Monday, August 31, 2015

Winning Her Love By: Hazel Gower

(N) Chad Douglas has been in love with his younger sister's best friend for years but has always kept his feelings a secret from everyone including her. Chad has always kept his distance from Lana because of their age difference and his rising career in playing professional rugby. However after one drunken night at a party Chad gives into his feelings for Lana and thinks that there might finally be chance for the two of them only for everything to comes crushing down when Lana is gone the next morning.
     Lana Cage has been living in England for the past three years and is now moving back home to Australia. The night before she left for England is a big blank to her Lana doesn't remember anything that happened that night all she remembers is waking up the next morning in bed alone and naked.
     I enjoyed reading this book although it wasn't what I thought it was going to be based on the sample I read but it was still an enjoyable read. While I think that is a book worth reading I don't think that it is worth as much as I paid for it. Therefore I suggest just waiting for the price to do down before buying this book but if you still want to read this book that badly then go ahead and give it a shot.

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Weak Without Him By: Lyra Parish

 (N) Jennifer is finally with Finnley or at least she thinks she is, that is until Finnley tells her that they can only be together in private not in public, she's his little secret. Not willingly to be with Finnley just in secret Jennifer leaves him only to have Finnley coming back to her. Turns out Finnley does feel something for Jennifer he just doesn't show it right away. But when a misunderstanding leads Jennifer turning to the last person Finnley wants he does everything he can to get her back.
      Just when things are starting to go right for Jennifer and Finnley it's only long before things go bad when soon Jennifer begins fighting for her life. Soon Jennifer is fighting to stay alive, fighting for love and hoping for the day she gets saved.
      I had previously wrote that I loved the first book in this series but was seriously disappointed after reading this book. Now I'm not sure how I feel about this series anymore. It seemed like at a little after the halfway point there just seemed to be so much going on all at once. Also what was going on during this story was so different in context as to what went on during the first book in the series. Weak Without Him seemed to just be like it's own story in a way instead of a continuation of Weak for Him and I'm not sure that I liked it.
      After reading this book I really don't know if I want to continue on with this series. But if you decide that you want to read this series just be prepared for the second book in this series to be very different from the first book.

Friday, August 14, 2015

Stephan (Caveman Instinct #1) By: Hazel Gower

(N) This is the first book in the Caveman Instinct series. Stephan Silverman always thought his family was cursed, centuries ago his family helped gypsies and as a reward the Silvermans were given the gift of prosperity and the ability to know when they meet their soul mate. To most people in Stephan's family they see this as a gift but not Stephan because what no one tell you is that when you meet your soulmate you turn into a complete caveman.
      Stephan never wanted to meet his soul mate, never wanted this gift that his family members want so badly. He was just happy with his privileged life, having a new woman every night and having no woman every saying no to her. Stephan had his whole life planned out just the way he wanted it, that is until Jade Black came into town and changes everything. Stephan knew the moment that he laid eyes on Jade that she was his soul mate. There was just one problem he was having trouble convincing Jade of that.
      Jade is just a few months away from her eighteenth birthday and finally get the chance to be free and have the ability to have a say in her own life. Jade cannot wait until she can graduate from high school and get into a university where she can get a degree in child care. Jade wants to be able to live the life she always dreamed of and not the crappy life that she was given. She was so close to this dream that is until her mother died and because she was not yet an adult had to chose between being put into the foster care system or live with the only relative she had left her deadbeat grandfather in Reed Creek. She chose to live with her grandfather and deal with him until she could graduate from high school. But life is never simple neither is high school once Jade grabs the attention of Stephan Silverman.
      Before reading this book I did look at the reviews because I was not sure if I wanted to read it just yet. There were many reviews that gave this book a low rating saying that it was rushed and while I do think that at some points it did seem as though the book was rushing overall it was not nearly as bad as the reviews made it seem. But one issue I did have was that there was a lot of grammatical and sentence structure errors. I was able to figure out what the author meant but it took reading the sentences a few times to grasp it. If you are someone who does get turned off a book because of these types of errors then I suggest maybe choosing a different book to read. But if these issues don't bother you then I say give this book a try.

Flawed Love: House of Obsidian By: Bella Jewel

(N) Rainer and Emalie were best friends since Emalie was thirteen years old. While others could not understand their friendship, Rainer being the guy that all the girls wanted to be with while all of Emalie's friends aside from Rainer were not the most popular guys around. Emalie was a bit of a tomboy and fit in more with the guys than with the girls.
         Over time things began to change between Rainer and Emalie. Rainer was Emalie's first love and first heartbreak. They were good together but all that changed when Rainer's dad died and then suddenly things all went downhill. Suddenly Rainer was disappearing all the time until one day he never come back.
        Ten years has past and Emalie hasn't seen or heard from Rainer in all that time. Then came the day Emalie has been waiting for, Rainer is back in town. When Emalie goes to him Rainer is not the guy that she remembers and when he finally sees her Rainer looks right through Emalie. All these years later and Rainer doesn't recognize Emalie. So Emalie does the only think she can do she pretends to just be a girl who walked into his bar and nothing more. Emalie is determined to find out what happened to Rainer during those mysterious years that he was gone even if it mean pretending that she is okay with having just a physical relationship with Rainer.
         This book was another book that I had read where some people did not give it the best reviews.  I personally did not understand what they were talking about I loved this book.  But there is something that readers should be aware of, this story does jump back and forth with then and now chapters which at times can be a little annoying. But overall this was yet another book that I just could not put down and fell in love with. Flawed Love is one of the few books that really got to me and at one point actually made me get tears in my eyes.  If you haven't read this book yet then I seriously recommend that you do.

Weak For Him By: Lyra Parish

(N) Jennifer Downs has just moved to Las Vegas after the death of her parents and selling her home. She wants to make a fresh start in Vegas and not end up back at her hometown like everything thinks she will. On her first night in Vegas Jennifer has a run in with a strange man walking in of her in her hotel room and as a apology he offers her a job. The next day due to an unfortunate circumstance Jennifer loses out on the one job interview she had lined up in Vegas with no other choice she makes a call to the mystery man.
     Upon immediate introduction Finnley Felton tells Jennifer to strip. Finnley is in the business of selling sex and Jennifer is a virgin. Finnley makes Jennifer an offer to become one of Finnley's girls and have the opportunity to sell her virginity to the highest bidder. Without any other options Jennifer agrees to come work for Finnley as one of his girls. There's just one problem Jennifer cannot think straight around Finnley and Finnley is having trouble treating Jennifer the same way as he would treat any of his other girls.
     I love, loved this book. I managed to finish this book in what seemed like no time at all I just could not put it down. Going into this book I was a little unsure if I would like it or not, I downloaded the book on a whim because it was free along with some other books. After barley making it through so many other free books I was a little skeptical going into this one but this book surpassed my expectations. This book keeps your attention from beginning to end and I definitely recommend reading this book. I know that I will be continuing on with the next book in this series I can't wait to find out what happens next.

Friday, August 7, 2015

One Night Stand By: J.S. Cooper & Helen Cooper

(N) It was only supposed to be one night. Liv and Xander met at a wedding and it was only supposed to be a one night thing, a wedding hookup. When Liv sneaks out the next morning she never expects to see Mr. Miracle Tongue (what she calls Xander) again. When Liv goes home the next weekend at the request of her family she discovers Mr. Miracle Tongue is engaged to her bitch of a sister Gabby.
     From there the story goes on a roller coaster ride as Liv tries to stay away from Xander and Xander makes it his mission to get closer to Liv. Liv knows that she should not have feelings for her sister's fiance but she cannot help how much her body wants him. Xander doesn't give up on something when he wants it and he wants Liv. Every chance Xander gets he tries to explain to Liv that he is only engaged to Gabby as a business arrangement but Liv doesn't want to hear this. Through this up and down dilemma Liv finds out Gabby's secret which although isn't her secret to tell it cannot help but make Liv feel just a bit better about the whole situation, but not enough to still sneak around with Xander.
     I have been wanting to read this book for months now and I have finally gotten around to reading it. And I have to say that while I did enjoy reading this book it was not enough to be like 'I should have read this sooner' but enough to definitely want to read this book again.

Trust in Advertising By: Victoria Michaels


(N) I have actually read this book before but because I never posted about it I thought that I would now. In Trust In Advertising Lexi White found herself at a crossroads during her second year of college. Her father was diagnose with Alzheimer's and so Lexi decided to drop out of college so that she could take care of her father. Now years later Lexi is finally ready to start living her life again. When she is offered a new and exciting job Lexi comes face to face with someone from her past who still after all these years has the power to make her heart stop just by looking at her.
      But Lexi isn't the same girl that she once was. This time around she is more confident with herself and refuses to let her dream slip from her again even if it means having to work side by side with her high school crush. There's just one problem he doesn't seem to even remember Lexi from high school, but now he cannot help but take notice to his new assistant, a woman who isn't afraid of standing up to him and telling him like it is. It quickly become obvious to everyone around that Lexi has changed her boss for the better he is now the same funny loving guy he once was in high school and not the guy who everyone is afraid of.
      Having learned from past experience that not everyone can be trusted Vincent is reluctant to let his guard down around Lexi. This only becomes worse when it appears someone is sabotaging his family's advertising company. The more time the two spend together the more sparks begin to fly between Vincent and Lexi but lies and jealousy could stand between the two.
      When I first read this book I wasn't sure how I felt about this book but reading it again I have to say that I really did enjoy this book. This book is definitely a book that I would recommend anyone to read.

Thursday, August 6, 2015

Moonlight On Nightingale Way By: Samantha Young

(N) This is the next and last book in the On Dublin Street series we meet Logan and Grace. We were first introduced to Logan in Echoes of Scotland Street he's Shannon's older brother and has just been released from prison. Logan spent the last two years in prison for beating up the guy who raped his sister and is now he ready to start over again. He's now living in a great apartment, has a good job, and is making up for lost time by distracting himself with plenty of women. But there is just one woman who is driving him crazy and she living right down the hall.
     Grace is living across the hall from Logan. She escaped years of family manipulation by moving away to a new city and leaving that life behind. Grace gave herself a new name and a new life with friends who she considers her family. But Grace's family has left a mark on her. Grace doesn't do well with confirmation that is until she meets Logan and then suddenly that's all she's doing. No matter how hard she tries Grace cannot ignore the womanizing guy next door.
     Grace wants nothing to do with Logan and his womanizing ways but when a life-changing surprise occurs Grace finds herself slowly slipping from despising Logan to actually wanting to be around him. Grace finds herself falling for Logan but when her past threatens to ruin the life she 's made for herself Grace doesn't know if she can handle it all.
     I really enjoyed this book I could not put it down. The first day I read this book I could not put it down and kept reading chapter after chapter even after I kept telling myself only one more chapter cause I needed to go to bed. Towards the end it did kind of slow down a bit but overall this book was reading enjoyable. What was interesting was in the last chapter it was told through several people's perspectives and we got to see where everyone is from their perspective. Since this is the last book in the series it was a nice little ending to have. If by now you haven't read the On Dublin Street series I seriously recommend that you give it a try.

Shifter Mates (Shifters Unbound #4.6 & 5.5) By: Jennifer Ashley

(N) Shifter Mates is a combination of two Shifters Unbound novellas Lone Wolf and Feral Heat. 
      In Lone Wolf, Ellison Rowe is a wolf shifter and a cowboy. He is also searching for that one person who could cure him of his loneliness. Maria is a human who lives in Shiftertown. Maria took refuge in Shiftertown trying to move on from her haunted past. She was once held captive my feral shifters forced to live in cages along with other female shifters until she was finally freed. When Ellison and Maria meet right away Ellison feels a connection to Maria but because of her past he knows he has to approach her with caution. But there are things are work that make any process between the two need to be put on hold someone is trying to steal the young cubs of Shiftertown and Ellison and Maria along with the leaders of Shiftertown have to figure out who is behind these kidnapping before any much cubs almost taken.
      In Feral Heat, Jace Warden is visiting from another Shiftertown to help Liam and his family attempt to remove the collars off all shifters without the shifters going feral. Just hours after arriving at Shiftertown Jace runs into the beautiful and courageous Deni. From the beginning Deni and Jace  feel the mate bond forming between them. But both have their own troubles the pair need to work through that will test their bond before it is even fully developed. Jace is feeling the affects of trying to remove his collar and Deni is still feeling the affects from when she was hit by a car.
      It was nice to read these two novellas in one book. But I just think that the full stories themselves are better than the novellas. This may just be because the novellas are smaller and have less depth to them because of it. But whatever the reason I find the full stories better but these were still good stories to read and worth checking out.