Kimberly

March 18, 2014March 16, 2014

Kelly reviews What A Reckless Rogue Needs by Vicky Dreiling

TITLE: What a Reckless Rogue Needs
SERIES #: The Sinful Scoundrels #2
CHARACTERS: Colin Brockhurst & Angelina Brenham
AUTHOR: Vicky Dreiling
PUBLICATION DATE: March 25 2014
ORDER LINKS: Amazon| B&N

BOOK SYNOPSIS:
Will the Rogue’s Perfect Plan…

Colin Brockhurst, Earl of Ravenshire, has no desire to wed, this season or any other. So when his father demands he give up his wild ways and take a wife, Colin refuses. But his father raises the stakes and threatens to sell the ancestral home if Colin doesn’t comply. Now Colin has no choice but to find a wife. Unfortunately, the only woman he wants is the one whose heart he broke years ago.

Lead to the Perfect Seduction?

Regardless of the ton’s whispers, Lady Angeline Brenham won’t settle for anything less than true love. After rejecting more than her share of suitable suitors, spinsterhood looms before her—until the devilishly handsome Colin reappears in her life with a proposition. Angeline vows to keep her feet on the ground and her heart in check. That is, until one searing kiss melts her resolve and reignites a burning desire for more.

REVIEW:
What does love got to do with it?
Well if you are Colin’s father you think it has everything to do with everything. But two can play at that game. Colin will do anything to keep his father from selling the piece of land where his mother is buried. But in order to do that he needs to prove to his father that he is serious. Only problem Colin’s father has told him that he can only inherited the property if he can find a bride. Problem is, Colin doesn’t want to marry. Well at least not yet.

Angelina is still trying to recover from her broken engagement. While she may have not done anything wrong no one know that. They only know the lies that have been spun by a very evil person. But in order to regain her place in the world would she marry for convenience?

What a Reckless Rogue Needs is book two in Vicky’s The Sinful Scoundrels series. In What a Reckless Rogue Needs we get a closer look into what makes Colin tick. I have enjoyed all the snippets we have got of Colin in the past. There is much more to Colin than meets the eye. I loved Angelina. She is feisty, sweet and willing to do just about anything for her family. These two were great to read.

If you enjoyed book 1 you will really like book 2. If you are a fan of historical I think you will enjoy What a Reckless Rogue Needs. While I think that you should read the series in order it is not necessary. This story easily stand alone.

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book from NetGalley & Forever (Grand Central Publishing) in exchange for an honest review. This review is my own opinion and not a paid review.

March 18, 2014March 8, 2014

Kimberly reviews Book Lovers by Various Authors

TITLE: Book Lovers: Sexy Stories from Under The Covers
CHARACTERS: Varies
AUTHOR: Varies
PUBLICATION DATE: 03/25/14
ORDER LINKS: Amazon| B&N

BOOK SYNOPSIS:
Forget poorly written prose and clichéd love scenes: Book Lovers answers the call for sexy literature with substance. This collection of toe-curling tales written by and for word-worshippers offers well-crafted fiction and creative nonfiction that connects literature to libido. From a Vonnegut-inspired tryst to an imaginary ménage à trois with Henry Miller and Anaïs Nin, the book encompasses a veritable buffet of literary fantasies.

Whether they’re conjuring Junot Díaz between the sheets or dreaming of a modern-day enactment of Wuthering Heights—this time refusing Edgar in favor of lusty, bodice-ripping nights with Heathcliff—the stories in Book Lovers are designed for readers’ brains and bodies.

Includes contributions from Izabella St. James, Slash Coleman, Trina Calderón, Cara Bruce, and Stephanie Auteri.

REVIEW:
2.5 Hearts Ok this book is just odd. Some stories are better than others and some are much worse. So it is as if pretty much a bunch of (mostly unknown) authors were ask to write a 10 page erotic story about their favorite book. In the style of Fan Fiction for lack of a better description. And I will be honest I have not read most of the “classics” these shorts are based on.

Maybe this is your style. It was not mine.

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

March 17, 2014March 13, 2014

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March 17, 2014March 9, 2014

Kelly reviews Branded By Fire by Nalini Singh

TITLE: Branded by Fire
SERIES #: Psy-Changeling #6
CHARACTERS: Riley Kincaid & Mercy Smith
AUTHOR: Nalini Singh
NARRATOR: Angela Dawe
PUBLICATION DATE: July 7, 2009
AUDIO RELEASE DATE: August 2, 2011
RUN TIME: 11 hours & 18 minutes
ORDER LINKS: Amazon| B&N | Audible

BOOK SYNOPSIS:
Though DarkRiver sentinel Mercy is feeling the pressure to mate, she savagely resists when Riley Kincaid, a lieutenant from the SnowDancer pack, tries to possess her. The problem is not simply that he pushes her buttons; the problem is that he’s a wolf, she’s a cat, and they’re both used to being on top.

But when a brilliant changeling researcher is kidnapped from DarkRiver territory, Mercy and Riley must work together to track the young man—before his shadowy captors decide he’s no longer useful. Along the way, the two dominants may find that submitting to one another uncovers not just a deadly conspiracy, but a passion so raw that it’ll leave them both branded by fire.

REVIEW PROVIDED BY: Kelly
NUMBER OF HEARTS: 4
REVIEW:
Who said a cat & dog can’t play nice?

Well if you are Riley and Mercy you might just kill each other before that happens. But funny thing about love, it turns you on your ass when you least expect it. 🙂
These two were great fun to read about. They may not be my favorite couple of the series (so far) but I did love them. They both push each other’s buttons almost to a fault. But both know when to hang there head in shame and beg for forgiveness.

As always Nalini writes an amazing story and Angela delivers an amazing reading of this story. These two are like Peanut Butter and Jelly, they go together so well.
If you have not started this series. For real, what is wrong with you? Read or listen this is a series you have to experience.

Disclaimer:
I purchased the book from Audible.com and this review is my own opinion and not a paid review.

March 17, 2014March 8, 2014

Kimberly reviews Love Unleashed by Jackie Braun

TITLE: Love Unleashed
CHARACTERS: Mia & Gideon
AUTHOR: Jackie Braun
PUBLICATION DATE: 03/21/14
ORDER LINKS: Amazon | B&N

BOOK SYNOPSIS:
Can a feisty four-legged matchmaker help four best friends find the romance of their dreams?The last thing Mia wants is a relationship yet the headstrong florist can’t keep her hands off her sexy-as-sin ex-boyfriend. Will she open her heart before he leaves town for good?

REVIEW:
This is a very short story only about 60 pages. I would say it is part of a series of novella’s but each story is written by a different author so I guess they are not really considered a series and you really do not need to read any of the other stories to read this one. The characters are very sweet and while short the story felt complete. This is a good story to have ready between stories for that quick read.

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

March 14, 2014March 8, 2014

Kelly reviews Hostage To Pleasure by Nalini Singh

TITLE: Hostage to Pleasure
SERIES #: Psy-Changeling #5
CHARACTERS: Dorian Christensen & Ashaya Aleine
AUTHOR: Nalini Singh
NARRATOR: Angela Dawe
PUBLICATION DATE: Feb 5, 2008
AUDIO RELEASE DATE: July 11, 2011
RUN TIME: 12 hours 25 minutes
ORDER LINKS: Amazon | B&N | Audible

BOOK SYNOPSIS:
Separated from her son and forced to create a neural implant that will mean the effective enslavement of her psychically gifted race, Ashaya Aleine is the perfect Psy–cool, calm, emotionless…at least on the surface. Inside, she’s fighting a desperate battle to save her son and escape the vicious cold of the PsyNet. Yet when escape comes, it leads not to safety, but to the lethal danger of a sniper’s embrace.

DarkRiver sniper Dorian Christensen lost his sister to a Psy killer. Though he lacks the changeling ability to shift into animal form, his leopard lives within. And that leopard’s rage at the brutal loss is a clawing darkness that hungers for vengeance. Falling for a Psy has never been on Dorian’s agenda. But charged with protecting Ashaya and her son, he discovers that passion has a way of changing the rules.

REVIEW:
4.5 Hearts Dorian has been through so much in his life that he is teetering on the edge of a very dangerous cliff. One wrong move or one wrong emotion could send him over. The last thing that Dorian needs it to get tangled up with a Psy. Or that might be the very thing he does need.
Ashaya has been hiding secrets for years. But now that she has defected all her secrets are starting to come out. The only question is who can she trust with them?

Seriously Nalini must be a writing god. I love everything about this series and these books. And this book made me cry! So loved reading Dorian and Ashaya’s story. But I do have a few questions that I hope will get answered in future books.

Angela does an amazing job again in narrating this book. I love that you know each character’s voice no matter which book you are listening too.

If you have not started this series yet you really really need to. But you have to start with book 1.

Disclaimer:
I purchased the book from Audible.com and this review is my own opinion and not a paid review.

March 14, 2014March 8, 2014

Kelly review She Can Hide by Melinda Leigh

TITLE: She Can Hide
SERIES #: She Can…..#4
CHARACTERS: Ethan Hale & Abby Foster
AUTHOR: Melinda Leigh
PUBLICATION DATE: March 18, 2014
ORDER LINKS: Amazon| B&N

BOOK SYNOPSIS:
From the moment Officer Ethan Hale pulls Abby Foster from icy waters, he senses there’s more to her than meets the eye. Abby has no memory of the accident that submerged her car in the frozen river. Three years ago, Abby was kidnapped and abandoned in a well for a week. The botched police investigation nearly killed her. Abby had moved to the mountains of Pennsylvania for a fresh start, but when it becomes clear that this car crash wasn’t an accident, she knows the violence from her past has caught up with her. But Abby’s former assailant was convicted and imprisoned, so who else wants her dead? Ethan uncovers a fresh string of murders tied to Abby’s past. Someone is trying to kill her, and this time the stalker seems determined to finish the task. As the killer grows bolder, Abby begins to trust Ethan enough to share the truth, her heart, and her life. But to stop the murders, Ethan must make a decision that could jeopardize it all.

REVIEW:
3.75 Hearts Three years ago she survived an attempt on her life. Now Abby wants to live a quiet life in a quiet little town. But there is nothing quiet about waking up in the middle of a river with your car sinking. Problem is Abby can’t remember how she got here. When pieces of the puzzle start falling into place Abby will have to learn to trust and put her faith in to a man who very well could break her.

Another good book from Melinda. I will say that this one didn’t have my anxiety levels up until the very end. But it was still a very good story. I loved Ethan and Abby. Abby most definitely doesn’t have the best past and her fears are warranted. But even with that she is a pretty tough cookie. Abby is willing to meet danger head on, at least this time she has Ethan.
And Ethan oh boy this guy rocks!! Not only is he willing to give up his life to help his mom and little brothers. He is willing to jump into an icy river to save a stranger.

If you have read any of Melinda’s She Can… books you will enjoy She Can Hide. If you have not pick up any books in this series. Never fear they are each easily read as stand alone.

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book from Montlake Romance in exchange for an honest review. This review is my own opinion and not a paid review.

March 13, 2014March 2, 2014

Thursday’s Thought…

March 13, 2014March 8, 2014

Kelly reviews Mine To Possess by Nalini Singh

TITLE: Mine to Possess
SERIES #: Psy-Changeling #4
CHARACTERS: Clay Bennett & Talin McKade
AUTHOR: Nalini Singh
NARRATOR: Angela Dawe
PUBLICATION DATE: Feb 5, 2008
AUDIO RELEASE DATE: July 11, 2011
RUN TIME: 11 hours 59 minutes
ORDER LINKS: Amazon| B&N | Audible

BOOK SYNOPSIS:
Clay Bennett is a powerful DarkRiver sentinel, but he grew up in the slums with his human mother, never knowing his changeling father. As a young boy without the bonds of Pack, he tried to stifle his animal nature. He failed… and committed the most extreme act of violence, killing a man and losing his best friend, Talin, in the bloody aftermath. Everything good in him died the day he was told that she, too, was dead.

Talin McKade barely survived a childhood drenched in bloodshed and terror. Now a new nightmare is stalking her life – the street children she works to protect are disappearing and turning up dead. Determined to keep them safe, she unlocks the darkest secret in her heart and returns to ask the help of the strongest man she knows….

Clay lost Talin once. He will not let her go again, his hunger to possess her, a clawing need born of the leopard within. As they race to save the innocent, Clay and Talin must face the violent truths of their past… or lose everything that ever mattered.

REVIEW:
4.5 Hearts Clay Bennett has been chasing a ghost for years. Never in his wildest dreams did he ever think that that ghost would seek him out. But that is what just happened. The most important person to him in his life and someone who was suppose to be dead just stepped back into his life. But along with turning Clay’s world upside down with the fact that she is a live, Talin brings with her many secrets. Secrets that Clay may not be able to overlook.

Talin McKade is in dire need of help and there is only one person in the world that can help her. But Will Caly help her after he learns what she did, who she has becomes and the fact that there can be no future?

Dang this girl can tell a story!!!! Can Nalini write a bad story? I think not!! Clay and Talin have such a tortured past. It broke my heart so many time while listening to this story. It was great to watch both of them grow and learn to trust and love.

My only complaint about this story was that I was not wild about the voice that Angela picked for Clay. But in reality it most likely was the perfect voice for Clay. He all dark, dangerous and very animal.

Serisoulsy in love with Nalini and the Psy-Changeling series!!

Disclaimer:
I purchased this book from Audible and this review is my own opinion and not a paid review.

March 13, 2014March 8, 2014

Kimberly reviews The Sheriff’s Secret by Susan Meier

TITLE: The Sheriff’s Secret
CHARACTERS: Marney & Dell
AUTHOR: Susan Meier
PUBLICATION DATE: 03/14/14
ORDER LINKS: Amazon | B&N

BOOK SYNOPSIS:
Can a feisty four-legged matchmaker help four best friends find the romance of their dreams?

Marney’s 9-1-1 emergency help arrives in the form of a rugged, blue-eyed cop. Now she has the perfect bodyguard to keep her safe during those dark, steamy nights…

REVIEW:
This is a very short story of only about 60 pages. I thought it was a cute story and I enjoyed the characters. I felt like the ending was a little quick. It went from one extreme to the other in a matter of a paragraph or two but it was a great story to have just hanging around between longer reads.

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

March 13, 2014March 8, 2014

Kelly reviews Rewarded by Jo Davis

TITLE: Rewarded
SERIES #: Torn Between Two Lovers #3
CHARACTERS: Grayson, Anna & Joaquin
AUTHOR: Jo Davis
PUBLICATION DATE: March 18, 2014
ORDER LINKS: Amazon | B&N

BOOK SYNOPSIS:
A chance meeting with Gray brings to the surface all of the conflicting feelings Anna has tried so hard to suppress. She still loves Gray—but she loves Joaquin as well. The two men are so very different, and each gives her something she needs. But neither can promise her the one thing she longs for—forever.
To make matters worse, Gray doesn’t bother to hide how much he loathes Joaquin, not to mention his newfound mission to bring the mogul down. The agent’s aggressive pursuit pits the two men against each other, and it’s plain to Anna that their conflict has as much to do with her than any charges Gray might bring against Joaquin. Emotions are bound to explode, with near-catastrophic consequences. By the time Anna realizes which man truly owns her heart, body, and soul, it may be too late to save him…

REVIEW:
This is the final novella in Jo Davis’ Torn Between Two Lovers series. This last book was controlled by you the readers. In book one we got to meet Grayson. In book two we got to meet Joaquin. In each book Anna makes a connection with both men, but both men have secrets they hold back from Anna which case problems in the relationship. In both books we get to see Anna struggle with her feelings for the men. After reading the first two books, which you have to read in order, you the readers voted as to who you wanted Anna to end up with.

I am not going to tell you who she ended up with and I am not going to tell you who I wanted Anna to end up with. But I will tell you that Jo did great job of wrapping this story up into a nice little bow.

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book from NetGalley & PENGUIN GROUP Berkley, NAL / Signet Romance, DAW, InterMix in exchange for an honest review. This review is my own opinion and not a paid review.

March 12, 2014March 8, 2014

Kelly reviews Caressed By Ice by Nalini Singh

TITLE: Caressed by Ice
SERIES #: Psy-Changeling #3
CHARACTERS: Judd Lauren & Brenna Kincaid
AUTHOR: Nalini Singh
NARRATOR: Angela Dawe
PUBLICATION DATE: Sept 4, 2007
AUDIO RELEASE DATE: June 22, 2011
RUN TIME:11 hours 26 minutes
ORDER LINKS: Amazon| B&N | Audible

BOOK SYNOPSIS:
Nalini Singh explores new heights of sensuality, returning to the world of the Psy – where two people who know evil intimately must unlock the good within their icy hearts…

As an Arrow, an elite soldier in the Psy Council ranks, Judd Lauren was forced to do terrible things in the name of his people. Now he is a defector, and his dark abilities have made him the most deadly of assassins – cold, pitiless, unfeeling. Until he meets Brenna…

Brenna Shane Kincaid was an innocent before she was abducted – and had her mind violated – by a serial killer. Her sense of evil runs so deep, she fears she could become a killer herself. Then the first dead body is found, victim of a familiar madness. Judd is her only hope, yet her sensual changeling side rebels against the inhuman chill of his personality, even as desire explodes between them. Shocking and raw, their passion is a danger that threatens not only their hearts, but their very lives

REVIEW:
4.75 Hearts Just when I think that Vaughn is my favorite Judd Lauren walks into my life. All tall, dark, cool and oh my goodness yummy!!!! I totally loved everything about Judd and Brenna’s story. These two are so beyond perfect together. I am so glad that Brenna never gave up on Judd. 🙂
This story had a lot of ups and downs that at times I wondered how Nalini was going to pull it all off. But being the amazing story teller that she is Nalini made everything perfect.
Again another amazing story from Nalini and another amazing reading by Angela! These two are an amazing pair. I am already on to the next audio book in this series and as long as Nalini keeps turn out amazing stories and Angela narrates them I will keep going on audio in this series.

Disclaimer:
I purchased this book from Audible and this review is my own opinion and not a paid review.