REVIEW - Good With His Hands (Good in Bed #1) by Lauren Blakely & Lili Valente

The Book

Release Date: 18 December 2020

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A sexy best friend's brother romance from bestselling authors Lauren Blakely and Lili Valente! 

I'm the wrong guy for her.

She's sunshine, and cherry pie. I'm whiskey and fast cars. I'm also keeping one hell of a secret from the woman I've wanted for years.

But when I find a list my sister left behind for Ruby, I've got no choice but to offer the sexy, big-hearted girl next door both a road trip and a chance.

A chance to discover how big she can dream. 

And if some of those dreams play out in the bedroom? Well, there’s nothing wrong with a few -- okay, several -- hot nights together as we hit the beach, visit old stomping grounds, and test all sorts of limits, in and out of the sheets.

Seven days, then I'm off, moving across the country, far away from her.

No way can things get complicated in a week. Ruby and I aren’t the kind of dream that has a shot of coming true.

Especially once she learns what I’ve done.

GOOD WITH HIS HANDS is a sexy standalone romance in the Good in Bed series!

My Review  5 STARS

**My thanks to the author for providing me with a free copy for an honest review**

It has certainly been a hectic month for me, but whenever i managed to find a spare moment i was so glad that i had this book to read on my kindle.

These are too authors that go together like chocolate and marshmallows, the writing is sweet, dirty and just oh so right.

Ruby has just finished two years of physical therapy after a car accident that had her in a coma and took the life of her very best friend.  It is Claire's brother Jesse that provides a way to get her old self back by providing a list of things to do that her best friend had written for her to do.  Little do they both know that the closeness that they had before is going to get even closer and grow into something they both want and need.

There are lots of sexy times, lots of speaking the truth and good supporting friends and family for the pair when they need it.

I loved the whole book and the epilogues including the tidbit that gives us a clue into the fact that it is the wonderful Gigi that has her happy ending next.

I am really looking forward to the next collaboration that these two authors come up with.

REVIEW - Mr. Mitchell: Billionaires' Club Book 2 (Billionaires' Club #2) by Raylin Marks

The Book

Release Date: 29 September 2020

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The billionaire always gets what he wants. This time, he wants me…

My trip to London was the first lucky break I’ve had in years. It came at just the right time, allowing me to escape my sad reality for a bit. And the guy I met on the flight?

Perfection.

The short week we spent together was filled with raw, unbridled, and passionate nights. But it couldn’t last. I’m a single mom with a troubled past and a shady ex. Romance just isn’t in the cards for me.

Which is why I walked away from Jim and didn’t look back.

That was before I landed my new job. Before I met the boss.

Before I discovered that Mr. James Mitchell, CEO, was my Jim—my unforgettable Jim from our week together in England.

Judging by the smile on his face when he sees me, he remembers everything.

And now he wants more.

He wants me. 

The timing is terrible. My life’s a mess, and I just know my ex will do something to ruin me. Again.

But none of that matters when I’m in Jim’s arms. 

So, what are the odds that I’m finally due for my very own happily ever after?

With my luck?

Not bloody likely.

Mr. Mitchell, a sexy contemporary romance, is book 2 in the Billionaires’ Club series, but can be read as a standalone. It features an alpha male hero with a heart of gold, and the feisty, resilient heroine who easily runs away with his heart. Download today to start binge reading!

My Review  5 STARS

**My thanks to the author and Hidden Gems for providing me with a free copy for an honest review**

In this book we have the James (Jim) Mitchell, the brother of Dr Jake Mitchell and the main man when he finally finds a woman that challenges his and takes him away from working all the time. 

Avery is a strong woman who has overcome a hard past in some ways, but also carries the scars.  She is pretty much a single mum to her daughter Addison, who she fiercely protects.

Both Jim and Avery have pasts that have shaped them and hold on to baggage they do not realise they are still holding.

Jim loves having Avery around and loves her daughter from the beginning, however when her discovers that she has been hiding a secret, that is what breaks them, that she cannot trust him with her secret, while he has been pushing her to open up.

Her, both parties realise, with help from their friends that they need to work on themselves and they both end up in therapy, working on getting their lives in a better place and becoming better in themselves.

A reunion at Ash's birthday party has the pair see each other again, but in a better place to commit to each other and to forge ahead with their relationship.

A wonderful story that also has a passage from the next book to get our minds on Collin as we find that his live interest Elena is going to be his new college and the daughter of the doctor he took over from.

I cannot wait to see what happens next in this series.

REVIEW - Soul Survivor (Hybrid Chronicles #1) by Michelle N. Files

The Book

Release Date: 4 August 2013

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Hailee Mai Hart is just a simple, normal girl. Or so she thought. When she left her one-horse town for a college education in the big city, she never could've imagined what awaited her. She's quickly thrown into a world filled with angels, danger, and a curse...her curse. Come to find out, she's not so simple after all. She's actually the last of her kind, and the fate of the world rests on her shoulders. She has one chance to save Earth, and it all comes down to one choice: Light or Darkness. What is right and what is wrong is all a matter of perspective, which leaves her heart dangerously tangled. No matter which path she takes people will die, and that's just not an option. Will she be able to save everyone, or will she be the Soul Survivor?

My Review  5 STARS

**My thanks to the author for providing me with a free copy for an honest review**

This book has been sitting on my kindle for a while and i am finally trying to read some of the older books that have been there far too long.  I am now kicking myself for having this there so long, however it would appear that even though the author left an opening for more books, that something has prevented her from being able to do so.

This is a book where a teenager finds herself the only person on the earth that is capable of sending it into darkness or into the light.  Hailee May Hart is the seventh and last hybrid angel\human and the only one left alive.  It is only when two individuals come into her life when she is living in the city that her entire world changes.

In the city she meets Alex on a dark dangerous street, her protector and Seb the darkness, who cannot stay away from her.

Both do not like the other, but it is a curse that has them following her and falling for her.  

There are lies, there is decit and there is love, there is sacrifice and there is strength, above all, there is survival and loss and opinion losing those you care about.

This is an emotional book near the end which had me in tears, but the journey is certainly worth it.

I really hope that the author at some point is able to continue the journey for Hailee, Seb, Alex and Amitel.

REVIEW - Purchased Husband (Trophy Husbands #4) by Noelle Adams

 

The Book

Release Date: 8 December 2020

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On a Wednesday afternoon, I ask Damian Winters to marry me. To be clear, it's not a proposal. It's a business transaction. I have a sticky family situation, and the simplest way to deal with it is to pay him to be my husband for six months.

Damian used to work as an escort so he knows how to keep things professional. We don't have to be friends. We don't even have to get along. I need someone fill a husband role, and he'll do just fine.

It doesn't matter if he's the hottest man I've ever met. Work takes up all my time and energy, so I don't have room in my life for complications. I'm not going to fall into bed with him. And I'm definitely not going to fall in love.

I hope. 

My Review  3 STARS

**My thanks to the author for providing me with a free copy for an honest review**

This was an enjoyable story and it was easy to see how Damian felt from the beginning after he had met Clarke.  He is a thoughtful man and you could really see him trying to figure her out and what she liked.

Clarke is a strong character in many way, but has little self worth, Damian was good at getting her to open up and face truths.

This is a book that you pick up and read fast without realising it and is good for a rainy day where you need a nice story where the characters are gentle and caring. 

REVIEW - Stroke of Luck by Opal Carew

The Book
Release Date: 1 December 2020
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The newest erotic romance from bestselling author Opal Carew.

Getting cheated on and left with a hotel bill that costs more than she makes in a year was not a part of the plan when Riana came to Las Vegas to marry her wealthy fiancé. Her plans also didn't include getting bailed out of this horrible situation by Quinn, the ex-boyfriend she hadn't planned to see ever again. For Quinn, Riana was the one that got away and he's never gotten over her, no matter how successful he became.

Riana insists on paying Quinn back, so he makes her an offer--spend the next month with him and his business partner Austin while they're on vacation. It's clear to him that Austin is attracted to her, too, and Quinn's always liked the idea of sharing a woman with him. It's something that Riana wants to do, and after a few glasses of champagne--only enough to stop denying herself what she wants--she voices her desire to be with both men.

But as the month comes to an end, Riana has to face the reality she's falling for Quinn and Austin...and the possibility that one crazy night in Vegas could cost her one--or both--men.

My Review  3 STARS
**My thanks to NetGalley and St Martin's Press, for providing me with a free copy for an honest review**

When you spot your ex-girlfriend in a bad predicament and are completely loaded and are still in love with said girl, there is no way that you are not going to help her out.  And that is exactly what Quinn does.

Quinn is still angry with Riana, however his business partner and friend Austin cajoles him into more than just helping her and ends up falling for the girl too.

A bargain where Riana wants to pay back Quinn for the money he has helped her with ends up with her offering her body in payment to the both of them and this is where they end up struggling with their feelings towards each other and also end up coming together as a threesome happy and content.

Austin is the glue that keeps them together as he helps them all sort through their feelings and is very perceptive, Quinn can blunder through things and be a bit bossy, but Riana can hold her own.

After a miscommunication, Riana ends up back home without them, trying to divorce them both, but Quinn holds out with a very important clause that once has come to light, reunited the three of them for their happy ever after.

An interesting twist of events, but i feel that this genre has been done to death a bit recently.  Maybe i just need a break from them for a while lol.