Within These Walls by J.L. Berg Review

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Synopsis

Within these walls, he became my solace, my sanctuary and my strength.

I am not strong. I am just a survivor of circumstance.
Isn’t that what we all do? Survive?

Each of us has our own set of circumstances to muddle through. Mine are just more…complicated.

Born with a severe heart defect, I’ve seen the inside of a hospital room more than my own bedroom.

I was drowning, a prisoner to the illness that owned me, until he appeared. He thinks he’s blocked out the world with his tattoos and hard exterior, but I see the real Jude, the one he so desperately wants to forget.

But is he the answer to my prayers or will he break my already damaged heart forever?

My name is Lailah Buchanan, and this is our story of hope, redemption and sacrificing it all for the one you love.

Review

Within These Walls is a story about hope, young love, strength, moving forward, heartbreak and forgiveness. Lailah has been ill all her life with a default heart and the hospital is her second home. She dreams of being able to get out the hospital for good and live a typical teenage life. She never thought it would be possible till Jude walks in her life.
Jude is heartbroken and can’t let go of the love of his life. But Lailah starts breathing life back into him and he’s all of a sudden desperate to help her live her life as best she can and to try and save her. But Jude is harbouring a secret which could potentially tear these two apart and make Lailah’s already suffering heart become heartbroken.

“Within these walls, I gave my less than perfect heart to the man I loved. And then…he walked away.”

I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this story. It was completely and utterly beautiful. I was so desperate for these two to work and for Lailah to get well because they were the most deserving people I have ever read about. This was such a beautiful, sad, hopeful story that will capture many readers hearts, like it captured mine.

“Two broken hearts-we would destroy each other before we even had a chance to begin.”

Jude and Lailah were wonderful characters. Lailah showed such strength and beauty for someone who had suffered greatly in life. She is really someone you can look up to and admire. She managed to find happiness and laughter despite being so ill and her reactions to Jude were cute and endearing.

“Today I feel…everything- happiness, love, fear, desire and yes, even that dangerous little emotion, hope.”

Jude was a hero in my eyes. Devastated by the loss of his fiancé I admired that he fought to come back to the land of the living and that he did this by trying to do everything he could to give Lailah her life back. The things he did so she could cross items off her list were so adorable and yet he also managed to be so sexy at the same time. He was the perfect man for Lailah.

“Never forget the never-ending ways in which I love you and know that I will never stop fighting for you, no matter where I am or what I’m doing. I’ll always keep your wings in flight.”

The plot was sweet and sad but it also had some very hot scenes and it made me laugh. I was desperate to read the end and find that everything worked out because I had fell in love with the characters and I was desperate for them to get their happy ending. Now to answer the question, does this have a happy ending? I’ll leave that for the readers to discover but I will say even during the terribly sad moments there is always another aspect such as strength or hope or forgiveness.

“Love had brought me to her and there, it had given me a reason to live again. She was my angel, my Lailah, my love.”

A heartfelt 5 stars I give to this story and I can’t wait to read more from the author who has managed to create one of my favourite reads so far this year.

Bethany

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Assumption by Aurora Rose Reynolds Release Blitz

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a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof

 

They say when you assume that you make an ass out of you and me. Kenton Mayson learned this lesson firsthand when he made assumptions about Autumn Freeman and the kind of woman she is based on what little information he had. What he finds out is she’s not only beautiful, but also smart, funny, a fighter, and exactly the kind of woman he wants to share his life with. Autumn made assumptions of her own about Kenton, and now he needs to prove her wrong in order to protect her and their future.

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Aurora Rose Reynolds is a navy brat who’s husband served in the United States Navy. She has lived all over the country but now resides in New York City with her Husband and pet fish. She’s married to an alpha male that loves her as much as the men in her books love their women. He gives her over the top inspiration everyday. In her free time she reads, writes and enjoys going to the movies with her husband and cookie. She also enjoys taking mini weekend vacations to nowhere, or spends time at home with friends and family. Last but not least she appreciates everyday and admires it’s beauty.

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Fragment by Ellie Wade Blog Tour and Giveaway

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Synopsis
What happens when something so terrible tears you apart from the inside out?
You become a fragment of yourself.
On the right path to achieving her hopes and dreams, Campbell Stevens has always been a model student. The first time she lets loose during her senior year of high school, she loses everything.
Living in a nightmare after surviving the most traumatic event, Campbell learns to be content by walking through life single and unattached, free of the uncertainty that relationships bring. She isn’t looking for love. In fact, she goes out of her way to avoid it—that is, until she runs into Deacon Montgomery, a kind and handsome Chicago firefighter. She denies her instant attraction to him, only making him more persistent in his pursuit of her. Despite her desire to be with Deacon, Campbell is too damaged to share herself with anyone else.
Life left Campbell shattered. Can Deacon help put the fragments back together? Or will she forever be broken?
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Excerpt 1: 

“Why are you so nice to me when I keep pushing you away? Why do you keep trying? I’m broken, Deacon. Don’t you know what’s good for you?” Campbell pleads.

“Yeah, I do, and it’s you. I want all of you, and if you are broken, I want all those shattered pieces, too. Please just trust me.”

Cam’s eyes fill with unshed tears as her bottom lip quivers. I grab her head on either side, running my fingers through her hair, pulling her toward me, bringing her mouth to mine. I feel her lips quiver as I taste her, ravishing her mouth. Cam’s hands wrap around my waist and she runs her fingers up and down my back. I explore her mouth, my tongue greedy to touch every part. She whimpers, and my dick throbs in a needful plea.

Fuck, I want this girl.

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With a half sob, I scream into the air that’s charged with the scent and flavor of sex, like an electrical storm of raw pleasure. I feel the warmth flush through my body and I lose my mind to the pleasure it brings. Deacon continues to taste below as he holds my quaking thighs. The ecstasy exits my pores, leaving my skin covered in head-to-toe goose bumps.

My shaking finally starts to slow as Deacon’s tongue mirrors the decelerating cadence. I breathe in and out, deeply trying to regain my equilibrium. My skin glistens with a thin sheen of sweat, my heart racing while my mind and body are in a post-orgasm utopian fog.

What the hell was that?

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Ellie Wade resides in southwest Michigan with her husband, three young children, and two dogs. She has a Master’s degree in education from Eastern Michigan University and is a huge University of Michigan sports fan. She loves the beauty of her home state, especially the lakes and the gorgeous autumn weather. When she is not writing, you will find her reading, snuggled up with her kiddos, or spending time with family and friends. She loves traveling and exploring new places with her family.



 

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Fragment by Ellie Wade Review

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5 Smooches!

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Synopsis

What happens when something so terrible tears you apart from the inside out?

You become a fragment of yourself.

On the right path to achieving her hopes and dreams, Campbell Stevens has always been a model student. The first time she lets loose during her senior year of high school, she loses everything.

Living in a nightmare after surviving the most traumatic event, Campbell learns to be content by walking through life single and unattached, free of the uncertainty that relationships bring. She isn’t looking for love. In fact, she goes out of her way to avoid it—that is, until she runs into Deacon Montgomery, a kind and handsome Chicago firefighter. She denies her instant attraction to him, only making him more persistent in his pursuit of her. Despite her desire to be with Deacon, Campbell is too damaged to share herself with anyone else.

Life left Campbell shattered. Can Deacon help put the fragments back together? Or will she forever be broken?

****For adult/18+ for language and sexual content****

Review

First off let me say that I really loved this book. Once you start you will not want to put this one down! This is the first book I’ve read by Ellie Wade and I believe it was her second book released. “Fragment” was extremely well written and I enjoyed every page.

When Campbell Stevens went on a spring break trip to Mexico with her best friend she expected to let her hair down and have some fun before finishing up high school and then heading off to college. What she didn’t expect was to experience a trauma so devastating it alters her life as she knows it. Over the next five years Campbell erects a series of walls that help protect her from the pain of that experience. She has become an expert of surviving and she does that by always keeping people at arm’s length, especially guys!

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When Campbell meets the gorgeous Deacon Montgomery he sets off all her alarms. He is too good looking and her instant attraction to him scares the crap out of her! But Deacon is not so easily put off. This boy is persistent! Not one to take no for an answer, despite her insistence that she wants nothing to do with him, Deacon continues to pursue Campbell even when she is flat out mean to him. Can he break through her walls and help her heal?

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All the characters in this book were great but OMG, Deacon Montgomery….

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This guy is so sweet and so understanding, I just loved him! Oh and did I mention he is a firefighter!!! Campbell is a great character as well and I really enjoyed seeing her open up and grow throughout the story. I definitely see potential for more books starring some of the secondary characters; I would love to see Lexi and Boss get their own HEA. “Fragment” is extremely emotional at times and what Campbell goes through in the beginning of the book may be difficult for some people to read but it is so important to the story.

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I believe that Ellie Wade handled it in a respectful and realistic way. I absolutely recommend this book and will definitely be on the lookout for more from this author.

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Dana

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A Beautiful Thought by Alicia Raw Blog Tour and Giveaway

Beautiful Thought

 

 

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Author: Alicia Rae

Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance

Publish Date: July 14th 2014

Cover Design: Okay Creation Sarah Hansen

~Synopsis~

 

As a physical sports therapist, Gail Bennett is accustomed to working with gorgeous athletes every day, but after falling for a few of these attractive men, she has been left heartbroken one too many times. When Gail’s hours at work are unexpectedly cut, she must find a way to continue helping her parents pay for her sister’s education. Reluctantly following her best friend’s advice, Gail takes on a roommate with the one man she has been avoiding since the first time she laid eyes on him.

Damon Johnson loves a challenge, and he is not the type of man to back down when he wants something. From the first moment he meets Gail for dinner, he feels an inexplicable pull between the two of them. In his determination to have her, he finds himself helping her in any way he can. Can Damon break through all the barriers Gail has so carefully placed around her heart and prove that he’s different? Or will Gail’s reservations keep her from falling in love? One thought could change everything.

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Ten Facts about “The Beautiful Series”

  1. A Beautiful Thought is a heartfelt story of finding love when you least expect it. Gail came to me, struggling to find a way to continue helping her sister Caroline. And throughout The Beautiful Series, Damon Johnson has always had this dominant yet caring persona about him. He finds himself wanting to help Gail every step of the way. What he doesn’t expect is the unexplainable pull he feels toward her. Can Damon break through all the barriers Gail has so carefully placed around her heart and prove that he’s different? Or will Gail’s reservations keep her from falling in love? One thought could change everything.
  2. Beautiful Chances, My Beautiful, and Beautiful Dreams are the first three novels in the series, all revolving around Kyle Madison and Lily Tidsdale. Lily came to me instantly, but her heart was damaged and fragile. Kyle suddenly invaded my thoughts, wanting to protect and comfort her in his possessive, overbearing ways. He was perfect for my Lily. They complemented one another’s strengths and weaknesses. Their story is one of healing a broken soul as the heart finds true love, yet battles against the fear of loss.
  3. Beautiful Ties is a heartwarming, standalone novel of a woman, Abbey Madison, who builds a friendship with a young, neighborhood girl, Pearl. Their friendship quickly blossoms into a loving relationship. All the while, Abbey meets the man of her dreams, and she finds herself being tested between balancing her love between Jason and Pearl.
  4. Blake Johnson, Jason Johnson, and Damon Johnson are all brothers as well as cousin’s to Lily Madison. Abbey Madison is Kyle’s younger sister.
  5. The Beautiful Series tells a story of a family growing alongside one another as each person finds their own way in life. Will they each discover who they were meant to be with in life?
  6. Blake, Jason, Damon, and Kyle form tight bonds in their friendships together as Lily, Abbey, Gail, and Audrey also share the same fate.
  7. Beautiful Chances is based in Sanibel Island, FL. The rest of the series is based in Lake Tahoe, CA.
  8. Each of the couples story can be read as a series or a standalone. As of now, there will be six stories in The Beautiful Series. However, this may change 
  9. “A Beautiful Thought”, Damon & Gail’s story, will release on July 14, 2014. “A Beautiful Purpose, Blake & Audrey’s story, will release on August 26, 2014.
  10. The Beautiful Series order:

“Beautiful Chances” – Book One – Kyle & Lily

“My Beautiful” – Book Two – Kyle & Lily

“Beautiful Dreams” – Book Three – Kyle & Lily

“Beautiful Ties” – Book Four – Jason & Abbey (Standalone)

“A Beautiful Thought” – Book Five – Damon & Gail – releasing July 14, 2014 (Standalone)

“A Beautiful Purpose” – Book Six – Blake & Audrey – releasing August 26, 2014 (Standalone)

 

~ From the bottom of my heart, thank you for taking the time to read my novels, and supporting me on this incredible journey. I hope you enjoy The Beautiful Series as much as I love writing it. <3 Alicia Rae

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About the Author

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Alicia Rae is a Contemporary Romance Author who lives in Dekalb, Illinois, with her husband and three beautiful boys. Alicia has a passion for reading all types of romance, writing to bring a story to life, and photography.

Thank you to my dear sister, Kels, who showed me a few years ago how much I truly missed reading. And to my loving husband, for not throwing away my Nook, and planting the seed of writing into my mind. I am forever grateful. Xo

Readers, words cannot thank you enough for supporting me along this incredible journey. I hope you enjoy my novels as much as I do writing them. I thank each and every one of you.

Believe in yourself and follow your dreams…

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A Beautiful Thought by Alicia Rae Review

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4 Smooches!

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Synopsis

As a physical sports therapist, Gail Bennett is accustomed to working with gorgeous athletes every day, but after falling for a few of these attractive men, she has been left heartbroken one too many times. When Gail’s hours at work are unexpectedly cut, she must find a way to continue helping her parents pay for her sister’s education. Reluctantly following her best friend’s advice, Gail takes on a roommate—with the one man she has been avoiding since the first time she laid eyes on him.

Damon Johnson loves a challenge, and he is not the type of man to back down when he wants something. From the first moment he meets Gail for dinner, he feels an inexplicable pull between the two of them. In his determination to have her, he finds himself helping her in any way he can.

Can Damon break through all the barriers Gail has so carefully placed around her heart and prove that he’s different? Or will Gail’s reservations keep her from falling in love?

One thought could change everything.

Review

A Beautiful Thought is book 5 of the Beautiful Series, yet it can be read as a standalone.

Gail is a physical therapist that has always worked hard. She is caring and kind and has always wanted to help everyone, especially family. When she receives some bad news from the job she loves, Gail worries she won’t be able to give her sister the help she needs. One lunch with her crazy best friend Abbey, may be the answer to her financial problems.  A roommate would help Gail, but not just any roommate would do. Damon, a handsome rugged architect, moves from Colorado to California, and is on the fence about staying around. Will these two succumb to their attraction? Or will trust and dreams get in their way?

I was whisked away in this lovely, sweet story. Gail and Damon couldn’t be more perfect for each other. They undergo real life problems. Gail is consumed with worry just because if things went sour with Damon, she would be in the same financial predicament. Not that the roommate situation was keeping their love glued together. I just loved how caring and loving Damon was. And how strong willed and independent Gail could be.

Romantic readers that enjoy a beautiful HEA will love this well written book. Oh and let’s not forget lovable characters as well! 4 smooches for A Beautiful Thought by Alicia Rae

Sarah

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Seven Sons by Lili St. Germain Book Blitz and Giveaway

 

 

Title: Seven Sons
Series: Gypsy Brothers #1
Author: Lili St. Germain
Release Date: January 2, 2014
Synopsis

 

My father was most certainly NOT an innocent man. As the leader of the Gypsy Brothers MC, he was guilty of many things. But he died for a crime that he didn’t commit, framed by an enemy within who then stole his club and everything he had ever worked to protect.


Including my innocence.






When Dornan Ross framed my father, he set into motion a series of events that could never be undone. My father was murdered by Dornan Ross and his sons when I was fifteen years old.



Before my father died, Dornan Ross and his seven sons stole my innocence, branded my skin and in doing so, ensured that their lives would be prematurely cut short. That they would suffer.



I’ve just turned twenty-one, and I’m out for blood. I’m out for revenge.



But I didn’t expect to fall for Jase, the youngest brother in the club.



I didn’t expect that he would turn my world upside down, yank my heart out of my chest and ride away into the sunset with it.



Now, I’m faced with an impossible choice – Jase, or avenging my fathers death?

 

 

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If I think watching Michael die in front of me for a careless lie I created is bad, the aftermath is horrific.

Dornan is high, the blood on his hands washed clean away but still leaving invisible handprints all over my body that spell murderer.

Because it is my fault. I should never have used a real person’s name in my fake past; I should have just made one up.

It seems that the only thing that gets Dornan hornier than a girl auditioning for a job by screwing him is killing her supposed ex-boyfriend. The hours after he shoots Michael are possibly even worse than the night six years ago when Dornan and his sons took turns raping me. Because at least then I could struggle.

At least then I could scream.

Now, here, it is like I am in a hell that I will never escape. Six years’ worth of nightmares are coming to life in the space of a few incredibly torturous hours.

Dornan is high and he wants to fuck.

“What’s wrong, baby girl?” he keeps asking me over and over as I lay flat on my back, being fucked, unable to move.

I just have one question, baby girl.

After it has been going on for an hour or maybe more, I clear my raw throat.

“Stop,” I plead.

He doesn’t stop.

I push his warm chest away from mine. I can’t breathe. I threw up my breakfast in the shower as I watched Michael’s blood and pieces of skull rinse from my skin and drift lazily down the drain, gone forever. I am shaky and starving.

For a moment, I think he will stop, afford me a small rest before he starts up again.

“Please?” I ask him. “Please just stop for a minute.”

He doesn’t stop.

It’s the drugs, I realize. He is frustrated. He is hard and he is horny and the drugs are stopping him from having that release that he needs so desperately to calm down.

“Stop!” I yell, pushing his chest with all my might. Surprisingly, he doesn’t pin me down as I suspected he would, but draws himself out of me and rolls to the side, coming to a standing position beside the bed. I draw my knees up to my chest and watch in horror as he pulls a shiny black gun from his side table.

It is only now that I see his entire body is shaking, balanced precariously on the edge of an overdose.

“What did you take?” I ask calmly, sitting up on the side of the bed. I am alarmed. He can’t die, not now, not before he suffers for me. It would be too easy for him to just OD and die before I’ve made him regret ever meeting my father.

He doesn’t answer, just starts to pace the room, his cock still erect in front of him, his index finger nervously bouncing against the trigger of his gun.

“Dornan, you need to calm down,” I say, still in shock and not ready for him to shoot me, too. “You’ve taken something.”

“Too pure,” he says, “too pure. We gotta cut it down, cut it down–”

“Hey!” I say loudly, trying to cut through his incoherent monologue.

He swings around and presses the tip of the gun to my forehead. I gasp.

“Why did you come here?” he asks me, his breathing short and sharp. He is angry. Angry and peaking.

Stick to the story.

“I had nowhere else to go,” I say honestly, and it is true. I had nowhere else to go.

“You know what I did for you? The risk I took?” I nod.

“I know. Thank you for protecting me.” The words are pouring out of my mouth before I can even think. I will do anything for him to take the gun away from my head and calm down.

“I fucking risked EVERYTHING for you, and you don’t even care?”

Oh God. Oh Godohgodohgod.

 

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Lili writes dark, disturbing romance. Her #1 bestselling Gypsy Brothers series was created in a serial format – quick, intense episodes released frequently with some wicked cliffhangers. The Gypsy Brothers series focuses on a morally bankrupt biker gang and the girl who seeks her vengeance upon them. The Cartel series is a prequel trilogy of full-length novels that explores the beginnings of the club, to be released in 2015 by HarperCollins.






Lili quit corporate life to focus on writing and so far is loving every minute of it. Her other loves in life include her gorgeous husband and beautiful daughter, good coffee, Tarantino movies and spending hours on Pinterest.



She loves to read almost as much as she loves to write.


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Shame by Rachel Van Dyken Cover Reveal

Everything done in darkness, will eventually be brought into the light.



I ran, but all it did was keep me one step ahead of my past. I tried to start over; new name, new identity. But you can’t change your soul.

A fresh start at college was just what I needed. For a while, it worked. I was the party girl, the one that seemed confident, but it was a lie.

When guys kissed me–I felt only pain. 

When they touched me–Nothing but fear.



Deep inside, every girl wants to be the beauty in the story, to find someone that will see you as their world. 

But the truth? I was the beast. And as much as I wanted redemption, I wasn’t fool enough to think I’d ever get it. 

Until he walked into my life.



I wasn’t prepared to fall for someone. My scars were too deep, the wounds too raw. But he offered me peace, he offered me security. I should have known it was just another lie–I should have known that falling in love with my professor was a bad idea.

But I was powerless to stop myself from falling. 

And he was powerless to catch me.



Because the darkness finally caught up to me, and as fate would have it, a cruel twist almost bled me dry. But I’m stronger than I knew. I’m stronger than you think.

You think you know my story, but you don’t….after all everyone has Shame in their lives– and I’m no longer afraid to show you mine.








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“Just hold still!”
I yelled, holding up my phone while Gabe gave me the finger. I grimaced and
dropped the camera away from my face. “Nice, thanks for that.”
“I’m a giver.” He
smirked.
Saylor, his wife,
smacked him on the arm and rolled her eyes.
“Ouch.”                  
I scrunched up my
face when he leaned in and took Saylor’s mouth with his, kissing her senseless
in the local Starbucks like they were doing a romance scene in a movie. I
coughed.
They didn’t pull
apart.
So I took a
picture.
I earned another
finger, but Gabe still didn’t dislodge from his wife.
“Whoa!” Wes’s voice
sounded from behind me. “They been at it long?”
“Are all newlyweds
disgusting?” I voiced aloud.
Wes moved around
the table with his wife, Kiersten, and gave me a goofy shrug. I wanted to roll
my eyes, but Wes was too nice and hot. Let’s not forget the hot part. Both he
and Gabe were like walking poster boys for GQ. Both blond, now that Gabe had
decided to dye his hair back to his original color. It was like staring at two
really bright superstars.
Hating them was
like hating the Easter bunny. Try all you want, but you’ll eat every piece of
chocolate in the basket, just you wait.
“So, classes?”
Kiersten leaned forward. “I heard you got stuck with that hot new psych prof.”
Wes growled low in
his throat.
“Down boy.” I
braced my hands on the table and laughed. “Besides he’s not that hot.”
“A girl passed
out.” Kiersten’s eyebrows shot up. “Like in class.”
“Dehydration?” I
shrugged, taking a sip of coffee.
“Or…” She leaned forward.
“…the rumors are true.”
“Rumors…” Gabe
backed away from Saylor, his lips swollen. “…are always based on truth.”
“So you really did
do a naked dance in your underwear last week after getting drunk downtown at
Pike Place Market?” I tilted my head and waited while Gabe rolled his eyes and
popped his knuckles. “Exactly.”
He opened his
mouth.
I took a picture.
With a grimace, he
snatched my phone away from me. “Never thought I’d have to tell you to lay off
the pictures, Miss Paparazzi.”
I slumped in my seat.
“It’s for an assignment with that hot professor.”
“Aha!” Kiersten
jabbed her finger at me. “I knew it.”
I pinned her with a
look. “Sarcasm, friend, sarcasm.”
“Boys get girls
pregnant,” Gabe offered, while Wes choked on the coffee he’d just stolen out of
my hand.
Serves him right!
“Don’t date them.”
“You’re going to be
a great dad.” I smiled sweetly. “What? You’re just going to lock your girls in
their rooms and go—” I mimicked his voice. “—uh, you see boy parts are bad,
they make girls have lots of babies, like rabbits, and you know how rabbits
make dad nervous and—”
“Hilarious,” Gabe’s
eyes narrowed. “And please don’t talk about kids yet…”
Saylor laughed
quietly next to him then squeezed his arm.
My heart dropped.
A very long time
ago, I’d wanted to be that for Gabe, then Taylor happened and well… I
shuddered, blocking out the painful memories, the things I’d done, the things
he’d done, the things we’d done.
“You okay?” Wes
asked, his voice soft. He was way too perceptive for my taste. If I’d wanted to
share, he’d be the guy I’d talk to, but I was a vault. Sharing meant admitting
my guilt, and admitting meant I’d probably go insane just like he had.
“Yeah…” I straightened
in my seat. “…I just don’t want to fail my class, and I need to write down
nonverbal cues and take at least one picture. And pretty sure I need to ace
this first assignment on account that I was late to my prof’s class, and I got
in trouble.”
“He spank you?”
Gabe’s eyes mocked across his coffee.
“Yes, Gabe,” I said
calmly. “Because that’s how they punish bad students here at UW — with a
yardstick and a smile.”
“I wish.” He
whistled. “What I wouldn’t give to have Saylor—”
I plugged my ears.
He threw his head
back and laughed while Saylor turned bright red and put her hand over his mouth
to shush him.
“So…” Wes ignored
Gabe as was his usual and leaned across the table. “…why don’t you take
pictures of people here in the coffee shop? I mean, ask permission, but most
people here are super interesting, right? Studying? Stressed out? Tired?” He
pointed to a guy in the corner. “He looks like he’s running on five cups of
coffee and one hour of sleep. Go ask, take the picture, make some notes,
project done.”
“You make it sound
so easy,” I grumbled.
He grinned. “I’m
Wes Michels.”
I hung my head
lower and grimaced.
“Phone.” He held
out his hand and stood.
Within minutes, not
only had he snapped two pictures for me but had taken notes on two pre-med
students who had stayed up all night cramming for what they’d assumed would be
a pop quiz, only to find out that they’d been in the wrong class on the wrong
day.
“And that’s why I’m
not pre-med.” Gabe shuddered.
“Really?” Kiersten
asked. “I thought it was because big words scared you?”
“Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
What now?” He nodded. “Keep talking, Kiersten, or keep walking.”
“Spell it.” She
smirked.
“So this
professor…” Gabe changed the subject. “If he tries anything, use the Mace or
the rape whistle.”
“Right.” I nodded.
“I’ll be sure to do that. In class. With a hundred other students. When he
looks at me cross-eyed.”
“Good,” he huffed.
“I was kidding.”
Saylor patted
Gabe’s shoulder. “Gotta let the baby birds out of the nest someday, Gabe.”

 

Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times, Wall Street
Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author of regency and contemporary romances.
When she’s not writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and
plotting her next book while watching The Bachelor.
She keeps her home in Idaho with her Husband and their snoring Boxer, Sir
Winston Churchill. She loves to hear from readers! You can follow her writing
journey at

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Wild Temptation by Emma Hart Review

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Synopsis

In this sexy new CALL series spin-off series by New York Times bestseller Emma Hart, enter the intense world of a no strings relationship and experience addiction like you never expected…

The moment I walked in to find Mr. Tall, Dark, Handsome, and Oh So British–my mind-blowing one night stand–as my photographer for the shoot that could change it all, I knew life was throwing me a curveball.
The moment he, Tyler Stone, walked into my best friend’s apartment, I knew that curveball was heading straight for my gut.
The hit comes in the form of a no-strings proposition… One that gives him utter control over my body.
If I surrender, that curveball is steadily en-route for a collision course with my heart.

He’s a sex addict. I’m a love addict.
This is temptation.

Review

I am so glad that I finally got the chance to read an Emma Hart book.  I have been meaning to for a while and with the arcs coming in left and right for us to review, I just didn’t get the time. So, when Wild Temptation came in, I snatched it up!  Finally!  I went into this blindly and I was so surprised.  Emma…you are one funny lady!

Tyler Stone is a sex addict.  Oliva is a love addict.  They weren’t supposed to have more than one night together but when Olivia shows up for her lingerie shoot and recognizes the sexy as sin photographer as Tyler, she just cannot help herself.

“This is unprofessional,”

Tyler has equal trouble staying away from Olivia and so the story takes off.

These two were just such a hot mess.  I adored their rivalry and banter.  Olivia is crazy hilarious, fly by the seat of her pants, and too much fun.  Poor Tyler, chasing her around and putting up with her crazy antics and ridiculous mouth just made me smile and giggle the entire book.

Take that, you sexy son of a bitch.

Boy, do I love Tyler too.  He is stubborn, headstrong, and determined to make Olivia his.  He is wealthy and masculine and oh so very sexy.  And just to make you fall in love with him even more, he filthy talks like nobody’s business.

“No. I want to control your body.  I want to make your heart pound and your body hum with pleasure.  I want to make you lose your breath.  I want to make your pussy throb, and I want to know it’s all because of me.”

Yep, ladies.  Tyler is the cream of the crop of book boyfriends and he is addicted to sex.  I don’t see a problem here at all.

Holy fucking dirty talk.

So, I am sure that you can tell by now that I really enjoyed my first Emma Hart book.  It was written really well and kept my attention the whole.  The characters are fun and  off the charts crazy, but I loved that.  I kind of can’t wait for book 2 in this series.

Amie

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Wild Temptation

by Emma Hart

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SYNOPSIS:

In this sexy new CALL series spin-off series by New York Times bestseller Emma Hart, enter the intense world of a no strings relationship and experience addiction like you never expected…

 

The moment I walked in to find Mr. Tall, Dark, Handsome, and Oh So British–my mind-blowing one night stand–as my photographer for the shoot that could change it all, I knew life was throwing me a curveball.

The moment he, Tyler Stone, walked into my best friend’s apartment, I knew that curveball was heading straight for my gut.

The hit comes in the form of a no-strings proposition… One that gives him utter control over my body.

If I surrender, that curveball is steadily en-route for a collision course with my heart.

 

He’s a sex addict. I’m a love addict.

This is temptation.

 

 


*Wild Temptation is book one of the Wild series and a full-length novel at approx. 92,000 words.*

 

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AUTHOR BIO:

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By day, New York Times and USA Today bestselling New Adult author Emma Hart dons a cape and calls herself Super Mum to a terrible two year old and growing bump, due September 2013. By night, she drops the cape, pours a glass of juice and writes books.

She likes to write about magic, kisses and whatever else she can fit into the story. Sarcastic, witty characters are a must. As are hot guys. Emma is currently working too many books to even count – including Playing for Keeps, the companion book to the New York Times and USA Today bestselling novel, The Love Game. She likes to be BUSY – unless busy involves doing the dishes, but that seems to when all the ideas come to life.

 loving couple lying on the bed in the bedroom

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EXCERPT:

 

 

“I refuse to be one of your bitches.”

 

“You won’t be. You’ll be my only bitch.” He winks, coming up to me. He wrenches the door

 

from my grip and slams it shut. “No strings,” he repeats, turning to me. “An agreement, right now. I

 

want you and I don’t care how I get you. I just have to have you.”

 

“No strings?” I say slowly. “Just… sex?”

 

“Yep.”

 

“Sex can get stringy.”

 

“Only if there’s bondage involved.”

 

“Will there be?”

 

“Do you want there to be?” He raises his eyebrows.

 

I fold my arms across my chest. “I’m not telling you all my secrets. You’ll have to work them

 

out for yourself.”

 

He steps into me, pulling my arms from my body. “Is that a yes?”

 

“That’s an I’m considering it.”

 

“No strings. No obligations. You won’t have to hang off my arm and look at me with doting

 

eyes. We don’t even tell anyone if that’s what you want. This can be our secret.” He runs his hands

 

down my sides to my hips and pulls me against him. His mouth finds my jaw and travels along it, his

 

next words mumbled against my skin. “You want this, Liv. You want this as much as I do. I can see it

 

in your eyes.”

 

I do. There’s no denying that I want him. My body reacts to him instantaneously. To his looks,

 

his words, his touches. It’s like he knows exactly how to play me to get me where he wants me.

 

“There’s a but,” I say softly, resting my hands against his chest. “There’s always, always a but.”

 

“There’s a very nice butt,” he mutters, his hands curving around mine.

 

“Tyler.”

 

He smirks. “Okay, there’s a but. There will be no strings, but you have to do as I say. Always.”

 

The smirk drops from his face, and I swallow at the intensity his eyes bore into mine with. “In

 

bed?”

 

“Yes.”

 

“What if I don’t want to?”

 

“Then you can say no. When it comes to sex, I respect the word no.” He pushes some hair from

 

my face. “I just ask that you try.”

 

“You want to control me?”

 

He lowers his face and kisses my jaw again. “No. I want to control your body. I want to make

 

your heart pound and your body hum with pleasure. I want to make you lose your breath. I want to


make your pussy throb, and I want to know it’s all because of me.”

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