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Review: Priest by Sierra Simone

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

Meet Tyler Bell a 29 yr old priest for a small community that before himself being appointed was broken by the shame of the last priest there. Tyler took his vows 3 years before due to some tragic circumstances that pushed him in a direction he thought he could handle. That’s until he meets Poppy Danforth or should I say she turned up in his confessional box to try find faith and somewhere to belong. Can they resist each other or will they get their HEA?

Do NOT read this story if you are a devout catholic who can’t handle a bit of scandal or a hot priest who obliterates his celibacy vows to the catholic faith! Do NOT read this book if you don’t like taboo fiction.
I Floved this book, probably because I have a warped mind when it comes to reading about the fictional world. So in my fictional world almost anything goes with reading taboo subject matter. It’s well written has some off the charts hot sex and some sexual defacing of chapel property lol. However in amongst all that there is a sweet love story where 2 people try so hard to resist one another in a test against religious faith and determination.
The writing is good and the author did a great job with the plot line. I can definitely recommend this book to taboo subject lovers who don’t mind a bit of scandal.

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There are many rules a priest can't break.
A priest cannot marry. A priest cannot abandon his flock. A priest cannot forsake his God.

I've always been good at following rules.
Until she came.
My name is Tyler Anselm Bell. I'm twenty-nine years old. Six months ago, I broke my vow of celibacy on the altar of my own church, and God help me, I would do it again.
I am a priest and this is my confession.

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Review: King (King #1) by T.M. Frazier

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

I totally loved this book so much so I couldn’t put it down.
Doe is a girl with no memories and nobody seems to be looking for her, she doesn’t know her name or where she comes from or even how she came to lose her memory. Living on the streets and with nowhere to go she will do anything it takes to survive. So when one of her street mate crack whores drags her to a party full of bikers with the idea that one may keep her entertained and home her she goes along with it. This is where she meets King . Turns out though it’s Kings welcome home from prison party and along with his sidekick Preppy both are not bikers but just total criminals. King becomes fascinated with Doe after she walks in on him screwing another girl but has never been in a relationship or felt this way about anyone due to his tragic upbringing as a child so Doe intrigues him. He initially releases Doe after a short kidnapping but then goes after her and saves her from being raped by a tramp. The story then goes on from there and I don’t want to say too much for fear of major spoilers.

I had never read anything from this author before so didn’t know what to expect but I really loved this story. I really loved Preppy the nerdy, geeky foul mouthed guy the most, he was witty and as potty mouthed as they come despite his fun dress sense of whacky bow ties etc. I felt really sorry for Doe because waking up with no memory of anything made it harder for her to survive but she was a strong character who wasn’t scared to speak her mind.
The Author done a brilliant job and I was glued to this story and can’t wait for Tyrant to come out. A very well deserved 5 stars from me!

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Homeless. Hungry. Desperate.

Doe has no memories of who she is or where she comes from.

A notorious career criminal just released from prison, King is someone you don’t want to cross unless you’re prepared to pay him back in blood, sweat, pu$$y or a combination of all three.

King’s future hangs in the balance. Doe’s is written in her past. When they come crashing together, they will have to learn that sometimes in order to hold on, you have to first let go.

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Review: Ricochet by Keri Lake

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

Wow, this is a powerful and very dark book. It's my first by Keri, but I promise it won't be my last. This woman holds nothing back. This book is brutal, and bloody. It is not for the squeamish, but if you have the strength to tough it out, I promise it will be well worth it.

It's a pretty basic revenge plot. Nick Ryder's wife and child were brutally murdered, and Nick was left for dead. But he didn't die. He survived, and now he's out for revenge against everyone who had anything to do with the death of his family. Especially, the man who ordered the killing, the corrupt Mayor of Detroit, one Michael Culling.

To that end, he kidnaps the Mayor's beautiful wife, Aubree Culling, but things are not as they seem. It turns out that Aubree is as much of a victim of the Mayor as Nick himself. Aubree views her kidnapping as a godsend. And she views Nick as her dark savior. But Nick can let nothing stand in the way of his vengeance, including Aubree.

The sex in this book is plentiful, and hotter than asphalt in July, but it's the violence that will probably stand out for you. Nick is not afraid to do what is necessary, and the author is not afraid to describe it in gory detail.

Will Nick and Aubree find redemption in each other, or will his vengeance destroy them both? You'll have to read it to find out, but I can tell you that this is a standalone novel, so you won't have to wait to finish the story.

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The only sure way to destroy a man is to take what he cannot live without.

Three years ago, I had everything.

A beautiful wife.
A son.
A reason for living.

Until a ruthless task force, assembled under Mayor Michael Culling, with a brutal strategy to make the streets of Detroit ‘safe’, ripped away everything I loved in a deadly hunt called The Culling.

They tried to kill me, too. I wish they had. Now I'm cursed by the memories of that night, and the words I whispered to my dying wife.

A promise—to avenge the wrong and set it right.

I’m no longer Nick Ryder. I’m a masked vigilante. Faceless. Loveless. Fearless. A man with nothing left to lose—one who's seen the dark and violent truth behind the city’s flawless veneer.

Michael Culling doesn’t know who I am. Or what I want. All he knows is that I’ve kidnapped his beautiful wife.

An eye for an eye—isn’t that how the saying goes? And Aubree Culling is the perfect pawn to destroy him.

If she doesn’t destroy me first.

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Review: Sins of my Father (Black Brothers #1) by Lisa Cardiff

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

Revenge vs love... Which is stronger? Which will persevere? How can love ever win when revenge has consumed you for as long as you can remember?

Archer Black has hated the man who fathered him, his entire life, although "fathered" is not really the right term. He was more of a sperm donor who then rejected his offspring.
Archer has clawed his way up from the trailer park he grew up in and despite having an all but absent mother, he's successful, wealthy and respected. But it is revenge alone that drives him and always has.

Langley feels trapped in the role of "perfect daughter" despite the Senator not actually being her father. Paraded out when it's convenient for his political career, she's tired of trying to please everyone and, in her mother's eyes, never succeeding.

Langley has a chance encounter with the devastatingly handsome Archer at a political fund raiser, or was it all planned?

This is a great story, with great characters! It's a quick, easy read, thoroughly enjoyable and there's tension and passion in spades.

I'm quite taken with Knox too and I'm hoping his story will be next, seeing as this is book 1 in the Black Brothers series.

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An eye for an eye…

My name is Archer Black, and I have a confession.

For as long as I can remember, my life has revolved around getting revenge against Senator Thomas Wharton.

It was supposed to be easy. Uncover his secrets. End his political career. Ruin his Presidential campaign. Use his stepdaughter, Langley Mayer, to do it. She’s also my stepsister, but she doesn’t know that. Nobody does.

But nothing is as easy as it seems. When my high-stakes plan for revenge takes a deadly turn, I’m the only person standing between Langley and the people who want her dead. Time is running out, and I need to decide what I need more: love or revenge.

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Review: Deliverance by A.J. Adams

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

Wow! AJ has done it again. This is her fourth book, and all of them seem to follow this basic theme: a young woman finds herself in deep deep trouble, and a strong alpha male comes along at just the right time to save her from whatever mess she's gotten herself into.

The thing that makes her books different, is that the men in these books are never knights in shining armor. In fact, they can be quite evil men, drug cartel leaders, enforcers, etc. And the women are usually not angels either. But they all do have an internal code of honor, a code that guides them, and that they'd never break.

Deliverance does not stray too far from this theme, but it does in a few key areas. For one, Mac does not work for the drug cartels, and he is basically a good guy, although he's not afraid to do what's necessary to secure his mission. He's a British ex-military man, going undercover to root out terrorists in the Middle East. And Pepper is basically a complete and total victim, at least at the beginning. She has been kept as a sex slave ever since she was a child, she hardly knows anything else.

The relationship that builds between these two is wonderful to behold. I love the patience and kindness Mac has with Pepper. At first Pepper is confused by this, as all she's ever known from men is pain and suffering. She hardly knows how to handle his kindness to her, thinking another shoe is sure to drop at any moment.

But slowly, he earns her trust, and slowly she begins to realize he's different from other men. They grow stronger together. And when Mac goes off to the Middle East, Pepper goes with him.

The book is more than a romance between them, although it is certainly that, but it's also an exciting novel about military men, terrorist scum, and Middle East politics. It's explosive. It's sexy. It's exciting. What more could you ever want in a book? It's also a standalone novel, so no sequel to wait for.

The book is due to be released soon, so go put it on your buy list right now. I promise you won't regret it.

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“I’m sending you a girl.”
“What?”
“She needs sorting out. I’m talking Exit Strategy.”
Exit Strategy. That’s what we call deprogramming these days. You might call it brainwashing. It’s one of my skills. Give me a man whose idea of heaven is a suicide vest, and I can turn him into a peace loving hippy wannabe.
“She’s a white widow?”
“No. Human trafficking victim turned sex slave and mule. She’s a fucking mess.”
Christ, poor little bint. Now I knew why Suarez was calling me.

Mac is all set for an undercover job when an old friend lands him with Pepper, a human trafficking victim of a Moroccan-Turkish crime syndicate. Unable to turn her away, Mac now has two missions: to infiltrate a terrorist training camp in the Sahara and to be a Master for Pepper.

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Review: Dark Night of the Soul by Kitty Thomas

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

Okay, this is a strange book, but what else would you expect from Kitty Thomas. Kitty is one of my favorite authors, and a new book by her is always an event I look forward to. She does not disappoint with Dark Night of the Soul.

Imagine a dystopian novel, crossed with vampire erotica, and you might have a little idea what it's about. Helene lives in a horrific world, a future earth where a single day and night takes 2000 hours to complete, 1000 daylight hours and 1000 hours in the dark. During the day, life is pleasant enough, as violence is forbidden, but once the night comes, all bets are off. The daylight rules go out the window, and it's a violent free-for-all.

Helene is tired of living. Tired of the struggle to make it through the long nights. Wracked with guilt, she would have just ended it all if it wasn't for her sister. Her sister depends on her, and Helene does not want to let her down.

Trying to get emergency medicine for her sister, she finds herself caught outside when the sun goes down, and her chances are not looking good to get home to her sister in one piece. Suddenly, she finds herself kidnapped by parties unknown and transported to a mysterious mansion.

There she meets Gabriel, the secretive ruler of the city. Can Gabriel give Helene something to live for? Can Helene give Gabriel a reason to keep on leading his people as he's continued to do for thousands of years?

Do not go into this book, or really any book by Kitty Thomas, looking for a typical romance. You won't find it, and it's certainly not in this book either. But in spite of that, there is eroticism in the book, and a message about the value of life and death. It's a dark book, but it's not gratuitously dark. The darkness has a purpose. Go into the book prepared to have your mind blown, and you won't be disappointed.

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Night lasts a thousand hours. Forty sleeps—an endless desert of time when no one cares what happens to you until day.

Helene has given up. Only concern for her sister's grave medical condition tethers her to the world she dreams of escaping through death. If only she could bring herself to end it.

Caught out at night getting medicine for her sister, Helene is captured and taken as a slave for Gabriel, the mysterious ruler of the city.

“Helene, I will take your struggle away. I will bring you back to life.”

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