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Kelly & Kimberly review Once In A Lifetime by Jill Shalvis

Once in LifetimeTITLE: Once In A Lifetime
SERIES #: Lucky Harbor #9
CHARACTERS: Ben McDaniel & Aubrey Wellington
AUTHOR: Jill Shalvis
PUBLICATION DATE: February 11, 2014
ORDER LINKS: Amazon| B&N

BOOK SYNOPSIS:
SOMETIMES WRONG IS OH-SO-RIGHT

After a wrenching loss, Ben McDaniel tried to escape his grief by working in dangerous, war-torn places like Africa and the Middle East. Now he’s back in his hometown and face-to-face with Aubrey Wellington, the hot-as-hell woman who is trouble with a capital T. Family and friends insist she’s not the one to ease his pain, but Aubrey sparks an intense desire that gives Ben hope for the future.

Determined to right the wrongs of her past, Aubrey is working hard to make amends. But by far, the toughest challenge to her plan is sexy, brooding Ben – even though he has absolutely no idea what she’s done . . .

Can this unlikely couple defy the odds and win over the little town of Lucky Harbor?

KELLY’S REVIEW:
4.5 Hearts I so love visiting Lucky Harbor but sadly my visits are never long enough. Ever Lucky Harbor book I pick up I devore and when it is all said and done I want to cry a little because I know I have to wait for the next book. I really wish I could move to this sweet little town full of awesome people who love to gossip. Well that is as long as I am not the one they are gossiping about. But then again that might be fun…..

If you are a fan of Jill’s Lucky Harbor series you will LOVE Ben & Aubrey’s book. These two go on a wild roller coaster ride of highs and lows to learn what is really important in life. And of those lessons that they learn forgiveness is number one.

KIMBERLY’S REVIEW:
4.25 Hearts Another wonderful read from Jill Shalvis. She has been one of my favorite authors for a while now and this book changes nothing. We met the characters of Aubrey and Ben in recent books and it was great to see them get together in Once In A Lifetime.

Ben comes back to his hometown as the beloved son. Aubrey has been the troublemaker since she could walk. How these two get together is beyond me but they are perfect for each other. I love that Aubrey makes a list of those she has wronged and wants to right all the wrongs. And the thing is she does it for herself. Not to impress anyone, not to get something out of it. Just for herself to know that she is a better person as an adult then she was as a child. Ben is a great guy but honestly this story is about Aubrey and her journey and how Ben fits into it.

I love visiting Lucky Harbor and I can’t wait for the next in the series, It’s In His Kiss, which is Sam’s story. How in the world can Shalvis right a book about a man who barely speaks a word to anyone? Well if anyone can it is Shalvis!

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.

4 Hearts
4 Hearts

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Kissin’ the week of Feb 10th-15th Goodbye

2.10.14

Guest Blogger Lynnette Austin

Spotlight Feature of Bared by Stacey Kennedy +a Giveaway 

Kelly & Kimberly review Bared by Stacey Kennedy

Kelly reviews His Untamed Desire by Katie Reus

Book Spotlight & Giveaway: A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner

2.11.14

Kelly reviews Bound by Lorelei James + a giveaway 

What releases the week of Feb 10th? Check here!

2.12.14

Spotlight feature of Love Bats Last by Pamela Aares

Kelly reviews Wild Fever by Donna Grant

Kimberly reviews What Goes On Tour by Claire Boston

2.13.14

Cover Reveal of  Redemption of the Soul by JL Vallance

Kelly reviews Ink Reunited by Carrie Ann Ryan

Thursday’s Thought…

2.14.14

Series Spotlight of Tina Wainscott’s Justiss Alliance Series 

Michelle Renae Sale Promotion

Kimberly reviews Misbehaving by Tiffany Reisz

Kelly reviews Dark Heat by Donna Grant

Happy Valentine’s Day from Books-n-Kisses

Blog Tour & Giveaway: Butterman Time Travel Inc. by PK Hrezo

2.15.14

SINsational Saturday Series

Jill Shalvis’ Wilder Series

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Wilder Series by Jill Shalvis

Instant Attraction

Wilder #1

The first in a sensational new series, Jill Shalvis introduces Cameron, Stone, and T.J. Wilder—three bad-boy heroes who effortlessly mix breathtaking adventure and scorching sex appeal…

Get Wild…And Then Get Wilder…

Accountant Katie Kramer is a quintessential good girl; working hard, recycling diligently, all the while trying to ignore the feeling that she doesn’t fit in anywhere. That’s all she wants. Well, that; and amazing sex, and the kind of daredevil escapade she can look back on when she’s crunching numbers in a dusty cubicle. Which explains why she just took a job in Wishful, California, working for Wilder Adventures and Expeditions. Waking up to find a magnificently built stranger towering over her bed; that part defies explanation…

After wandering the planet for months following a life-changing accident, Cameron Wilder has come back to the only home he knows. Under other circumstances, he might be thrilled to find a gorgeous woman sleeping in his cabin, but now, while he’ll risk his body taking clients on adrenaline-drenched excursions, his heart is off limits. Still, Katie’s killer smile triggers something deep in his gut…among other places. Showing her how exhilarating it can be to stop balancing her life as if it was a checkbook is the biggest rush he’s ever felt, and an adventure Katie’s wishing would never end..

*****

Instant Gratification

Wilder #2

In Instant Attraction, Jill Shalvis introduced Cameron, Stone, and T.J.; the sexy, daredevil brothers who run Wilder Adventures. And for Stone Wilder, the thrill of a lifetime is about to arrive in a surprising package. . .

The Doctor Is In Deep

Wishful, California, is 3000 miles from Dr. Emma Sinclair’s last job in a New York City ER. It may as well be another galaxy. Here, running her father’s clinic for a summer, Emma treats bee stings, stomach flu, and the occasional pet cat. Plus, she has to contend with patients like Stone Wilder: gorgeous, laid-back, and irritating beyond belief. The man laughs at her. A lot. And Emma loathes him. All except that tiny part of her that wants to throw him on her examining table and break every doctor-patient rule in the book. . .

When Stone tries to help Emma learn to loosen up a bit, he pictures white-water rafting or scenic mountain hikes. Not a mind-blowing affair that shakes them both to the core. Emma’s sure she has no place in a town like Wishful, but Stone knows different. Emma belongs here – in this town, in his life. And convincing this strong-minded, stubborn, sexy woman of that fact will be a challenge no Wilder man could resist.

*****

Instant Temptation

Wilder #3

T.J. Wilder is the perfect package of breathtaking adventure and raw sex appeal. Even better, he’s about to reconnect with the one woman he’s never been able to forget…

Get Your Pulse Racing

To Harley, the landscape around Wishful, California, is exhilarating, untamed, and more than a little dangerous. The same could be said for T.J. Wilder, who’s invited himself along on her trek to study a rare coyote. Harley’s career is riding on this trip, and she doesn’t need a stubborn, incredibly sexy distraction. But T.J. is a professional guide who knows when to stay back and when to provide invaluable expertise-just like he’s done since they were in high school. And Harley, as usual, is torn between throttling him and giving in to the raw attraction that’s been smoldering all these years.

T.J. knows how proud and capable Harley is, but he’s damned sure not letting her put herself at risk when there are illegal hunters in the area. She needs him, with the same soul-stirring urgency that he’s always craved her. And here, in this beautiful place days from civilization, he’ll finally have a chance to prove it-over and over again.

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Blog Tour & Giveaway: Butterman (Time) Travel, Inc. by PK Hrezo

Welcome to my tour stop for Butterman (Time) Travel, Inc by PK Hrezo. This is a New Adult Time Travel Adventure Romance and the tour runs Feb. 10-21 with reviews, author interviews and a few guest posts and top tens.  It also includes a great giveaway.  Be sure to stop by the tour page for all the additional information and list of tour stops.

Book Title: Butterman (Time) Travel, Inc

Author: PK Hrezo

Genre: NA Time Travel Adventure Romance
Recommended Age: 16 and up

Length: 267

Release date: November, 2013

Description:
It’s the year 2069 and even though eighteen-year-old Bianca Butterman is heir to the family biz, she may never see the day her time-craft license becomes official. When a government agent starts nosing around the operation, Butterman Travel, Inc. gets stuck with a full audit—part of a government take-over scheme to shut down all private time travel agencies. Enter former boy band superstar, Tristan Helms, desperate to retrieve a lost item from his past and willing to pay triple fare for a time-trip to get there, and Bianca has to find a way to complete the job and return home before the government gets wind and shuts down the family biz for good.

Welcome to Butterman Travel, Incorporated; a full service agency designed to meet all your exclusive time travel needs. We’re a family owned and operated business with one hundred years of experience. A place where you can rest assured, safety and reliability always come first.

Anxious to attend some special event from the past? Or for a glimpse of what the future holds?

You’ve come to the right place. We’re a fully accredited operation, offering an array of services; including, but not limited to: customized travel plans, professionally piloted operations, and personal trip guides. *Terms and conditions do apply

Use our Web conferencing to contact our frontline reservation specialist, Bianca Butterman, who will handle all your inquiries in a professional and efficient manner, offering a tentative itinerary and free fare quote, so you can make the most of your time trip.

We look forward to serving you at Butterman Travel, Inc., where time is always in your hands.

About the Author:

PK Hrezo is a native Floridian whose life could easily be a Jimmy Buffet song. She shares her home with her firefighter husband and their two children. When not creating characters and their worlds, PK can be found at her other job of rearranging passenger’s itineraries for a major international airline. The only hobbies she loves more than traveling, are reading, writing, and music, and when the four are combined she exists in total bliss.

She blogs regularly at PK HREZO: Fearless Fiction http://pk-hrezo.blogspot.com/

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Jennifer’s Review of Butterman (Time) Travel, Inc.

Review (4 Stars): This was a very interesting book for me and I loved the idea that in the future, time travel is readily available.  It was no surprise that it is being federally mandated like everything else and we find that Butterman Travel is currently in the middle of a government audit.  I liked Bianca because she was very smart and seemed much older than her eighteen years.  She wasn’t impressed when Tristan Helms walked into Butterman Travel but thought it was a great opportunity to finally get her time-craft license.  When things started going wrong on their journey, I loved how she was able to think quick on her feet and get them out of trouble.

Tristan seemed to be the typical guy who had too much money and was used to people treating him a certain way because he was a celebrity.  He originally expected Bianca to be one of his many fans and seemed to be surprised when she didn’t really care about him or his music.  I liked watching their personalities clash at times during their journey and I liked how Tristan seemed to become a more likeable character over the course of the book.  I definitely enjoyed this book and I am looking forward to reading more from this author.

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Valetine’s Day Sale on Window by Michele Renae

February 14th through the 17th I will be marking WINDOW down to .99 cents for a Valentine’s sale

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WINDOW

Paris Secrets #1

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An erotic romance behind glass

The first time she sees her new neighbor, his sexy smile arouses her curiosity — and her desires. His hard, chiseled muscles and playful invitations are irresistible.

Bared before their windows, framed and displayed above the streets of Paris, they embark upon a provocative affair.

Their daring game of exhibitionism lures her back for more and more, and she quickly realizes he is the man she has dreamed about.

Yet she’s never heard his voice. Never felt his touch. Never thought she’d experience something this exquisite.

Or this bold…

Paris Secrets
Do you dare?

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She fell willingly, seduced by the erotic foreignness of all that he was.

Words can be more powerful than touch. Stimulate and engage the senses, then watch what happens…

They began a daring affair a few weeks ago, baring skin, sensual secrets—their very souls—before their bedroom windows, situated across the street from one another. Now they’ve taken it to the next level. The laptop screen has added sound to their intimate liaisons, and his voice, that delicious French accent, is oh, so sexy. His laughter teases good shivers across her skin, and his sensual commands seduce her deeper into a world of erotic play. Fantasies lure them into a new intimacy and a surprising trust that the two strangers who have never touched welcome.

Yet frustrations grow as she pines for his touch. They must meet. Soon. But a secret is revealed that will challenge their desires and the trust both have earned.

Return to the heroine’s Parisian apartment as she continues her relationship with Monsieur Sexy, and they explore the delicious intricacies of cyber-sex.

Book #2 in the Paris Secrets trilogy begins with a bang.

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Series Spotlight: Tina Wainscott’s The Justiss Alliance Series + a giveaway

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*****

WILD HEARTS

The Justiss Alliance, Book 0.5

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Published by: Random House Loveswept

January 6, 2014

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In this intro to The Justiss Alliance series, meet the five Navy SEALs who undertake the covert mission that trashes their careers—and the offer that changes their lives.

Kicking off a new series in this sizzling eBook original novella, Tina Wainscott returns with a team of tough, fearless heroes who are prepared for just about anything, except the last threat they could ever expect: true love.

On a good day as a Navy SEAL,  you save a life, protect a freedom, stop a killer. And on a bad day . . . well, you don’t get to have a bad day. But then one SEAL team does. Five impeccably trained soldiers—used to danger, unafraid of death—are sent into a black ops assignment where no one knows the full story of deceit and deception. The situation gets ugly. The press gets wind. Someone has to take the fall. And when these five SEALs fall, they fall hard.

Meet the Justiss Alliance: Risk, Rath, Saxby, Knox, and Julian. Led by a mysterious employer with plenty to hide, these fallen stars of the D.O.D. are about to take advantage of their ruined reputations and start turning wrongs to rights—no matter the cost.

*****

WILD ON YOU

The Justiss Alliance, Book 1

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Published by: Random House Loveswept

On Sale February 4, 2014

Introducing the Justiss Alliance, an elite team of heroes out to do right. In Wild on You, one untamable SEAL meets a woman who handles the wildest sort of animals—until she herself becomes the hunted.

When Rick Yarbrough, aka Risk, a discharged SEAL with a taste for danger, joins the Justiss Alliance, his first assignment seems like a baby-sitting gig: He must guard an out-of-control general’s daughter. Then he meets his charge.

Addie Wunder is no baby. She’s a dedicated animal-rights activist who isn’t above breaking the law if innocent creatures are threatened. But her work has made her a lot of powerful enemies. If she doesn’t stop, she may just turn herself into an endangered species.

Risk’s mission is to keep Addie out of trouble. But as they grow closer, Addie becomes so much more than a job. And the more he has to lose, the more Risk is willing to put his own life on the line—for her cause, her safety, and her sweet-hot embrace.

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Advance praise for Wild on You

“Tina Wainscott delivers high-octane suspense and red-hot romance! Full of edge-of-your-seat action and red-hot passion, Wild on You is a souped-up roller-coaster of a page-turner.”—Julie Ann Walker, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Black Knights Inc. series

*****

WILD WAYS

The Justiss Alliance, Book 2

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Published by: Random House Loveswept

Coming May 12, 2014

When her sister, Diana, rode off into the sunset with a member of the Kings of Chaos, Mollie was beyond worried. Two weeks later, a desperate call from Di launches Mollie into the dark world of violent outlaws. When a sexy SEAL comes to her rescue, he pushes his way into her search—and brings a team from the private “security” firm he works for. Julian Cuevas is living proof that some people can be counted on, even if her savior is a well-armed, world class sniper on a Harley. But Julian’s most lethal weapon, as far as Mollie is concerned, is the tough tenderness that threatens her heart.

 

Tina Wainscott PicAbout Tina Wainscott

Tina Wainscott has always loved the combination of romance and suspense, because nothing complements falling in love better than being hunted down. The author of more than thirty novels and novellas, Wainscott creates characters with baggage, past hurts, and vulnerabilities. They go through hell, find love, and at the end, find peace in who they are and everything they’ve gone through. And isn’t that what we all want?

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1/27 Blimey! I Fancy Reading (Spotlight)

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1/27 C&F (Spotlight)

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1/27 The Snarkology (Spotlight)

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1/27 Tome Tender (Spotlight/Review)

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1/28 Manga Maniac Café (Interview)

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2/3 eclipse reviews (Spotlight)

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2/3 For the Love of Bookends (Spotlight)

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2/5 RomanceJunkies.com (Interview)

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2/6 Paranormal Romance and Beyond (Spotlight)

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2/7 Fab Fantasy Fiction (Guest Post)

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2/11 Rage, Sex and Teddy Bears (Spotlight/Review)

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2/12 Feeling Fictional (Guest Post/Review)

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Kelly reviews Dark Heat by Donna Grant

Dark HeatTITLE: Dark Heat
SERIES #: The Dark Knight Stories (Dark Kings 0.1-0.3)
CHARACTERS: Many, please see each story blurb
AUTHOR: Donna Grant
PUBLICATION DATE: December 31, 2013
ORDER LINKS: Amazon| B&N

BOOK SYNOPSIS:
The Dark Kings are sworn to defend an ancient legacy of dragon magic. But their fiercest challenge lies in the modern world, where a woman’s love conquers all. These are their stories.

This book contains the first 3 Dark Kings prequels + a bonus story, “Passion’s Claim”:

“Dark Craving”

Fueled by ancient magic—and enflamed by human desire—the Dragon King known as Hal can transform himself at will into one of the legendary winged creatures he is sworn to protect. But one thing he can never do is fall in love…with a mortal woman.

“Night’s Awakening”

The dark immortal warriors were never meant to experience human desire. But when Guy, a member of an ancient order of shape-shifting warriors, meets Elena—a mere mortal whose beauty and blind ambition shakes him to his core—all bets are off…

“Dawn’s Desire”

For centuries, the Dragon Kings have hidden their shapeshifting powers from the world. But when a mortal enemy threatens to expose them, the warrior Banan must leave his secret lair in the Highlands to risk his life for the dragons within—and resist the temptations of human love.

“Passion’s Claim”

Banan has been waiting for centuries for someone like Jane. Guy knew it was love at first sight with Elena. Can two Dragon Kings commit to two immortal women for eternity? Or does fate have something else in store?

REVIEW:
Dark Heat is a set of novella’s from Donna Grant’s new Dragon King series. Each story follows one of the Dragon Kings and how a simple twist of fate will change everything for these Kings that are older than time.

Dark Craving: Characters: Dragon King Haldor Wilson & Cassandra Hunter
This was a good story, short and sweet and to the point. Not a whole lot of drama per se. But a great beginning to Donna’s Dragon King series.

Night Awakening: Characters: Dragon King Guy & Elena Griffin
Another Dragon King falls. 🙂 But in a good way. Guy and Elena’s story is a bit of a whirlwind story starting with a death and end with one of them going under cover. Night Awakening sets up perfectly for the next novella Dawn’s Desire.

Dawn’s Desire: Dragon King Brana & Jane
Brana & Jane are just too sweet together. How can you not love a story where the Plain Jane girl is the ultimate prize for the very handsome, yet dangerous King of the blues? In Dawn’s Desire we finally get to meet up the the Dragon Kings enemy and get a little insight into the why.

Passion’s Claim:
This was a bonus story about two Dragon Kings who don’t have any clue on how to woo their women. These to very short stories made me laugh, cry and want to slap some Dragon Kings around.

I loved that Donna put all these stories together into one book so that there was no waiting to read the next story. I am very much looking forward to the first full length book in the Dragon King series. Darkest Flame will be out in April 2014.

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book from NetGalley & St. Martin’s Press in exchange for an honest review. This review is my own opinion and not a paid review.

4 Hearts
4 Hearts

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Kimberly reviews Misbehaving by Tiffany Reisz

MisbehavingTITLE: Misbehaving
CHARACTERS: Bea & Ben
AUTHOR: Tiffany Reisz
PUBLICATION DATE: 02/11/14
ORDER LINKS: Amazon | B&N

BOOK SYNOPSIS:
Wanted: Adventurous, open-minded man willing to try anything…

As a popular sex blogger, Beatriz gets paid to have orgasms. So being on deadline the week of her sister’s wedding isn’t as rough as it sounds. There’s just one hitch: Bea’s assignment is to write a review of a sex position manual, but she doesn’t have a plus one to play with.

The good news: Ben, the one who got away back in college, is also attending stag–and he’s as temptingly gorgeous as ever.

The bad news: Ben turned down Bea’s offer of graduation night sex five years ago.

The best news: He’s not planning on making the same mistake twice.

A red-hot retelling of Much Ado About Nothing for people who love Shakespeare but thought his plays could use a few more sex scenes.

REVIEW:
Honestly this was just stupid. I have never read Much Ado About Nothing which apparently this is taken from but this story was boring. The sex was boring, the story was boring and way too unreal. I mean really who has a conversation about college and why he couldn’t get involved back then while they have sex? And this was not the only time this type of thing happened in the story. Just too much of some stuff and not enough of others to make this interesting.

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

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Cover Reveal of Redemption of the Soul by J.L. Vallance

Redemption of the Soul 
(The Guild Series, bk #4)
By J.L. Vallance

Blurb:Faced with an impossible ultimatum, Vivienne Drake does the only thing she knows–survive. Her first priority is to protect the people she loves, no matter the cost.

Aedan, Lord of the Daemonium can sense his victory. Though his daughter believes she has a solution to defeat him, he’s planned for everything she could throw at him. Aedan has not only planned for it, he’s set new obstacles into motion that will rock Vivienne’s world.

Linux’s entire life has been pain, torture, and deceit. All he’s ever known is loss and war. But now that he’s seen the light that Vivienne Drake possesses, he wants nothing but to own her–heart and soul. Faced with an order to destroy the only beauty in his life, the woman he loves, Linux will fight. He’ll fight to protect her, to help her succeed, and to save her from the destiny the Angels have planned for her. He’ll fight for the redemption he longs for.

Vivienne won’t just survive. She’ll stand and fight–not just to protect Humanity and the ones she loves, but to make up for a life she was denied and secure a future she deserves. Vivienne Drake finally has something to believe in and she is willing to risk it all to keep it.

 

Release Date:
April 1, 2014
Excerpt

“Do you have any regrets, Vivienne?” he asked without turning, surprising the hell out of me. I expected billowing rage from my prodding. Instead, he gave me reflection.

 

 

“Besides not killing you before escaping?”

 

 

“You would have tried, мое сокровище…”

 

 

“I would have succeeded,” I replied, lifting my own glass of wine, pulling a mouthful of the dark red liquid.

 

 

“Confidence is one thing you don’t lack,” Aedan replied, turning to give me a smile. “And that is something your mother gave to you.”

 

 

“My mother gave me a lot of things–life, happiness, strength, a trunk full of lies. She also gave me a life of being tied to a ruthless prick; one that I am unfortunately being forced to be civil to. But I swear to the Angels, if you continue to speak of her…”

 

 

“Your name suits you, you know. She picked perfectly, Vivienne.”

 

 

Although he irritated me, pushed me to near fury at almost every turn, when Aedan spoke simple words such as my name or even my mother’s, it sounded like verbal art. They rolled off of his tongue with a graceful beauty that, if I hadn’t completely loathed him, would be relaxing to listen to all day. But his smooth voice and relaxing accent couldn’t wash away the fact that he was a liar, manipulator, and most importantly a murderer.

 

 

“Hope, Faith, Serenity, and Joy sure as fuck wouldn’t have worked. I’m all out of all those things, they were leached from my bones at birth,” I replied, my words ending on a sigh.

 

It was Aedan’s turn to laugh–a real, full laugh. His face lit up, creases forming around his eyes as it continued, softening his edges a little further.

 

“You are alive, Vivienne. That’s what your name means, you know–alive? You are so full of life. And you do not give anything the right to take it from you. I admire that about you,” he said, coming closer, pulling out the chair next to me, sitting down, staring across the room. “One of the many things.”

 



About the Author
J. L. Vallance is a wife, mom, and nurse by day, while posing as a writer by night. Plagued with an overactive imagination, a lover of all things supernatural in nature, she has an extraordinary flair for the dramatic that adds flavor to life. There’s little in her world that Otis Redding and buttercream icing can’t fix. And of course, coffee always helps too. True story.
          
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Kelly reviews Ink Reunited by Carrie Ann Ryan

Ink ReunitedTITLE: Ink Reunited
SERIES #: Montgomery Ink Novella #0.6
CHARACTERS: Sassy Bordeaux, Rafe Chavez & Ian Steele
AUTHOR: Carrie Ann Ryan
PUBLICATION DATE: February 11, 2014
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BOOK SYNOPSIS:
From the streets of New Orleans and the heat of Midnight Ink, comes the happy ever after for a character whose story was begged to be told.

Sassy Bordeaux is the Midnight Ink receptionist, honorary godmother, best friend to many, and matchmaker expert. In the past two months, she’s watched eight couples fall in love, make mistakes, and find their happy endings. Though she might have had hand in each of those, she’s yet to find the peace she’s desired. When the men from her past come into Midnight Ink, she’s forced to face what she left behind and what could happen if she lets go of her pain and finds a future she deserves.

Rafe Chavez and Ian Steele remember their time with Sassy like it was yesterday, yet have worked hard to move on. Or at least try to. Now they’re both back in New Orleans for the woman they loved and for the connection they shared with each other. It will take more than the usual groveling, pleading and begging for these three to overcome their history, but once they take that step, the streets of New Orleans will never be the same.

***The Print Version will also contain the bonus novella INK INSPIRED***

REVIEW:
4.5 Hearts We fell in love with Sassy in Midnight Ink. But what did we really know about her other then she was the feisty, ever changing her hair color, tattooed receptionist of the Midnight Ink tattoo parlor. She makes a mean pot of coffee. Well in Ink Reunited we get a little glimpse into who Sassy is and what has happened in her past to mold her into the woman she is today.

Sassy has a few skeletons in her closet that just happen to have walked back into her life. She has two choice stand & fight or turn & run.

This was a very quick and spicy read. I really enjoyed reading about Sassy, Rafe & Ian. I really hope there will be more of these three in the future. There were a few unresolved problems at the end of this book 🙂

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

4 Hearts
4 Hearts