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Synopsis

One night was all it took…
One night to ruin everything I thought I knew.

From the outside, I had the perfect lifestyle.
Wealthy fiancé, blossoming career, amazing friends.

I wasn’t looking to get married yet, but when William—“Manhattan’s royalty”—charmed his way into my life, I couldn’t deny the security and comfort that overcame me.

To society, I was the girl only after his money. I was the party-goer who managed to seduce a man twice my age to have the lifestyle some could only dream of. I was every magazine’s cliché of what a gold-digging whore was.

I wanted to prove them wrong—that our love was real and that I wasn’t that girl.

But then everything changed.
One wrong decision. One unfaithful night. One haunting reality.
Perhaps they were right.

The media didn’t see it coming… and neither did I.

This is a stand alone romance suspense novel with no cliffhanger. HEA depends on who you ask. Recommended for readers 18 and up due to strong language and explicit sexual content.

Review

“I had a full night of sinful, hot, wild sex, and I didn’t even remember it!”

Dangerous Temptations is a stand-alone novel by Brooke Cumberland that is full of suspense, sex and deceit. I was wrapped up in from the very first page and was full of anxiety the entire time I was reading trying to decide who she would end up with and who I wanted her to end up with. Dangerous Temptations is a wickedly sinful love triangle full of lies, deceit and a taboo relationship that will make you feel awkward and excited all at the same time!

“Come on, Mac, tell me. Does he fuck you uncontrollably like I did?”

 Mac comes from one of the hardest positions in life to rise above, homelessness. She has worked hard in life to get a good internship and make something of herself. So when she meets and eventually gets engaged to a wealthy man she met through work everyone assumes she is after his money. But she loves him, she cares for him and then she cheats on him. One drunken night led Mac down a rabbit hole of questionable choices and forces her to look at her life and try to understand what it is that really makes her happy.

“I’ve already had a taste of you . . . on my tongue, on my cock. I’ve already been buried deep inside of you as your tits bounced in my face. I didn’t need to chase that hard in the first place, so if that were the case, I’d stop wanting you.”

I loved Alex from the moment I met him. He was kind and funny and clearly was not willing to let go of the chemistry and connection he feels with Mac. When their moment of passion is over and Mac tries to move on she quickly finds their personal lives intertwined in a way she never expected and while her brain tells her to keep as much distance from Alex as she can for the sake of her sanity and her impending marriage, her heart won’t let her.

“Fist the sheets, baby. Grab ’em, Don’t let go.”

Dangerous Temptations is scorching HOT and exciting. The sex scenes were addicting and full of intensity. I won’t give away any big plot spoilers but just know that the nature of Alex and Mac’s forced position in each other’s lives only makes the magnitude of their desire and pull to each other that much more electrifying. I couldn’t decide if I loved them together or wanted them to break apart and for her to put her focus on repairing her relationship with her fiancé. The twists and turns the story took constantly had me changing my mind but by the end everyone ends up right where you want them!

“He was my kryptonite. I was his addiction.”

Let’s talk for a second about that cover. . . OMG . . .could that cover get any HOTTER!  A cover for me really sells the book and this one does an amazing job. Even if I had never read a Brooke book before I would have one-clicked based off that cover alone. However, I have read a lot of Brooke Cumberland’s work and enjoyed them all but I have to say she does taboo relationships extremely well. She knows just how to get you to that uncomfortable yet arousing place that makes you desperate for more.

~miranda

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Synopsis

Brody is a talented motorcycle mechanic and werewolf stuck in his painful past. On yet another depressing night, he is viciously attacked by vampires.

Fallon is a brilliant tattoo artist with inherent magic. Tired of men and their games, she climbs onto her Harley and leaves her old life behind.

Running for his life, Brody crashes into Fallon and sparks fly. She ends up stranded in the Northwest with her ride out of commission.

Stranded with no ride and nowhere to go, Fallon allows her best friend to convince her to stay in Brody’s apartment. He’s determined to claim her heart and keep her safe from the shadows in her past. Fallon prides herself on her independence and would rather keep him safe, even from herself.

With the impending danger from the group of vampires and dark mages, they will have to work together. The closer they get, the harder it is for her to fight her attraction.

Be prepared for monsters, magic and lots of ink.

Review

If you read my review of the novella that came before this book, New Beginnings, you would remember that I am overall new and unexperienced in this whole paranormal world. While I have read a few Vampire books some of which I have really enjoyed I had never really connected to them and was never “dying” to get my hands on more. So imagine my surprise when upon completion of reading and listening to New Beginnings I was basically salivating waiting to get my hands onto In Too Deep (also I would love to get my hands on the sexy southern hero, Brody, but more on that in a minute.) I can honestly say that I am a self proclaimed “alpha-whore” and as it turns out shifter books fit right into that genre nicely.

In Too Deep is the story of sexy tattoo artist and druid, Fallon, and pack enforcer and widower Brody. We met both these characters (although Fallon only briefly) in New Beginnings so I knew a tad bit of what I was getting but boy was there a ton I was not expecting. Fallon is on the move from a relationship gone bad when she gets into an accident with Brody and gets stuck in Edenton for a while. This is not upsetting to Brody at all since as a wolf he knows his mate when he meets her. I know a lot of people out there are anti “insta-love” but for me personally I kinda love getting caught up in that it feels so right, this must be my perfect match, magical feeling that comes from when two people who are meant to be together just get it.

Both Fallon and Brody come with a ton of baggage. He lost his wife and the child they should have had and she has been treated so poorly by her ex, Isaac that she is not sure if she is ready to jump all into a new relationship. But despite all this they cannot deny their scorching chemistry and strong pull. Plus, they have bigger issues to deal with . . . like a conflict amongst some Vampires led by a powerful and twisted Vampire named Malachi. I cannot even get into the complicated and action packed drama that is brewing in this book. But what I will say is that I was both on the edge of my seat reading it and drying my eyes because for as much of it was fast paced action it was also deeply emotional and heart wrenching.

I LOVED Fallon as a leading lady. She is a leader and doesn’t take shit from anyone. I love how when she knows what is right she doesn’t stop to ask permission but proceeds with it, such as putting wards in tattoos. but while she is strong willed and self assured she is also responsive to the alpha in Brody. They are a balance to each other. For while she is a tough chic, he is a sexy southerner which softens him a bit compared to some other alphas like Slater from New Beginnings. That being said Brody is ALL MALE and definitely ALL ALPHA! I could read/listen to  Brody all day long. That man does things to me. . . very very good things.

As I said before I also previously listened to and reviewed the audiobook of New Beginnings, the prequel novella, but I had a few concerns going into this book. When I listened to New Beginnings I had the added benefit of the fact that I had previously read the book version. So while it had been a few months since I had read it I knew the story and that made it super easy to follow along. So when I started In To Deep I was slightly concerned, not being a para reader typically, that I would have a hard time following along in the crazy and complex world that exist inside Brandy Rivers head. While I will say there were a few times where I had to back up 30 seconds or so because I got distracted and missed something and suddenly everything had changed it was not often and in my experience of listening to over 100 audio books I have to do that some in almost every book. My other concern was not being able to keep up with all the different kinds of “others” and what they can do and how they all interconnect. This is where I feel Brandy shines. She writes these crazy complex worlds that I believe every long time para reader will love and get lost into while at the same time constantly helping out us newbies by explain the differences and how they all interconnect.

After listening to In Too Deep I am very excited to jump feet first into more paranormal books especially those by Brandy Rivers. I can 100% say that if you are looking to give paranormal a shot this is a great place to start.

~miranda

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4 Smooches!

Synopsis

Dirty
A poem by Blaire Leon

If sex is dirty, why would I do it with someone I love?
If sex is dirty, then didn’t we all come from the dirt?
What if I like the dirt?
What if I want to get dirty?
What if I want to roll in the mud until I’m so fucking filthy that I’ll never be clean again?

When twenty-five-year-old graduate assistant Caiden Brenner asked Blaire Leon how old she was, she said she was a senior. He chose to believe she meant in college. They connect over Lord Byron’s Don Juan and, as their conversations become increasingly thicker with sexual innuendo, Caiden finds himself obsessing over a totally off-limits undergrad who’s bold, beautiful, brilliant, and one of the most passionate poets he’s ever met.

But it turns out Blaire hasn’t been totally honest. She’s the seventeen-year-old valedictorian of her high school class, taking courses at Sierra State while awaiting her acceptance to Stanford.

Will Caiden get too deeply into Blaire to back away before he finds out the truth? Or will their connection be enough to seduce him into risking his entire future on Jail Bait?

“A thousand and one feels….Getting Dirty is a thrilling, tantalizing forbidden romance you do not want to miss! I not only devoured this book, it devoured me right back!”–Katy Evans, New York Times Bestselling author of REAL

Review

I had a small inkling of what was going to happen in the book. But never did I think it was going to be that…shocking. 

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