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Showing posts with label love story. Show all posts
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Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Charmed Souls (Black Souls #1) by Abbi Glines

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My Rating: 5 Stars
Series: Yes, Black Souls #1
Sex Scenes: Yes.
Subject:Chemistry for days
Synopsis:
They say blood is thicker than water, but I was never proud of mine. A female born into the Kamlock bloodline was destined to possess three things they couldn’t change—a crazy as hell mother, an unfair amount of beauty, and a Charmed soul that was as black as night.



All a Kamlock woman ever desired in life was to use her beauty to destroy wealthy men and take their riches. A century had passed since a generation of Kamlock sisters had been anything other than gold diggers.




All I ever wanted was to be free of them. I knew I couldn’t change my cursed birth, but I could change its legacy. I had a job, I had friends, and I was slowly gaining my independence.




Until Rathe Scott crashed into my life and tore it apart.




He made me feel what I had spent my entire life never wanting to feel. He brought out a darkness I’d not known was inside me. And just when I thought I was becoming everything I had sworn I would never become…


He was gone.




And Abbi has done it again! And with a supernatural book no less.

I enjoyed everything about this book! It captivated me from page one and I couldn’t put it down.

It might be a little overwhelming at first with all the information the story throws our way and a large quantity of characters. But give it a chance because it won’t disappoint you.

Cat is this strong witch that somehow is different from everyone in her family. She has no idea where her powers come from and what is the extent of them.
One thing she knows is she will never be like her mom and sisters, even if that means never falling in love.

That is until Rathe shows up in her life out of nowhere and he seems to be immune to her powers.

But he also has a lot of secrets, and these could change everything.

A thrilling and captivating story, I can’t wait to read the next one!

You know a book is one of the good ones when you turn that last page you didn’t even know was the last and go ... what? Noooo!!!

Amazing!










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“You’re more than you realize. I’ve tried to tell you that already. I, uh, I don’t think you are who you think you are,” he stopped abruptly then just gave a shake of his head. “You don’t want to hear what I think. Just do me a favor and don’t underestimate your power. You may not agree, but my mother,” he said then pointed at me “and your mother… they are scared of you. There is something we don’t know. But I read people well, and those two are careful not to push you too hard. When you were younger they weren’t as careful around you but the closer you get to twenty-one, things are changing. There is a power shift and you’re so used to the way things have been all your life, you don’t see it.”


This wasn’t the first time Duely had said something like this to me, but it was the first time he had mentioned things shifting the older I got. I still thought he was being dramatic and reading things into situations that weren’t there. I was done arguing that my mother, who had made my life hell from the moment my father died, was scared of me. She hated me. That was clear. She hated that I wouldn’t give her the power of three. She hated that I was stubborn and like my father. She possibly hated that I was half normal. But Persephone Kamlock was by no means scared of me. I let out a hard laugh. “It’s past time you let that theory go,” I told him.


He lowered his eyebrows in a frown. The frustrated kind, not the angry kind. He wanted me to buy into this idea of me being powerful. I had a mortal as a father. That was impossible to consider.


“Explain then why you feel a dark cast and I feel nothing? How do you know it’s dark? What is it you feel?” He was challenging me now. I didn’t have answers, of course. I was still trying to wrap my head around the disappearing act the caster had done.


“You would have felt it too if you’d seen the man,” I said in way of explanation.


“But I didn’t see him. No one did… but you,” he shot back.


I opened my mouth to remind him that I’d been walking around by myself to get peace. There was no way the man knew he’d see me out there alone. He hadn’t been waiting on me. That was ridiculous. This was getting us nowhere. Duely was done with the evening and wanted to get stoned. He wasn’t going to do much to help me. I just shook my head and turned to walk back to the house. “Maybe I’m crazy!” I called out to him, as I walked, trying to break the tension that had unintentionally built.


“Or maybe you’re darker than you want to accept,” was his response.




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Abbi Glines is a #1 New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Rosemary Beach, Sea Breeze, Vincent Boys, Field Party and Existence series. She never cooks unless baking during the Christmas holiday counts. She believes in ghosts and has a habit of asking people if their house is haunted before she goes in it. She drinks afternoon tea because she wants to be British but alas she was born in Alabama. When asked how many books she has written she has to stop and count on her fingers. When she’s not locked away writing, she is reading, shopping (major shoe and purse addiction), sneaking off to the movies alone, and listening to the drama in her teenagers lives while making mental notes on the good stuff to use later. Don’t judge.



You can connect with Abbi online in several different ways. She uses social media to procrastinate.








Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Never Enough (Meet Me in Montana #1) by Kelly Elliott

My Rating: 5 Stars
Series: Yes, Meet Me in Montana #1.
Sex Scenes: Yes.
Subject: To Second chances.
Synopsis:
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Cowboys and Angels series comes an intricate romance that asks the question, Can love heal the pain of the past?

Longing to forget the pain of his wife’s death, Brock Shaw has immersed himself in the one thing that lets him escape the guilt. Bull riding. But life on the road means leaving his young son at home with his parents. They want him to give up his career and be a father to his child, but Brock needs the adrenaline to get through each day…or so he thinks.

Lincoln Pratt needs a fresh start. As a top interior designer in Atlanta, she has everything she could ever want, but she’s always at her father’s mercy. Something’s missing, and Lincoln knows she’ll only find it somewhere far away—like the rolling pastures of Hamilton, Montana, where she meets the irresistibly mysterious Brock.


In Brock Shaw, Lincoln sees the part of her that’s missing. In Lincoln Pratt, Brock sees the part of himself he thought he’d lost. But the pain of his past binds him. Can he let himself love again?




What is it about Kelly Elliot’s romance that captures you? I Have no clue! The only thing that I know is that whenever I start one of her books, it’s impossible to put it down.

This book was no exception, Brock and Lincoln story was sweet, funny and heartbreaking all in one.

Lincoln is trying to get some independence from her parents, she has been under their shadow for far too long, and now she needs to become who she was always supposed to be, without their help.

Brock has been going through life avoiding real commitments and love, he is not ready to let anyone close to him again. After what happened the last time he did, he is not risking destroying someone else’s life again.

That is until he sees her, she captures him and without even knowing why, he starts changing into a new person, someone that believes in love and want to trust that he can open his heart again and this time around it won’t be disastrous.

Lincoln is fascinated by Brock, he is a mystery and on top of that he is irresistible. Can she overlook all the craziness that seems to come out every time he feels threatened or will she just settle for something easier?

Brock deserves a second chance, but he is the only one that has the power to make it happen, to let go of his fears and take a chance on her. And maybe then, him and his son will finally have that missing piece they have been looking for.










Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Beauty (A Faery Story #3) by Lexi Blake / Sophie Oak

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My Rating: 5 Stars
Series: A Faery Story #3
Sex Scenes: Yes.
Subject:Their queen.
Synopsis
The princess in the tower

In one horrifying night, Bronwyn Finn lost her family, her kingdom, and the princes who had haunted her dreams for years. Left alone, years pass as she fights for survival and craves revenge against the uncle who took everything from her. But she’s never forgotten her Dark Ones. Now she hides along with her guardian, but the war rages ever closer.

Two dark princes

A tragedy marred Lach and Shim’s lives. The future kings of the Unseelie Fae are obsessed with finding their promised wife—Bronwyn. Lach and Shim have never stopped believing that Bronwyn is their mate. She is the bond that connects the halves of their shared soul.

A destiny that will change a kingdom

With the blessing of the renegade kings, Beck and Cian Finn, Lach and Shim begin a dangerous quest to find their bride before Torin and his hags take her life.

Across two planes, a war will rage. Lives will be lost. Love will be found. And the Seelie Fae will welcome their true kings home.

Re-released in a second edition. Re-edited but no substantial changes.

Beauty, the final installment of A Faery Story Series, a sexy paranormal romance from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake, writing as Sophie Oak is available now!




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Bronwyn has been hiding all her life, the only good thing about her day lays in her sleep, when she gets to enjoy her dark ones. She has stayed out of sight and out of mind, the safe way, but now she must claim her rightful place and give her uncle what he deserves.

Shim and Lach had been waiting, they had watched her and looked after her in her dreams and now the time has come for them to save their queen.

Nothing could have prepared her for the encounter with her dream men walking in and saving her. She always thought she was crazy, but these men seem to have the feeling she belongs to them, and she kind of feels like she does too.

Everyone is ready for battle, they are risking it all, but they have a secret weapon that could change the course of history. 

Their love could be what makes them stronger and what keeps them safe. They have known each other since they were children and even though Bronwyn thought they weren’t real, she has bonded with them on the deepest level. Now it’s the time to embrace the craziness and beat evil once and for all.









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About Lexi Blake

Blake_Lexi_2.jpgNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband, three kids, and the laziest rescue dog in the world. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance that she found success. She likes to find humor in the strangest places. Lexi believes in happy endings no matter how odd the couple, threesome or foursome may seem.




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Monday, November 4, 2019

Just an Illusion - EP (The Illusion #3) by D. Kelly

My Rating: 4 Stars
Series: The Illusion #3
Sex Scenes: Yes.
Subject: Loving again.
Synopsis
Lives are turned upside down…

Everything was perfect before life came to a screeching halt.

When devastating loss flips Amelia’s world on its axis, she loses her spirit. Mel isn’t the only one hurting, though; the members of BAD are also struggling to find their way after that tragic night.

Life goes on…

Amelia’s friends move heaven and earth to help ease her sadness. Knowing she’s on a dangerous precipice, they fight through their own pain to bring her safely to the other side of her grief.

Love can conquer…

Amelia knows bottling up her feelings isn’t helping anything. With love at her fingertips, all she has to do is reach for it. Mel’s loved ones desperately hope she can once again find her way to happiness.

Can Amelia overcome her fears to let love in again, or will she let the weight of that night continue to drown her in sorrow?


Just an Illusion – EP is book three in The Illusion Series.






How can you keep on living when your heart has been ripped off your chest?

Amelia is stuck in Hell, she is sure she is cursed and that everyone she loves is destined to die in a horrible way, so staying away from everyone seems like the obvious choice.

Sawyer is not allowing that to happen, he has become her rock, a father to her child and the main support for the whole family. He rose to the occasion in a way no one could have expected, but how can he be so close to her without letting himself feel everything he has been hiding?

Moving on, after someone’s death feels like betrayal, but how is Amelia supposed to keep living without letting him go?

Her choice in partner is not helping and if she lets herself be guided but what everyone would think, this could be over before it starts.

The situation although painful, has been ideal to give them a chance to prove that all that chemistry they had, has always meant something. 

Sometimes things just happen, it is fate…

PS.: I always thought she was in love with him… sorry Noah.














Just an Illusion – EP 





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Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Bound (A Faery Story #1) by Lexi Blake

Bound-highresMy Rating: 5 Stars
Series: Yes, A Faery Story #1.
Sex Scenes: Yes.
Subject: The one to bring them together.
Synopsis:
Bound, the first sexy paranormal romance in A Faery Story Series from New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake writing as Sophie Oak is available now!
Megan Starke has given up believing in knights in shining armor. With an unrewarding job and a failed marriage, no one would confuse her life with a fairy tale. No one is coming to save the day or carry her off to a romantic fantasy. So when she wakes up in a magical world and discovers she is to be the grand prize in a fierce and bloody tournament, she isn’t sure if she’s having a sexy dream or a horrible nightmare.

Two kings without a kingdom

Beckett and Cian were raised to be the saviors of their people. Prepared all their lives to lead the Seelie Fae, prophecy proclaimed they would find a bondmate whose love would complete them and unleash their magical powers. But the thrust of a traitor’s blade stole that future and now it threatens to take their lives. Struggling in exile, their glorious destiny has become a curse. Unless they can find the perfect woman to save them, they will descend into madness and ruin. When all hope seems lost, Beck sees Meg and knows she’s the key to their salvation.

An epic battle begins

In a world filled with dethroned kings, upwardly mobile vampires, and dangerous, feline-loving hags, Meg will need all her strength to survive. Finding herself caught between Beck and Cian, she’s willing to do whatever it takes to claim her happily ever after.


Re-released in a second edition. Re-edited but no substantial changes.

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Fairies,vampires and other mystical creatures and a land where two hot twins need to find a mate to survive? Sing me in! 

Lexi Keeps surprising me, I already fell in love in Bliss and now I can’t get enough of the actual fantasy land she created.

When Meg woke up in this strange world she is not sure what to make of it, but what she is certain about is that she is not about to pass up a sexy encounter with this dreamy weird creature of a man. 
Little did she know, this moment would change her life and set her on a course that will change the future of this strange world. 

Beckett and Cian are indeed complete opposite, two halves of the same, and they are exactly what she needs. 
They complement each other so perfectly; she never stood a chance at resisting them. 

Fighting against their past, opening themselves to their present and accepting their rightful future will be their obstacles; and it will depend on them, how hard are they willing to fight for their love and what has always been theirs.Crazy sex scenes, with an incredible connection between the characters, that makes their moments together too good to be true.




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About Lexi Blake

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband, three kids, and the laziest rescue dog in the world. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance that she found success. She likes to find humor in the strangest places. Lexi believes in happy endings no matter how odd the couple, threesome or foursome may seem.



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Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Kickin' It (Red Card #2) by Rachel Van Dyken

My Rating: 5 Stars
Sex Scenes: Yes.
Series: Yes, Red Card #2.
Synopsis:
Love breaks the offside rule in New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken’s irresistibly sexy Red Card romance.

Successful, high-profile sports agent Matt Kingston thinks he can handle anything. Then soccer player Parker Speedman shows up at his door. She is young and gorgeous, has natural talent, and is looking for a team. She’s also a hothead with a punchy past who floored her last coach on live TV. Despite his misgivings, Matt agrees to be both her agent and her coach. Professional common sense says she’s off-limits. But what can he say about the raw attraction between them?

Parker plays soccer with her heart and soul. But after the events of the last year, she’s shaken. She’s already seen what a powerful man can do to a female athlete’s career. And her beloved dream is in the hands of a sexy, gorgeous man with the uncanny ability to slip past her defenses…and into her heart.

Now Matt and Parker are about to learn that when it comes to love, the only way to win is by breaking every rule they know. And by playing nice. Real nice.




As I always say, Rachel, I love you! You are one of my favorite writers! Every book of yours is perfection, there's no denying it! Simply amazing.
I ate this book up! Strong female characters, amazing alpha male guys, what else can we ask for?!

Matt and Parker's relationship was a bit taboo, but we can't even think about that because their chemistry is incredible!

Parker had something terrible happen to her, she was hurt while in a weak position and now she is scared of letting anyone get too close. She won't be taken advantage of again, even if that means putting up an impenetrable wall around her heart.

She is ready to fight for her future; she is strong and talented, nothing can stop her.

But what happens when the unexpected shows up?

Matt is nothing like she thought he would be, she instantly feels closer to him than any other person in her life. He slowly inches closer to her wall, until he is almost all the way inside her heart, Can she trust him?

Matt's life is a great one, he has all the money he could want, an amazing job he loves and awesome yet annoying friends. But lately he realizes something is missing, he is lonely, and this new addition to his household might be just what he needs.

Can they fight her demons and prove to the rest of the world her truth and their love?

Will being together destroy them both, or is there a way to find their HEA?


PS.: Willow and Jagger (L) OMG! I love them! he has no clue what he is in for :)






















I found a box of tampons in the hall bathroom.

Next to a can of aerosol spray that had a giant kangaroo on it and something about a twenty-four-hour hold.

For what? Your ponytail?

I broke out in a cold sweat when I spotted another toothbrush near the sink. It was red with sparkles. This bothered me. I had no idea why. It wasn’t like it was the master bathroom. But it was still my f*cking bathroom.

I narrowed my eyes as a hairbrush with exactly three dark hairs stuck in it sat alarmingly close to the toothbrush. She was a monster! A savage! Who put hair that close to something that goes inside your mouth? Just the thought had me shuddering as I turned off the light and closed the door behind me.

“Oomph!” Parker stumbled against me. I caught her by the biceps. And then was completely caught off guard that she actually had them.

Slightly firm in all the right places, yet completely soft.

Her brown eyes had speckles of gold near the center, and I imagined that on any given day they could change color depending on her mood. Her strong jawline made her look like a tomboy, but part of me wondered if it was because of the way she wore her hair. Tight ponytails and not a stitch of makeup. Like attracting someone of the opposite sex was the furthest thing from her mind.

She jerked away from me as though I was the offending party.

When she’d done nothing but insult me since she arrived at my house.

“Your hairbrush is scary close to your toothbrush, just thought you should . . . know.” F*ck me, did I really just warn her about hair? What the hell was wrong with me?

I mentally slapped myself while she narrowed her eyes at me then back at the closed door. “You think you’re going to be able to sleep tonight knowing how close together they are or should you watch me move them farther apart? I don’t want to cause any more gray hair.” Her eyes moved to the side of my head like she was fixated on at least a million gray hairs shining in all their glory telling her that I was thirty going on thirty-one with no girlfriend and an empty future filled with lonely nights and a room full of rescue kittens.

“I don’t have gray hair,” I snapped.

Her eyes fell to the side of my head, and her eyebrows rose.“If you say so.”

“What the hell is that supposed to mean?”

Parker let out a sigh that was cuter than it should have been. It also made her look less harsh, like she had a side that was all soft curves and laughter. “It means everyone gets old, you should embrace the gray.”

“But—”

“I need to use the bathroom.” She sidestepped me and put her hand on the doorknob. “But thanks for the warning. I’ll be sure to manage my bathroom tools more effectively, especially since I know they’ll be inspected every night before bed.” With a sarcastic wink, she was inside and the door was shut in my face.

I gasped.

Raised my hand to knock again then turned on my heel. “What the hell?”

“You look lost.” Willow laughed as she made her way down the hall in short shorts and a crop top that looked like it belonged to a toddler. Why was she back in the main house? I gave her space so I could still hold onto some of my manhood and dignity in my own home! So far it wasn’t working was it?

“Let me guess, these are your pajamas now?” I pointed at her and shook my head. “Thought we talked about this.”

She sighed and hung her head then put her hands on my shoulders. “Matt, I appreciate the concern, but I’m a grown adult. Nobody is going to see me in these but me, m’kay? Plus, you really aren’t my dad even though we both know you’ve been more of a dad than brother.”

My throat closed up as it always did when we talked about Dad. The usual anger boiled to the surface. I slammed it down and pulled her in for a hug. “I’m your older brother. It’s my job to worry.” Our parents had never truly been involved in our lives and had died when I was in high school and Willow was in junior high. They used money and gifts instead of hugs and words of affirmation. We were like little trophy kids you tell your friends about but don’t manage to take care of. Willow and I only had each other. Sink or swim, we did it together. Always.

“Hah.” She pinched my side and pulled back. “And as your younger sister and only sister, it’s my job to worry about you too. You’re thirty.”

“Why does everyone keep reminding me of my age?” I wondered out loud, suddenly irritated with myself because it made me think of other things I didn’t have yet. Success was easy. But I had nobody to share it with. It never bothered me before. I never thought twice about it.

Maybe it was because Slade had settled down, fallen in love with his other half, and a part of me wanted that sort of passion.

Or maybe I was just feeling sorry for myself because I had two college graduates putting their toothbrushes all over the place!

Yeah, I was going to go with that.

“Because,” she said in a sweet voice as she gripped my hands and squeezed, “you should be settling down and getting married. I mean look at Slade .”

I did a double take. Had I said any of that out loud?

“Man, look at you!” She slugged me again in the shoulder. “You look like I just told you to take up synchronized swimming!”

“Do not,” I argued.

“Your eyes bugged out of your head like you needed an oxygen mask. So yeah, good to know that fear of commitment is still strong in you.”

I scowled. “It’s not that. Trust me, you’re not even close.”

She nodded slowly and then took a seat on the couch, pulling a blanket over her lap. “I see, so when was your last serious relationship?”

I opened my mouth but she held out her hand to stop me.

“With a female who wasn’t your client,” she added with a knowing grin.

I swallowed and then shrugged. “I date some.”

“Define ‘some.’”

“I’ve gone on a few dates.” Lame. How many dates that weren’t business dates, though? Or networking dates? Or meetings?

I tugged at my shirt and licked my lips.

“Yeah, okay, I’m setting you up.”

“The hell you will!” I roared.

“Do you want to die alone?” she countered.

“Seriously? You come into my house, eat my food, beg for me to give you a job, and after one day I’m suddenly dying alone?”

“At least you don’t have cats . . . yet.” She winked.

I just rolled my eyes. “Stay out of my love life, Willow.”

“Or lack thereof!” She cackled as I paced in front of her, then I grabbed a throw pillow and flung it in her general direction as hard as I could.

“I’m happy.” I spread my arms wide. “I party with celebrities and athletes on a daily basis. I get to summer in the Hamptons—”

She made a gagging motion.

I glared. “The right girl will come along. I’m just . . . patient, not because I’m lonely but because I’m happy.”

“You’re patient because you’re . . . happy?” She narrowed her eyes just as Parker walked into the living room and took a seat next to her.

Surrounded by ovaries, wasn’t I?

“He’s happy?” Parker just had to ask in that snarky little voice with her hair—I gulped and did a double take.

Out. Of. The. Ponytail.

My eyes burned as I watched her sigh and then pull her hair around her neck and inspect it for what I could only assume was split ends.

Even that seemed sexy.

She had shots of caramel and red in her auburn hair, how had I not noticed that?

Or the thick, natural waves that fell past her breasts.

Sh*t, now I was noticing her breasts.

Does no one wear a bra anymore?

“No,” Parker said dryly. “Burned those during the parade, right, Willow?”

Must have said that out loud.I grimaced. “And to answer your question”—I addressed her with a sternness that reminded me of my father and made me simultaneously want to strangle myself—“Yes, I’m happy.”

“Are you really happy if you have to convince others that you’re happy?” She tilted her head, dropped her hair against her chest, and crossed her arms.

“Sleep.” I shook my head. “I need to sleep. Try not to stay up too late.”

F*ck. It was out before I could stop it.

Try not to stay up too late?

I hesitated, waiting for a rebuttal.

But both girls just shared a smile.

I glanced one last time at her hair, at her smile, at the easy way she talked with Willow like she didn’t need a wall to protect her.

And then I shook my head as I walked back toward the master bedroom and stared at myself in the mirror.

I was happy.

Wasn’t I?

I had everything a man could want.

Everything.