5 Smooches!

Synopsis

Tatum Elliot is a successful writer on a hit television show, lives in an Upper East Side apartment and loves her life. She wouldn’t change a thing. Unfortunately, she doesn’t have a choice. She’s losing her sight.

Tripping over her tongue and her heels, Tatum all too quickly realizes that the things which appeared so important before are slowly slipping away leaving room for what really matters. With the support of her best friends, family and colleagues, she begins to see that there’s much more to life… and herself.

When Ben Harris enters her life as her new personal assistant, she can’t tell if it’s his good looks and charm that are working on her libido, or his kind and helpful nature working on her heart? Whatever it is, neither one of them can resist it.

As her vision fades out, a world of love and happiness just might…Fade In.

Fade In is a contemporary-romance novel about laughing through your tears and telling life to, quite frankly, “Suck it.” This novel contains sexual situations that the author may or may not have tried at home… for your safety, of course. Research is research.

Review

This book follows Tatum and Ben. Tatum seems to have very much going for her she lives in a nice place, has great friends and a great job. But she is losing her eyesight. Considering she is losing her eyesight quicker then she thought she wasn’t a mopey character like I was expecting, in fact she was the complete opposite. Tatum is a sarcastic, comical and fun loving girl. She is a rather lovable character and such a joy to read about.

Tatum is told her eyesight is getting worse and that she needs to consider simplifying her life, she does this by hiring a personal assistant to help around her home. This is when she meets Ben. Ben comes into the interview and they just seem to click. Tatum seems comfortable with him, so she hires him on the spot. This is where the fun begins as they try to maintain a professional relationship although they flirt from time to time. Ben is also hiding something that it takes a long time to find out what it is.

There is lots of miscommunication between these two, which causes some tears and heartbreak for both. Tatum at times feels like Ben is trying to make her face her issue quicker than she is ready to and Ben sometimes doesn’t say the things he really means. Getting help from her best friend Winnie and her brother Cooper she starts to see that the things he is doing isn’t to be annoying but because he cares about her.

They go on a date to a place that Ben thinks that she will want to see while she can, Tatum agrees but is unsure of how the next day at work will be. Will they go back to being professional or are they now more. A second date happens and it looks like things are going well. Until Tatum goes to the doctors and is told more bad news. This leads to a sob fest but also a relationship changing moment for the two of them. “Please, just say you feel this. Tell me you feel it for real, not just some fling. Not just to scratch an itch.”

A trip away for the two of them, is just what is needed for them to try and figure out what they are to each other and how they feel about each other. Coming back from the trip as a couple things seem to be going well for them, until Cooper and Winnie’s wedding, this is where disaster happens. Things that were hidden are now out in the open, people that you thought were honest turn out to not be, hearts are broken, tears are shed and relationships are tested to the max.

The ending to this book, was how it should have been in my opinion. I wouldn’t have wanted it to end any other way. This book was such a roller-coaster of emotion from start to finish. Well done M Mabie on a fantastic read.

Stacey

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4 Smooches!

Synopsis

Sabrina’s dreams are slipping away in the wake of the shooting. She’s lost trying to cope with the new reality of her life. Can Caston help her see that the scars on the outside haven’t changed who she is on the inside?

Caston’s true past comes to light, bringing his present crashing down around him. In a life full of betrayal, how will Caston cope when the truth is revealed? Can Sabrina be the constant Caston needs to help him make the life changing decisions he needs to in order to move on?

When the web of lies is torn apart, who will be left standing? Will the right person take the fall?

Follow Caston and Sabrina through the aftermath and find out what happens when they each vow I Won’t Give Up on You.

*PLEASE NOTE* This book is for 18 years and older. This book contains sexual encounters and graphic language that some readers may find objectionable. Contains graphic material that is not suitable for anyone under the age of 18.

Review

This story is a continuation from the first book which ended in one hell of an explosive scene. This book literally picks up from straight after the first and the prologue grabs you straight back into the story again with Sabrina being taken into the hospital and Caston desperate not to lose her and then continues on to the aftermath of what Beverly did and how Sabrina and Caston both cope. As with the first book though, things with this couple are never easy or straightforward.

” We were both fucked and broken but together we made each other whole again” 

I gave the first in this series 3.5 stars, it had great potential but just didn’t quite reach up to it, so I went into this story with high hopes that progress had been made and that this book reached that potential. And I was really happy that after the first few chapters I knew I was going to enjoy this story more than the first.

“How do you have so much faith?” 
“Because you won’t let anything stand in your way” 

What made this story an improvement on the first was the plot and the evil characters! I loved the excitement and suspense of this plot, it was fast paced from the beginning and it kept me 100% hooked and the evil characters such as Beverly who was one messed up bitch but I loved her! So evil and absolutely crazy and the added dimension of Mark and his evil and cruel intentions but also his desire to please his “mistress.” Some of the story lines were far fetched but they went so well with this intense and over top story that I didn’t mind.

” I want to be her strength when she feels like it’s gone” 

I enjoyed Bre and Caston’s characters a lot more in this one as well. Caston sounded and acted a lot more real in this book. He was still protective, sexy, caring and a little over the top but as with first story I loved that about him and it suited his personality. Bre wasn’t so naive this time, she was actually brave and quite strong and determined, she was someone I could relate to and hope that she got her happily ever after.

Overall I really enjoyed this story and definitely feel it made progress from the first, with a really exciting and intense plot line and with more believable characters. I truly believe that with each new book this author writes, the stories will just get better and better.

Bethany

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5 Smooches

Synopsis

Will their past determine their future?

Saint Ford has worked hard to achieve her childhood dream of becoming of nurse. Focused on her work and devoted to her patients, there’s no room for love. She doesn’t need a guy making waves in her calm, serene life—especially when he’s the unforgettable hottie who nearly destroyed her in high school. Dark, brooding Nash Donovan might not remember her or the terrible pain he caused. But he turned her world upside down… and now he’s trying to do it again.

Saint has no idea that Nash isn’t the cocky player he once was. Uncovering a devastating family secret has rocked his world, and now he’s struggling to figure out his future. He can’t be distracted by the pretty nurse he seems to meet everywhere. Still, he can’t ignore the sparks that fly between them —or how she seems so desperate to get away from him. But the funny, sweet, and drop-dead gorgeous Saint is far too amazing to give up on—especially since she’s the only thing in his life that seems to make sense.

When Nash discovers the truth about their past, he realizes he may have lost her heart before he could even fight for it. Now, Saint has to decide: is Nash worth risking herself for all over again?

Review

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to attack you with my mouth.”

Let’s just start this review by saying with each book I read my girl crush on Jay Crownover grows stronger and stronger soon it will be so bad I am worried lawyers will be involved and restraining orders put into place.  I would like to say that this book was my favorite of the Marked Men but I can’t because each man is so different and dynamic picking a favorite man would be like picking a favorite child. Still I loved Nash just as much as I LOVED Rule, Jet, and Rome.

“I hated him, but you . . . this Nash . . . all I do is want him.”

Nash and Saint’s story was super emotional for me. Nash and Saint have a past and it is not pretty. Nash hurt Saint and she has a lot of trouble getting past that despite the feelings she has had for him since high school. On top of that, Nash’s uncle is dying and being the only positive male influence Nash has had in his life, Nash is not dealing with that well. All of this leads to lots of tension and angst.

“There is no falling. You fell. She’s got you and there is no getting loose from that. So she’s guarded, so she’s hard to figure out . . . did you stop to think maybe the reason you like her, that she matters, is because she isn’t easy like all the rest”

Saint was an amazing heroine for me. She was both strong and weak which made for a character who was constantly interesting to read. I fell in love with her from the first moment I met her and knew that Nash would too.  I could relate to her insecurities and loved how even though she knew she needed to stay away from bad boy Nash her moral code made her want to make sure he was okay.

“Why is your penis wearing a ring”

On top of an amazing story this book was so freaking sexy. Nash is a tattooed and pierced man and Saint has loved him forever. I love the way they are so different. She is very angelic and he has tattoos on his face. They couldn’t look like opposites more but somehow they fit so perfectly together. And WOW, do they have chemistry. I was melting the whole time!

“He was ridiculously handsome, and those eyes . . . God, those eyes were made to drop panties.”

This Marked Men novel was SUPERB but I knew it would be. There has not been a Jay Crownover book that I could put down and I suspect there never will be. Her stories are emotional, sexy and hilarious all rolled into an amazing book! I swear she writes just for me because these books have everything I love in them and I could reread them a million times over!

~miranda

5 Smooches

Synopsis

 Stalking and restraining orders are a thing of Alayna Wither’s past. With her MBA newly in hand, she has her future figured out—move up at the nightclub she works at and stay away from any guy who might trigger her obsessive love disorder. A perfect plan.

But what Alayna didn’t figure on is Hudson Pierce, the new owner of the nightclub. He’s smart, rich, and gorgeous—the kind of guy Alayna knows to stay away from if she wants to keep her past tendencies in check. Except, Hudson’s fixed his sights on her. He wants her in his bed and makes no secret of it.

Avoiding him isn’t an option after he offers a business proposition she can’t turn down and she’s drawn further into his universe, unable to resist his gravitational pull. When she learns Hudson has a dark history of his own, she realizes too late that she’s fallen for the worst man she could possibly get involved with. Or maybe their less than ideal pasts give them an opportunity to heal each other and finally find the love their lives have been missing.

Review

“I never pay for sex, Alayna. When I fuck you, It will be for free.”

Fixed on You by Laurelin Paige was steamy, dominant, crazy perfection! When I began reading this book and found out about Alayna’s stalker tenancies I was very much intrigued. You don’t often encounter females with rap sheets for stalking. Honestly, at first I found it to be quite humorous and then as the story progressed I came to feel for her because I truly understood that she could not help her obsessive addiction.

“I wanted him instantly, a prickle of fixation taking root in my belly – an old familiar feeling. But that I desired him didn’t matter. The expression on his face said that he would have me whether I wanted it or not, that it was inevitable as if it had already happened.”

When we meet Alayna she is a bartender with management goals at Sky Bar. Knowing she gets attached too quickly she has been avoiding dating and men. This changes when the extremely sexy Hundson Pierce (her new boss) comes into the picture with a proposition that seems to good to be true. Can Alayna follow through on Hundson’s plan and not become overly attached to him?

“I will continue to seduce you, I’m a man who gets what he wants. And I want you.”

I LOVE Hudson Pierce. He is a sexy Dominant man who knows what he wants and what he wants is no strings attached fun with Alanya. Hudson honestly believes he is incapable of loving anyone and Alayna loves too much. What a delicious combination for an amazing story.

“Most of all I hurt because I was alone and in love. And that was the worst combination of things to be.”

Laurelin Paige wrote a story that pulled me in and never let me go. This was amazingly sexy, dramatic and so good I didn’t want it to end. I can already tell that this is going to one of my favorite series and as soon as I finish this review I plan on starting Found in You.

~miranda