to its story. The synopsis doesn’t even begin to cover every thing, every person, every mythological creature, and every God that makes their appearance. I couldn’t believe the amount of things that kept popping up, creating an even more in-depth story than just Chrysander and Laney’s. With Laura’s incredible writing, I never was lost in the story, other than in the sense of losing myself to this riveting tale. I recommend this book to EVERYONE! I cannot wait for the 4^th installment of this series J

Thank you Laura for Chrysander and Laney; they have found a place on my favorite characters list!

(I received an ARC for my review and this is my honest-to-goodness, straight from the heart review!)

Go Get It!!

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*The first two Hearts of Anemoi books*

North of Need

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West of Want

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Undying Destiny

Undying Destiny by Jessica Lee is a provocative tale filled with lust and rage and loyalty. Living as a vampire for three centuries after being unwilling turned by a vampire who will stop at nothing to get what she wants, Kenric St. James lives his life to put an end to her. Marguerite is an immensely powerful and power hungry vamp who uses blood and sex to have everyone dropping to her feet to do her bidding, except for Kenric. Kenric would give her the ultimate amount of power and she has big plans for him. That is, until Emily comes along.

Emily, the sweet human who has had a rough life and seems to have the worst luck with men. Of course Emily stumbles upon a vampire that needs her help and she cannot resist her nature to help others. Kenric and Emily find themselves on a brutal path that neither one of them knows how to navigate, where they will end up or if they should just continue to deny what lies deep inside them.

Now, Marguerite is on the war path to permanently remove Emily from the picture, but Kenric refuses to let her win again.

Undying Destiny was a fantastic read with its vivid imagery, witty dialogue, troubled characters, and the intensity between Emily and Kenric. I give 4 ½ stars and a highly recommend if you like paranormal romances that touch on secret wantings and devilishly handsome heroes.

I cannot wait to see what comes next for the Enclave!

(I received an ARC for my review and this is my honest-to-goodness, straight from the heart review!)

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Undying-Destiny-Enclave-Entangled-ebook/dp/B00CK55RJ2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371738075&sr=8-1&keywords=Undying+Destiny

B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/undying-destiny-jessica-lee/1112725074?ean=9781622660988