Review: Mad Love

Mad Love by Colet Abedi

Description:

23-year-old aspiring artist Sophie Walker can think of no better place than the exotic paradise of the Maldives to escape the wrath of her controlling parents, the monotony of her boring legal work and her passionless boyfriend. With her two best friends along for the ride and to help her find herself again, Sophie is not prepared for the enigmatic Clayton Sinclair. Clayton comes from another world of privilege that seems like a fantasy to Sophie. Can this man introduce her to the passion & seduction she never realized she was desperately searching for? Sophie quickly becomes ensnared in Clayton's seductive web until a shocking treachery makes her question her judgment and actions...

My Thoughts:

I need to say at the beginning of this review that I was granted an ARC of this book from NetGalley to review. The book doesn't actually release until March 11, 2014.

Sigh. I didn't want this book to end. However when it did I was ready to scream! I will warn you it ends in a cliffhanger and then to make things worse the author teases us by giving us the beginning of the next book. However, she doesn't tell us when it will come out!! Ugh!!I needed more!

I fell in love with all the characters in this book. Sophie is awesome. I love how she just speaks what she is thinking before her brain can stop her. Sometimes it gets her in trouble, but it keeps her honest! I was laughing very hard at some points. The scene with the sharks is hilarious in my opinion!

What can I say about Clayton. He is very dominating, but at times you want to smack him for being stupid! He really forgets (a lot) how new to EVERYTHING Sophie is. Sometimes he would save them both a lot of heartache if he would just tell her what is happening. Of course if he did that then there would be no need for make up sex. LOL  

Erik and Orie are the best friends of Sophie and they make everything in life seem so easy! They are really in love with one another, but they never make Sophie feel like a third wheel or give her grief for things that go on while on the island. They are her rocks when she needs them in both good times and bad. She would be so lost without them.

However in the end even the best of rocks can't help you when your life is turned upside down. I can't believe the author left us hanging in the end and didn't even give a clue as to when the next book will be out. I am so torn up about this! I really want to recommend that you go read this book when it comes out, but I hate that I can't relieve the pain at the end by saying the next book will be out on blah blah date. 

Rating:  ©©©©©

Review: The Fireside Inn

The Fireside Inn by Lily Everett

Description:

They're gorgeous, they're rich, they're single, and they're determined to stay that way for life...until they take a trip to Sanctuary Island. Don't miss this unforgettable new novella trilogy about three billionaire bachelors who are about to discover that sometimes you have to let go of the life you planned in order to embrace the life of your dreams.

In the first novella, The Fireside Inn, Lord Leo Stratham seems to have it all. But when he meets Sanctuary Island's quirky young librarian, he's intrigued. Serena is unlike anyone he's ever met before, and he's determined to get to know her a whole lot better. Yet despite the simmering attraction between them, she isn't interested in putting up with a pampered playboy...unless he can convince her to take a chance on him.

My Thoughts:

So once again, this is the start of a 3 book series and I was only given access to the first book to read. I want to read the next two to see how things end up, however even though it says that this is a new series it talks about the series The Billionaire Brothers. That series takes place before this one. So it would have been nice to read that one before this book, but it is not necessary.

Serena is such a sweet character. She is willing to help Leo, but her love of books and everything to do with them shines through. She is a romantic at heart, but has been burned so many times that she finds it difficult to think that anyone would want her.

Leo is secretive, British, and a Billionaire. Everything has always been handed to him, so when he realizes he has to work for something for once in his life he doesn't know what to do. He has a secret that he wants know one to know, but it threatens to destroy him. He doesn't let people into his circle easily and when Serena starts to push her way in he gets scared.

Will Leo learn that true love does not judge or will he keep his walls up and face failing on his own?  I can't tell you but I do suggest you go check this book out for a sweet easy read. If I end up being able to read the rest of this series I will publish reviews for them too. For now they are going on my TBR list that never seems to stop growing!!

Rating:  ©©©©

Review: Wrecked

Wrecked by Priscilla West

Description:

“There would be no happy ending for us. He was too damaged. I was too broken.”

Two years ago, Lorrie’s mother was murdered. But that wasn’t the end of it. Reeling from the tragedy, Lorrie’s father spiraled into alcohol, depression, and finally suicide.

The two most important people in Lorrie’s life are both gone but she’s still alive.

Trying to recover from the tragedy, Lorrie returns to campus, ready to pick up the pieces of her life. All Lorrie wants is to get back to “normal.”

Then she meets Hunter. The man, the legend, “The Hammer.”

Hunter is a cage fighter who takes on every fight like he’s got nothing to lose. His life is a tangled mess of girls, booze, and fist fights. And while it may seem like he’s got a devil-may-care attitude, he’s fighting a private cage-match with a monster he can’t defeat.

Lorrie knows that Hunter is exactly the type of guy she should stay away from, especially in her fragile state, but Hunter has other ideas.

As Hunter and Lorrie grow closer together, will they be able to overcome their pain and heal each other? Or will they both end up wrecked?

My Thoughts:

Wow. OMG. Pick my jaw up off the floor. I am wrecked. 

Okay, I want to tell you right up front this book ends in a cliffhanger and it sucks!! 

Alright on to the review. In case you didn't know Beautiful Disaster is one of my favorite books. When I read the description and began reading this book I kept thinking back to that book and comparing the two. Finally it smacked me in the face that although these two books are similar in some ways (college kids, boy is a fighter, love story) it is so different!! I fell in love with this story and it totally broke me that I can't finish it until book 2 comes out!

Hunter (must say I love that name, lol) is such a mystery and yet an open book. Even though he puts off the bad boy loner image he has such a kind and soft heart. Rampage is the perfect example of that. I won't tell you what that means, go read the book! :) He is willing to put Lorrie's feelings before his and opens up his very small circle of friends to her. He follows all the rules she puts in place and never pushes until he knows it must be done.

To say that Lorrie has been handed a bag of lemons is an understatement. When Hunter enters her life with a splash it is the beginning of her seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. She tries to forget their chance meeting but soon is face to face with him yet again. After he convinces her to spend some time together she learns that he isn't the same guy she thought he was. Afraid of what will happen if she allows him to get close she builds up walls to protect herself. When on one fateful day those walls come down everything changes. She finally feels like her world is right and life is actually moving forward.

Then her past comes back to haunt her. With a past like hers it is like hitting a brick wall going full speed. She shuts down and Hunter has disappeared as well. These two broken people have no idea the past that their other half have and it is enough to cause them to self destruct. If neither of them can confess what has happened will they ever make it? Even reading this book you will have so many questions that you will be wishing for book 2 like I am!! Believe me, when it comes out I will be getting it as soon as I can!

Book 2 is supposed to be out later this month. I hope it isn't delayed because I sooo need to find out what happens!! If I were you I would wait a week or so to read this so you don't have to wait to find out what happens, but definitely READ THIS BOOK!!

Rating: ©©©©©

Review: His to Possess #1: The Seduction

His to Possess #1: The Seduction by Opal Carew

Description:

Enter an intoxicating world of power and pleasure—where one woman will submit completely to her fiercest hungers at the hand of a powerful business man.

While attending a job fair, Jessica meets a tall, dark, handsome stranger. Deciding to take a chance, Jessica invites Dane back to her bed for one night of hot, no strings attached sex in a last effort to finally get over her heartbreak. However, when the night's over they find that sometimes a casual fling doesn't end the next morning.

Important note: His to Possess #1: The Seduction is the firstinstallment of a six-part serial novel. His to Possess #2: The Morning After and His to Possess #3: Perfect Storm. The complete book is available which is simply entitled His To Possess.

My Thoughts:

Okay, first of all I have only read the first part of this series. The book I read was really short, like too me less than an hour to read. :) However, now I want to read the rest of the series! I am doomed. Ha ha ha!

Jessica Long is struggling in her life. Having been jobless for 4 months she decides to take a chance and go to the big city of Philadelphia to look for work. With her heart still longing for another man an incident of mistaken identity leads to one of the biggest changes in her life.

Dane Ranier is CEO of Ranier Industries. Although we don't learn much about him in this book he gives off the dark and mysterious vibe from the beginning. He is a dominating man both in and out of the bedroom. Once he sets his sights on Jessica she doesn't stand a chance.

Since this book is part of a 6 part series it does leave you hanging. If I am able to read the rest of the series I will post reviews on them as a whole because there is no way I am going to read them one at a time! I guess just like me you will have to wait and see what happens in the end!

Rating: ©©© (only because there is sooo much I still need to learn in the next 5 parts! I may change this after I have read the entire series.)

Review: Beneath The Surface

Beneath The Surface by M.A. Stacie

Description:

Kyran Reese is a man in control. Driven when it comes to work, focused when it comes to play. From his office to the chalk circle of Metro’s bare-knuckle boxing ring, his only thought is to win. That thirst heightens when Dale Porter enters his life. His brother’s assistant should be off-limits, but her witty comments and sarcastic comebacks have him desperate to get her between the sheets. After receiving an unexpected left hook, Kyran gets exactly what he wants, though he makes the rules very clear.

When Dale agrees to Kyran’s relationship stipulation of no labels, she’s sucked into a whirlwind of lust, money, and underground boxing. The agreement to keep their lust away from the office is discarded when rules are molded to suit their ever-increasing attraction. Dale fights her growing affection, trying to hide it even when the world around them spirals out of control. All too soon she realizes she can’t hide her true feelings any longer.

Kyran begins to wonder if he’s finally met his match, and with his family falling apart before his eyes, he turns to the two things he knows will keep him sane: boxing and Dale. Those crutches can’t last forever, and when Kyran finds it harder to function he is left with a decision he never thought he’d have to make.

Could playing to win mean playing for keeps?

My Thoughts:

Wow. Sometimes you think you have the characters in a book figured out and then you realize you don't! In this book it seems everyone has something going on beneath the surface that they don't want the rest of the world to know about. In the end hiding these facts will cause the world that they have carefully built around themselves to crumble leaving them to pick of the pieces and see if they can continue on or finally face what is causing them problems to begin with.

Kyran Reese has everything in order. He is in control of his company, his emotions, and his life. Then he meets Dale Porter. In one short conversation everything becomes chaos. His is suddenly lost for the first time that he can recall and begins to depend upon fighting more than ever. When things with his brother, Taylor, explode in his face he sees his well built walls crumble. 

Dale Porter is a strong woman but there is even somethings she can't handle. When both Reese brother's begin to cling to her more than ever she reaches a point that even she must walk away from. Walk away isn't quite what she does, she runs. 

Will Kyran finally fight for something other than a stress relief? Will Dale run and never look back? I can't tell you! I don't want to give away the entire story, but this one will leave you at points saying wow I didn't see that coming. 

There is a book 2 to this series, but the author hasn't said when it will be released.  I will tell you that this book does not end in a cliff hanger, but does leave several unanswered questions. I for one want to know what is going on with Taylor at the end! I'm hoping book 2 is about him! :) 

This book will not leave you disappointed. It kept my attention and left me happy in the end. Go check it out!

Rating:  ©©©©

Review: The Surrender Series (All 3 Books at once)

    
The Surrender Series (Forbidden Surrender, Secret surrender, Beautiful Surrender)

Descriptions:
   Forbidden Surrender
The minute I saw Vincent Sorenson, I knew he was trouble. Billionaire. Bad boy. And dangerously sexy. He was everything I craved, and nothing I needed. 

Unfortunately, I couldn’t just avoid him. The higher ups at my company decided they needed his business, and I was on the team to bring him in. Vincent Sorenson didn’t seem as interested in business as he was in me, but I knew that was a door better left unopened. If I got involved with him, it would only unearth the pain I spent years trying to bury. 

I thought I had it under control, but I seriously underestimated Vincent’s seductive charm and silver-tongue. I would soon find out how delicious it would feel to let myself fall into this forbidden surrender.
   Secret Surrender

"What gives you a thrill Kristen?"

I knew that giving in to Vincent Sorenson was a risk, but it was one I was willing to take. I had hidden my heart for so long and for the first time in a long time, Vincent was close to breaking down the walls.

When a trip to Vincent's exclusive private island revealed the real Vincent underneath the layers of suave nonchalance, I thought we were close to the start of something special.

Just when things were looking up for us, I would discover the one secret that Vincent never intended for me to find.

   Beautiful Surrender
The conclusion to the Surrender Series by Priscilla West.

No one is who they seem to be.

I let Vincent into my heart because he seemed so different from everyone in my conservative world of wealth management. I thought we shared something special, but Vincent has been playing me this entire time.

As our relationship reaches a crisis point, a man from my past returns looking for a second chance. Is my ex really looking for redemption or is his goal something more sinister?

I try my best to hold it all together, until I discover a revelation that will change everything.

My Thoughts:

Okay, so I had to do something different this time. The fact is, I had my hands on all 3 books and couldn't stop to write a review over one when I knew I had the next there waiting for me! Books 1 and 2 leave you hanging and you don't want to wait to read the next!! I really loved this series.  The books keep your attention and make it difficult to want to do anything else! :)

Vincent is your typical Billionaire with more money than he knows what to do with. However, that doesn't cause him to lose sight of the important things in life. By the end of the book you forget how arrogant he was at first and can't help but fall in love with him. He has such a kind heart and will sometimes shock you about how he reacts to events in the story.

Kristen knows it is wrong to like Vincent. She has worked so hard to climb the corporate ladder and can't let charming Vincent ruin it for her.  However, she is beyond surprised that when she requests that they keep their relationship hidden Vincent goes out of his way to honor her wishes. Between jet setting to various tropical paradise locations and trying to get to know one another Kristen isn't sure if the relationship is worth the work. 

When Kristen's past shows up with a bang will their relationship survive or will it go down like a ship in a storm with no hope of saving it.  You have to read all three books to the end and even when it is the final page you will be wishing for just a little more!! 

Rating:  ©©©©

Review: Claimed

                                                                   Claimed by Stacey Kennedy

Description:
Presley Flynn is ripe to experience her secret fantasies . . . and Dmitri Pratt wants nothing more than to fulfill them. Once inside the elite Club Sin in Las Vegas, Presley is nervous but excited—and determined to surrender to her every desire. Dmitri is her Master, and his touch is like fire. With each careful, calculated caress, he unleashes her wildest inhibitions, giving her unimagined pleasure.

Presley is different than the other submissives Dmitri has mastered. The BDSM lifestyle is new to her, and so are the games they play at Club Sin. From the start, Presley stirs emotions in Dmitri far beyond the raw purity between a dom and the perfect sub. For the ecstasy they share goes beyond the dungeon, igniting a passion that claims the very depths of the heart.







My Thoughts:
Okay, so in case you didn't realize it this is a BDSM book and is also Book 1 of a series. Now that we have that out of the way, I can't wait for Book 2! 

Presley is a lost submissive that has finally decided to give in to her desires and give BDSM a chance. After reading about it for quite awhile she thinks she knows exactly how things work and how she will feel. Boy is she ever wrong!!

Dmitri is your typical Dom. Calm, cool, collected, and always in control. When Presley enters into his office and turns his world upside down he isn't sure what is going on.  He has never delt with feelings like these and cannot decide what to do with them.

Together these two are explosive and you never know if it will be too much for either of them to handle. When the pasts come back to cause waves with their futures will they have in in them with such a young relationship to make it through or will the past ruin them for good? 

This book will keep you reading until the final page and then have you screaming that you want more!!! :)  On a good note, Book 2 comes out on February 10th, so not long to wait!!  

Rating:  ©©©©