REVIEW - Hard Rock Tease by Athena Wright

The Book

Release Date: 30 December 2016

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Rock god Noah Hart needs inspiration. And he's choosing me as his muse.

In my darkest days, I found solace in the words of rock star god Noah Hart. He saw into my heart. And I saw into his. Even though we'd never met, I felt as if I knew the man behind the music.

Then I met him.

Noah isn't a wounded poet. He's a jerk.

He's abrasive, cutting, and guarded as hell. He says people are selfish. He says we're only out for ourselves. He refuses to trust. He refuses to let anyone in.

I'm supposed to be helping him write a song. I'm supposed to be his confidant.

But the only time we connect is when we take to his bed. Noah plays my body as skillfully as he plays the piano. He makes me feel things I've never dreamed of.

And that includes heartache.

The man behind the music is nothing like I imagined. Who exactly is this Noah Hart I've met, and what the hell happened to my soulful, romantic poet?

Contains mature themes.

My Review    4 STARS

This is the first book that I had read/listened to by this author.

I really enjoyed the story, although I did get a little annoyed at Noah and they way he constantly pushed Jen away, even the way he would keep his friends at arms length.

Jen needs to help Noah create a song, however she feels in order to do that she needs to get him to open up to her and trust her, but things are never really easy with Noah and opening up is hard.  Jen also eventually opens up to Noah as well and she constantly lets him know how his words have always affected her with his bands songs.

Some good characters and I would certainly be up to visiting the rest of this series at some point.

REVIEW - Kiss of a Dragon (Fallen Immortals #1) by Alisa Woods

The Book

Release Date: 6 July 2016

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Lucian: I am a Dragon Prince of the House of Smoke...and I am dying. Five hundred years is truly enough for a man like me. A monster. Yet a 10,000-year treaty will die with me, if I don't spawn a dragonling to take my place. My two brothers are no use in this task. It falls to me, the eldest by a hair's breadth, and yet, I cannot face the horror of another sealing. Another death. Another woman's blood on my hands. 

Arabella: I was saved from death in a dark Seattle alley by an impossibly beautiful man who swooped in on golden wings. Now he's taken me to his lair, opened my eyes to a world of immortals I didn't know existed, and given me an impossible task - find him a mate. Then, and only then, will he set me free. He needs her more than he wants; she wants him more than she should. The fate of both the mortal and immortal worlds depends on not just repairing their hearts, but finding a love that's true....

My Review    3 STARS

I struggled with this audible book mainly because I really could not get on with the female narrators voice.  Each time it came on, I all but turned off.  

I'm sure I may well have liked the other book, therefore I rated the book higher than I would have for the audio version.  Will have to try this book as an ebook to see if I like it better that way.

REVIEW - Polar Bared (Kodiak Point #3) by Eve Langlais

The Book

Release Date: 4 November 2014

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Anti-Hero, BIG Bear Romance and USA Today Bestseller

What’s a bear to do when a human has a polar-izing effect?

Gene only has one thing on his mind, vengeance, until Vicky crashes into his life.

When Vicky accidentally slides into the side of a polar bear, she doesn’t expect to fall in love. Eaten yes, perhaps used as a chew toy, but become the object of a bear’s affection and lust?

Crazy! Almost as crazy as the fact the polar bear turns out to be a man. A sexy man. A man who growls, and roars and does everything he can to chase her away.

Only to come back.

Poor Gene. After the pain and betrayal he suffered in the war all he wants is vengeance against the brothers who left him behind. But he’s confused when instead of wanting to punish him for his evil acts, they offer him forgiveness.

As if that weren’t annoying enough, the cutest geek he ever met—with caramel kissed skin covering a lush, rounded figure and wearing the sexiest dark rimmed glasses—won’t leave him alone. Or more like, he can’t seem to stop following her. 

And it isn’t just because someone is out to hurt her.

He wants her. But does he want her more than vengeance?

My Review    4 STARS

In this audible book we have Gene feeling sorry for himself and hiding from the man who would have hit killed.  There in hiding he finds Vicky.  A woman that someone is trying to kill, but she does not have a clue who would want her dead.

Gene ends up saving her twice while she is on her expedition to find polar bears, eventually having to get the hell out of dodge as hire killers are after her again.

As the pair spend time in close contact, Gene has something else to worry about, but he is always saying that he is not good enough for her.  Does he finally want to give up his quest for vengeance to help save her?

Eventually he ends up in Kodiak point using Vicky as bait to lure out the villain, but he finds that Vicky may be what he wants the most.

REVIEW - Kodiaks Claim (Kodiak Point #1) by Eve Langlais

The Book

Release Date: 29 July 2014

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A Big Bear Romance. 
He might growl, but she’s not afraid to bite. Hands full taking care of his clan, the last thing this Kodiak bear needs is a woman poking her cute little nose into his affairs. But when she refuses to back down—and shows the courage to stand up to him—he can’t resist the allure of a curvy city girl.
She’s mine. All mine. 
And when a rival clan thinks to use her to force his paw, he’ll show them why you never piss off a Kodiak, or threaten what’s his.
Tammy is convinced all men are scum, even gorgeous ones like Reid Carver. She knows he’s hiding something. Something big. She just never expected a real freaking bear hid underneath all those yummy muscles.
But when the truth comes out and he tries to scare her off with a roar, she shows him not just bears have bite.

My Review    3 STARS

A bear shifter? Yes please.

Reid is a bear shifter with a problem, some of his delivery trucks have gone missing and now he finds an insurance agent is on her way to investigate.

Tammy is an investigator sent to see why Reids company has put in three claims for missing trucks so close together and she all but forces herself into one of the trucks to get a lift up to Kodiak Falls which is in a remote place in Alaska.

But nothing is quite like it seems and Tammy is not afraid of fighting for herself and getting on with things even though strange bears are around her, a wolf attacks and her attraction to Reid is off the charts.

I really enjoyed this book and look forward to the next one

REVIEW - Outfoxed by Love (Kodiak Point #2) by Eve Langlais narrated by Chandra Skyye

The Book

Release Date: 16 September 2014

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A bullheaded moose doesn't stand a chance when a fox decides to make him her mate.

Boris left to defend his country still a boy. He came back a changed man. A damaged man.

But Jan still wants him.

A man of few words, Boris has a firm way of saying No, but this determined vixen knows he's her mate. Despite some less than subtle overtures, Jan has not had much success in getting her bullheaded moose to notice her, but all that changes when her life is put in danger.

Suddenly the damaged soldier keeps finding excuses to come to her rescue, but as far as Jan is concerned, her mate is the one in need of saving.

It will take some subtle maneuvering to outfox her moose into admitting he loves her, but this wily vixen is more than ready for the challenge. And if that doesn't work, momma's offered to loan her the shot gun used for her own engagement.

Welcome to Kodiak Point where the wildlife might wear clothes, but animal instinct rules the heart.

Kodiak's Claim
Outfoxed by Love 
Polar Bared (Pre-order available, coming November 4th)
Caribou's Gift - A Kodiak Point Christmas Novella (Coming December 2014)
Kodiak Point #4 (Coming January 2015)

My Review    4 STARS

In this book we have artic fox Jan knowing that the Moose Boris is her true mate, however Jan is nothing if not persistent and when Boris goes after her when she and Tammy are in danger, Jan finally starts to find her way further into the mans mind.

Jan is a cunning fox and puts her many tricks into play when she finally gets Boris to notice her, when needed she changes tactics to throw him off guard so he never entirely sees what's coming or how she twists things into making him feel and need her.

I enjoyed this book and seeing some of the characters from the previous book.

REVIEW- Dirty Wolf (Alpha Wolves Want Curves #1) by Andy Award narrated by Stephanie Rose

The Book

Release Date: 15 September 2020

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Max Troika never thought he’d be the alpha of his pack. That was his older brother’s fate. Assassinations have a way of ruining everything. Including who Max can take as a mate. It sure isn’t the cute and curvy librarian inspiring his dirtiest dream every night.

Galyna Shirvan has it bad for a guy she never thought a chubby librarian like her could ever win over. Now he’s got all the hots for her, too.

But there’s something strange about Max. No, it must be her imagination and all those paranormal romance novels the teens keep telling her to read.

Werewolves aren’t real.

Ahrooo....

My Review    3 STARS

I enjoyed listening to this book and the twist of having a royal family in Russia for the wolf shifter population.

Nico's family is originally from Russia but has been in the US for many generations,  He went to school with our curvy girl and has always has a thing for her, just like she had a quiet want for him.

Now she is back home after college and working at the library when the pain meet again with sparks between them.

However with the King of wolves dead with Nico's older brother as the suspected killer there are problems surrounding his pack and he he's to deal with them along with the threat to the woman he wants.

I enjoyed listening to this book and will look at getting more from this author.

REVIEW - Hooked (Never After #1) by Emily McEntire

The Book

Release Date: 5 September 2021

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From international bestselling author Emily McIntire comes a dark and delicious fractured fairy tale reimagining of Peter Pan.

He wants revenge, but he wants her more…

James has always had one agenda: destroy his enemy, Peter Michaels. When Peter’s twenty-year-old daughter Wendy shows up in James’s bar, he sees his way in. Seduce the girl and use her for his revenge. It’s the perfect plan, until things in James’s organization begin to crumble. Suddenly, he has to find the traitor in his midst, and his plan for revenge gets murkier as James starts to see Wendy as more than just a pawn in his game.

Wendy has been cloistered away most of her life by her wealthy cold father, but a spontaneous night out with friends turns into an intense and addictive love affair with the dark and brooding James. As much as she knows James is dangerous, Wendy can’t seem to shake her desire for him. But as their relationship grows more heated and she learns more about the world he moves in, she finds herself unsure if she’s falling for the man known as James or the monster known as Hook.

*Hooked is a dark contemporary romance and the first complete standalone in the Never After Series: A collection of fractured fairy tales where the villains get the happy ever after. It is not a literal retelling and not fantasy. Hooked features mature themes and content that may not be suitable for all audiences. Reader discretion is advised. For all content warnings, check the author's website.*

My Review    4 STARS

This is the first of a series and the first book that I have read/listened to by this author.

I liked the way that the story of Peter Pan has been imagined, and with Hook being the main character and that the villain ends up getting the girl.

Certainly an action packed story with a mafia role for Hook and our main lady being a strong lady who works with her grandfather on the boat lifting pots 7 days a week.

Our main guy certainly can act the bad guy, but he knows how to treat his woman and he certainly looks after his woman and to an extent her family when he decides that she is his to protect.

Certainly a series i will look to finish at some point.

Review - The Alpha's Breeder (The Breeder #1) by Tay T.

The Book

Release Date: 29 March 2019

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Meet Eros Hall, an Alpha who isn't arrogant, domineering, or egocentric, and fall in love just as hard as our main character.

After being kidnapped by a group of vengeful werewolves, Emira finds herself in one hell of a situation.

First, she is believed to be a powerful Breeder capable of birthing an army of werewolf warriors in a world where supernatural beings are going extinct.

Second, her true soulmate is a powerful Alpha who is hell-bent on keeping her.

And third, to make matters worse, she only has six moon cycles to be "marked, mated, and pupped."

What does that even mean?


The Alpha's Breeder is a full-length werewolf romance novel featuring a possessive Alpha and spicy-hot steamy scenes. No cheating and a happy ever after guaranteed.

***Now professionally edited.***

My Review    2 STARS

This book has a good premise, however it does fall though in a few places.

Emira is a human working in a research facility that experiments on shifters and other creatures, however making her feel uneasy as she looks for answers as to what she is she has already handed in her notice.

With an attack on the facility however she never gets the chance. She and her colleagues are kidnapped and not treated well, only when she is near death do they stop and things go from bad to worse. Eventually she manages to escape, but she finds her way to another pack ground and she is now stuck with another alpha.

Lot happens in this book, but I struggled to really connect to it or the characters. I have book 2 to read, so i'm hoping that is a little better.

Review - Credence by Penelope Douglas

The Book

Release Date: 13 Jan 2020

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From New York Times bestselling author, Penelope Douglas, comes a new standalone!

Three of them, one of her, and a remote cabin in the woods. Let the hot, winter nights ensue...

Tiernan de Haas doesn't care about anything anymore. The only child of a film producer and his starlet wife, she's grown up with wealth and privilege but not love or guidance. Shipped off to boarding schools from an early age, it was still impossible to escape the loneliness and carve out a life of her own. The shadow of her parents' fame followed her everywhere.

And when they suddenly pass away, she knows she should be devastated. But has anything really changed? She's always been alone, hasn't she?

Jake Van der Berg, her father's stepbrother and her only living relative, assumes guardianship of Tiernan who is still two months shy of eighteen. Sent to live with him and his two sons, Noah and Kaleb, in the mountains of Colorado, Tiernan soon learns that these men now have a say in what she chooses to care and not care about anymore.

As the three of them take her under their wing, teach her to work and survive in the remote woods far away from the rest of the world, she slowly finds her place among them. And as a part of them.

She also realizes that lines blur and rules become easy to break when no one else is watching.

One of them has her. The other one wants her. But he...

He's going to keep her.

*Credence is a full length, stand-alone romance suitable for readers 18+.

My Review    3 STARS 

After so much hype i finally found time to read this book.  Not sure what all the hype is for though to be honest.

There would be a lot of triggers in this book for those not used to reading darker material.

Tiernan is a 17 years old girl who has just lost her parents.  Not that they were much of parents to her.  She is contacted by her late fathers step-brother, a man she has never met or knows and she decides that it would be good to get out of town and go visit him and his two sons.

Jake lives in Colorado on a mountain with Noah and Caleb.  Both of the both are so different from each other and each member of the family manages to bring out different emotions in her, making her wake up from her very quiet and shelters life with very little love.

Her Tiernan comes to know who she is, on her own voyage of discovery, especially once she hits 18.

With the relationship triangle we get a lot of angst, a family still managing to stick together and Tiernan finally figuring out what and who she wants.

It was a good read, i'm just not sure it was worth all the hype. 

REVIEW - Make Me Yours (Forbidden Billionaires #2) by Lili Valente

The Book

Release Date: 11 June 2024

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Rule Number Never lose your virginity to the man who ruined your family.

It’s a rule I never meant to break, but the night our paths collide, I have no idea who Weaver is.

He’s just a drop-dead gorgeous man with no qualms about sleeping with a virgin. By the time I realize he’s also the man who destroyed my father, I’ve spent the hottest night of my life on his yacht.

I’m ashamed of what I’ve done.
I’m even more ashamed that I want to do it again…

I don’t care about our age gap or that he’ll be leaving town in a few weeks. This war between our families isn’t mine to fight, and my father hasn’t been there for me in a long time.

But Weaver is. He’s there for me when I need him most, proving he doesn’t have ice water flowing through his veins.

I’m falling for this forbidden man hard and fast…and then he gives me proof that my father was right all along.

Can our love survive Weaver’s dark side?
Or will he ruin me the way he ruined the people I once loved?

My Review    5 STARS

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

When Gertrude 'Gertie' Sullivan 'Sully' goes on deck of a yacht, she thinks her kinda boyfriend is going to be there and he will be asleep so she can delete her drunk saucy pic and following messages.  However what she finds instead is Weaver Tripp.

Weaver is back home after the death of his brother and no longer feels at home in Sea Breeze, however the woman he finds in his bedroom has his mind realing.

With a one night stand, neither can forget each other, but things take a bit of a turn when they find out who each other really are and who they are related to.

Neither can stop the chemistry between them however and Gertie ends up agreeing to a nights with benefits solution, but only while Weaver in in town for the month and know-one is to know that they are seeing each other, only Gerties best friend.

Weaver comes across as a cold man, but Gertie gets to see the warmth throw his icy shell, but it only happens around her.

With family tensions, things are not easy for the pair and the month does not run smoothly, but ultimately both of them realise that they are better with each other and the chemistry between them is steaming.

I really enjoyed this book and hope that the next book is for the cat loving best friend Elaina.

REVIEW - Draco (The King Series) by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

The Book

Release Date: 15 May 2024

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From New York Times bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff comes Draco, a standalone dark romantic fantasy about a man fated to end the world and a woman fated to stop him.

DRACO
Approaching my thirtieth birthday, life seemed a dream: the perfect job, a girlfriend I adored, and endless possibilities ahead.

Then I woke up. Trapped in a grimy cellar, my body frail, and my love vanished.

Determined to break free, I succeed. But then the grim truth emerges: my entire reality is a fabrication, and I’ve been branded as the catalyst for the apocalypse. Why me?

I refuse to accept my fate, but how do I stop it when every move I make only brings me closer to becoming death’s henchman? 

PIPER
When a mysterious man showed up at my door, looking to rent a room, I knew I should turn him away. He wasn’t only good looking, which my live-in boyfriend wouldn’t appreciate, but there was something off about him. Still, I couldn’t say no.

Then things take a dark turn when he claims he’s seen me in his dreams and wants me to explain why. He seems crazy. Or is he?

Because strange stuff starts happening, including the unshakable feeling that I know this man from somewhere. I think…I think I’m meant to help him.

But why does every instinct scream to run? And why can’t I resist getting closer?

My Review     5 STARS

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

This book is a continuation of the King series, but focuses many years later on Jeni and Kings son Draco.  He is the reincarnated spirit of Mia and Kings unborn son, but he has woken up from his sleep on to find that the life he thought he was living was a dream.

Now he finds that fate has other plans for him and that with a woman called Piper he has the fate of the world on his shoulders.  Is he the tipping point for the seers and Ten Club to take over the world, or does he finally destroy them.

This is possible the first book in a spin off series and it certainly has all the twists and turns that you would expect from this author.  You never exactly know when she will put a spanner in the works and turn the whole story upside down.

I'm really looking forward to see what Mimi comes up with next.