Sunday, June 30, 2019

Depravity (King University #1) By: Jacob Chance

      When Sophie was asked to babysit for a single father, she had no idea what she was getting herself into. Two months with Mr. tall, dark, and broody didn't seem like a bad trade-off for the money he would pay her.
       As the weeks go by, their attraction grows and Sophie realizes what a concerned and caring father Miles is. And he learns that not every woman is untrustworthy like his ex-wife.
      Miles and Sophie both agree to walk away from their fling when Sophie leaves for college at the end of the summer.
      And reluctantly, they do.
      Until her first day of classes when Miles crashes back into Sophie's world.
      "I'm Professor Decker. Welcome to King University."

       I really thought that I was going to like Depravity. It sounded like such an interesting story and it did start out that way. But by about halfway through the story I was just wondering when it was all going to end. It seemed to take forever for it to get to the point where they both find out that Miles was going to be Sophie's professor. At least to me it seemed that way.

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Cherry Popper (Cherry #1) By: Victoria Quinn

 
   They call him the Cherry Popper. Because there's only one kind of woman Slate likes to screw.   Virgins.
      Slate pays top dollar for the experience. And sometimes women don't want him to pay at all. He gets off to their tightness, their tears. He gets off to the drops of blood on the sheets. All men have fantasies...Slate's just happens to be rich enough to fund his.
      When Monroe comes into Slate's life, she has a hefty stydent loan that she can never pay back. On top of that, she's responsible for paying for her mother's cancer treatment...even though she lost her anyway. Suffocating in debt, she doesn't have many options.
      Except one.
      To sell her virtue to the Cherry Popper.

     When I first read the sample of Cherry Popper I knew I wanted to read this book, what took so long was the price of the book. Since the price of the book was more than I use willing to spend at the time I moved onto reading other books that I was interested in first. But I never stopped wanting to read Cherry Popper. Then I finally got a chance to read Cherry Popper and it was well worth the wait. I couldn't not seem to put Cherry Popper down and cannot wait for the next book in this series.

Sunday, June 16, 2019

The Initiation (Filthy Rich Americans #1) By: Nikki Sloane

      No one knows how new members are sselected to the board of Hale Banking and Holding. But there are rumors of a sordid rite of initiation. Whispers how one woman and nine men disappear into a boardroom.
     This time, that woman will be Marist.
     The Hale family owns everything - the eighth largest bank in the world, everyone in their town, even the mortgage on Marist's parent's mansion. And now Royce Hale wants to own Marist.
      He is charming. Seductive. Ruthless. But above all, he's the prince of lies. Marist body may tighten with white-hot desire under Royce's penetrating gaze, but Marist refuses to enjoy it.
      Marist will make a deal with the devil to save her family and sell herself to the Hales. But Royce will never own her heart.

     I could not put The Initiation down, this series name alone tells you exactly what to expect from this series. There are things that only crazy rich Americans would do and can do, and this book gets into it. In a world where the rules don't apply to the rich Marist begins to learn what some people will do to stay rich and what others will do to save their family. Given how the Initiation ended I cannot wait to read The Obsession, the next book in this series. 

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Power Play (BTU Alumni #1) By: Alley Ciz

      Hockey players are off limits...especially if they're on your brothers' team. 
      The last time Jordan did that, it ended in disaster. It was easy to promise her brothers she'd never date another one of their teammates again. Until she meets Jake. The spark she feels when she spends time with him makes her promise harder and harder to keep. Surely her brothers would understand breaking this promise if it means following her heart. Wouldn't they?
      Never sleep with a teammate's sister.
      This is the universal rule of athletes everywhere. Until he meets Jordan. As soon as Jake sets eyes on her, he wants her. The goalie's job is to see missed shots and failed opportunities on the ice. This is one shot he's not going to miss, no matter what obstacles get in his way.

     Power Play started out on a good note but by the time I got halfway through the book I was ready for it to just be over. There just seemed to be so much going on, a lot more than what I thought was necessary. And while I did finished this whole book it wasn't without effort and not without skipping a few pages here and there. I think that Power Play could have been a good book there was just a lot going on that didn't need to be there.

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

A Really Bad Idea By: Jeannine Colette

        Everyone has a best friend. Meadow's just happens to be Dr. Christian Gallagher - the gorgeous, green-eyed heart surgeon who wants to have a baby with her.
       When Meadow's mother approached Meadow on her thirty-third birthday with a brochure for egg freezing, it was a glaring reminder that her biological clock is ticking toward its expiration date. Meadow has always dreamed of being a mom and had a plan - - one that was destroyed when she caught her professional hockey player husband in bed with another woman.
      Despite  Meadow's broken heart she still believes in love. She wants the happily ever after, but also wants a child desperately and won't settle in order to make it happen. That's why when Meadow decided to take her mother's advice, Christian came up with his own plan: Let's have a baby together.
      It's a bad idea. A really, really bad idea. And yet...Meadow can't stop thinking about how great it could be. There's just one condition. Before Christian and Meadow have sex (oh, yes, they're doing this the old fashioned way!) Christian is adamant the two go on three dates. Sounds easy, but it's not. Meadow thought sex would be the hard part, but the dates are only making her fall for the man she's known almost her entire life.

       When I started reading A Really Bad Idea I wasn't sure exactly what to expect and I'm happy to say I was pleasantly surprised when it came to this book. After not finishing the last few books I've tried reading it was nice to read something that I could get into again, something that I would want to read again.