Reaper (Boston Underworld, #2)
By A. Zaverelli
SUMMARY
Sasha.
He’s dark and mysterious. Quiet and lethal.
An Irish mobster.
Pure sin wrapped up in a beautiful package.
But there’s also something off about him.
He doesn’t feel anything. He shows no emotions.
Sometimes I question his humanity.
He hasn’t spoken to me in two years. Not a single word.
But we share a secret, he and I.
And if it ever comes out, I have no doubt in my mind…
He won’t have a problem killing me too.
Ronan.
I’ve slain for her. I’ll do it again.
When it comes to Sasha, there isn’t a line I won’t cross.
I watch her. She doesn’t know it.
She thinks I hate her. Sometimes, I think I might too.
But I’m always there, lurking in the shadows.
Craving her. Trying to keep the beast within at bay.
I’ll keep her safe. I’ll slaughter anyone who tries to hurt her.
The only thing I can’t do… is protect her from myself.
REVIEW
Wow just WOW!!
This book was GREAT! It was so sad and dark at times I didn't think I could get through it, but I emerged on the other side to the sun!!
This picks up where the first book left off with Sasha and Ronan. They have each had there share of heartache, abuse, and violence. Ronan's suffering way out weighs any character I think I have ever read. The development of him as a character was outstanding and you could relate to everything even though you couldn't understand why anyone would ever do those things to a child. His oddities and mannerisms are explained to the hilt. He is a killer, but a killer for the right reasons, if there is such a saying. Because I know a lot of people will read this and say how can you not look at all the things he did and hate him. Deep down you just know he is a good guy, the author let you see the good in him and the reasons and it justified everything. In an ironic twist he tries to get help from somewhere that should give it and instead it tries to hurt him more. If you are with Ronan you are as safe as you can be and heck I would want to be on that side of him.
I love Sasha because she excepts Ronan for who he is and tries to understand him and love him. I love her line of how she doesn't want to change who he is and she never wants him to change for her. She loves him with depth and understanding. WOW! She has been through a great deal too and Ronan her guardian angel is always there.
GREAT GREAT second book!!! I hope there is a next one.
Received an ARC from the author for a honest review!
Saturday, May 21, 2016
The Arrangement (Russian Guns, #1)
The Arrangement (Russian Guns, #1)
By Bethany-Kris
SUMMARY
Nothing will stop the Bratva mob boss from taking back what’s his, and once he has her, he’ll do anything to keep her…
Viviana “Vine” Carducci’s and Anton Avdonin’s marriage was decided more than two decades ago. The deal between leading mafia families has more on the line than anyone knew, even if the Bratva and Cosa Nostra shouldn’t mix. When Vine’s family is murdered and she’s left with nothing more than her grief to survive the mob world alone, she believes the arrangement won’t see the light of day.
Anton can’t allow the one woman he was supposed to love get away. At the possibility of her death, he steps in to save her with guns blazing, knowing exactly what it might cost him: everything. But it’s been nearly a decade since their last meeting, and he can’t help but wonder if the woman he took back is the same girl he fell for all those years before.
Protected and loved, Vine is unable to forget their shared moments a lifetime ago, or the future she knows they’re owed. When an old flame of Anton’s shows up to rip the veil off the carefully constructed secrets he’d been hiding, she learns that nothing about her life is as it seems. But, that’s nothing compared to the bomb about to blow. Can Vine see beyond the pain and blood to take what she always wanted? And just how far will the mob prince go to keep her safe?
In a world where violence, deceit, and greed reign, your life is not your own, and sometimes, love hAs to be arranged.
REVIEW
A good read. I would have given it 5 stars but some things just rubbed me as unrealistic. Vine seemed to get over the major things that happened in the book without a blink of an eye. Her family was murdered, her future husband never came for her, she gets kidnapped, and she gets told she is getting married. She just gives into it all and says ok. Then when the big reveal is revealed she doesn't even really blink an eye. She doesn't even really get mad at Anton for keeping it from her. Vine gives him the silent treatment but the she has sex with him and all is well. It just seemed like her reactions were a tad unrealistic.
I loved the storyline and I did guess the big reveal about midway through. There is some blood and guts and murder so if this isn't your cup of tea then it isn't for you. Anton is hot and sexy. The typical Alpha male, but he is totally in love with Vine for sure. The sex is hot and sometimes a tad too much, but hot nonetheless.
Enjoy the read and I will read the next installment for sure! :)
By Bethany-Kris
SUMMARY
Nothing will stop the Bratva mob boss from taking back what’s his, and once he has her, he’ll do anything to keep her…
Viviana “Vine” Carducci’s and Anton Avdonin’s marriage was decided more than two decades ago. The deal between leading mafia families has more on the line than anyone knew, even if the Bratva and Cosa Nostra shouldn’t mix. When Vine’s family is murdered and she’s left with nothing more than her grief to survive the mob world alone, she believes the arrangement won’t see the light of day.
Anton can’t allow the one woman he was supposed to love get away. At the possibility of her death, he steps in to save her with guns blazing, knowing exactly what it might cost him: everything. But it’s been nearly a decade since their last meeting, and he can’t help but wonder if the woman he took back is the same girl he fell for all those years before.
Protected and loved, Vine is unable to forget their shared moments a lifetime ago, or the future she knows they’re owed. When an old flame of Anton’s shows up to rip the veil off the carefully constructed secrets he’d been hiding, she learns that nothing about her life is as it seems. But, that’s nothing compared to the bomb about to blow. Can Vine see beyond the pain and blood to take what she always wanted? And just how far will the mob prince go to keep her safe?
In a world where violence, deceit, and greed reign, your life is not your own, and sometimes, love hAs to be arranged.
REVIEW
A good read. I would have given it 5 stars but some things just rubbed me as unrealistic. Vine seemed to get over the major things that happened in the book without a blink of an eye. Her family was murdered, her future husband never came for her, she gets kidnapped, and she gets told she is getting married. She just gives into it all and says ok. Then when the big reveal is revealed she doesn't even really blink an eye. She doesn't even really get mad at Anton for keeping it from her. Vine gives him the silent treatment but the she has sex with him and all is well. It just seemed like her reactions were a tad unrealistic.
I loved the storyline and I did guess the big reveal about midway through. There is some blood and guts and murder so if this isn't your cup of tea then it isn't for you. Anton is hot and sexy. The typical Alpha male, but he is totally in love with Vine for sure. The sex is hot and sometimes a tad too much, but hot nonetheless.
Enjoy the read and I will read the next installment for sure! :)
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Fan the Flames (Search and Rescue, #2)
Fan the Flames (Search and Rescue, #2)
By Katie Ruggle
SUMMARY
By Katie Ruggle
SUMMARY
As a Motorcycle Club member and firefighter, Ian Walsh is used to riding the line between the good guys and the bad. He may owe the Club his life, but his heart rests with his fire station brothers...and with the girl he's loved since they were kids, Rory Sorenson. Ian would do anything for Rory. He'd die for her. Kill for her. Defend her to his last breath-and he may just have to.
Every con in the Rockies knows Rory is the go-to girl for less-than-legal firearms, and for the past few years, she's managed to keep the peace between dangerous factions by remaining strictly neutral. But when she defends herself against a brutal attack, Rory finds herself catapulted into the center of a Motorcycle Club war-with only Ian standing between her and a threat greater than either of them could have imagined.
REVIEW
There are no flames to fan!
It was a snore fest and then it picked up about 69% through. I just wasn't feeling it between the main characters. They didn't even kiss until 62% in. It dragged and dragged. The story was ok it was somewhat interesting, but it couldn't hold my attention.
If you like guns you will like this. If you like doomsday planning you will like it. If you like fire rescue and fire fighting you will like it.
Just didn't thrill me. Can read this one without reading the first book.
Received an ARC from the publisher through NetGalley
Lilac Girls
I received a free
copy of this book from NetGalley exchange for an honest review
Summary:
New York socialite Caroline Ferriday has her hands full with her post at the French consulate and a new love on the horizon. But Caroline’s world is forever changed when Hitler’s army invades Poland in September 1939—and then sets its sights on France.
An ocean away from Caroline, Kasia Kuzmerick, a Polish teenager, senses her carefree youth disappearing as she is drawn deeper into her role as courier for the underground resistance movement. In a tense atmosphere of watchful eyes and suspecting neighbors, one false move can have dire consequences.
For the ambitious young German doctor, Herta Oberheuser, an ad for a government medical position seems her ticket out of a desolate life. Once hired, though, she finds herself trapped in a male-dominated realm of Nazi secrets and power.
The lives of these three women are set on a collision course when the unthinkable happens and Kasia is sent to Ravensbrück, the notorious Nazi concentration camp for women. Their stories cross continents—from New York to Paris, Germany, and Poland—as Caroline and Kasia strive to bring justice to those whom history has forgotten.
New York socialite Caroline Ferriday has her hands full with her post at the French consulate and a new love on the horizon. But Caroline’s world is forever changed when Hitler’s army invades Poland in September 1939—and then sets its sights on France.
An ocean away from Caroline, Kasia Kuzmerick, a Polish teenager, senses her carefree youth disappearing as she is drawn deeper into her role as courier for the underground resistance movement. In a tense atmosphere of watchful eyes and suspecting neighbors, one false move can have dire consequences.
For the ambitious young German doctor, Herta Oberheuser, an ad for a government medical position seems her ticket out of a desolate life. Once hired, though, she finds herself trapped in a male-dominated realm of Nazi secrets and power.
The lives of these three women are set on a collision course when the unthinkable happens and Kasia is sent to Ravensbrück, the notorious Nazi concentration camp for women. Their stories cross continents—from New York to Paris, Germany, and Poland—as Caroline and Kasia strive to bring justice to those whom history has forgotten.
Review:
You
read the summary of this book and you think this sounds great. To me this was
DNF(did not finish) I tried for seventeen days to read this book and I just
couldn’t connect so I gave up. I’m not sure why this happened.
Conclusion:
Would
you read other books written by this Author?
MAYBE
If
this book a Novel or Novella? Novel
Would
you recommend this book to others? NO
Is
this book priced correctly? Looking at
the prices it seems fair.
Last Promise
I received a free
copy of this book from NetGalley exchange for an honest review
Summary:
For
British heiress Mary Ann Hardwicke, the Wild West is the perfect place to make
her own life and escape the stifling privilege of an arranged marriage. Hard at
work proving her independence, it's little wonder she has no time for handsome
cowboy Luke McBride. No matter that he somehow understands the freedom she so
badly needs—how could she trust such a wild spirit, much less find a way to
love him?
Like the broncs he busts, Luke doesn’t see himself settling down in one place, let alone with one woman. So at first, Mary Ann is just an intriguing challenge. But her determination and bravery are sparking a longing to prove he can be the truly good man she deserves. Now as their enemies work to separate them, they will take a dangerous gamble on faith to claim an enduring love...
Like the broncs he busts, Luke doesn’t see himself settling down in one place, let alone with one woman. So at first, Mary Ann is just an intriguing challenge. But her determination and bravery are sparking a longing to prove he can be the truly good man she deserves. Now as their enemies work to separate them, they will take a dangerous gamble on faith to claim an enduring love...
Review:
This
is one of those novels that takes you away to another time and place and from
the first page you are hooked and can’t put the book down until you finish it… This is book three of a three book series. I
read the first book, but not the second book as of yet. Even though it’s part
of a series they can be read as stand alone books also.
This
book is well edited as I didn’t run across any grammatical errors, which make a
books flow hard to follow. This book
flows is perfection. The development of the characters is complete. The story
line is a fine work of art. This series
is written in such a manner where you picture it in your head as you’re
reading. It would make for a great
movie.
Conclusion:
Would
you read other books written by this Author?
YES!!!!!!!
If
this book a Novel or Novella? Novel
Would
you recommend this book to others?
YES!!!!!!
Is
this book priced correctly? YES
Saturday, May 7, 2016
HardBall
HardBall
By C.D. Reiss
SUMMARY
Perfect ass.
Perfect arms.
Perfect swagger.
They call Dash Wallace the Diamond King.
He’s the hottest commodity in baseball and in the bedroom.
When he runs the bases, every woman’s eyes are glued to his stunning body and a smile that puts the night lights to shame.
I’m no queen. I’m a regular girl with a regular job. I just watch him on TV and from the bleachers, season after season.
Girls like me grab a guy like that one in a million times.
My number just came up, and he is as spectacular in bed as he is on the field.
But there’s not a woman in the world who can distract Dash Wallace from the game. Not for a moment. Not even me.
Until the night I do. And everything changes.
REVIEW
Holy Cow!!! This was a GREAT book!!!!!!!! I could not put this down and read till 2:00 in the morning. I have always loved CD Reiss and lately her books haven't tickled my fancy so I was worried about reading this one... Trust me NO WORRIES!!!
It was great from the start and I loved every loving, sexy, baseball, jerk face, family moment! This book had it all and the characters felt so real that I got so involved I was in my own little world.
Vivian what a lady. She is the kinda girl that you love who is beautiful on the inside and out and doesn't realize it. She is tough and knows how to protect herself. She doesn't take any crap and stands her ground. She loves her dad and dang then she meets Dash...
Oh Dash I want you!!! He is unbelievably HOT and once he gets his act together he is irresistible!! Sexy baseball player and from my neck of the woods in New York State!! I had doubts about him, but he redeemed himself beyond my wildest dreams.
Hot sexiness as always with a CD Reiss story. Nuclear melt down... as I said it was hot and they hadn't even done the deed yet!! Once they do my dirty talking baseball man gets even hotter.
We got baseball too and how the superstitions and anxiety that a player has to go through. The superstitions will get you and they almost got Dash, but with a little help from Vivian....
GREAT READ!! READ IT!!! you won't have any reader remorse. I almost want to read it again slower...
By C.D. Reiss
SUMMARY
Perfect ass.
Perfect arms.
Perfect swagger.
They call Dash Wallace the Diamond King.
He’s the hottest commodity in baseball and in the bedroom.
When he runs the bases, every woman’s eyes are glued to his stunning body and a smile that puts the night lights to shame.
I’m no queen. I’m a regular girl with a regular job. I just watch him on TV and from the bleachers, season after season.
Girls like me grab a guy like that one in a million times.
My number just came up, and he is as spectacular in bed as he is on the field.
But there’s not a woman in the world who can distract Dash Wallace from the game. Not for a moment. Not even me.
Until the night I do. And everything changes.
REVIEW
Holy Cow!!! This was a GREAT book!!!!!!!! I could not put this down and read till 2:00 in the morning. I have always loved CD Reiss and lately her books haven't tickled my fancy so I was worried about reading this one... Trust me NO WORRIES!!!
It was great from the start and I loved every loving, sexy, baseball, jerk face, family moment! This book had it all and the characters felt so real that I got so involved I was in my own little world.
Vivian what a lady. She is the kinda girl that you love who is beautiful on the inside and out and doesn't realize it. She is tough and knows how to protect herself. She doesn't take any crap and stands her ground. She loves her dad and dang then she meets Dash...
Oh Dash I want you!!! He is unbelievably HOT and once he gets his act together he is irresistible!! Sexy baseball player and from my neck of the woods in New York State!! I had doubts about him, but he redeemed himself beyond my wildest dreams.
Hot sexiness as always with a CD Reiss story. Nuclear melt down... as I said it was hot and they hadn't even done the deed yet!! Once they do my dirty talking baseball man gets even hotter.
We got baseball too and how the superstitions and anxiety that a player has to go through. The superstitions will get you and they almost got Dash, but with a little help from Vivian....
GREAT READ!! READ IT!!! you won't have any reader remorse. I almost want to read it again slower...
Bear the Heat (Fire Bears, #3)
Bear the Heat (Fire Bears, #3)
By T.S. Joyce
SUMMARY
Cora Wright is walking a fine line between standing up for what’s right, and keeping her job secure. As a local news reporter, her need to defend the Breck Crew of newly outed bear shifters risks everything she loves about her life. But when she meets Boone Keller, tatted up bad boy bear shifter, her world tilts dangerously on its axis. And the more he lets her into his secret life, the harder she falls for a man she isn’t supposed to love.
If Boone wants to keep the fiery news reporter he’s been secretly coveting safe, the friend-zone is where she’ll have to stay. He’s been doing a bang-up job of avoiding the woman who has been publicly rallying for his crew, but a chance meeting with Cora is killing his reserve. And when she shuts down his attempt to push her away, he’ll have to decide whether to draw her in close to protect her from his secrets, or cut her loose to save her life.
REVIEW
Great end to the series. I again express my surprise on how much I liked the story as I read too many shifter books and get bored.
Sweet story. This one was a tad more instant love, but that's ok it was still good. Cora is a beautiful person inside and out. They way she looks at things and helped the family was touching and beautiful. Loved her!
Boone was interesting and has a great deal trapped inside him. We got the I am nor good enough for you speal that we got from the others, but he is a sweet sexy guy.
Great read, great series.
By T.S. Joyce
SUMMARY
Cora Wright is walking a fine line between standing up for what’s right, and keeping her job secure. As a local news reporter, her need to defend the Breck Crew of newly outed bear shifters risks everything she loves about her life. But when she meets Boone Keller, tatted up bad boy bear shifter, her world tilts dangerously on its axis. And the more he lets her into his secret life, the harder she falls for a man she isn’t supposed to love.
If Boone wants to keep the fiery news reporter he’s been secretly coveting safe, the friend-zone is where she’ll have to stay. He’s been doing a bang-up job of avoiding the woman who has been publicly rallying for his crew, but a chance meeting with Cora is killing his reserve. And when she shuts down his attempt to push her away, he’ll have to decide whether to draw her in close to protect her from his secrets, or cut her loose to save her life.
REVIEW
Great end to the series. I again express my surprise on how much I liked the story as I read too many shifter books and get bored.
Sweet story. This one was a tad more instant love, but that's ok it was still good. Cora is a beautiful person inside and out. They way she looks at things and helped the family was touching and beautiful. Loved her!
Boone was interesting and has a great deal trapped inside him. We got the I am nor good enough for you speal that we got from the others, but he is a sweet sexy guy.
Great read, great series.
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