Thursday, June 14, 2018

Playing for Keeps by Samantha Lind

Book Description

Friends with benefits—it never works. Someone always ends up wanting more.

What happens when both want more, but neither will tell the other?

Richard Murphy has been in the NHL for fifteen years, playing the game he loves. But with retirement looming in the next few years, he’s ready to settle down and start a family. There’s only one woman he wants that with, but she’s put him firmly into the friends—with benefits—category. Can he change her mind and heart, and prove to her he’s playing for keeps?

Madison O’Neal has been a lover of sports since she was young. She and her dad bonded over them, both during and after her mother lost her battle with breast cancer. Her love of sports led to a successful career as a sports agent. As much as she loves her job, what she really wants is a family—and someone to call her own. But the one man she’s head-over-heels in love with has her in the friends—with incredible benefits—category.

Can Madison and Richard find their way through the murky waters of friendship and become the lovers they secretly want to be?

Available: June 14, 2018
Indianapolis Eagles Series
Just Say Yes (Book 1) - Scott and Becca
Scoring the Player (Book 2) - Brian and Kinley 
Playing for Keeps (Book 3) - Richard and Madison

Playing for Keeps is the third book in Samantha Lind's Indianapolis Eagles series.  Each book focuses on a different couple and I thought could be read as a standalone (even though times in each book may overlap a bit).  Playing for Keeps focuses on long-time friends-with-benefits Richard "Murph" Murphy and Madison O'Neal.  Each are to scared to reveal their true feeling for one another and could potentially lose out on their happily-ever-after. 

After reading all three books so far in this series, I think Playing for Keeps is my favorite.  I liked the characters in Just Say Yes.  I didn't click with the characters in Scoring the Player (this book was just okay for me).  But I really liked Madison and Richard in Playing for Keeps.  I don't want to say to much about if or how these two get their act together and stop being so stubborn about their true feelings toward each other.  
Rating: 4 out of 5

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Friday, June 8, 2018

Tall, Dark and Charming by Erika Wilde



Book Description

Aiden Stone loves life as a bachelor and has no intentions of settling down anytime soon. He has a great job and a career he enjoys, and women adore him . . . except for Daisy Parker, who doesn't seem fazed by his flirtatious attempts or the sexy smile that normally has panties dropping to the floor. She's a tougher nut to crack, but the fact that she seems immune to his charm only fascinates him more . . . until one hot unexpected encounter with her blows his mind and gives them both more than just a night of pleasure. Because Daisy is now his baby momma, and his life is about to change in ways he'd never anticipated.

AVAILABLE: June 5, 2018

Tall, Dark and Sexy Series
Tall, Dark and Charming (Book 1) Aiden and Daisy
Tall, Dark and Irresistible (Book 2) Leo and Peyton
Tall, Dark and Tempting (Book 3) Dylan and ??

Tall, Dark and Charming is the first book in Erika Wilde's new Tall, Dark and Sexy Series.  

Aiden Stone and Daisy Parker have worked together (and work friends) for the past three years.  Daisy was recently promoted, so now they are working more closely together.  While on a business trip things heat up between them.  But they both agree that they aren't looking for relationship and what happens on this business trip stay on this business trip.  

At least that was their intention...

Fast forward three months later and Daisy finds out she is pregnant.  (How you may ask, does someone not notice a missed period for three months...?? Well, as someone who has been pregnant 2x, sometimes you do have "spotting" that could kinda be mistaken as a very light period.)  

Daisy says she is ready to raise this baby on her own.  But will Aiden surprise her and be all in?

Rating: 4 out of 5

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Tuesday, June 5, 2018

After I was His by Amelia Wilde


Book Description

Amelia Wilde presents an intense, emotional tale about a wounded warrior fighting his demons and the woman who captures his heart even as she pushes him to his limits.

Wes Sullivan is everything I loathe in a man.

Too strong. Too controlling. Too serious.
He left the Army, but that Army attitude won’t leave him.

And me? My spirit is so free that no man can contain me.
Screw rules. Screw routines. Maintain that element of surprise.

My only job is to get him to the church on time for a wedding.
Kissing him isn’t part of the deal.
Neither is falling for those lightning eyes, for that rock-hard body.

But beneath the bravado is a crack in his armor.
And his smile is a crack in mine.

With every kiss, we’re flirting with disaster.
This could end in heartbreak.
But you know what they say…
There’s only one way to find out.

AVAILABLE: June 5, 2018

Wounded Hearts Series
Before She was Mine (Book 1)
After I was His (Book 2)

After I Was His by Amelia Wilde is the story of Wes Sullivan (big brother of Summer in Before She was Mine) and Whitney (best friend of Summer).  It all starts at when Whitney has to go hunt down Wes at Summer and Dayton wedding.  And from there a relationship begins.

I haven't read Before She was Mine and I kind of feel like I am missing some of the story about Wes and Dayton's deployment and the cause of Wes' PTSD.  It seems glossed over.  I didn't feel the connection between Wes and Whitney.  It seemed that all they were doing was complaining about each other.  Wes was too rigid and set in his routine (to help with his PTSD) and Whitney was to carefree, flighty, and spontaneous.  This book was just okay to me.   

Rating: 3 out of 5

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Monday, June 4, 2018

The Right Stud by Ilsa Madden-Mills and Tia Louise


Book Description

Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills and USA Today bestselling author Tia Louise are back with an all-new romantic comedy filled with Southern sass and steamy scenes that will have you laughing out loud and fanning yourself. Pour the sweet tea and get ready…

“The best way to get over your sh**ty ex-fiancé is to get under a shiny new stud…” 

As soon as Mr. Tall, Blond, and Handsome walks into that bar, I know he’s the hook-up I need to get over stupid Cheater Kyle. 

A few stolen kisses in a dark hallway, and I’m pretty sure we’re headed for a home run—until he disappears without a trace.

Whatever. Men are all snakes in the grass, and I don’t need a new one anyway.

I resolve to forget about his perfect lips (and chest of steel) and instead focus on turning my Granny’s old beach house into a profitable B&B.

What I don’t expect is for him to show up the next day in my kitchen!

You see, my sexy mystery man is none other than Jax Roland, the drop-dead gorgeous home improvement star of The Right Stud, and he’s got an offer I can’t refuse.

With a suitcase in one hand and a hammer in the other, he wants to move in and renovate my old house while he films his new show.

But my roommate has secrets, and they threaten to rip our blossoming friendship—and possible love—apart. 

When push comes to shove, is Jax really The Right Stud or is he just another nail in the coffin of love?

AVAILABLE: June 4, 2018

The Right Stud by Ilsa Madden-Mills and Tia Louise was a very enjoyable read.  (Especially after the previous book I read).  Set around a run-down B&B in need of some serious renovations, The Right Stud is a sweet, sexy, and (at times) laugh out loud read.

Jax Roland is on a blind date from hell when he sees her for the first time.  The siren in the red dress.  Little does he know that he'll be seeing that siren in the red dress the next day at her beachfront B&B to talk about restoring it.  His goal with this renovation is getting his online show picked up by a television network, NOT falling for the beautiful owner or getting in between siblings on selling the property. 

Ashton Hall is over men.  After being catching her fiance cheating on her last year and being ditched at a bar by a mysterious stud, she's decided to just put all her focus into fixing up her late grandmother's B&B (The Couch Shell) making it a success and keeping her brother from trying to sell it to a real estate developer.  But when she sees that her mystery stud from the previous night is none other than Jax Roland, the man from the online show The Right Stud, she has to work hard to keep their relationship professional.  

I really enjoyed this book (especially after the book I read before this one that was AWFUL!!).  The characters were interesting and the you could feel the chemistry between Jax and Ashton.  This is a perfect beach read for the summer!!

Rating: 5 out of 5

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Friday, June 1, 2018

Cover Reveal: Heartless by W Winters


Book Description

At first, his words were harsh and his touch cold.
I knew he was a dangerous man and he could destroy me if only he wanted to.
 
That’s not what he wanted though. 
It’s so easy to get lost in the touch of a man who’s powerful and unattainable. 
A man who wants for nothing … except me.
Soft touches and stolen glances made my blood heat and my heart beat in a way I never knew it could.
 
Yes, it’s easy to fall into a haze of lust and desire.
But there’s a reason his reputation is one of a heartless man.
And I should have known better.

AVAILABLE: July 17, 2018

Merciless Saga
Merciless (Book 1)
Heartless (Book 2)



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Thursday, May 31, 2018

Defied by Maria Luis


Book Description

I am both a sinner and a saint, but I bleed vengeance.
 
For years, I’ve lived in the grey… until her.
 
Avery Washington didn’t belong in the shadows, but I dragged her into the darkness anyway.
 
One kiss, and I would stop at nothing to possess her.
 
One caress, and my need to destroy wavered.
 
Our attraction was poison and pleasure.
 
They say the devil recognizes his own, but I never saw Avery coming.
 
She's determined to light the matchsticks, and I can't resist going down in flames...

AVAILABLE: May 31, 2018

Blood Duet
Sworn (Book 1) SEE MY REVIEW HERE
Defied (Book 2)

Defied is the second book in Maria Luis' Blood Duet.  IF YOU HAVEN'T READ SWORN, STOP NOW AND GO READ IT.  This is NOT a standalone book.  So if you are the type of reader where you HATE cliffhangers, the Blood Duet is now complete!! NO MORE WAITING!!  

Defied begins right where Sworn ended.  We are on a journey of greed, corruption, revenge and redemption with our two main characters, Lincoln and Avery.  Defied still held the same action-packed pace as Sworn but cleared up all remaining questions of events and everyone's motives.  

Rating: 4.5 out of 5

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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Cover Reveal: The Naked Truth by Vi Keeland


Book Description

It was just a typical Monday.

Until the big boss asked me to make the pitch for a prospective new client.

After two years on shaky ground at work because of my screw up, an opportunity to impress the senior partners was just what I needed.  

Or so I thought…

Until I walked into the conference room and collided with the man I was supposed to pitch.

My coffee spilled, my files tumbled to the ground, and I almost lost my balance.

And that was the good part of my day.

Because the gorgeous man crouched down and looking at me like he wanted to eat me alive, was none other than my ex, Gray Westbrook.

A man who I’d only just begun to move on from.

A man who my heart despised—yet my body obviously still had other ideas about.

A man who was as charismatic and confident as he was sexy.

Somehow, I managed to make it through my presentation ignoring his intense stare.  

Although it was impossible to ignore all the dirty things he whispered into my ear right after I was done.

But there was no way I was giving him another chance, especially now that he was a client…was there?

AVAILABLE: July 23, 2018

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