Beautifully Damaged By: L.A. Flore

(N) Ember Walsh is a trusting soul with the quiet beauty of her late mother, who perished in a mysterious car crash when Ember was three. A little tomboyish from being raised by her father, Ember packs a punch when a stranger gets pushy with her in a bar, catching the steely blue eyes of a tall, gorgeous tattooed man - Trace Montgomery. Still damaged from her last disastrous relationship and being warned off the bad boy by friends, Ember fights the smoldering heat that trace sparks inside her when he begins shadowing her like a dark angel.
      Burdened by a lifetime of horror and heartbreak, amateur fighter Trace doesn't want to want Ember. His deep self-loathing keeps him from having any type of meaningful relationship, but Ember is an itch Trace can't seem to scratch. The two push and pull, slowly crumbling their walls, seemingly brought together by fate, because the turmoil that haunts theirs pasts is interlinked in undeniable ways.

      I've read Beautifully Damaged multiple times before and still find myself unable to put it down. Beautifully Damaged is a bit darker than some of the other books that I've read before but there's still just something about it. But that darkness does get to you, so much so that I found myself wondering why I was reading a book like this in the dark before bed, and yet I couldn't get myself to put it down. While this book is dark, it's dark without taking things too far. If this is something you can deal with then I suggest giving Beautifully Damaged a read.

Darker By: E.L James

 (N) Darker is the fifth book in the Fifty Shades of Grey series, this book is told from Christian's point of view in what happened in Fifty Shades Darker. By this point you should have already read the other books in this series so I won't go into detail about what occurred in this book just what I thought about it.
      I find I like reading Christian's point of view in these stories maybe a bit more than reading Ana's point of view. With these books you really get to know Christian and see a side of him that we weren't able to see before. For example, I love reading his flashbacks scenes to when he was a child and living with the Greys. You read just how much the Greys have affected him and in these scenes you see just how much he cares for the Greys even when he couldn't always show it.
      Darker makes you love Christian even more and I can't wait to read Freed.

Yuri: Greek. Biker. Billionaire By: Marian Tee

(N) His name was Yuri Athanas. They called him the golden boy of the Afxisi, a college org during the day and an underground racing club at night. Like his brothers, Yuri is rich, powerful, gorgeous,  and devastatingly sexy. Unlike his brothers, Yuri did not leave a trail of broken hearts behind him. Yuri was the angel amidst all the other Greek devils, they said. And she liked hearing that about him. It gave Kali hope that when they did meet again, he would remember his promise and he would keep it.
      He would take one look at Kali and he wouldn't mind that she wasn't...okay. He wouldn't mind that she wasn't...normal. If he was everything Kali prayed he would be, he'd take one look at Kali and love her, like he had promised.
      Yuri and Kali met when she was just fourteen years old when her grandmother arranges for Kali to be married to Yuri in exchange for a favor. Now four years later they meet again.

       When I first started reading Yuri, I didn't know exactly what to expect. But what I did know was so far I wasn't liking what I was reading. But I powered through it and continued on reading, and I'm glad I did because once I started reading, really reading I couldn't stop.

Bad Habit (Bad Love Book #1) By: Charleigh Rose

(N) Briar, was infatuated with Asher Kelley the moment he came tumbling through her brother's window five years ago. Even bruised and bloodied, he was the most beautiful boy she'd ever seen. But they couldn't be together, Briar was too young and Asher was too untouchable. He was too troubled, and she as too naive. As Briar got older, harmless flirting turned to stolen moments in dark corners. Until one day, Asher was gone without a trace. Now, three years later, he's back.
      He's her brother's best friend. Her parent's wort nightmare. She should hate him, but like a Bad Habit, she just can't quit him.
       Asher, was drawn to Briar Vale from the first time she looked up at him with stars in her big, blue eyes. She was just a kid, nothing more but elbows and knees, but she was the most beautiful creature Asher had ever seen. But they could never be together. He was too old and she was too off limits. She was too good and he was too fucked up. Eventually, the temptation became too much too resist. Asher risked everything for a kiss and she betrayed him. Three years have passed and he's forced to see her again, but now she's all grown up.
        She's his best friend's baby sister. His downfall. He hates her for what she did but she's always been his drug of choice.

       When I started reading Bad Habit, I couldn't stop reading and didn't want to put it down. But then things started to change as I got closer to the end. The story seemed to go by slower and I began to lose interest in what I was reading. I finished reading Bad Habit but by the end of it I wasn't so impressed anymore.

Dirty Filthy Rich Men (Dirty Duet #1) By: Laurelin Paige

(N) When Sabrina met Donovan Kincaid, she knew he was rich, But what she didn't know, how  filthy he was. Truth be told, she was only trying to get his best friend to notice her.
       Sabrina knew poor scholarship girls like her didn't stand a chance against guys like Weston Kings and Donovan Kincaid, but she was in love with his world, their world, of parties and sex and power. Sabrina knew what she wanted - knew who she wanted - until one night, their world tried to bite her back and Donovan saved her. Donovan saved Sabrina, and then Weston finally noticed her, and Sabrina finally got to learn what it was like to be in their world.
      And then what it was like to lose it.
      Ten years later, Sabrina's found her way back. Back into their world and back to him. This time, she's ready. Sabrina's been down this road before, and knows all the dirty, filthy ways Donovan will try and wreck her. But it's hard to resist. Especially when she knows how much she'll like it.

      Dirty Filthy Rich Men has been on my to-read list for a while now and I finally got the chance to read it and I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed it. I could not seem to put Dirty Filthy Rich Men down. I knew I wanted to read this book based on just the prequel alone but I didn't know how much I would enjoy it until after I started reading.

The Dark Ones By: Rachel Van Dyken

(N) To touch a Dark One is death. To talk to an immortal is suicide. Yet, Genesis has been marked by both. A vampire and the King of the immortals. Genesis' life is no longer her own. And now knowing the truth, her life was never hers to being with. It was theirs, it has always been theirs.

       When I began to read The Dark One I didn't have high hopes for it, I didn't think that I would like reading this book. I only ended up reading The Dark Ones because I kept seeing it come up on my recommended list and finally just gave into the whole thing and downloaded the book. And I have to say that I'm glad I did give in and give this book a chance. Going just off of the synopsis I would have said this was a book to skip over but after actually reading, I have to say there's just so much more to this book than what the synopsis gives. I thought this story was going to be about one thing but it was actually something different. If you're like me and thought this wasn't a book worth reading I'd say give it a try anyways.

Filthy Beautiful Love (Filthy Beautiful Lies #2) By: Kendall Ryan

(N) When Colton Drake paid one million dollars for Sophie Evan's virginity, the last thing he expected was to fall for her - hard - and then to watch her away walk. But when Sophie discovers that Colton has been lying to her, it is going to take more than money to get her back.
        Colton won't be deterred. Sophie is his - she just doesn't know it yet.

       It took a while but I finally got around to reading Filthy Beautiful Lies. And although it did take a some time to start reading I'm glad I did read Filthy Beautiful Lies. While it wasn't as good as it predecessor I still found myself enjoying Filthy Beautiful Lies. If you haven't read the Filthy Beautiful Lies series I suggest you give it a read.