Apr 12

Stuck Up Suit by Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland Review

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5 Smooches

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Synopsis

From the New York Times Bestselling authors of Cocky Bastard, comes a sexy new standalone novel.

It started out like any other morning on the train.

Until I became mesmerized by the guy sitting across the aisle.

He was barking at someone on his phone like he ruled the world.

Who did the stuck-up suit think he was…God?

Actually, he looked like a God. That was about it.

When his stop came, he got up suddenly and left. So suddenly, he dropped his phone on the way out.

I might have picked it up.

I might have gone through all of his photos and called some of the numbers.

I might have held onto the mystery man’s phone for days—until I finally conjured up the courage to return it.

When I traipsed my ass across town to his fancy company, he refused to see me.

So, I left the phone on the empty desk outside the arrogant jerk’s office.

I might have also left behind a dirty picture on it first though.

I didn’t expect him to text back.

I didn’t expect our exchanges to be hot as hell.

I didn’t expect to fall for him—all before we even met.

The two of us couldn’t have been any more different.

Yet, you know what they say about opposites.

When we finally came face to face, we found out opposites sometimes do more than attract—we consumed each other.

Nothing could have prepared me for the ride he took me on.  And I certainly wasn’t prepared for where I’d wind up when the ride was over.

All good things must come to an end, right?

Except our ending was one I didn’t see coming.

Review

“Soraya Venedetta was a little devil.”

Stuck Up Suit is the second book by Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland and I for one LOVED it! Perfect mix of humor and angst with a strong heroine to boot. I was hooked from the very beginning.

“You have to know how dangerous I am when  I want something. I will stop at nothing to get it. And there’s nothing more that I want right now than you.”

So, I don’t know about you but I am a super big sucker for texting in books. Witty, sexy or serious I love them all and Stuck Up Suit has them all. The whole premise of the book is that this sexy suited man catches her attention on the train while he is yelling over the phone to an employee. Too wrapped up in his own world not notice anything he leaves but doesn’t even notice that he drops his phone. Soraya grabs it with the intention of returning it to the rude but gorgeous man. But there is no harm in holding onto it and maybe snooping just a bit right? So now she is way intrigued into his man but when she shows up to his office to return the phone he won’t even see her. RUDE. So she leaves the phone but texts it with a little note letting him know how she feels. But then  . . . HE TEXTS BACK!!!!! OMG RIGHT!

“You want to fight with me?”

“I find it turns me on.”

This book simply had so many great things going on that I can’t see anyone not loving it. Graham is a bit crazy and alpha but Soraya can totally handle his over the top tendencies. While there is an insta-lust element they really take the time to flirtatiously get to know each other before jumping straight to the sexy times. Then there is the plot twist surprise that will hook you and make it thoroughly impossible to put the book down. A complete win for me.

‘No man had ever looked at me like that during sex. He was fucking me, body and soul, and I just knew that this was going to ruin me forever.’

For me personally I enjoyed the first collaboration of these two authors, Cocky Bastard, it was fun and surprising and as much as I enjoyed it Stuck Up Suit blew it out of the water. Between the super fun texting element and her work helping out on the advice column, Ask Ida, the story hit all my happy points and was so much more than I could have expected. Can’t wait to see what else these two deliver next.

~miranda

Apr 12

Saving Kendrix by Elle Christensen Blog Tour

Title: Saving Kendrix (The Fae Guard #5)
Author: Elle Christensen
Release Date: March 23, 2016
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Alysia

I’ve lived in shadows all of my life

Feeling empty, but never knowing what I was truly missing

I’ve been taught to hide my talents and be invisible

Until Kendrix walks into my life and sees me. All of me.

I know he is my destiny, but he is holding himself back

There is something he isn’t telling me

I’m afraid when the truth comes out, it will tear us apart

Kendrix

I made a choice to give up my soul and forever alter my destiny

I embraced abilities that I’d kept hidden

But they don’t make up for what I’ve lost

It seems a cruel trick of Fate that I finally met the one who was meant to be mine

And yet, I can never have her

My job is to deceive Alysia and ultimately, to give her up

But the darkness calls to me

Tempting me to hide in the shadows with her forever

Check out our 5 smooches review HERE.

 

I’m a lover of all things books, a hopeless romantic, and have always had a passion for writing. Between being a sappy romantic, my love of an HEA, my crazy imagination, and ok, let’s be real, my dirty mind, I fell easily into writing romance. 

 

I’m a huge baseball fan and yet, a complete girly, girl. I’m an obsessive reader and have a slight (hahaha! Slight? Yeah, right) addiction to signed books. 

 

I’m married to my very own book boyfriend, an alpha male with a sexy, sweet side. He is the best inspiration, my biggest supporter and the love of my life. He is also incredibly patient and understanding about the fact that he has to fight the voices in my head for my attention. 

 

I hope you enjoy reading my books as much as I enjoyed writing them!

 

 

Apr 12

Saving Kendrix by Elle Christensen Review

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5 Smooches!

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Synopsis

Alysia

I’ve lived in shadows all of my life
Feeling empty, but never knowing what I was truly missing
I’ve been taught to hide my talents and be invisible
Until Kendrix walks into my life and sees me. All of me.
I know he is my destiny, but he is holding himself back
There is something he isn’t telling me
I’m afraid when the truth comes out, it will tear us apart

Kendrix

I made a choice to give up my soul and forever alter my destiny
I embraced abilities that I’d kept hidden
But they don’t make up for what I’ve lost
It seems a cruel trick of Fate that I finally met the one who was meant to be mine
And yet, I can never have her
My job is to deceive Alysia and ultimately, to give her up
But the darkness calls to me
Tempting me to hide in the shadows with her forever

REVIEW

Kendrix has fallen….fallen for a mission and to find another fallen fae, Alysia. But when he finds her all is not as it seems and things are about to get even more complicated than they already are!

“Where I stand, at this moment, is one circle of Hell. But, it is cold and dark, filled with misery at knowing what I’ve left behind and what is stretched before me. I do my best not to dwell on what was because there is no greater pain than remembering times of love and joy when they are forever out of your reach.”

Kendrix’s story has finally arrived. We have all been waiting for his book especially after the cliffhanger we were left with in the last book. This was by far, the most emotional of the series so far and the most stressful!! So much turmoil, so much drama and so much heart ache. We are thrown for a loop and everything we thought we knew about the light and dark Fae is about to be completely turned on its head.

“That’s just it,” Fate argues, “Even now, you are holding onto what’s left of your soul with a death grip, keeping the shadows from overtaking you long enough to give her everything you have left.”

Kendrix is fierce, silent, broody and a loner. But he also the strongest protector and would do absolutely anything for the ones he loves, even if that means sacrificing his happiness.

“I can only try my best not to succumb fully to evil. But, if I’m bound to live in darkness forever, is there really any other choice?”

Alysia made my heart break. She was so strong and she wouldn’t let anything break her…..and she’s had plenty of moments in her life where others may have crumbled.

“Baby, you can deny it all you want, but you belong to me, and the sooner you accept this, the better we’ll both be.”

Don’t try and bother finding out where the story is going. As soon as you think you have it figured out, the twists and turns will make you questions everything you thought! It kept you hooked right until the very last page  and I was honestly holding my breath till the very end praying they would get their HEA.

Bethany

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Apr 12

The Way Home by Linda Oaks Release Blitz with Excerpt and Giveaway

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Title: The Way Home

Author: Linda Oaks

Series: The Chasing Series

Genre: New Adult

Publisher: Blue Tulip Publishing

 

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“Not everyone you love is going to leave you…but what if they do?”

For Nate Lucas, this was his reality.

When he lost her, he was left with no choice. Life was impossible in Crawley without her. He couldn’t live with all of the memories or her ghost.

He vowed to never return again.

It was business that brought him back and the chance to right a wrong, but then she needed him; his best friend’s little sister. Her life and her child’s were in danger.

It was an arrangement until it became more.

He vowed to never love again; to never allow the past a chance to repeat itself, but sometimes you’re left with no choice.

When the walls around your heart are finally breached, do you run and save yourself or stay and fight for the chance to love again?

When you lose your way, how do you find the way home?

**The Way Home is an Interconnected Standalone in The Chasing Series. Each book features a different couple.**

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“You didn’t get too hot, did you?” she asked, her expression filled with concern.

“Nah, I’m fine,” I muttered, scratching my beard. I turned away and slammed the car’s hood down, and then I took a deep breath to try to gain control of myself.

I would not touch her.

I would not.

A soft hand landed on my shoulder at the same time a splatter of rain loudly plopped against the car’s hood. A few drops landed on my skin. It was cold, but I could have sworn I heard them sizzle since her touch had set me on fire. Need coursed through my body overriding my senses. Overhead, the clouds were heavy and dark. In the air there was the overwhelming scent of rain mixed with the sweet scent of the woman standing behind me.

I couldn’t fucking take it.

Pushed beyond my control, I spun around to face her. For the rest of my life whenever I smelled the scent of honeysuckle, I would always think of her. When her pink tongue darted out to briefly skim her lower lip, I lost all train of thought. She was teasing me. My body automatically gravitated to hers. Sultry eyes full of want stared back at me with a heat that matched my own. I reached out a hand and cupped her jaw, then slid my hand along her neck where I was able to tangle my fingers in her thick hair in order to draw her closer. My other arm encircled her waist, and I pulled her flush against me. All of that softness and those curves melding into mine turned my brain to mush.

She felt like fucking heaven and the answer to all of my prayers.

“Nate,” she whispered, and the tortured sound of my name slipping past her lips was downright unbearable.

Somewhere in the back of my mind, there was a split second where sanity tried to return. Maybe, I should let her go. The sky chose that exact moment to open up. A torrent of summer rain washed all of that damn nonsense straight from my head. My lips crashed down onto hers, sinking into all of that sweetness. I devoured her whole. Never had anything tasted as good as the woman in my arms. She was fucking addictive.

 

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Linda Oaks has always had a passion for books. At the age of five, she was a book of the month club member. Her love for books eventually led her to a love of writing. She resides in Eastern Kentucky with her husband, two children, three dogs and a pet rabbit named Dozer. She can be found on Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, Wattpad and Instagram. She can be also be reached by mail at authorlindaoaks@gmail.com. She loves connecting with her readers.

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Apr 12

The Way Home by Linda Oaks Review

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5 Smooches!

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Synopsis

“Not everyone you love is going to leave you…but what if they do?”

For Nate Lucas, this was his reality.

When he lost her, he was left with no choice. Life was impossible in Crawley without her. He couldn’t live with all of the memories or her ghost.

He vowed to never return again.

It was business that brought him back and the chance to right a wrong, but then she needed him; his best friend’s little sister. Her life and her child’s were in danger. It was an arrangement until it became more.

He vowed to never love again; to never allow the past a chance to repeat itself, but sometimes you’re left with no choice.

​When the walls around your heart are finally breached, do you run and save yourself or stay and fight for the chance to love again?

​When you lose your way, how do you find the way home?

Review

When Nate returns home after leaving it all behind when the love of his life died he thought he would just exist there and nothing more. But he wasn’t counting on his old best friend sister to come walking into his life. Now not only is he imagining Miley in all sort of fantasies, he must now protect her and her young daughter Sierra from a very dangerous man. Throw in old family feuds, reunions and drama caused by jealously; Nate will realise he will feel more alive back home than he has ever been.

 “After losing Natalie, there had been no light in my life. She’d been my reason to breathe, to smile; the first thought I woke to each morning and the last at night when I closed my eyes. When she left me, my world grew dark.”

Loved, loved, loved this story!! It was just perfect! Such beautiful, brave, strong and loveable lead characters and such a thrilling plot line. I was hooked from the very first page thanks to Linda’s captivating writing style and those books didn’t loosen one bit throughout the story.

“Hurt shone brightly from her blue eyes. It was tragic, but she was still so fucking beautiful that the sight of her stole the breath from my lungs. For a moment, I wished I could chase away all of those dark shadows lurking within her eyes.”

Nate was a wonderful male lead and has earned a place in one of my all time favourites. He has so much courage, strength and bravery and although his appearance might come across as big and rough, you could tell straight away that he would protect those that needed it and would love unconditionally if he would just open himself up to that love. The way he looked after Miley and Sierra literally made me heart sigh!

“I didn’t deserve her. I didn’t deserve anyone; not her, and definitely not Sierra. They would both be better off without me.”

Miley and Sierra were also wonderful characters. Miley was determined to stand on her own two feet and do whatever was best for her little girl. She had been through so much but she didn’t let it beat her down and instead remained standing tall. Her love for her daughter was beautiful and the way she wanted to look out for Nate was admirable. Sierra was the cutest little girl and even had me wrapped around her finger!

“She felt like fucking heaven and the answer to all of my prayers.”

The writing was so captivating. It just flowed flawlessly and the plot had everything I could ask for; romance, suspense, laughter and drama. It was a story of love and forgiveness, of letting go and moving on. But it also had some great twists and a lot of suspense which has me gripping my kindle tightly. I loved the back stories of Nate’s family and finding out what had happened with Miley and her family. And I loved the light heartedness that was woven throughout this story which stopped it from being too heavy. It was just the perfect mixture which helped create one of my favourite reads this year!

~BETHANY

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Apr 11

Speaking Greek by Selena Laurence Review

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3.5 Smooches

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Synopsis

From a USA TODAY Bestselling Author.

A Greek Billionaire and his student intern.

Tess Richardson is from a family that’s all about the law. She follows the rules, and works hard for everything she has. When she gets accepted to junior year abroad and an internship at an International shipping company, she knows that doing things the right way has paid off. Then she meets Nico Stephanos and all the rules fly out the window.

Nico has always been the golden boy. Handsome, smart, and the son of a Greek billionaire, he gets what he wants, when he wants it. With a father as rich and powerful as his, he’s got the world by the balls—until the day the woman he’s falling for becomes his family’s greatest enemy. Now Nico is faced with a choice—the life he knows, or the girl he thinks he loves.

Review

“Words seem to be escaping me. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more perfect looking guy. Ever.”

Tess Richardson, a college student pursuing her degree in forensic accounting, is heading to Greece to study for a year there at the American university while working an internship in the finance department of Stephanos Shipping. The daughter of a cop and a district attorney and the sister of an FBI agent, Tess has a finely honed sense of right and wrong and a very healthy respect for rules. But even her rules won’t protect her heart when she slams into Niko Stephanos.

“My entire life has been mapped out for me since the day I was born, but I’m not sure it’s the life I actually want.”

Niko Stephanos is the heir to the Stephanos Shipping fortune. Not only will he head up the company that is his family’s legacy, he will eventually head up the family, and with these roles, come responsibilities and obligations that he’s not so sure he wants. Something is missing from his life, and he had no idea what it was until a tiny, mouthy American girl slams into him one day, lecturing him on the importance of following the rules.

“As much as I want Tess Richardson, I need her more. I need her to teach me how to be a better man. I need her to be my friend.”

Niko is completely taken by Tess, he’s never met anyone like her. Firstly, she doesn’t cow to him or his whims, and she’s so confident in her convictions, so sure of their importance. Add that to the fact that’s she wrapped up in a tiny, but beautiful package, and she’s the prize he can’t help but want. He begins to pursue her aggressively, but while Tess is undoubtedly attracted to the gorgeous billionaire, she can’t help but see the warning signs going up – he’s her boss, and a relationship between them would be breaking the rules. Cornering her on a night when they’d both been drinking, Niko pushes Tess hard for more, and her reaction surprises him. It’s then that he takes a good, long look at himself, and he doesn’t like what he sees. He calls her into his office at work, and he proposes a special project to Tess: she’ll be his friend, and she’ll teach him what it means to be a regular, normal guy.

“She might be the only real and true thing in my world right now.”

As they spend more and more time together, they can’t help but fall hard for each other, and they inevitably give in to their attraction. This is no fling, though, these two are falling in love. Meanwhile, Niko’s relationship with his cousin, Christos, his deftheri, or right-hand man, is becoming more and more strained and Niko doesn’t understand why.

“I would do anything for you, break any rule. Please don’t lead me into something that ruins me.”

He starts noticing some things at work that aren’t quite right, though, and as he begins to look into them, his suspicions grow. Then Christos is attacked, and Niko overhears a conversation that changes everything. At the same time, Tess, who has been pulled off of some projects by Christos, stumbles across her own inconsistencies. It all explodes when Christos is attacked again. As the Stephanos empire crumbles, will Niko ever learn the truth? Will he lose Tess because of all of this? Will Tess turn on Niko and his family or could she be his savior?

“I’ll always want you… No matter what. You’re my one…”

This was the first book I’ve read from Selena Laurence. It was a cute, sweet, light story. The romance was a bit lacking, though. There were some sexy moments, but I never really felt the burning, all encompassing attraction between Tess and Niko that was portrayed. There weren’t any epic, heart-racing, swoon-worthy moments where I could feel what the author was telling me was there. The romance between Niko and Tess played a secondary role to the suspense portion of the story, and that was what kept me turning the pages.

I do wish that both the romance and the suspense plots were better developed. There were a lot of places where this story just dragged on with scenes that were unnecessary and did nothing to further either plots, and I fought not to skim in those parts. I think had there been more scenes showing us Tess and Niko falling in love, along with more scenes that delved deeper into the unfolding of the suspense plot, I’d have felt differently about this book. There was no real lead up to the big reveal of the criminal portion of the story, it just kind of exploded out of the blue with little more than a cursory explanation of what happened. There was also a six-month lapse in time between them seeing each other again; a few scenes there showing them pining for each other or working towards one another would have made their undying love declarations more believable for me.  3.5 smooches from me.

~ Danielle Palumbo

 

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Apr 11

Retribution by Natasha Knight Review

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5 Smooches!

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Synopsis

Adam

Payback’s a bitch — or it would be for Elle.

Fifteen years ago, my sister was kidnapped. For months, she’d endured hell. Somehow, she’d survived it. Someway, she’d escaped her captors. But it hadn’t mattered. In fact, it had been like losing her twice, because six weeks after she came home, she was dead, and the man responsible was alive and well, oblivious to her fate, ignorant to what he had coming.

Fifteen years I’d been waiting for this moment, all that time, planning, preparing, readying to put things into motion. To finally make the SOB pay for what he’d done.

Killing him was too easy. Too quick. No. There was a much better way to exact revenge.

Take what he loved best.

Break it.

Break her.

I just didn’t realize that in the process of destroying the girl, I’d destroy myself.

Elle

“I only want your pain.”

I hadn’t understood what those words meant, not really. Not until he made me understand.

I noticed Adam the very first day he moved into my building. He was a badass on a bike in a thousand-dollar suit. When he looked at me, it was with a hunger just this side of obscene.

Our meetings were strange, accidental. Too coincidental. There was something about Adam. Something I couldn’t put my finger on.

Something I couldn’t resist.

He told me I didn’t know him. He warned me to run as far from him as I could. He was moody. Dark. I’d found it romantic. I didn’t know, and I wouldn’t realize until it was too late that he’d meant for me to heed his warnings. That some part of him had hoped I would run, that I would escape him.

For too many years, vengeance had fueled him. It had taught him hate. The object of that hate? My father. And me? I was the means to my father’s end. Adam would destroy my father by destroying me.

I accused him of being a monster, of being no different than those who took his sister, but even in the harshest moments, all I could see in his eyes was pain. And like a fool, all I wanted was to touch that darkness.

To make it light.

Retribution is a full-length, complete Dark Romantic Suspense novel. No Cliffhanger. Intended for mature readers. Contains BDSM content.

Review

“…I’d steal her life, just like they’d stolen mine.”

Adam Smith was a man with a plan – an evil, horrific plan of vengeance, of retribution.  He’s spent the last fifteen years plotting, planning and preparing for this moment. He will make them suffer as he and his family have suffered. He’s ready, he’s thought this through. He knows what he’s doing, what he has to do. He’s ready for anything and everything…or so he thinks.

“Turning a blind eye does not absolve you. It makes you an accomplice.”

Elle Vega was raised in opulent wealth by her father and nannies following the death of her mother when she was a baby. She never wanted for anything, never needed anything and never really allowed herself to fully consider where the money was coming from. But was it because she was the greedy, spoiled girl Adam had assumed she would be? Or did the love she had for her father stop her from digging deeper? After all, if she didn’t know, she wouldn’t have to acknowledge the awful truth about the kind and loving father she so adored.

“…sometimes, when evil kept winning, good had to resort to any means necessary to get the upper hand.”

Adam seizes a chance opportunity to set his plan in motion. He meets Elle when he comes to her rescue. He seduces her, he befriends her, he takes her on a date. He kidnaps her. With Elle as his captive, he begins to carry out his plans, all the while losing parts of himself he didn’t expect to lose, feeling things he didn’t expect to feel and questioning his purpose and the consequences of his actions every step of the way. When it came down to it, to that moment of truth, the point of no return, would Adam be able to go through with the final piece of his plan? Or would Elle’s humanity reach out to him?

“…he couldn’t have known it would break him while he broke me.”

He believes he’s a monster; she sees the good in him. He questions who he’s become; she knows exactly who he is. He wanted her pain; she can’t turn away from his. In his darkest moments, Elle sees his light. Who, exactly, will wind up broken in the end? And who will emerge from all this pain reborn?

“I set out to destroy you, but in the end, it destroyed me.”

You know how people say that a book had them ‘on the edge of their seat?’ Yeah, this book didn’t do that for me; no, it had me up and out of my seat, pacing at 1:00 AM and cursing loudly throughout the first third of it. I was shocked, I was unsettled, nervous, and, most surprisingly, I was angry, so freaking angry. But much to my surprise, my ire was aimed not at Adam, but at Elle! I know, I know, she was the victim here! But despite that fact, I couldn’t help it. She made me absolutely furious in parts, like groaning out loud and expletive-filled ranting mad. And yet, in other parts, the very things that made Elle so special – her compassion, her insightfulness and her amazing ability to see through the evil to the good in people and love them despite it – had me both adoring her and loathing her, sometimes within the same scene. Such a baffling contradiction of feelings, they literally churned through me in a confusing, schizophrenic battle where neither was ever really the overwhelming victor. I just had to accept that I both loved and despised this character equally.

Of course, while reading the book I, at least, had the benefit of Adam’s inner dialogue, which gave insight to the reader of his turmoil and conflict and was one of the key essential elements in this character’s development. But, Elle didn’t have that; she only had the amazing capacity to see the good within him in spite of the evil of his actions. I found it very unsettling just how much I empathized with and even liked the villain of the story, Adam. I was sympathetic to his reasons, even if I didn’t care for his methods. And that fact – that I preferred the villain to the victim – was what left me feeling so unsettled after reading this book. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing! This book caused me to feel so deeply, so vividly, so explicitly and that is a testament to just how well written it was!

I’m not the type of reader who can just pick up dark erotica any old time, plop myself down on the first cozy surface and read it. It’s the type of thing I need to prepare myself to read. It’s not that I don’t like dark erotica – I do – but it’s that I need to be in the right headspace to accept what’s going on, to be able to wrap my head around it and then to shake it off when I’m done. I’m still shaking this book off as I write this review, well over twenty-four hours after I’ve finished it, and I suspect that it’ll be staying with me for a while. But this was what was assigned to me, so prepared or not, I went in, apprehensive as hell, but ever the good little Red Cheeks Reads reviewer, I did it. And now having finished it, I can honestly say that I’m glad I did. I can’t say that I “enjoyed” this book–it’s not the kind of book you enjoy. I did appreciate the experience, and that’s what well-written dark erotica is: an experience. This book the pulled me in, doused me with terror, immersed in anger and feeling the desperation and the heartbreak of the characters and their plights. I had to be ripped to shreds before I could be set free to heal. This book definitely got a reaction out of me. It had my heart pounding, it gave me goose bumps, it got me out of my seat and pacing, Kindle in hand, as I read it.

If a dark romantic/psychological thriller is not your thing, this book probably won’t be for you. But if those feelings, that kind of literary experience is your thing, I’d absolutely recommend this one. It was incredibly well written and richly developed, with obviously relatable characters, and it was full of that delicious shock and awe and those hair-raising twists and turns that this genre is renowned for. If you can handle being angry, if you can take being a bit disturbed, and if you don’t mind a little pain with your pleasure, then you’ll be thrilled with Natasha Knight’s Retribution. Who knows, maybe it’ll even get you up and out of your seat, too. 5 smooches from me!

~ Danielle Palumbo

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Apr 11

Stuck Up Suit by Penelope Ward and Vi Keeland Release Blitz

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Blurb

It started out like any other morning on the train.

Until I became mesmerized by the guy sitting across the aisle.

He was barking at someone on his phone like he ruled the world.

Who did the stuck-up suit think he was…God?

Actually, he looked like a God. That was about it.

When his stop came, he got up suddenly and left.  So suddenly, he dropped his phone on the way out.

I might have picked it up.

I might have gone through all of his photos and called some of the numbers.

I might have held onto the mystery man’s phone for days—until I finally conjured up the courage to return it.

When I traipsed my ass across town to his fancy company, he refused to see me.

So, I left the phone on the empty desk outside the arrogant jerk’s office.

I might have also left behind a dirty picture on it first though.

I didn’t expect him to text back.

I didn’t expect our exchanges to be hot as hell.

I didn’t expect to fall for him—all before we even met.

The two of us couldn’t have been any more different.

Yet, you know what they say about opposites.

When we finally came face to face, we found out opposites sometimes do more than attract—we consumed each other.

Nothing could have prepared me for the ride he took me on. And I certainly wasn’t prepared for where I’d wind up when the ride was over.

All good things must come to an end, right?

Except our ending was one I didn’t see coming.

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Excerpt

Graham: What are you wearing, Soraya?

Soraya: Are you serious right now?

Graham: You ruined my day. You owe me.

Soraya: I don’t owe you anything, you fucking perv.

Graham: This from the woman who sent me a shot of her cleavage. Nice tits, by the way. They’re so big, at first, I thought it was a picture of an ass.

Soraya: You’re the ass.

Graham: Show me your face.

Soraya: Why?

Graham: Because I want to see if it matches your personality.

Soraya: Which would mean what?

Graham: Well, that wouldn’t bode well for you.

Soraya: You won’t ever see my face.

Graham: Probably better off.  So, give me a hint about what you’re wearing.

Soraya: It’s red.

Graham: So you haven’t changed out of that dress?

Soraya: No, I’m naked with dye dripping down my body and my tongue is throbbing thanks to you.

That was an odd thing to say.

Graham: That’s an interesting visual.

Soraya: You are seriously crazy, dude.

Graham: I AM a little crazy, actually. I probably need my head checked because I’ve been fantasizing about a headless person all day.

Soraya: Well, the naked pic ain’t gonna happen.

Graham: How about I go first?

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Other books from Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward

Cocky Bastard

Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1DW9XpB

Amazon UK:  http://amzn.to/1WwPzkC

iBooks: http://apple.co/1J7vbN0

Kobo: http://bit.ly/1UxCSUO

B&N: http://bit.ly/1EjxNpY

 

Meet Penelope Ward

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Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Penelope lives for reading books in the new adult/contemporary romance genre, coffee and hanging out with her friends and family on weekends. She is the proud mother of a beautiful 11-year-old girl with autism (the inspiration for the character Callie in Gemini) and a 9-year-old boy, both of whom are the lights of her life. Penelope, her husband and kids reside in Rhode Island. She is the author of RoomHate, which hit #2 on the New York Times Bestseller list and #1 on the Wall Street Journal Bestseller list. Her novel, Stepbrother Dearest, also spent four consecutive weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list. Other works include the New York Times bestseller Cocky Bastard (co-written with Vi Keeland), Sins of Sevin, My Skylar, Jake Undone, Jake Understood and Gemini.

Stalk Her: Facebook | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest | Goodreads | Private Fan Group

Other books from Penelope Ward

RoomHate

Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1WmdZLK

Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1PysqdM

iBooks: http://apple.co/1PgsvE7

Kobo: http://bit.ly/1POvSnW

Nook: http://bit.ly/1PLGnSL

Sins of Sevin

Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1Qryeok

Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1YrHjDx

iBooks: http://apple.co/1K8mzGg

B&N: http://bit.ly/1hTKAKE

kobo: http://bit.ly/1OaGY3D

Stepbrother Dearest

Amazon  http://amzn.to/1mFNMeg

B&N: http://bit.ly/1taMFjG

iBooks: http://bit.ly/YER0mT

kobo: http://bit.ly/1fJaaBs

Gemini

Amazon: http://amzn.to/1vgk1SE

B&N: http://bit.ly/1KfmLHD

iBooks: http://apple.co/1QTaONj

kobo: http://bit.ly/1BGJ2wu

Jake Undone (Jake #1)

Amazon: http://amzn.to/1dJrHBC

B&N: http://bit.ly/1obAwJ6

iBooks: http://apple.co/1fJayQ8

kobo: http://bit.ly/1SPKl0M

My Skylar

Amazon: http://amzn.to/1obOG2F

B&N: http://bit.ly/SLO1qi

iBooks: http://bit.ly/SLNOTR

kobo: http://bit.ly/1kNrtAB

Jake Understood (Jake #2)

Amazon: http://amzn.to/1GFdves

B&N: http://bit.ly/1FwJC0z

iBooks: http://apple.co/1DQQwgC

kobo: http://bit.ly/1LQ7Fvk

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Meet Vi Keeland

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Vi Keeland is a native New Yorker with three children that occupy most of her free time, which she complains about often, but wouldn’t change for the world. She is an attorney and a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, & USA Today Bestselling author. Over the last three years, ten of her titles have appeared on the USA Today Bestseller lists and three on the New York Times Bestseller lists.

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Additional Books by Vi Keeland

Life on Stage series (2 standalone books)

Beat

Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1MWanfu

Amazon UK:  http://amzn.to/1fczMX5

iBooks: http://apple.co/1DnI6f6

Kobo:  http://bit.ly/1aqrmbS

B&N:  http://bit.ly/1O1Ah0q

Throb

Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1BgqIUD

Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1CsRg9d

Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/1zk882K

iBooks: http://bit.ly/1x5c3P8

Kobo:  http://bit.ly/1slglLN

MMA Fighter series (3 standalone books)

Worth the Fight (MMA Fighter Series, Book One)

Amazon: http://amzn.to/1xC6epE

Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/1alpVES

Kobo: http://bit.ly/1dbzZ8R

Smashwords – http://bit.ly/1is0zNX

iBooks: http://bit.ly/1co2ZpF

Worth The Chance (MMA Fighter Series, Book Two)

Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1xC71aa

B&N: http://bit.ly/1gwTyJw

iBooks:  http://bit.ly/1gHMCZg

Kobo:  http://bit.ly/1fqQcnj

Smashwords: http://bit.ly/NU2rCR

Worth Forgiving (MMA Fighter Series, Book Three)

Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1wbsJEK

B & N: http://bit.ly/1ljdVzb

iBooks:  http://bit.ly/XBTLFX

Kobo:  http://bit.ly/1kWP4ka

The Cole Series (2 book serial)

Belong to You (Cole Series, Book One)

Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1fr26W2

Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1KRsCVy

Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/belong-to-you-vi-keeland/1114962845

IBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/belong-to-you/id639401754

Kobo: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/belong-to-you

Made for You (Cole Series, Book Two)

Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1Mi0AzQ

Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1KRsdCx

Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/made-for-you-vi-keeland/1115883225

iBooks: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/made-for-you/id84550637

Kobo: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/belong-to-you

Standalone novels

The Baller

Amazon US: http://amzn.to/23atpbd

Amazon UK:  http://amzn.to/1ZwJnI4

iBooks: http://apple.co/1QM9TfP

B&N: http://bit.ly/1Yi2xmp

Kobo: http://bit.ly/1SEiOhC

Left Behind (A Young Adult Novel)

Amazon US:http://amzn.to/1G9HdDK

Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1Rmi3xp

First Thing I See

Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1fr3dF7

Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1RmihEP

Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/1JWFo21

Apr 11

The Summer Games by R.S. Grey Cover Reveal

Title: The Summer Games: Settling the Score
Author: R.S. Grey
Release Date: May 2, 2016
Find on Goodreads
As an Olympic rookie, Andie Foster has spent far more time in her cleats than between the sheets. For 21 years, her Fridaynights have consisted of blocking shots rather than taking them. But now that she’s landed in Rio, she’s ready to see for herself if the rumors about the Olympic Village are true:
  • The athletes are all sex-crazed maniacs…
  • The committee passes out condoms like candy…
  • The games continue long after the medals have been handed out…As Andie walks the line between rumor and reality, she’s forced into the path of Frederick Archibald, a decorated Olympic swimmer and owner of a sexy British accent—too bad he’s unavailable in a way that “it’s complicated” doesn’t even begin to explain.
In other words: off limits.
It doesn’t matter that he has abs that could bring peace to the Middle East and a smile that makes even the Queen blush; Andie fully intends on keeping her focus on the soccer field. But the Village is small. Suffocating. Everywhere Andie goes, Freddie happens to be there—shirtless, wet from the pool, and determined to show her a whole new meaning of the phrase “international affairs”.

I am a lover of books, chocolate, reality TV, black labs, and cold weather. Seriously, if I had it my way, I would be curled up on the couch with all of those things… everyday.

 

I live in Texas where I spend my free time writing and reading. My favorite authors include Mindy Kaling & Jonathan Safran Foer. I’m a comedy geek and love all things “funny”. Women like Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, and Mindy Kaling are definitely the biggest inspirations for my writing, though I think my work tends to skew a bit smuttier than theirs.

 

Apr 11

Sex Addict by Ella Frank and Brooke Blaine Release Blitz

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Do you want to read something a little…naughty?

Sex Addict by Brooke Blaine and Ella Frank is NOW LIVE!

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ONLY $0.99!

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Blurb

Fantasies – we all have them.

For some it’s their dream job; others want the wedding, the 2.5 kids, the white picket fence.

My fantasies are a bit more…depraved.

Dark and sinful, they have destroyed relationships and my livelihood, yet I still submit to them like a slave.

Sex.

For most, it’s a natural expression of love, caring, or lust.

But there are those of us who can’t stop once we’ve had a taste.

Those of us who don’t want to.

And the shame of that never-ending cycle will eat us alive…

My name is Evan James, and I am a sex addict.

*Previously Published*

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Read Chapter One HERE:  http://bit.ly/23kNNJg

**Additional teasers attached to email.  Post at your own risk**

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Meet Brooke Blaine

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You could say Brooke Blaine was a book-a- holic from the time she knew how to read; she used to tell her mother that curling up with one at 4 a.m. before elementary school was her quiet time; Not much has changed except for the espresso I.V. pump she now carries around and the size of her onesie pajamas.

Brooke enjoys writing sassy contemporary romance, whether in the form of comedy, suspense, or erotica. The latter has scarred her conservative Southern family for life, bless their hearts.

If you’d like to get in touch with her, she’s easy to find – just keep an ear out for the Rick Astley ringtone that’s dominated her cell phone for ten years.

You can connect with Brooke here:

★ http://www.brookeblaine.com/

★ Facebook: www.facebook.com/BrookeBlaine.Writer

★ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrookeBlaine1

★ Instagram: www.instagram.com/brookeblaine1/

★ Amazon Author Page: http://amzn.to/1i2g15S

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If you’d like to be the FIRST to know about a new release, sale, giveaway, or upcoming signings & events, make sure to join Brooke’s newsletter: http://eepurl.com/brxPkP

Other Books by Brooke

LICKED (L.A. Liaisons Book 1)

Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1q4C7bJ

Amazon International: myBook.to/Licked

*Exclusively on Kindle Unlimited*

HOOKER (L.A. Liaisons Book 2)

Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1QKpkSA

Amazon International: myBook.to/Hooker

*Exclusively on Kindle Unlimited*

FLASH POINT

Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1q4Cl2q

Amazon International: myBook.to/FP

*Exclusively on Kindle Unlimited*

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Meet Ella Frank

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Ella Frank is the author of the #1 Bestselling Temptation series, including Try, Take, and Trust. Her Exquisite series has been praised as “scorching hot!” And “enticingly sexy!”

A life-long fan of the romance genre, Ella writes contemporary and erotic fiction and lives with her husband in Portland, OR.  You can reach her on the web at www.ellafrank.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ella.frank.author

Some of her favorite authors include Tiffany Reisz, Kresley Cole, Riley Hart, J.R.Ward, Erika Wilde, Gena Showalter, and Carly Philips.

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Other Books by Ella Frank

Sunset Cove Series

Finley #1- http://amzn.to/1MshEaY

Temptation Series

Try – http://amzn.to/1SndAIf

Take – http://amzn.to/1q8fxz9

Trust – http://amzn.to/1q8fymN

The Exquisite Series

Exquisite – http://amzn.to/22Dnwpm

Entice – http://amzn.to/1q8fNOI

Edible – http://amzn.to/1UQ73ta

Masters Among Monsters

Alasdair – http://amzn.to/1q8fRhs

Isadora – http://amzn.to/1RGmELp

Standalones

Blind Obsession – http://amzn.to/1UQ7544

Veiled Innocence – http://amzn.to/21MqYYZ