GODDESS By Julie Anne Lindsey

Review copy provided via NetGallery in exchange for an honest review

Summary: Goddess

Two weeks ago, Callie Ingram was just another high-school senior with her sights on a swimming scholarship. Now, she's the resurrected leader of the Vikings, balancing her classes with learning mythological history—and sparring sessions with her gorgeous demigod boyfriend, Liam Hale.

When Zeus returns to collect the favor, she owes him, Callie is tasked with uniting the warring Viking clans and leading them into battle against Gaia's frost giants. If she fails, everything she risked her life for will be destroyed…and her best friend will die. But one teenage girl rallying all of the vengeful clans won't be easy. And things only get more complicated when a new prophecy puts her future with Liam at risk. Now, Callie will not only have to win the battle, but she'll have to take the fate of her heart into her own hands.

Review:

I received an email from NetGallery that this book might be something I should request to review, since it fits in with my profile. I’m still new to the site and was shocked when I got approved, but I’m very glad I did. I’ve never read the first book in the series Prophecy, yet I found this story very intriguing, at first I was upset when they started talking about the Greek Gods and Goddess, but soon found out how they intertwine with the Norse Gods.

I didn’t develop a connection to just one character within the story, but a connection with the story line, itself. It was like watching a movie or play, unfolding right before my eyes. You feel all the emotions from each of the characters, which I really enjoyed. The plot is a complex one, and you can see that Julie Anne took her time in developing it as she also did with each of the characters. I didn’t see any grammatical or a punctuation error, which always makes reading more enjoyable. This tells me the team as a whole worked hard at publishing a finished product. The over-all  flow of the book was spot on.

The characters were and are very believable and felt real; Julie Anne kept me reading as I needed to find out if Callie could reunite all the Vikings. I just loved the scene in the book where Callie tells Bia’s, she loves Liam and cannot be with Justin, but they can still be a team and lead the Vikings to a win over the frost giants.

Conclusion:

Would I recommend this book to others? YES

Was the book priced correctly? I got a free copy, but looking at what it will cost on Amazon when it’s released I feel it’s a little under value as it is a full-length novel and part of a series.

Would I read other books written by this author? YES, I’m going to buy and read the first book and most likely buy this one also and any other in this series. I most likely will check out her other books as well as she has a style, which flows nicely and makes it easy to enjoy as you read.

Exposure: Exposure Series Book One

Exposure: Exposure Series Book One
By Annie Jocoby

SUMMARY:

BOOK ONE OF A THREE BOOK TRILOGY 
BOOK TWO AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW! 

Photographer CJ Parker is a woman who has literally not gone outside for the past six months. She’s been hiding from the world, and from life, ever since an unimaginable tragedy forced her into seclusion.  

On the one day where she decides to finally venture outside, she meets the mysterious billionaire, Asher Sloane. Dark-headed, magnetic, and gorgeous, Asher drips sex and animal magnetism. He draws CJ out of her shell and into the world, while showing her things that she never knew existed.  

What CJ doesn’t know is that Asher has a dangerous past. Behind his beautiful blue eyes and confident demeanor lies dark secrets that, if they are brought to light, could mean the end of CJ and Asher’s relationship.  

Will the exposure of Asher’s past destroy them? 

Warning: This book has plenty of hot and steamy sex scenes featuring an alpha male who knows what he wants and knows exactly how to get it.

REVIEW:
I received  a copy from NetGalley for an honest review.

I do not really know how I feel about this book. I thought the plot was interesting and pulled you in, but then it got unrealistic and the characters fell flat. The tragedy she experienced that forced her to break down is realistic, but the then the plot just goes haywire. This concept that he needs someone to get his "stalker" off his back is so far fetched. All of a sudden she has to move in with him? Why would he offer such a fragile person to go against his proclaimed "grownup mean girl?" She is so mentally ounstable that she tried to kill herself and you want put all kinds of pressure on her to help yourself? Every time a character in a book wants mind blowing sex without attachments is just a liar. He just tells her to lay down and put out and she goes with it. He isn't even sexy about it. I found myself skipping over the many sex scenes, because I just didn't feel the chemistry between them. Dirty talk is usually sexy, this was just plan yuk! The rehab she goes through to improve is developed well and seems realistic, but then she is out and she wants to know more about him. Then he sucks her in and decides tell her oh well we are done. You can't even feel for him because his character has no feelings. She "disappears" for awhile and when it is described that he is looking for her, it comes across as " oh well, I want her back", but no urgency to find her. He is supposedly a billionaire, you would think he could find her in a snap.

Then there is some editing errors. In chapter six It says they returned to her apartment after going out to eat, but the when they started having sex it was stated they were at his place and went to his bedroom. Then after the night it said he left her place? That is some major context editing errors.

I can't give it two stars because there was some good story writing and it was not a four star with the unrealistic plot and context errors. I have to settle with three and I am not really sure I want to venture on to the second book.

Binding Ecstasy (The Guardians of the Realms #6)

Binding Ecstasy (The Guardians of the Realms #6)
By Setta Jay

SUMMARY
A Beautiful Weapon Contained.

Natasha and her sister were created with sinister purpose. They were Apollo's most deadly and potent weapons. After finally escaping the evil God long ago, they made a secret life concealed among humanity in Earth Realm. There, Tasha has spent her nights watching the mortals at her club engage in erotic scenes that leave her aching… desperately longing for someone with the power to dominate her, to provide the pleasure she craves. For her own safety she knows she’s destined to live her life in the shadows, but when she sees a male who sparks an insatiable hunger she is unable to remain hidden.  

A Powerful Guardian Restrained.

Bastian and his fellow Guardians have spent the last month in a fruitless search for Apollo. They know that something dangerous is on the horizon and it is imperative they lock away the corrupt God immediately. After recently witnessing a number of his brethren find their fated mates, Bastian never considered that he would also be blessed. But when the calm and controlled Guardian sees his alluring and seductive female he learns just how wild and consuming the mating frenzy can be. However, his mate is incredibly powerful and at risk of being caged by his own brothers if he doesn’t do everything, including lie, to protect her.

Immovable Object, Meet Irresistible Force.  

It's a battle that both will win if they can survive the deadly forces, both friend and foe, that surround them.

REVIEW

Received a copy from NetGalley for an honest review.  

Well this installment ramped up the action and the plot. Gods are on the loose and some sinister plan is in place and we are stuck with another cliffhanger! I like the new edition heroines, they were tough and could hold their own and had cool powers. The chemistry with the their guardians was hot and heavy. I really liked Tasha and her sister. Sander was a new guardian to find interest in and I want Drake to find happiness he deserves it. I would like the female guardians to be happy and loved too. This series is addictive and gets the reader so involved with the characters. It was another outstanding read! I am on the edge to see what happens next!

Piercing Ecstasy (The Gaurdians of the Realms #5)

Piercing Ecstasy (The Gaurdians of the Realms #5)
By Setta Jay

SUMMARY
After a hellish month of searching, Immortal warrior Jax and his brethren, the Guardians of the Realms, are nowhere near finding the sleeping God who was stolen by their enemy. As if that isn't problem enough, after millennia, other Guardians are dropping like flies to the mating frenzy. Jax never dreamed he could be next. After all, he’s too flawed, his sexual appetite too insatiable to ever be completely fulfilled by one being. Could a lone female even handle his needs let alone quench his never ending desire?

Ileana lives a solitary life in the shadows, a ghost thirsting for vengeance. A warrior Ailouros, half cat, whose sheer existence has been kept secret by a special ability no one can know exists, she is closed off and trusts no one. After thousands of years spent in near isolation while hunting her prey, she has finally found a clue leading to the location of her enemy. Revenge is at hand.

When a fantastically hot Guardian unknowingly puts himself in the middle of a deadly intrigue, nearly ruining her careful plans, Ileana is forced to make a choice. Her one chance at finding vengeance will hinge on hurling them both into piercing ecstasy.

Warning: This book is intended for an adult audience. There are dirty talking Guardians with bad language, some violence, and explicit scenes hot enough to give you cat scratch fever.

REVIEW

Received a copy from NetGalley for an honest review.

Oh that was soooo mean! A cliffhanger!!!! The first one of the series! This was one of the best books in the series! I loved Ileana! She was tough yet fragile. I also loved how she really didn't take any crap from Drake! I also liked that she did things on her terms and Jax was man enough to let her. As always the sex was hot and shower inducing! I am glad Brianne and Vane were part of the story again! Lots of twists in the plot and with Apllo and Katherine on the loose it is all up in the air! The second plot lines were interesting and great backstory on the supporting cast! So Drake found his mate?! Can't wait to see where that is going to go. I am in love with this series. And Setta is a fantastic writer! I can't wait to read the next book.

Tempting Ecstasy (The Gaurdians of the Realms #4)

Tempting Ecstasy (The Gaurdians of the Realms #4)
By Setta Jay

SUMMARY
librarian note: alternate cover edition for ASIN B00NZ8F392

*Erotic Paranormal Romance*

Conn had spent the millennia of his life fighting alongside his brethren as a Guardian of the Four Realms. He’d never allowed himself to imagine that he would be gifted a mate but her scent was inside him now. The intoxicating lure incited his wolf to track her and claim her in a sexual frenzy she could never deny. He refused to repeat the mistakes his brothers had made in their unions, instead he planned to fight the demands of his beast and tempt his female.

Dacia had spent the years of her life as a guardian of her family's secrets. Her days were consumed with helping her siblings search for the Immortals who had escaped the God Apollo’s brutal training camps with her parents thousands of years ago. They were the only hope of finding answers to questions about their lives. Questions her parents hadn’t resolved before their deaths.

Not in her wildest of dreams would Dacia have imagined the answers would instead find her. Or what form those answers would take. The breathtaking male who stepped out of the night and into her life was certainly not one of the hidden Immortals her parents had told of, he was so much more. Wielding both immense power and thrilling strength he aroused not only her body but the wolf hidden within.

REVIEW

Received a copy from NetGalley for an honest review

A good read! This was not the best book so far in the series in my opinion. The story had great plot and shower inducing sexiness. Thebplot was paced well; that is why I gave it four stars. I just couldn't get into Conn and Dacia like I did the other main characters in the past books of the series. I guess they weren't my cup of tea. I really just had no strong feelings toward them and just didn't rally behind them as others. Their special powers weren't explained as much and their combination just didn't seem to fit for me. There wasn't a second story going on this time and I kind of missed that. I wanted more action from Vane and Brianne, I loved that storyline. The villain seemed thwarted again so I am not sure where the story is going to go.  

Overall good read worth it, but I liked the others before it better.

Bound with Honor

Review copy provided via NetGallery in exchange for an honest review

Summary: Bound with Honor

Lord Archibald Cambury, Marquess of Camburton, has never wanted for anything . . . except normalcy. Although he adores both of his loving mothers, and his vivacious twin sister with her two husbands, he wants a wife. One wife. Full stop. Is that so much to ask?

Miss Selina Ashby appears to be everything Archie has always wanted in a marchioness: demure, soft-spoken, and pretty, with a quick mind and delectable humor. Yes, she is a bit forward, but he chalks that up to youth. Yes, she has a very particular friend in Beatrix Farnsworth, but he chalks that up to loyalty. He is a lord; she is a lady; they are in love. And so they marry. That should be the end of it.

But when Archie discovers that his wife is as passionate with her particular friend Beatrix as he is with his particular friend Christopher, his world is shattered. He must decide if Selina’s love is big enough for both of them—and whether normalcy is truly more important than the love, he feels for both the man and the woman who have become so dear to him.

Review:

Hands down the best LGBTQIA I’ve every read.  I don’t read them on normal bases, but from time to time I’m that curious side of me just has to pick one up and read.  Most of them have not been worth the money I paid for them.  The story wasn’t there; it was all about the sex between all the different people, also the editing was pore.  You could take out the sex in this story and still have a great read. The sex was hot and very well written. Everything I want in a story was here, from the development of the story-line, the characters. All the emotions were spot on. I didn’t see any grammatical or punctuation errors, which drive me crazy.

Conclusion:

Would I recommend this story to others? Yes

Would I read more stories from that author? YES

This story is a Novella, which feels complete. I feel the Author could have made this into a full novel without losing any substance or comprising the flow of the story.

Denying Ecstasy (The Guardians of the Realms #3)

Denying Ecstasy (The Guardians of the Realms #3)
By Setta Jay

SUMMARY:

A headstrong sassy mortal, Rain is a Mageia living in Tetartos, the Realm of beasts and Immortals. Her nights have been restless, filled with sensual dreams of a big blonde Guardian whose glares indicate he wants nothing to do with her. She is determined to shake off the odd feelings until she finds out her dream lover is responsible for her rescue from a demented Demi-God. In doing so, his touch ignites something rare and coveted. Something that she’s never anticipated… Something he should have told her about. Rain is set on making him explain and then feel the full force of her ire.

After a devastating betrayal resulting in the loss of a close friend a century ago, Dorian refuses to trust or engage with Immortals other than his Guardian family. His years of brutal fighting in the underground Immortal rings are over. He patrols the Realms and slakes his lust with the humans on Earth. Existing, but not living as he used to. He knows the moment he scents Rain that he has found his mate and after touching her he plans to avoid her as long as he can... Until he learns she is in danger. Raging, his beast demands that he go to her, but taking her from their enemy has repercussions he fully plans to escape at all costs.

For Dorian, finding a way out of mating Rain means he could succumb to madness and harm those that mean so much to him… but giving in to his burning urge for her means losing control in a heated mating frenzy sure to ignite them both and link them forever.

Warning: brief instances of M/F/F and M/F/M menage, a hot headed, dirty talking alpha male, 
voyeurism and sexually explicit scenes. 


REVIEW
Received a copy from NetGalley for an honest review.

Wow, another hot and steamy book! I think a cold shower is needed. I was shocked that we had a guardian that didn't want a mate. He boarder on being a really big jerk! At least Dorian got his act together! I loved Rain, she was everything a heroine could be: strong, independent,t and not afraid to tell her man a thing or two! She wasn't a flakey wishy washy heroine that seems to be populat these days, thank god! Again the author gives you everything to feed your fantasies with way hot M/F and a really hot M/F\M. The scenes are never boring and the dirty talk is just icing on the cake. The story behind the story was interesting too. I wonder what is going to happen to them. Brianne seems to want break it all up and stay alone. I am glad Vane is fighting back!  

The series is staying at a wonderfully high level and just keeps sucking me in! I love the author's world and want to keep visiting!