5 Smooches

Synopsis

A Harmony/Evolve Crossover Novella.

WARNING: If you didn’t put “hardcore M/F/M threesome with foul language” on your Christmas list- this book isn’t for you.

When Harmony’s resident bad boy Jax West and Evolve’s all-American
gentleman Zach Reece cross paths with Stormy, a raven haired beauty with a determined glint in her eye, anything is possible…

Even this.

Can be read as a stand alone.

Review

Confession time: I have not read the Evolve or Harmony series yet, but I have read almost everything that SE Hall and Angela Graham have written together. So coming from someone who is completely new to these two series I can say that this story can completely be read as a sexy, get the job done, novella.

“It’s Christmas, and I’ve been dutiful and nice all year. Show me naughty.”

A chance meeting of three strangers is the setting for a night of fiery passion. Jax, from the Harmony series, is exciting and aggressive and completely in charge. Oh my so HOT. Zach, from the Evolve series, is endearing and caring. Together they are the full package for a night that Stormy has always dreamed of.  One Naughty Night is a fast and extremely sexy read that will definitely leave you desperate to see more from these characters in the future.

I have no excuses other than a very busy blog schedule to why I have not read these two series yet. My co-blogger Amie has been hounding me for a long time to start and now her love of them along with how great this story was I am beyond eager to dive into them. Whether you are a lover of these two series or new to them like me this steamy read is one that will get you all kinds of worked up (in the best way possible.)

~miranda

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5 Smooches

Synopsis

Haunted by memories of her past, Amethyst Lakes left her home to come to Edenton. She was ready to start a new life on her own after being stalked relentlessly.

Hayden Hunter is too busy being Sheriff to take interest in a woman.

That is until his officer drags Amethyst into his life. For the first time he wants to protect and claim.

There’s instant attraction between the two, but Amethyst isn’t ready for anyone since she found out her ex killed himself after she sent him away for good.

Preston has always protected Amethyst, and when he finds out something of legend and nightmares is coming for her, he’ll do everything he can to keep her safe.

Amethyst is either the catalyst to bring nightmares fully into this realm, or the one to end them. Can she find the power to stop the darkness, or will she wind up its prey?

Pretty little nymph, suspicious but sexy earth fae, cocky mage, and a nightmare of old.

Review

I am completely taken with Brandy’s books and the dynamic characters and intensely complex worlds and dynamics she has created. I am lucky enough to be able to listen to this series since it enhances everyday chores and life taking me to new places and intense loves. Brandy’s books on audio never let me down and make putting the headphones away and paying attention to life an impossible task. Shadows Of The Past had this novice paranormal lover learning about new types of beings and the passionate ways they live and love.

Amethyst and Hayden’s story is one of hurt, pain, passion, love and power. The Fae are a new being for me and I have fallen deeply for them .  Amethyst is a nymph who refuses to use her powers for selfish wants. Stuck in a bad situation she runs to Edenton for a new start. When a bad situation becomes worse, the town sheriff, Hayden, is there to lend a helping hand.  When the Shadow Fae come to town causing havoc and leaving corpses in it’s wake everything becomes complicated. Even with trouble brewing Hayden and Amethyst cannot deny their pull towards each other and giving in is a given.

To make complicated matters even more complicated, Amethyst has always crushed on Preston but he has always denied his attraction to her citing her young age as a reason for pushing her away. Now, as years have passed Amethyst has matured and he starts to see his desire for her as something he cannot deny. Timing could not be worse and puts strains on their friendship. I desperately love Preston and hope that in future books we get to see him find peace and happiness.

Hayden and Amethyst have a intense dynamic and are so sexy together I cannot even begin to explain it all. Hayden’s desire for her has him doing things that he never thought he would do and even though he feels guilty he cannot force himself to stop. I cannot say how sexy (and trust me in no way creepy) he is. As a nymph, Amethyst, has always been in touch with her sexuality but the connection she has with Hayden takes that to a whole new level.

Brandy writes strong heroines to put up against alpha males like no one else. Her women do not need saving, they need a partner to help them save themselves. I love this concept. This does not stop her men from having all the sexy protective strong alpha qualities we have all come to love.

The others of Edenton is a sexy and action packed series full of worlds I never knew could exist. Every book I read in this series I love more than the last and that is saying a lot. Highly recommended you don’t want to miss these fast paced and sexy books.

~miranda

**can be read as a standalone but I do recommend at least reading the novelette, Shadows Fall featuring Amethyst and the circumstances bringing her to Edenton. Also, on the whole I personally recommend reading the entire series!

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5 Smooches

Synopsis

Armed with two years’ worth of savings and the need to experience life outside the bubble of her Oregon small town, twenty-five-year old Amber Welles is prepared for anything. Except dying in Dublin. Had it not been for the bravery of a stranger, she might have. But he takes off before she has the chance to offer her gratitude.

Twenty-four-year-old River Delaney is rattled. No one was supposed to get hurt. But then that American tourist showed up. He couldn’t let her die, but he also couldn’t risk being identified at the scene—so, he ran. Back to his everyday life of running his family’s pub. Only, everyday life is getting more and more complicated, thanks to his brother, Aengus, and his criminal associations. When the American girl tracks River down, he quickly realizes how much he likes her, how wrong she is for him. And how dangerous it is to have her around. Chasing her off would be the smart move.

Maybe it’s because he saved her life, or maybe it’s because he’s completely different from everything she’s left behind, but Amber finds herself chasing after River Delaney. Amber isn’t the kind of girl to chase after anyone.

And River isn’t the kind of guy she’d want to catch.

Review

“Nervous green eyes stare back at me from the other side of the tap. The moment they capture me, the moment I see that face, I know it’s her. Fuck. She found me.”

How does one write a review for a book that completely captivated her and stole her day away. I feel no matter how much I tell you I loved this book I will never be able to get across just how much. Full of passion, mystery, history and a romance like no other River and Amber’s story was fresh, unique and absolutely amazing. I knew the moment I opened the authors notes and saw a brief history on Ireland, the IRA and the tension between the country and England that I was in for a romance book so vastly different than I was used to and I could not have been more excited.

Amber is on a trip around the world, solo, and her second country on her stop is Ireland. She had no idea what to expect when she got there but almost dying on day one was not it.  A mysterious stranger saves her life then promptly runs away.  Determined to find the man and thank him she hunts the sexy bartender down and finds herself chasing after the man with secrets over and over again.

River leads a life so different than good girl, sheriffs daughter Amber, has ever known she has no idea how to fit into this dangerous and scary world. Constantly torn between what her head and upbringing tell her is right to do and what her heart yearns for her to do, she struggles with everything she has been taught to think.

I want desperately to go on and on about every plot point and surprise in this book but that would do you the reader a great injustice. There was literally nothing about this book that I didn’t adore. Have you ever read a book so beautifully descriptive that you felt like you were visiting that country and learning all about it along with the character. I am confident that KA Tucker has visited Ireland because that level of familiarity with the country and setting could have only come from some sort of first hand experience. I also deeply loved how she intertwined the tragic and beautiful history of Ireland into a deeply moving romance novel.

“This isn’t me. I know we’ve had an incredible connection but if I were back home, in my everyday life, this would never have happened. You and I would never have happened. Do you not see that?”

River and Amber’s deep attraction and pull towards each other is something both at times attempt to fight but neither can truly deny. Their pull towards each other is undeniable and something most of us can only ever hope to feel. Funny, sexy, action packed and so well written that I guarantee that if you pick up and start reading Chasing River it will be impossible to put this book down!

~miranda

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5 Smooches

Synopsis

Nothing is as unsettling as waking up in the hospital with no memory. Something about the gorgeous man sitting beside her bed seems familiar, making her feel things she doesn’t recognize. Larsen agrees to help her until she gains her memory back. What he doesn’t tell her is that he knows every piece of her life, even the parts she isn’t allowed to remember. His feelings grow at the same rate as the lies.

Can Kara accept the truth when her memories return? Will she still want Larsen when all is said and done?

Review

Rebecca Brooke has never let me down when I am looking for a book to get lost into and Twin Runes is no different. Sexy and dramatic the dynamic between Kara, Larson and Jakob kept me guessing till the end and had me completely enthralled. I am recently new paranormal reader and Twin Runes was the kind of book that both captivated me and kept me thinking the whole way through.

Karalynn wakes up in the hospital room with no memory of who she is and how she got there. Add to that the fact that there is an extremely sexy but strange man she has never met there watching over her. Larson is instantly protective over beautiful and innocent Kara. Him and his twin bother, Jakob take her under their wing and help her discover all the secrets of her life. But things are not always as they seem and people not who you believe they are and soon Kara can’t tell what is true and what is what is not. All she knows is that nothing will ever be the same and everything she has thought to be true might have just been a lie.

Whether you are lover of paranormal or just a lover of sexy and timeless romances Twin Runes is a book you would enjoy. Rebecca Brooke has delivered a truly unique story that kept me turning pages until the last one! I can’t wait for more from these sexy twins and to learn more about this exciting world that Rebecca has created!

~miranda

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4 Smooches!

Synopsis

Clarissa never thought at age twenty-six she would be fearing for her life. Everything was going as planned, until her husband started showing a side of himself she didn’t know existed. Failed attempts at leaving him have now left her fighting for her life. Literally. She knows she has to figure out a plan to free herself from his tight grip, but it’s harder than she imagined.

Rig endured much pain after a tragedy left him trying to figure out his place in the world. He now plows through situations, leaving nothing safe in his wake. He lives for the thrill of danger and loves to be on the open road. He doesn’t mix business with pleasure, and he didn’t expect to fall in love with the girl he is hiding out.

When things get too intense between Clarissa and Rig, he decides he can no longer be her safety net. With his feelings clouding his judgment, it’s hard for him to choose between right and wrong.

Will Rig be able to figure out what he wants in time to save Clarissa’s life, or will she become another statistic of domestic abuse?

Review

“What have I done so horribly wrong to be living in hell?”

Clarissa Fields, a 26-year-old successful internet businesswoman, is trapped in a hellish marriage to Steven Fields. With her every move observed, tracked and planned by her controlling husband, she cannot see a way out. She starts internet-based businesses, grows them to success and then sells them for a profit. Yet her home life is one where she is beaten bloody if the carpet is not vacuumed in the specific pattern that her husband requires.

“What do I need to do to get out of here? Every time has been unsuccessful.”

The man she once thought of as her loving husband has turned into an unpredictable, violent monster. She is convinced that she is to blame, but she cannot identify what it is about her that triggers his rage. She engages in a constant, daily examination of herself all while she struggles to meet his precise demands.

“The system infuriates me; the laws that are supposed to keep me safe and free have kept me captive, fighting to stay alive.”

Steven, a real estate entrepreneur, is deeply involved in a criminal organization. Every attempt Clarissa has made to escape, she is caught and returned to Steven by one of his goons. She has gotten restraining orders, but they provide her with no protection from Steven or his men. She learns of an underground escape organization, and after much careful planning, she places the call. While she assumed nothing would result from that call, she is taken completely by surprise when a week later her life as she knows it is completely upended and, without any other options, she agrees to leave behind everything – her business, her family, her husband and her identity – and goes on the run without a backwards glance or any goodbyes. She becomes Parker.

“It’s taking everything I have not to break down and freak out right now.”

She is with her initial driver, Mark, for the first two days while they travel to meet up with the man that will be her long-term guide, Rig, who will guide them as they zigzag across the country hiding from Steven. He will also remain with her as she gets settled in her new life and until he feels that she is comfortable and will thrive in it. Over the weeks and months of their travels Parker and Rig cultivate a friendship, all while they are both fighting a mutual attraction to each other.

“Is this something that will make stronger, or ultimately break me, leaving me a fragment of someone I used to be?”

Rig has his own baggage and reasons for doing what he does. He cannot help the attraction he feels towards Parker, but he certainly can stop himself from acting on it. He tries to keep her at arms length, often running hot and then cold towards her. Months later, when they finally give in to their attraction, confusion and fear rule Parker’s reactions in the aftermath, and Rig leaves her to her new life.

“This journey, for me, has been all about rolling with the punches, and accepting things I will never be able to change.”

Does she ever fully embrace her new life and herself as Parker? Does Rig regret how they parted ways? Can he let go of his personal demons and return to her? Does Steven catch up with Parker or was she never really out of his sight?

This was an intense, exciting story about a once confident woman beaten down to a shell of her former self by the man who vowed to love and cherish her. It’s a story about this woman reinventing herself and finding her voice in the face of unimaginable adversity. And most unexpectedly, it’s about her finding her ability to love and trust again. While the subject matter was difficult at times, F.T. Zele did a great job taking the reader on Clarissa’s journey to her happily ever after. This story earns a solid 4 smooches from me!

~ Danielle Palumbo

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