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Wednesday, 3 June 2015

Review: Pucked by Helena Hunting

*****5 Stars*****

Oh the hilarity! This is the funniest book I've read since the Chocolate Lovers series by Tara Sivec, I need more funny books!!
Helena Hunting must be one funny lady, it is impossible to read this book and not have a few moments where you laugh out loud and look like a crazy person laughing to yourself.
Violet is a brilliant female lead character, she is definitely a favourite of mine. Her inner monologue is hilarious, and the things that come out of her mouth at the worst times are simply epic. I have a few new favourite quotes courtesy of her.
Alex is so cute, I love when an uber hot guy in a book is a little awkward, the blushing and the stumbling over his words is so endearing.
I'm looking forward to looking into this authors other books since I just loved her writing style. But I also hope there'll be more from these characters, I'd love to read more from Buck and Sunny and Charlene and Darren.
I rate this book 5 epic pucking well deserved stars!

Blurb

With a famous NHL player for a step-brother, Violet Hall is well acquainted with the playboy reputation many hockey stars come with. She’s smart enough to steer clear of those hot, well-built boys with unparalleled stamina. That is until she meets the legendary team captain—Alex Waters.

Violet isn’t interested in his pretty, beat-up face, or his rock-hard six-pack abs. But when Alex inadvertently obliterates Violet’s previous misapprehension regarding the inferior intellect of hockey players, he becomes more than just a hot body with a face to match.

In what can only be considered a complete lapse in judgment, Violet finds out just how good Alex is with the hockey stick in his pants. But what starts out as a one-night stand, quickly turns into something more. Post-night of orgasmic magic, Alex starts to call, and text, and e-mail and send extravagant—and quirky—gifts, making him difficult to ignore, and even more difficult not to like.

The problem is, the media portrays Alex as a total player, and Violet doesn’t want to be part of the game.

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Review: Moonlight on Nightingale Way (On Dublin Street #6) by Samantha Young

*****5 Stars*****

Well aren't I just a big emotional mess after reading this. It's not that the story itself is any more emotional than any others in this series, its the fact that I am really going to miss reading about these characters who I've truly grown to love. I'll never forget that moment when Braden and Joss first met in the back of a black cab. It seems like a lifetime ago, but what a journey. Since then we've met and fell in love with many more characters and this book was no exception.

It tells the story of Grace Farquahr (yes I did snigger at the surname, but believe me the name's perfect for her). She has come from a privileged background and grew up in Kensington, London before setting up home in Edinburgh. At first she came across as quite pompous and the upper class background was definitely noticeable when she has several run ins with her neighbour, Logan McLeod.

Now if there were ever two characters who were like chalk and cheese it's these two.

We met Logan in the last book, as he is the brother of Shannon and in that book he spent the majority of it behind bars, serving time for a crime which, when you read about it, you I'm sure 99% of you will totally understand why he did what he did. Anyway in this book he is trying to adapt to the world outside of prison and thanks to Braden Carmichael and the rest of the gang he is being given a chance of a new life for himself when a surprise suddenly appears on his doorstep.

Grace then becomes his rock and the support she gives him is truly amazing and at times incredibly emotional. Logan on the other hand is seriously hot, I'm talking along the lines of 'melt the polar ice caps hot' and despite his self loathing, it is so easy to love his character.

This book has literally been bitter sweet for me, because like all the other books, this one has been jam packed with emotion, chemistry, sizzling hot sex scenes and finishes with a happy ever after, but at the same time I'm so sad at the fact that this is the final book and we must now say goodbye to these characters.

I have loved every single book in this series and it's no secret that Joss and Braden will always be my favourite, but I love them all as a whole, I love their friendships and the fact that I connected with each character has been such a surprise, because normally I connect with characters in a fictional sense, but I'm almost certain I wouldn't feel the same about them in real life, yet with every one from On Dublin Street to this book I actually could imagine having a drink down the pub with them. Maybe its because I'm a fellow Brit or maybe its because these books have been so well written. Either way, its been an absolute pleasure.

Blurb

Last in the Series

Logan from Echoes of Scotland Street is back with his own smoldering story, as the New York Times bestselling On Dublin Street series returns…

Logan spent two years paying for the mistakes he made. Now, he’s ready to start over. He has a great apartment, a good job, and plenty of women to distract him from his past. And one woman who is driving him to distraction…

Grace escaped her manipulative family by moving to a new city. Her new life, made to suit her own needs, is almost perfect. All she needs to do is find her Mr. Right—or at least figure out a way to ignore her irresistible yet annoying womanizer of a neighbor.

Grace is determined to have nothing to do with Logan until a life-changing surprise slowly begins turning the wild heartbreaker into exactly the kind of strong, stable man she’s been searching for. Only just when she begins to give into his charms, her own messy past threatens to derail everything they’ve worked to build.

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Review: Make You Mine (Nine Circles #2) by Jackie Ashenden

*****5 Stars*****

Everyone needs to stop what they’re doing now! If you don’t buy Make You Mine in the next 5 minutes then I don’t know if we can be friends anymore. I almost didn’t survive this book…..it ripped me apart. Alex St. James so smooth and debonair….he’d give James Bond a run for his money! For years he’s been carefully cultivating an image that he doesn’t care, doesn’t care about his family, doesn’t care about his friends, doesn’t have relationships, and doesn’t care about himself. But beneath the surface he cares too much and he’s working tirelessly to protect those he loves. Like most heroes, he’s got some scars….really deep scars. The fact that Alex has been protecting the people he loves the most almost all of his life (yes, even as a child!) makes you want to protect him and cuddle him. But in the author’s infinite wisdom she didn’t give Alex some little ninny of a girl that he needed to shelter and coddle. Nope, the author gave him a Russian badass bodyguard! Katya doesn’t take crap from anyone not even Alex. She’s the epitome of loyalty, dedication, and courage. It was nice to see that for once someone was able to take care of Alex and not the other way around. She quickly becomes a pillar of strength for Alex in a way that I found appealing. But I also liked that Alex was able to show her that life wasn’t all combat and drills that life can be enjoyed and not just endured. Like her other Nine Circles book this once drops you in the action and intrigue almost immediately. There are subplots and conspiracies abounding combined with page scorching chemistry that make this a phenomenal read. Also there are little tidbits of what is to come with the other books in the series, this author is a master of teasing you and leaving you wanting more.

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Alex St. James was left with a choice. Pick up the dice and find where they lead, or walk away. Choosing to see where the snake-eyes go, Alex plays in a poker game run by the devil who haunts his past. He will risk everything to find answers—that is, until his alluring, enigmatic bodyguard, Katya, becomes someone he cannot risk losing…

Katya is fiercely conflicted. Aching to break free from Alex to track down her former lover, Katya agrees to one last job—to protect her dangerously sexy boss as he gambles his future in exchange for clarity about his past. As the stakes are raised, Katya's loyalty shifts from the man she loved to the man she swore to protect. But in order to get what she wants, Katya will have to go all in.

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Review: Revue by K.M. Golland

*****5 Stars*****

If your looking for a witty, hot and extremely well written book then this is for you.

If given the opportunity to spend 12 weeks with a hot make stripper troupe called Wild Nights Revue, photographing their tour, would you do it?? Hell yes and so did Corrine Lee!!
Corrine Lee has to fill in for her business partner and brother after he has an accident and can't go on tour with one of the hottest male stripper troupes on their 12 week tour. Corrine is hesitant at first as it's not her usual area of photography and believes this is her worst nightmare come to reality but it's for her brother and she reluctantly agrees. Things don't get off to a very good start when she goes to meet the guys at one of their shows before the tour and in enters sexy, dirty talking and manwhore Josh Adams who thinks Corrine is trying to get pictures for the media and so he smashes her very expensive Camera !! Josh tries to fix things afterwards the only way he knows how by using his dirty talk charm but it doesn't wash with Corrine. Will these 2 ever get on?
Josh and Corrine have a love hate relationship towards each other but will they ever end up getting down and dirty with each other especially with Josh's manwhore ways? Read and find out.

KM Golland has outdone herself with this one, every single book she writes just gets better and better. The hotness as well as the comedy in Revue is off the charts brilliant. I had a lot of laugh out loud moments and a lot of fan myself hot moments reading it. I really hope we get to see more of the other guys stories especially Brad's I felt really sorry for him as he really jelled with Corrine and I felt that she owned a little piece of his heart so a HEA for him would be good.
Congratulations K on another amazing book xoxoxo.

Blurb

He was on a collision course.
… I had paved my way
He answered to no one.
… I respected authority
He wanted me.
… I despised him
He didn’t take no for an answer.
... NO!

When freelance photographer, Corinne Lee, is required to visually document the nationwide tour of Wild Nights Male Revue, she finds herself in a world of near-naked, testosterone-fuelled men on stage—not her photographic muse of choice. She also finds herself in the arms of Josh, the revue’s star performer.

Josh Adams thrives on the limelight, the stage and, most of all, the attention of women who endlessly throw themselves at him. He dances sex, speaks sex, breathes sex … is sex! Josh lives for sex, but never with the same woman.

When both opinionated and headstrong characters are closely thrust together in a lust-ridden and sexually-charged environment, which of the two will break first?
Will Josh realise that Corinne could be the exception to his ‘no strings’ rule? Or will Corinne let go of the fantasy of finding Mr One and Only?

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Review: Beyond the Cut (Sinner's Tribe Motorcycle Club #2) by Sarah Castille

*****5 Stars*****

This is a brilliant follow up to Rough Justice in the Sinner's Tribe Motorcycle Club series. Sarah Castille outdid herself with this book, it was even better than the first.
This is Cade and Dawn's story, Dawn was Arianne's friend in Rough Justice, and colleague at Bank's Bar.
Dawn, having been the route of 'Old Lady' in the past, struggles with her feelings for Cade. She was once married to Mad Dog, the Vice President of the Devil's Brethren MC, one of the Sinner's Tribe's rivals. She was mistreated and physically abused by her husband, and when he turned his vicious ways on their twin daughters she packed up and left him. Only now, years later, he is still controlling her life and causing her misery by keeping her children from her.
Cade is the ultimate ladies man, well-known within his MC for having a way with women and never hitting up the same one twice. Until he met Dawn, a woman he went back to for seconds and then she called it off. Almost a year passes and he still can't get her out of his mind.
There are moments in this book where these two need their heads banging together. With Dawn and her fear of falling back into the MC lifestyle and her reluctance to fully trust a biker, and Cade's struggle to come to terms with becoming a one-woman man and giving up his manwh*re title, you can see why there were moments when I wanted to slap some sense into them both.
With this book Sarah Castille has placed herself up there with the best of MC writers. In style and quality they are similar to Joanna Wylde's Reapers series in my opinion, the violent and gritty lifestyle of the MC world is portrayed well. They are action-packed and exciting, lots of scenes where you are on the edge of your seat, and if this was a movie I'd be cringing behind a pillow whilst shouting at the screen. Also the sex scenes are freaking scorching! And Cade, well he is just the ultimate possessive and protective alpha, what's not to love?!
I really enjoyed the first book in this series, but I absolutely loved this one! I can't recommend this enough to all my fellow MC book lovers out there. I can't wait for the mysterious Zane's book next, it's clear a woman did a number on him and broke his heart and left him very bitter. The next book is going to be very interesting!

Blurb

SHE’S HOLDING ON TIGHT.
As a teen, Dawn ran from a life on the streets straight into the arms of Jimmy “Mad Dog” Sanchez, a biker who promised to be her knight in shining armor. But his love was just another cage. Years later, Dawn’s former life still has its hooks in her and she’ll do whatever it takes to break free. When Cade “Ryder” O’Connor, a member of a rival club, makes her an offer, Dawn finds herself in a different, hotter kind of trouble with one irresistible Sinner…

WILL HE GIVE HER THE RIDE OF HER LIFE?
Cade is an outlaw biker with allegiance to one thing and one thing only: The Sinner’s Tribe Motorcycle Club. But when it comes to the stunningly sexy, fiercely independent Dawn Delgado, Cade finds himself…hungrier for more. Trouble is on Dawn’s heels and he wants to be the answer to her prayers, whether she wants him to be or not. What can’t be denied is the red-hot attraction between them. However, as they fall deeper, the danger rises and Cade may have to sacrifice it all.

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Review: Suspicion at Sea by Amie Nichols

****4 Stars****

Ellie is an FBI agent enjoying some vacation time on Bailey Island after being undercover in a big drug running and human trafficking case where she ended up getting shot. On the island she meets Justin, a local guy who is an ex-Navy SEAL. Only, after three local fishermen disappear into thin air her vacation gets cut short when it turns out there is more to this missing persons case than meets the eye.
This is a romantic suspense with lots of twists and turns in the plot. It is gripping and engaging and has your mind going heywire trying to get to the bottom of the mystery. As if that wasn't enough the chemistry between Ellie and Justin, the smoking hot Navy SEAL with an over-protective and possessive streak, is off the charts.
This is a quick, really enjoyable read and I would definitely recommend it.

Blurb

Scorching Romance, Breathtaking Mystery
When FBI Agent Ellie Marks goes on vacation to Bailey Island in Maine, she plans on having a relaxing few weeks to reset her mind. After an extreme undercover mission and being shot, she needs some time to forget everything horrible that has happened in her life.
She doesn't plan, however, on meeting Justin Bennett, an ex Navy Seal. An instant attraction forms like neither have ever experienced, bonding them.
A mysterious disappearance of three of the island's residents begins a chain reaction of secrets that changes everything they thought they knew.
The only thing Justin knows for sure is that he doesn't plan on letting anything get in the way of his and Ellie's happiness.

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