Valentine’s Day in Dog Tags Event: Review…The Officer Breaks the Rules by Jeanette Murray

Today continues the Valentine’s Day in Dog Tags Event!

Jeanette Murray’s Semper Fidelis, Always Faithful Series is one of my favorites and in honor of the series, I’m having some Valentine’s fun!

Today’s post is my review of The Officer Breaks the Rules, Madison and Jeremy’s story. For the big finish on Valentine’s Day, tomorrow, I’ll have an EXCLUSIVE interview with Tim, Skye, Madison, Jeremy and the amazing author herself, Jeanette Murray!

I’ll also be giving away an eCopy of both books with the interview!

So, enjoy the reviews and interviews and be sure to enter to win on February 14th!

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Synopsis:

Captain Jeremy Phillips believes in doing his duty…both as a son and as a friend. This means that he should obey the “friend code” and stay away from his best friend’s little sister. Too bad Madison O’Shay doesn’t believe in his code and is ready to break all of the rules

As a Navy nurse, Madison is finally stationed next to the man she’s been dreaming about for years. And she’s ready to launch a full-scale attack to show this thoughtful, handsome Marine that they belong together.

My Review:

This is the second book in Jeanette Murray’s Semper Fidelis, Always Faithful Series and I was so excited to read it after LOVING the first in the series, The Officer Says I Do. I was not disappointed! In fact, I loved it even more than the first!

Madison has been in love with Jeremy for quite some time now….years in fact. She has a sneaking suspicion that he may have feelings for her, too. Now, after a delicious but disastrous first kiss, she has concocted a plan to ensure she wins the man she knows she’s meant to be with. Poor Jeremy doesn’t stand a chance….

Jeremy has it bad…he’s head over heels for Madison. Who wouldn’t be? She’s smart, beautiful, spunky, a real spitfire…and his best friend’s little sister. In other words: off-limits. After kissing her, he knows he’s gotta walk away. Only that proves to be a losing battle when Madison sets her sights on showing him exactly why they are meant to be together. Add trying to please his father in continuing with a career as a Marine, a career he isn’t sure is for him anymore, and Jeremy is just plain tired. Tired of fighting the losing battle with Madison and tired of being someone he’s not to his father. Now the question is….what the hell’s a guy to do?

Good Lord…I loved every minute of this book. The push and pull between Madison and Jeremy was delectable! Madison is an amazing heroine. She’s strong willed and went for the prize, consequences be damned! She is exactly my kind of gal. Jeremy broke my heart and was a hero so worth fighting for. He’s the kind of guy that puts those he loves ahead of himself and always thinks of himself second. He’s loyal and kind-hearted but doesn’t like to show his soft side to many. He is a Marine, after all! Together they complete each other in the most perfect way. I laughed while reading this book, cried while reading this book, got über frustrated with both Jeremy and Madison while reading this book and ultimately finished feeling utterly contented and so very happy.

Plus, we also got to see our fave characters from the first book, Tim and Skye, and found out a teensy bit more about the mysterious Veronica, Skye’s cousin. I’m also guessing that the next on the series will be featuring Veronica and Dwayne *squeeeeee*

Thank you Jeanette for reminding me how amazing it feels to fall in love with a book. I’ve SO missed having that “I need to drop all responsibilities and READ” feeling! I’m eagerly awaiting the next book…can’t wait!

Five Loves

Valentine’s Day in Dog Tags Event: Review…The Officer Says I Do by Jeanette Murray

I’m so excited to announce that this review kicks off the “Valentine’s Day in Dog Tags” event!

Jeanette Murray’s Semper Fidelis, Always Faithful Series is one of my favorites and in honor of the series, I’m having some Valentine’s fun!

Today’s post is my review of The Officer Says I Do, Tim and Skye’s story. Tomorrow’s post is my review of The Officer Breaks the Rules, Madison and Jeremy’s story. For the big finish on Valentine’s Day, I’ll have an EXCLUSIVE interview with Tim, Skye, Madison, Jeremy and the amazing author herself, Jeanette Murray!

I’ll also be giving away an eCopy of both books with the interview!

So, enjoy the reviews and interviews and be sure to enter to win on February 14th!

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Synopsis:

He’s a Marine…she grew up on a commune.

He always puts duty first…she’s a free spirit with an unshakable belief in Fate.

He loves routine and order…she brings chaos and creativity wherever she goes

Captain Timothy O’Shay is on pre-deployment leave in Las Vegas when he meets Skye McDermott. For once, Tim lets loose and the two hook up. But in the morning, Tim wakes up to discover he’s married to a woman who’s the polar opposite of what he always envisioned in a wife.

But Skye is sure that this is fate, and that they are destined to be together. Can she convince him to stay with her before he’s deployed?

My Review:

The beginning of this story starts out with three best friends, and Marines, having one last night before deploying on their latest mission. A night filled with gambling, girls and a few drinks…well, for one of the trio, more than just a few drinks….

Tim is always the one in control. Always the one making sure his buddies keep things somewhat level. And damn, sometimes that just sucks. So tonight, he’s gonna give up the babysitting duties and live a little…what’s the worst that can happen?

Skye is out with her two besties for a typical night of Vegas fun. Since they live and work in Vegas, this will just end up being a normal night out with some drinks and girlie fun….how much different than all other nights out can it really be?

Imagine the surprise when Skye and Tim wake up the next day……married.

The thing that I loved most about this story was it’s backwards way to a happy ending. It was so refreshing! Skye believes that everything happens for a reason so when she wakes up to find her new husband gone, she is determined to find him and figure out a way to make it work. Since Tim is a total straight-laced rule follower you can imagine how he takes to something as free spirited as the idea of fate. However, the one thing they can both agree on is that maybe this relationship deserves a go of it. And so the journey begins…

Skye and Tim are so endearing, both as a couple and on their own. The completely opposite personalities end up complimenting each other in the most amazing ways. I was pulling for them from the very first chapter. The internal turmoil each of them experienced was so valid and honest…never once was I in my common eye roll mode over a heroine’s shallow complaint about something trivial. Both Skye and Tim are so eager to please each other and try so hard that their efforts were truly heartwarming. That doesn’t mean they don’t stumble along the way.

I highly recommend this book. I enjoyed it from start to finish. It’s happy-ending-in-reverse made for a fabulously interesting read! Thank you, Ms. Murray, for a fantastic story! I cannot WAIT for the other two books in this trilogy!

Five Loves

Blog Tour, Character Interview & GIVEAWAY…The Shadowguard Series by Michelle Zink

I was lucky enough to catch the characters from Temptation’s Heat and Temptation’s Kiss and had a few minutes to chat with them and answer some things I’ve been DYING to know since I finished reading….

Enjoy!

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~ So, Scarlet, now that you gave up on resisting Rowan’s bad boy charm, how are you guys doing? Do you regret anything that led you to this point?

“Have you seen him? Would YOU regret anything that led him to your bed?”

~ Rowan, have you gone back in to watch Scarlet spar with the other warriors since that day with Kane?

“That’s a negative. I was told in no uncertain terms that hurting my warrior brethren was off-limits, and since the urge to smash faces when someone hurts Scarlet is basically overwhelming, watching her train is off-limits, too.”

~ So….what’s next for you two?

*Scarlet, looking slyly at Rowen* “Well, there is a bottle of wine chilling in the fridge.”

*Rowen, glaring at interviewer* “Time for you to be on your way.”

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~ Lily, girl, first let me say, you have delicious taste in lingerie! I’m sure Kane will agree *wink*….ok, ok, how’s the bakery idea doing? Any concepts you’d like to share with us?

*Lily, blushing* “Not yet. And lingerie isn’t so different from a decadently topped cupcake. Everything’s better with a little icing.” *winks*

~ Kane, did you finally get around to telling Ambrose you were dating Lily? How’d that go? *shrinking back in my seat hoping it didn’t go badly*

“Ambrose was surprisingly accepting of the idea. Ivan is another story.” *grumbles about protective big brothers*

~ Ok, I gotta ask you two also…..what’s next for you guys?

*Kane, glancing at Lily* “I’m hoping for a houseful of kids, cookies in the oven, and Lily in my arms.”

*Lily beams*

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~ Lily and Scarlet, how is your brother these days? Is he still a royal pain in the ass?

*Scarlet rolls eyes* “Is the sky blue? Is water wet? Is Rowen hotter than hot?”

(Lily) “Come on, Scarlet. He HAS been better since he met-”

(Scarlet) “Shhhh! Are you crazy? You’re going to spoil their fun!”

*Lily nodding* “You’re right. They’ll just have to read the next book.”

Way to leave us hanging, ladies! I know I can’t wait for Temptation’s Fire on February 15th!

Hope you enjoyed the interview and be sure to enter the giveaway for an eCopy of Temptation’s Heat below and go to Michelle Zink’s website for more information and more about her and her books!

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Blog Tour, Reviews & GIVEAWAY….The Shadowguard Series by Michelle Zink

I am honored to be a part of The Shadowguard Series by Michelle Zink Blog Tour!

Below are my reviews for the first two books in the series, Temptation’s Heat and Temptation’s Kiss. They can be found exclusively at Amazon. The newest book, Temptation’s Fire, releases February 15….and has a positively lickable cover. Yum. Also, you can enter to win an eCopy of Temptation’s Heat in the RaffleCopter below.

Oh, and I will be having more fun with the Shadowguard today in an EXCLUSIVE interview with our favorite characters from the series!

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Temptation’s Heat by Michelle Zink

Synopsis:

When Rowen Black is assigned to the elite unit of angelic assassins known as the Shadowguard, he thinks his biggest challenge will be overcoming his less-than-stellar reputation. But that’s before he meets his match in Scarlet Montgomery.

Beautiful, strong, and with a temper to match Rowen’s own, Scarlet is focused on the Shadowguard and her possible future as its leader. She’s become an expert at keeping her personal life separate from the Guard, all too aware that as the boss’s daughter, fellow warriors see her not as someone to be respected, but as someone to be protected.

Avoiding entanglements gets a lot harder when Rowen saunters into the room. Rowen puts the bad in “bad boy.” Their connection is hot, visceral, and instantaneous.

When the pair are assigned to a joint investigation, they come face-to-face with their undeniable attraction, forcing Scarlet to consider that the connection is not only physical, but a destiny written in the halls of time.

My Review:

This is the first novella in the Shadowguard Series by Michelle Zink. The thing about novellas, to me, is that sometimes they fall flat. This novella, however, hit the target dead on!

Rowen, a tall and delicious dark-haired warrior, is newly assigned to the Shadowguard….a unit of assigns charged with keeping the treaty between the angelic and demonic worlds intact. He is looking forward to his new assignment and leaving his old life, and troubles, behind. He isn’t planning on meeting Scarlet, a fellow Shadowguard warrior who also happens to be the boss’s daughter. Talk about a really bad combo when your reputation screams bad-boy! He knows he should stay away but she is just too damn alluring and he knows his resistance is shot. Lucky for Rowen, Scarlet is fighting the same attraction to him and she knows this is a battle she won’t be winning.

Meanwhile, the Shadowguard is looking at the possibility of a mole within the organization. They are being framed for a murder that will destroy the treaty, along with the peace it has kept for all of these years.

This was a fantastic story and regardless of the amount of pages, the heat between Rowen and Scarlet leaps off of the pages. Rowen and Scarlet are SCORCHING together! I cannot wait to continue on with this series and learn more about the entire Shadowguard unit and what the future holds for all of them! Thank you, Michelle, for an amazing story!

Four Loves

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Temptation’s Kiss by Michelle Zink

Synopsis:

Lily Montgomery is perfectly happy taking care of everyone else. That is, until her friendship with Shadowguard warrior, Kane Dawson, begins to blossom into something more.

But Lily has a secret. One that will keep her from ever making her feelings known to Kane.

One of the Shadowguard’s fiercest warriors, Kane has a soft spot for Lily. A long-standing member of the Shadowguard, he can’t figure out when his feelings for Ambrose Montgomery’s youngest daughter morphed from brotherly affection into desire and an unfamiliar longing that feels a lot like love.

Kane holds himself in check knowing that Lily deserves better. A man in a suit, dinner at six every night, rosy-cheeked children who won’t have to worry that their father might be killed by one of the Legion’s wraiths.

But when the pair are thrown together by a set of circumstances beyond their control, they are forced to confront their growing passion and decide if love is worth the risk of baring it all.

My Review:

This is the second novella in the Shadowguard Series by Michelle Zink and focuses on the relationship between Kane Dawson, a Shadowguard warrior and Lily Montgomery, the boss’s daughter. As much as I enjoyed the first in the series, Temptation’s Heat, I absolutely LOVED this story! To say it was hot would be an understatement.

Kane and Lily have known each other for quite some time now. They know a lot about one another and are very close friends….but they are each holding a secret. The secret is the mutual attraction that has been simmering over time and is now a full-on rolling boil…the question is, will they let it boil over?

Lily is a fantastically written character. She is pure and proper but isn’t a snob. She enjoys her role within the headquarters of taking care of the Shadowguard warriors and her family. She loves the simple things in life…baking, cooking and tending to the needs of others. One thing she also loves is decadent lingerie…which she has secret hopes of wrapping herself in for Kane to enjoy opening.

Kane is equally well developed. He is a fierce warrior with a soft spot for his Lily. The gentle way he behaves toward her is so at odds with the fierceness that he fights with, but gives his personality such a balance that we truly enjoy each side of him.

Together, they are a perfect yin and yang….not to mention SIZZLING! Good Lord, the sexual tension between these two is tangible and is written perfectly! My only complaint is that I want MORE! I would so love to see where these two end up in a few years time.

This novella was a fantastic addition to the Shadowguard Series and I vote this one my fave so far. Cannot WAIT for more from Ms. Zink! Thanks again, Michelle, for an awesomely written story!

Four Loves

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And……a look at the delicious cover for Temptation’s Fire:

Don’t forget to look for an additional post today for an exclusive character interview with Rowen, Scarlet, Lily and Kane from The Shadowguard Series!

Find out additional information about Michelle Zink here.

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Review….Captivated by You by Diane Alberts

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Synopsis:

When Hollywood heartthrob Mark Delaney heads home to Colorado against his agent’s wishes, a snowstorm touches down (no doubt conjured up as punishment from said agent) that lands his Maserati in a ditch. Stranded, he knocks on the door of the first house he sees—the same house that his former math tutor grew up in. Expecting to find an elderly couple donned in robes and hair curlers, he’s knocked off his feet when an all-grown up Lacey Robertson answers.

Lacey opens the door to find a Prada-clad, most eligible bachelor two years in a row staring back at her. She tries to push twinges of her teen crush from her mind. Mark Delaney is all man. But she couldn’t possibly compare to the gorgeous starlets he must be used to. And Lacey isn’t about to become one of the faceless women begging for his attention.

But when she finds out that he hasn’t stopped thinking about her, despite his A-list life, will she fall into his arms for a single night of pleasure? Or will she dare to hope for more?

My Review:

Being a big fan of Diane Alberts, I was thrilled to come across Captivated by You (Book #1 in the Superstars in Love series). As always with Diane, I loved this story!

Lacey is staying at her childhood home, housesitting for her parents and enjoying a quiet evening alone with a bottle of champagne. Sure, there could be better ways to spend Christmas vacation, but she was happy here…happy in her hometown in Colorado teaching elementary school like she had always dreamed. But a knock on the door during a snowstorm threaten to show Lacey just how unhappy she is when it comes to her love life. Forgotten memories of a now-famous-star childhood best friend and hopeless crush, Mark, come screaming to the surface and are a blaring reminder of what she’s been missing since he left for Haollywood.

Mark should have listened to his agent when he told him not to go home to Colorado…especially having a huge red carpet event the following day. He did not need to be staring at his car in a ditch, wondering what the hell he was supposed to do now. Luckily, right down the road, was the home of his tutor, and childhood crush, Lacey. Hopefully her parents still lived there and would let him stay the night. He’d get back to L.A. tomorrow. Imagine his surprise when it wasn’t Lacey’s parents that answered the door, but Lacey herself.

One chance meeting after eight years of being apart is all it would take to reignite the spark that had been smoldering between Mark and Lacey for most of their lives. Now, the question is, will they let it burn into a flame or will they snuff it out?

What a fantastic wham-bam-thank-you-ma’am read this was! It’s a hot and sweet story packed with a lot of intensity and emotions. From start to finish I think the night Lacey and Mark spend together works out perfectly. It had just the right balance of angst and ease that made this really enjoyable. I also really appreciated that the main characters were the only two we spent time with. So, even though this wasn’t a long story, it was a focused story.

If you’re looking for a quick and satisfying read, then you should most definitely add this to your list! Thank you, Ms. Alberts, for yet another wonderful story, and, of course, you know I’ll be chomping at the bit for more!

Four Loves

Review…Nice Girl by Kate Baum

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Synopsis:

Graduate student Grace Locke moves from the Midwest to New York City to complete her Masters degree in Criminology. She longs to one day be a college professor. It is a field that is dominated by men. She is worried about succeeding in such an atmosphere. Past sexual relationships have caused her to feel intimidated. Her experiences with college men have left her jaded and unsatisfied. She gives herself a challenge. Time to toughen up or she won’t make it in a career she yearns for. She decides to surround herself with alpha males so that she can practice becoming what she sees as a strong confident woman. She finds power and defiance in her new attitude……..until Vinnie.

When Grace takes a part time secretarial job at a private investigator office, she assumes it will be interesting to watch how the cases unfold. It is close to her campus apartment and gives her the extra cash she needs as a struggling college student. Even more perfect is that the office is surrounded by street wise hardened males. Now, she can get the needed practice at increasing her confidence among men. She wasn’t prepared for Vinnie Lewis. A former hit man who decides to go straight, he is the ultimate “bad boy”. After growing up with a prostitute mother on the streets of New York City, he has no patience for nice girls like Grace. He is difficult to work with. She finds him just plain scary with his six foot four frame, bulging biceps, and a scar from a former knife fight that goes across his right ear to his chin. She shakes in his presence but then ……. is shocked when she can’t stop thinking of him.

My Review:

Nice Girl is the debut work from Kate Baum and also the first in the Girl Series. I was intrigued from the moment I read the synopsis and really enjoyed this book!

Grace and her friends, a group that has been together since practically forever and friends anyone would love to have, have decided that their love lives have completely sucked. None of them have ever experienced sex like they read about in smutty novels. Nope, none of them have ever felt the quivering in their belly or experienced all consuming desire. More importantly, none of them have had the big “O” with a man. Enter: The “O” Pact. They all decide that they WILL find men capable of giving them each a scene right out of a smexy book. Unfortunately, they are each headed in their own directions in life, Grace to grad school in New York and her friends all in other directions across the country. Thank God for Skype because they are so gonna need those girl chats!

Grace starts her adventure in NYC by quickly acclimating to grad school and landing an officer manager position at an up-and-coming private investigation firm which she loves form her very first day. Well, everything except one of the owners, Vinnie, and his perma-scowl and lack of communication skills. Too bad those turn-offs can’t overrule the turn-ons….his handsome face and killer body can’t be hidden behind that gruff personality. And when that personality turns less and less gruff when he’s around her, she realizes she is in way over her head and can’t help but start to hope that he’s the one to cancel her membership in the No “O” Club.

The last thing Vinnie is looking for is a nice girl. He is way to f*cked in the head to ever be good enough for someone like the new hire at the firm. His whore of a mother and screwed up childhood made damn sure he’d never get anyone like Grace. So why did he continue to find himself hoping beyond hope that he could change and be the kind of man she deserved?

Together, Grace and Vinnie are really well written opposites and attract beautifully. His roughness to her softness mesh really, really well and I was pulling for them from the moment they met. The attraction between them grew at a perfect and believable pace…it was refreshing to read that kind of normal life progression.

This was a great read with a lot of fantastic characters woven in between Grace and Vinnie’s interaction. The staff at the firm is instrumental in helping Grace and Vinnie overcome their misgivings and help them realize that it just may be worth a shot and to step out of their comfort zones. I hope we get to see more of them as the series progresses.

I think this is a great debut for Kate and I am looking forward to reading more from her and the Girl Series! Thanks, Kate, for a great intro and for a fabulous read!

Four Loves

New releases and more….

Exciting things from some of our fave authors:

February 5th ~ Maya Banks: Rush (first in the Breathless Trilogy)

Gabe, Jace, and Ash: three of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the country. They’re accustomed to getting anything they want. Anything at all. For Gabe, it’s making one particular fantasy come true with a woman who was forbidden fruit. Now she’s ripe for the picking…

When Gabe Hamilton saw Mia Crestwell walk into the ballroom for his hotel’s grand opening, he knew he was going to hell for what he had planned. After all, Mia is his best friend’s little sister. Except she’s not so little anymore. And Gabe has waited a long time to act on his desires.

Gabe has starred in Mia’s fantasies more than once, ever since she was a teenager with a huge crush on her brother’s best friend. So what if Gabe’s fourteen years older? Mia knows he’s way out of her league, but her attraction has only grown stronger with time. She’s an adult now, and there’s no reason not to act on her most secret desires.

As Gabe pulls her into his provocative world, she realizes there’s a lot she doesn’t know about him or how exacting his demands can be. Their relationship is intense and obsessive, but as they cross the line from secret sexual odyssey to something deeper, their affair runs the risk of being exposed—and vulnerable to a betrayal far more intimate than either expected.

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February 5th ~ J.R. Ward: Lover Awakened: Hardcover Collector’s Edition

A former blood slave, the vampire Zsadist still bears the scars from a past filled with suffering and humiliation. Renowned for his unquenchable fury and sinister deeds, he is a savage feared by humans and vampires alike. Anger is his only companion and terror his only passion—until he rescues a beautiful female from the evil Lessening Society.

Bella is instantly entranced by the seething power Zsadist possesses. But even as their desire for each other begins to overtake them, Zsadist’s thirst for vengeance against Bella’s tormentors drives him to the brink of madness. Now Bella must help her lover overcome the wounds of his tortured past and find a future with her….

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February 5th ~ Olivia Cunning: Hot Ticket (Sinners on Tour #4)

Featuring bassist Jace Seymour

He needs her to mask his pain…
When Jace walked through the doors of Aggie’s dungeon, the last thing he expected was to find self-forgiveness and the love of a remarkable woman. But when a terrible accident sidelines Jace during the band’s tour, the burdensome chains of his past wrap ferociously around his heart.

She needs him to forgive himself…
Determined to crack through Jace’s armored shell, Aggie must go beyond her usual methods to mend his heart to love again.

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February 5 ~ Chloe Neill: House Rules (Chicagoland Vampire Series #7)

In a city full of vampires, trouble never sleeps.

At the tender age of twenty-seven, Merit became a sword-wielding vampire. Since then, she’s become the protector of her House, watched Chicago nearly burn to the ground, and seen her Master fall and rise. Now she’ll see her mettle—and her metal—tested like never before.

It started with two . . . Two rogues vanishing without a trace. Someone is targeting Chicago’s vampires, and anyone could be next. With their house in peril, Merit and her Master, the centuries-old Ethan Sullivan, must race to stop the disappearances. But as they untangle a web of secret alliances and ancient evils, they realize their foe is more familiar, and more powerful, than they could have ever imagined.

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February 5th ~ Gena Showalter: Magic at Midnight

Two charmed and sexy novellas set in Mysteria, the beguiling little Colorado town where magic is in the air and passions run high—and not because of the altitude . . .

Hundreds of years ago, in the mountains of Colorado, Mysteria was founded by a random act of demonic kindness. Today, it’s a magnet for the supernatural, where magic quietly coexists with the mundane world. But now two sisters are about to unleash a tempest of seduction that will have tongues wagging for centuries to come . . .

The Witches of Mysteria and the Dead Who Love Them
Genevieve is a witch with a bad case of unrequited love for a local bar owner. But is his sudden change of heart the result of a love potion—or a literally breathtaking passion?

A Tawdry Affair
Glory, witch of love, wants her man. Unfortunately, he barely knows she exists—until a magic pen brings her creative fantasies of seduction, sex, and delicious revenge to life.

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waituntildark February 5th ~ M. L. Buchman: Wait Until Dark (The Night Stalkers #3)

Name: Big John Wallace
Rank: Staff Sergeant, Chief Mechanic and Gunner
Mission: To serve and protect his crew and country.

Name: Connie Davis
Rank: Sergeant, Flight Engineer, Mechanical Wizard
Mission: To be the best…and survive.

Two Crack Mechanics, One Impossible Mission

Being in The Night Stalkers is Connie Davis’s way of facing her demons head-on, but mountain-strong John Wallace is a threat on all fronts. Their passion is explosive, but their conflicts are insurmountable. When duty calls them to a mission no one else could survive, they’ll fly into the night together—ready or not.

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Untitled-8 February 5th ~ Shiloh Walker: The Reunited (The FBI Psychics #4)

AN ETERNAL DESIRE

With his strong psychic ability, FBI Agent Joss Crawford longs for the woman he loved in a past life. But after years of searching, a new case is drawing him into the last place he’d ever want to find her: an underground slave ring. Going undercover to infiltrate the network, he meets Drucella Chapman–the mastermind’s fiancee. Joss has every reason to believe she’s evil. So why is he irresistibly drawn to her?

A DANGEROUS GAME

Drucella has made it her personal mission to bring the slave ring down. But the sadistic ring leader is even more careful than he is cruel. In order to gain information, Dru has had to get close to the very man she wishes to kill, psychically reading his memories bit by bit. she’d do anything to finish the job, but agreeing to marry him may have been a step too far–even for her.

A FATEFUL ENCOUNTER

Though Joss and Dru are both undercover, nothing can disguise the sense of deja vu they experience when they meet. Neither can afford to be distracted from the mission at hand, but perhaps their reunion is exactly what this mission needs…

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Happy reading!

~ J

New Cover Reveal….Nice Girl by Kate Baum

New Cover Candy!

Hi all! This is the book I am currently reading and I was lucky to have Kate email me last night with her new (and positively LICKABLE) cover for Nice Girl! How exciting! I will hopefully have a review for you all by Monday,…until then, enjoy this delicious cover candy!

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Review….Undeniable by Madeline Sheehan

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Synopsis:

Warning: This is not a typical love story. This is an all-consuming, soul-crushing, tear-your-heart-into-pieces story. It’s intense, gritty and raw, dark and disturbing, and it doesn’t happen overnight. This is an epic love story that knows no boundaries and has no time limits. It grows and develops—with hurt, sacrifice, and heartache—over the span of a lifetime.

Eva Fox is the princess of the Silver Demons Motorcycle Club. Growing up with bikers in the club lifestyle is all that she knows. When she’s a young girl, Eva meets the reason for her existence. Deuce West is the sexy, biker bad-ass of the Hell’s Horsemen Motorcycle Club. Like Eva, he was born and raised in the club—but that’s where the similarities end. Their first meeting is innocent, but as Eva matures into a woman, their chance reunions evolve into a fit of lust and love. Fate continues to bring them together time and time again, but their twisted journey is filled with pain, betrayal, and bloodshed that could tear them apart. Eva sees in Deuce what he cannot see in himself—a man worthy of love—and Eva spends her lifetime proving to him that her undeniable love is the one thing he can’t live without.

This is Eva and Deuce’s story.

It wasn’t easy.

Nothing worth doing ever is.

And love is worth everything.

My Review:

Coming off of Fallen Too Far by Abbi Glines, I felt like I needed to find another incredible read. I was talking to a fellow blog friend, Debbie from Talk Supe, and she recommended Undeniable. I was instantly intrigued after I read the *WARNING* in almost every review posted. However, nothing could have warned me for how many nights I’d stay up late reading and ultimately falling in love with a bunch of rude, crude, rough and tumble biker dudes…..damn, I loved this book.

So I will start you off with the *WARNING*: this book is not for the easily offended. If you like hearts and flowers and girly, fluffy love, this is NOT the book for you. If you don’t like foul language, this is NOT the book for you. If you don’t like to read about the really bad stuff that you hear about on the news, this is NOT the book for you. If you like Sons of Anarchy or other gritty, bad-boy driven stories, good news, this IS the book for you! This book is a look into the biker lifestyle, which I’m sure you can imagine is dirty, violent, crude and dark…..however, even in the darkest of places, love can triumph.

We begin meeting a then five-year-old Eva, daughter of a Motorcycle Club President, visiting her father in prison. It’s there she runs into Deuce. Deuce is visiting his father as well; only he and his father are from a rival club. Deuce is also older….twenty-three to be exact. He’s not a total hard-ass though and recognizes something special in Eva. If anything, she was special simply because she was growing up in the biker life and didn’t see bikers as big, scary guys…but as regular people. Her people. Deuce wasn’t familiar with being looked at as a person. He never forgot Eva…..and Eva never forgot him.

Fate definitely had a plan for these two…it just took a long time to get it right.

Eva and Deuce cross paths numerous times throughout their lives and each time was a special moment leading them to their own version of a perfect ending. I know I probably sound vague and you’re probably annoyed with my nonsensical blabbering but I just can’t go into too much detail GAH! Each encounter between Eva and Deuce is special and you need to be able to experience it on your own, first hand, without thinking “Damn that Jillian for ruining this scene for me!” Oh, and by the way, Deuce is smoking HOT!!!

This book was freaking INTENSE! I was so nervous so many times throughout this book! I was afraid Deuce would get hurt, or Eva would give up on him. I almost broke my own rule and read the last page just to see if their names were both written on it! But, thankfully, I didn’t because it was worth every nail biting word on every emotionally charged page. This story is amazing. It’s unlike any book I’ve ever read. It’s in a league all of it’s own. It’s crude and dark but at the same time beautiful and tender. Also, along the way, we meet characters that I also grew to love. Deuce’s core crew is a group of guys that I hope to see more of in the books to come. They are equally bad-assed and hard bodied with a sex appeal all their own. I was so happy to have had this recommended to me and will absolutely be continuing on with the series.

Thank you, Ms. Sheehan, for a crazy, intense and beautifully touching read!

Five Loves

Review….Fallen Too Far by Abbi Glines

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Synopsis:

To want what you’re not supposed to have…

She is only nineteen.

She is his new stepfather’s daughter.

She is still naïve and innocent due to spending the last three years taking care of her sick mother.

But for twenty-four year old Rush Finlay, she is the only thing that has ever been off limits. His famous father’s guilt money, his mother’s desperation to win his love, and his charm are the three reasons he has never been told no.

Blaire Wynn left her small farmhouse in Alabama, after her mother passed away, to move in with her father and his new wife in their sprawling beach house along the Florida gulf coast. She isn’t prepared for the lifestyle change and she knows she’ll never fit into this world. Then there is her sexy stepbrother who her father leaves her with for the summer while he runs off to Paris with his wife. Rush is as spoiled as he is gorgeous. He is also getting under her skin. She knows he is anything but good for her and that he’ll never be faithful to anyone. He is jaded and has secrets Blaire knows she may never uncover but even knowing all of that…

Blaire just may have fallen too far.

My Review:

Ok, so I’ve been sitting here for over ten minutes trying to figure out how to start this review….not because I don’t know what to say, but because I have to make sure by the time I’m finished writing it that you will be buying this book. Hell, you don’t even have to read my whole review! But you do have to get this book. Yes, I loved it that much.

We meet Blaire as she is closing a chapter in her life and ready to start over in Florida. Her mother has just died, she had to sell the only home she’s ever known, and has left her old life behind in Alabama. She’s now going to have to deal with the father that left her and her mother years ago, unfortunately he’s the only family she has left. So imagine her surprise when she pulls up to the home he shares with his new family to find he isn’t even there. He’s in France with his wife…for a month. Typical. There is someone home, however…her stepbrother, Rush, and to say he is less than thrilled to see her would be understatement of the year. Problem is, Blaire has $20 to her name and nowhere else to go.

As it is, Rush cannot stand his mother’s new husband. Now, standing in his home, is his stepsister, Blaire. The last thing he needs, and has patience for, is taking care of this issue. He shouldn’t care that she has nowhere to go. He shouldn’t care that she has no money and that her father is all she has left. He really shouldn’t….but there’s something about Blaire that appeals to him the minute he sees her. He won’t turn her away, but he won’t make her stay a pleasant one either.

Neither one of them is prepared for where they are headed….

What a book. What an emotional roller coaster this story was. I loved every damn minute. I devoured it in a little over a day. Rush is a pompous ass of a rich guy. He’s also sexy as hell with an erotic allure he owns and uses with such skill it makes me weak in the knees just thinking about it. Blaire is such a sweet and innocent character and is so opposite of Rush in every way. But as innocent as Blaire is in some facets, in others she’s very much experienced. She has endured unimaginable heartache and has dealt with many very real, very grown-up problems. There were parts of this book that had my chest physically hurting. Rush is a total jerk to Blaire in the beginning and treats her like she’s nothing. You know that feeling when you had a fight with your parents, or even your spouse, and you kind of walked around the house hiding, trying to avoid the angry person? I felt that way when I was reading Blaire’s experiences in Rush’s house. She hid away and tried to avoid Rush at all costs. She made the best of a bad situation by just trying to stay out of sight. Eventually though, her presence alone starts to warm Rush to the idea of having her in his home and his life. And because of his gradual change of heart, and the way he eventually acts toward Blaire, he is now one of my top 5 book men. The push and pull between Blaire and Rush is f#cking amazing. Together they are delicious. There is a scene on a set of stairs that ranks up with the sink scene from J.R. Ward’s Lover Eternal…yep, it’s that good.

I only want to briefly touch on the ending, and warn you now….it’s heartbreaking. BUT, since there is another book coming out in February, Never Too Far, I can’t be angry that my heart has been ripped out and stomped on. Sometimes you gotta go through Hell to appreciate Heaven.

So, if you’ve made it this far, and have read all of my blabbering, thank you….now go buy this book and start reading!

Thank you, Ms. Glines, for that amazingly awesome book (and for giving us Rush Findlay to dream about and drool over!)

Five Loves

And for more yumminess….click here to for a special excerpt from Fallen Too Far told in Rush’s POV from Abbi’s website!

Make sure to visit her site for more info on upcoming releases and more fun stuff!

Review…The Risk-Taker by Kira Sinclair

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Synopsis:

Subject: Totally buff ranger Gage Harper Current Status: Walking wounded—both physically and mentally

Mission: Finally get the girl he could never have

Obstacle: She may just be the biggest risk he’s ever taken

All returned POW Gage Harper wants to do is forget, even if he has to let some gym rat beat him to a pulp to do it. He certainly doesn’t want to tell the tale of his heroism to the tabloids. Especially since he’s no hero. But one journalist is determined to get the inside scoop—and she’s the only girl Gage has never been able to resist.

Hope Rawlings never took Gage’s romantic advances seriously growing up. After all, she was just his buddy, and a guy like Gage could have any girl he wanted. But now she needs his story to get her dream job in the city. And she’s willing to do anything to get it.

My Review:

So I stumbled across this title while searching fro my next read and to be honest, the cover was the first thing that caught my attention. I mean, HE-LLO yumminess! Then after reading the overview, I knew this was a must read for me. Now I’m thanking the Book Cover Gods for leading me to this book because I absolutely lurved it!

Gage Harper is an Army Ranger who has just returned home to Sweetheart, SC after being rescued from captivity in Afghanistan. He’s happy to be home and out of that desert hell but not happy to deal with his new title of “hometown hero”. He’s even less happy to deal with the all-consuming guilt he’s carrying over thinking he’s the one responsible that he and his men had been captured in the first place. What better place to purge some of that guilt than in a cage match, getting the snot beat out of him? The last thing he needs is to see Hope, his childhood best friend and the first girl ever to turn him down and break his heart, standing amidst the crowd.

Hope cannot believe her eyes. Why on earth would Gage be fighting, or more appropriately, getting his ass handed to him, only a few days after coming home? For now, those answers will have to wait. The mission at hand is to get an interview with him. One he’s refused to any and every reporter since returning to U.S. soil. It’s what she needs to land her dream job at a high profile newspaper. He’s her ticket out of this town. Funny that the only guy that she’s ever wanted to push away was now the very same one she will have to get close to again. Will she be able to ignore his affections like she had all those years ago? Will he even still have feelings for her? Will her heart be able to take another dose of Gage? Hope didn’t realize it, but her resistance started wearing down the minute she laid eyes on him at the fight….she is so screwed.

Together, thanks to the town of Sweetheart’s charity tradition of Cupid’s Couples, they will have to spend a week together. Neither of them really wants to. Now they have no choice but to re-live their pasts…digging up long forgotten feelings both good and bad. One can only hope they good outweighs the bad this time around. They may not get another chance.

I. Loved. This. Story. Gage is a wounded hero, both physically and mentally and is so in need of saving. He broke my heart with the guilt he carries about being captured and for the torch he has carried for Hope for all of the years since he last saw her. He is the ultimate rough and tumble, danger seeking bad boy with a sweet and caring soul at the very heart of him. I could so vividly picture him and feel his emotions. God, I loved every minute of this book. Hope is awesome. She has the perfect amount of toughness and sweetness and gave in exactly when she should have. Not a moment too soon or too late. I didn’t get that frustrated feeling that sometimes happens when there’s a push/pull between the hero and heroine. The ending was seriously a-freaking-mazing *dreamy sigh*

I’m so happy to hear Ms. Sinclair will be giving us more from Sweetheart, cause I know it’s now one of my favorite spots to be! Thanks, Kira, for a kick-ass read! This is definitely one that needs to be on your to-read list, folks!