Tyler and Stella Review

(Tattoo Thief 2 )

by Heidi Joy Tretheway

5 smooches

Synopsis (taken from Amazon)

Stella Ramsey always says bad boys can’t break your heart. They don’t call, don’t cuddle and don’t send flowers–but what do you expect? No strings means no regrets.

When the biggest story of her fledgling music journalism career nearly ruins her relationship with her best friend, Stella has one chance to redeem herself. She promises the bassist for the rock band Tattoo Thief anything in exchange for behind-the-scenes access. But Tyler doesn’t want anything. He wants everything–and that’s more than Stella is prepared to give.

When Tyler’s explosive secret thrusts Stella into the media spotlight, she must choose between selling the story and telling the truth–and exposing the truth about herself.

Tyler & Stella is a sizzling story of lust, lies, and sacrifice, revealing how much love can forgive.

This book is recommended for mature readers–it contains steamy romance and feisty characters who use strong language.

My Review

Tyler and Stella is the follow up novel to Tattoo Thief. Although this is the second novel in the series it can be read as a standalone.  I really enjoyed the first book but I have to say that Tyler and Stella is even better. So many times second books in series do not live up the initial book, this is not one of those times! I sat down to read just a few chapters, then get some cleaning done around the house, next thing I knew it was several hours later and I had a finished book and a messy house. I could not put this book down!

This book starts with Stella’s betrayal of her best friend Beryl(girlfriend of  Tattoo Thief lead singer Gavin) At a band gathering that Gavin has invited Stella to (in order to beg Beryl’s forgiveness) Stella meets lead guitarist Tyler. She is instantly attracted to him and he her but he is nothing but a gentleman to her and even offers to help her out with a story.

Stella is a music reporter for the Indie Daily News and is stuck reporting on no name bands. So when she shes an opportunity to exploit her best friend and get a good byline she takes it! When this book begins (and sometimes throughout) I didn’t like Stella much as a person. As a character I thought she was unique and different! Too often women in these books are portrayed as the “good ones” who make the right choices and the guys screw up! This book was different in the sense that both make some bad choices but it is Stella who you just want to yell at!

Now, during this book I do grow to love Stella more and more, but it is really about how much I grew to love Tyler and Stella together that makes this book special. I don’t have to love the person Stella to love how right she is for Tyler.

Tyler is definitely a swoon-worthy book boyfriend. When we meet Tyler is  coming to the rescue, making a tough moment light, and helping out Stella get some inside info into the band for an interview. He can be the sweetest man you have ever met but also a bit manipulative. He doesn’t always make the best decisions and at times you want to scream at him but page in and page out you love him.  The two of them have some serious relationship drama in their past that holds both of them back from falling full force, even though as the reader you can see from the first moment that they are meant to be with one another.

This book was not short on fun happy moments or on drama. The twist and turns kept me from being able to put the book down but it was the sweetness of them as a couple that kept me from caring if anything else got done that day!

Heidi Joy Tretheway wrote a great book that was easy to read, funny, sexy, and with a awesome story to boot. I am a sucker for a rock star romance and this book did not let me down! Now I just have to pas the time until I can get book 3!

~Miranda

4 Smooches!

Synopsis

Next to Forever is the final book in the Never Letting Go series.

The past will always come back to haunt you and hidden truths are uncovered, as darkness looms over the lives of Erin and Connor on their journey to forever.

Filled with love and happiness, as well as a baby and a wedding on the way, Erin and Connor seem to have it all -until life throws them a twist.

As tragedy strikes, Erin and Connor have to make one of the toughest decisions in their lives.

Will they have their happily ever after or will they have to say goodbye forever?

Review

An emotional, tense and wonderful read about two people who’s love for each other comes off the pages and feels so real you can’t help but want the happily ever after these couples deserve.

Having not read the previous two books in this series I wasn’t sure what to expect but after hearing such great things I couldn’t wait to get started.

After the first few pages I could already tell how much Erin and Connor loved each other, it may seem unrealistic to some readers but to me it was nice to escape into a story where soul mates truly exist.

Their story starts and pretty quickly there is drama happening, then even more so, and then half way through the book I couldn’t stop turning the pages and feeling so tense wondering what was going to happen and praying everything would work out.

It is definitely an intense read with so much happening, it feels as though these characters will never stop going through so much.

Erin and Connor and Sophie and Adam were great characters. So full of love for each other and it truly felt like I was reading about such a close and devoted family. Even though this story focuses on Erin’s and Connor’s love story I enjoyed reading about Sophie and Connor as well and having them along for the emotional filled ride.

There was some repetitiveness within the story when it came to them talking about how they loved each other and wouldn’t leave and how Connor was constantly worrying. I understand why this was but felt like it didn’t need to be touched upon as much as it was.

The same with the sex scenes, with there not being enough diversity but that may just be me as I read a lot of erotica where the sex is obviously a lot more diverse. With this book they were definitely hot but I also have read better in other books. This didn’t detract from the story though and I still found this a thoroughly enjoyable read.

This was a beautiful love story with an intense story line that kept hold of me till the end. A beautiful epilogue to finish off was the perfect ending as well, especially after all the drama and hard times the characters went through.

                                                                                              Bethany

But it now!

Broken

by K. Webster

5 smooches

Broken is the debut novel by K.Webster and it is HOT! From the moment I started this book I did not want to put it down. The characters of Andi and Jackson are so deliriously sexy you can’t help but to root for them the whole way through! This book is full of fun, drama and super steamy!

This book is about how two people who are distancing themselves from even the remote possibility of love can change if the right person comes along!

Meet Andi

Andi is young and beautiful but her once sense of hope at a happily ever after has been lost. After she caught her fiance cheating, her whole outlook on love changed. After regaining control of her emotions, Andi decided never to let a man hurt her like that again. Now, Andi plays a game . . . the kind that keeps her heart safe but her needs met. Andi keeps men for one weekend, 3 days, of fun and excitement then she is done. She gets all the fun she wants with no commitment and no disappointment. Then Jackson happened . . .

Jackson is rich. successful, handsome and oozes sex! But, Jackson comes with his own personal relationship drama that has left him scared too. When he hears Andi offering her game up to a stranger in a bar he decided to play along. He is completely down for a weekend of fun with no emotional attachment at the end. The weekend started out super hot right from the start in the club office . . .

But it does not take long into their 3 days for you to be able to tell that what they are feeling is more than sex. When the weekend ends and they part ways you desperately want more for them. When life throws them back together can they get past their past baggage and work on their present?

This whole book had me enthralled. I loved watching these two characters develop both individually and together. The flashbacks from their darker days really helped shape the characters for me and gave me great insight into why they handled things the way that they did. I though that K. Webster did a phenomenal job at producing a strong debut and I cannot wait for the other two books in this series!

4 Smooches!

Synopsis

Andi Stone is a strong, smart and independent woman, thanks to the help of a famous boxing trainer, Mack, and his protégé, Shane, who have respectively been like a father and brother to her. But that wasn’t always the case. Andi never knew what a “normal” life was like. Having been raised in foster care from the age of six after the death of her parents, Andi became emancipated at 16 after an especially horrible incident forced her into a psychiatric hospital.

Luke Woods, the family black sheep and street-brawler, is determined to be a successful professional boxer despite his family’s protests. He needs Andi’s help to get there. The wedge between him and his family over his past relationship issues and career choices is not easily overcome. Luke must learn to face the past mistakes, fears and demons that constantly plague him.

Fireworks and passions quickly ignite between Andi and Luke in the midst of the chaos that surrounds and threatens them. She never revealed the secrets and lies that have plagued her, but when she publicly inherits her family fortune, the living, breathing past comes back to torment her and threaten all that she holds dear. For the first time in her life, Andi must learn to rely on someone else to love and protect her or risk losing the man she loves.

Sometimes love isn’t enough. Sometimes it’s all you need.

Review

Crazy Maybe was a great read. It is told in dual POV so you are able to get in

both H/h respective heads. Andi is tough and super spunky; while she spends

her days working at either the boxing gym or at a local youth centre, her

evenings are spent singing karaoke in front of all her friends at their favorite

club. Now this is no ordinary karaoke, I’m talking costumes and sets! Andi first

see’s Luke at the club when she is on stage and for these two it is definitely lust

at first sight! When they cross paths again at the boxing gym the sparks are

flying! But Luke is not a relationship guy and Andi doesn’t do one night stands

so they decide to be friends. This last for a while and really adds to the sexual

tension! When these two finally get together it is H-O-T!

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Both Andi and Luke have secrets and issues from their past however I

didn’t find this book to be overrun with relationship angst which was very

refreshing! I don’t want to give too much away but this book fairly long and jam packed

with loads of super-hot sex, very romantic love, emotional heartbreak and

page turning suspense!

 My Andi and Luke!

                                                                                            Dana

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