REVIEW–Coach Love (Love Brothers #2) by Liz Crowe
Book Title - Coach Love (Love Brothers #2)
Author - Liz Crowe
Stars - 5
Buy Link – AMAZON
A Family Saga with humor, heat and heart--not to mention beer, bourbon and basketball!
The smoldering intensity of first love ~ the forbidden fantasy of temptation ~ the cold hard facts of real life.
When one man’s hopes are dashed apart in a split second after years spent chasing a dream, he returns home to Kentucky furious at the world and everyone around him.
Kieran Francesco is the middle son of the volatile, tight-knit Halloran-Love family. His role as peacemaker and the one true athlete is well established. He now faces life devoid of the sport he adores after a horrific, career-ending accident, which places him in a new and entirely uncomfortable position: that of the brother with no future.
Over the course of a few tumultuous months Kieran is plunged back into life at the center of the Love family, where he must cope with one self-destructive brother, one ill-timed reconnection to an old flame and a series of bad choices that land him in more trouble than he’d ever known existed.
This is Kieran's story. After a career ending knee injury Kieran is back home trying to put his life back together and going to physical therapy, the Physical Therapist is his ex girlfriend from high school, he starts questioning his life and his choices, his current girlfriend and former girlfriend. These books have drawn me in and I really like them.
Connie gives Coach Love (Love Brothers #2)
REVIEW – Inferno by Kathryn Kelly
Book Title - Inferno
Author - Kathryn Kelly
Stars - 5
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I’m a rocker with the eyes of the world on me. Waiting for my triumph or my downfall…just waiting. Most of my life is in my hands. My destiny? That’s another story. My destiny isn’t as debt free.
My band, Phoenix Rising, arrives in Houston to cut a new album. Before we perform our first concert in the city and I choose my groupies of the night, I’m thrust into debauchery. Sleeping with a gorgeous woman twenty years older than me has its perks, especially when her husband orchestrated the encounter and eagerly watches. To me, performing is performing. If a man wants to share his wife, who am I to stop him?
Unfortunately for me, I don’t make a clean getaway as I leave the McCall mansion. Georgie, their sixteen-year-old daughter, is in the midst of her own intrigue, sneaking home in the middle of the night after an evening of drugs and sex with her older brother’s best friend. In her, I see me. She’s lost and drifting. Her hedonistic parents insist she’s old enough to make her own decisions. Instead of time and love, they give her money and things.
I’m a twenty-five-year old international superstar and I know better. I’m cocky and arrogant. I know it so I own it. Somehow, I’ve always bested the fates. I have all to lose—my reputation, my career, and my freedom. Her mother’s jealousy forces my hand and I take Georgie on the tour.
This is our story and our secret relationship and the destruction of my life. You know the adage about secrets? Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead. Wise words from a wise man. If only I had listened. Secrets have a way of revealing themselves in the harshest way.
This is story about the unusual meeting of reformed recovering rocker bad boy Sloane Mason, lead singer of the group Phoenix Rising, and Georgie McCall, a 16 year old foul-mouthed, unloved druggie. They have 2 strange meetings in 2 consecutive days, a party where she is so wasted she can barely stand/walk and the next night while he is sneaking out of her parent's house and she is sneaking in late at night again wasted( he was hired by Georgie's father to have sex with the mother, while he watched). She is a super fan and feels she loves him,he feels overprotective of her, because she is wreckless and out of control, her parents are too self-absorbed/self- involved to care. He brokers a deal to take her on tour with him as her protector,parent,and rule maker and to insure she gets educated- schooling/tudor.They have more than chemistry but she is underage and he tries to keep hands off, she acts out to manipulate him to put hands on. CONTROL!!! He finds out the only way to control her is to have some form of sex with her, leading to her giving him her virginity and having sex multiple times unprotected,( condoms were never in reach?) He knew if she got pregnant his life, career would all be over and jail would be in his future!! Worse than jail, is not being with, seeing her and caring for her while she is with his child! There is more back story and details within the story so read the book to get the rest!!! I enjoyed this book it was well written and the characters were well developed!! The author takes you on an emotional roller coaster throughout this book. I was given an ARC for an honest review from DRC's Review Team, Thank You Drue. Amazon release date March 10th.
Amy gives Inferno
REVIEW – Silk: Volume 1 by K.M. Scott
Book Title - Silk: Volume 1
Author - K.M. Scott
Stars - 5
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I want her. I crave her. She's my addiction.
The world knows me as Ian Anwell, New York Times bestselling author, but Kristina makes me want more.
Much more.
I need him. I love him. He's my obsession.
Everyone thinks they know Kristina Richards, but I'm more than what they see on the screen.
So much more.
I'm his muse, and this is our story.
I was pulled right into this short story. The story has laughs and heartbreak.
Ian sees Kristina on TV and starts watching all her movies. Not for the movies just to be able to see her. When he wants to meet her he finds out she is a fan of his. They meet for dinner that turns into more. He is an author and in need of a muse. Has he found his muse in Kristina? Or will he scare her away with his obsession of her?
I loved these characters and can’t wait to learn more about them. I felt I was able to connect with the characters and the story was a great read.
I highly recommend this book and can’t wait for the next story in this series.
Amy gives Silk: Volume 1
REVIEW – Love Brewing (Love Brothers #3) by Liz Crowe
Book Title - Love Brewing (Love Brothers #3)
Author - Liz Crowe
Stars - 5
Buy Link – AMAZON
A Family Saga with humor, heat and heart--not to mention beer, bourbon and basketball!
Every family has one—the black sheep, the problem child, the prodigal. But Dominic Sean Love could teach all of those guys a lesson or two. Stuck in the middle of a boisterous group of siblings, he’s given “acting out” a new meaning from day one.
While he’s the one son who follows his strict father’s footsteps into the Love family business, he’s also the one who butts heads with him the hardest. Their epic clashes are the stuff of family legend. But they have made peace and work side by side to take Love Brewing to the next level of success.
Until Dominic does the one thing his father can never forgive.
Diana Brantley has been Dominic’s friend, girlfriend and ex-girlfriend so many times she’s lost count. When he shows up at the farm she’s slowly transforming into a wildly popular farm-to-table resource for restaurants all over the U.S. her first impulse is to shoot first and ask questions later. But she doesn’t. And their lives entwine once more, for good, bad and ugly.
This is Dominic's book what a great book for me it really tied everything together in this series. You definitely get insight into Dominic's issues. The author has tied together the past and present and ties together others in the family you know that there has to be more stories of the Love Family. I for one would really love to read about the Love sister Angelique. I was gifted this book for a fair and honest review.
Connie gives Love Brewing (Love Brothers #3)
REVIEW – Relent (Sydney Storm MC #1) by Nina Levine
Book Title - Relent (Sydney Storm MC #1)
Author - Nina Levine
Stars - 5
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Evie Bishop grew up loving Kick Hanson. He loved her, too. They were inseparable. Best friends who looked out for each other. Until the day scandal hit their families and ripped everything apart, changing the course of all their lives.
Kick follows a dangerous path that leads him to the Storm MC where he spends his days buried deep in a violent and lawless world that is slowly consuming his soul. Evie works hard to escape the hopelessness that threatens to swallow her after her family is ripped apart. She builds a stable life for herself, however it's devoid of the one thing she has always longed for - Kick.
The love these two have for each other never wavers but sometimes in life, love isn't enough. Even in the times they find each other again, they can never make it work. Kick fights against bringing Evie into his world and Evie refuses a life with Kick if he won't fully commit to her. However, when circumstance throws them together again, Kick knows he must finally make her his. The trouble is, Evie's done. She loves him but she believes their chance to be together has long passed.
When Kick finally stakes his claim, will Evie relent and give their love another go, or has Kick left it too long to go after the woman who has owned his heart forever?
Relent is the first book in the Sydney Storm MC series. This is a spin off series to the Storm MC series. Readers do not have to read the Storm MC series to read this one.
I cannot say enough great things about this book. I loved everything about it. I loved the way the author showed that life long love does not always work out until its suppose to.
Evie and Kick have been best friends since they were kids, their families almost inseparable until one tragic event leads to another tragic event that rips the long time family friendships apart and starts a downward spiral for many members of both families. But Evie and Kick remained attached to each other until their own inner issues get in the way. Then yet another tragedy reunites Evie and Kick and that is when Kick realizes he can't live without Evie, but the road to happiness is not an easy one and both of them have to work hard to get there.
This book also had an underlying story of self doubt and low self esteem, due to many events in her life Evie just does not think very highly of herself, and Kick is just absolutely AMAZING at making Evie see, believe and feel her own self worth. What can I say, Kick is just......dreamy, he's not a billionaire, or a celebrity, in fact, he's actually a criminal, but even his criminal activities have a deep underlying meaning, he's the perfect book boyfriend as far as I'm concerned.
Drue gives Relent (Sydney Storm MC #1)
REVIEW – SEAL’s Honor by Elle James
Book Title - SEAL's Honor
Author - Elle James
Stars - 4
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SEAL Reed Tucker doesn’t believe in commitment, until he tangles the sheets with one hot pilot, Delaney O’Connell. His phobia against commitment is challenged when his best friend asks Delaney to marry him first.
As a helicopter pilot for the 160th Night Stalkers, Delaney knows the risks of loving a SEAL. When her lover's friend loses an arm in battle, she can’t refuse his marriage proposal when he's already lost so much. In love with one man, pledged to marry another, she’s torn.
Tuck and Delaney must come to grips with the happiness they owe themselves and the happiness of their friend who has lost so much.
** spoiler alert ** I liked this book and was glad for the twist at the end. It totally caught me off guard. This is the first book I have read from this author and it won't be the last. The characters are well developed, to the point that I wanted to yell at Tuck to open his mouth and save himself. It is a fast paced book with Alpha males and a gutsy and sexy female pilot. If you love hot military guys and a sexy heroine, this is the book for you.
Delaney O'Connell (Razor) is one of the very few women pilots who fly the Seals into missions. She is Army, a pilot with the 160th. She is very career oriented and tries to not do anything that would hurt all her hard work. And sexy Seals are definitely something that could hurt her position.
Reed Tucker (Tuck) is a sexy Seal. He and his best friend Cory joined the military together and have come up through the ranks together. He is very interested in Delaney.
Cory Nipton (Reaper) is Tuck's best friend and a fellow Seal. He is interested in Delaney as well.
Delaney is on probation as he only female in command flying for the 160th SOAR. Her job is to fly the Seals into their dangerous missions. She has worked very hard for 3 years to get where she is. She knows that getting involved with a Seal would look very bad for her. Plus, she has been down this road before. She lost her future husband just a couple of weeks after they were engaged so she doesn't want to go there again. But Tuck was hard to resist. They had hooked up and she knew she had to put a stop to it. At a bar when they were all blowing off steam, problems arise when Cory asks her to marry him in front of the team. She does not give him an answer, but says she will think on it. Tuck is hurt by this, but does not tell his friend that they had been together. While they are deployed, a mission goes horribly wrong and Cory is hurt bad. She says yes to him to ty to keep him from dying, even though she loves Tuck, who is unable to tell her he loves her. When Tuck is invited to Cory's wedding, he believes his world is ending. The twists and turns of this book will keep you guessing right to the ending. This is a fun, sexy read.
Heidi gives SEAL's Honor
REVIEW–Toy Box by Delphine Dryden
Book Title - Toy Box
Author - Delphine Dryden
Stars - 5
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Lauren and Rafe have been coasting along since they had kids, letting things in the bedroom match their vanilla suburban lifestyle. But they have a blistering-hot Dominant/submissive history, and this weekend, Rafe will remind Lauren of all the deviant delights awaiting her when they open up…the Toy Box.
If I could give this book more than 5 stars I sure would! I loved it because it gave me a look into a married relationship that lives the Dominant/Submissive lifestyle. I can not say enough good about this author's writing.
Lauren and Rafe had a fantastic sex life which included living the Dominant/Submissive lifestyle and it was something both needed and wanted. Now what happens when a child, a dog ( who helps pay the Vet's daughters semester in college) bills and normal everyday life changes? How do you handle trying to make time for each other and still making sure the other one knows that the feelings have gotten stronger over the years and nothing will ever change that. Rafe and Lauren had gotten married and lived the lifestyle but when Lauren got pregnant and couldn't do some of the things that are required of a sub, they put it on hold till after the baby was born and Lauren had recouped from giving birth. But the lifestyle never came back into play for a few reasons. Having a child doesn't give you a lot of time to enjoy certain things in life. You can't quite be kneeling in front of your spouse and call him Master in front of a young child. That lifestyle shouldn't include children and this is exactly what happen between Rafe and Lauren. After Rafe seen Lauren give birth to their son, he looked at her differently. She was no longer his submissive but the mother of his child and he just couldn't bring himself to go back in the Master mode. But Rafe wanted to change that and he had a surprise for Lauren and he put it into motion. He loved his wife and it's about time he reminds her that she means so much to him and his love for her is unconditional. He is making a Toy Box in the garage and Lauren is under the impression that it is for their son, who by the way does not need another toy box. Boy is she in for a surprise.
I love this story for a few reasons and plenty more that I'm not going to list. My big one is when you get married and have children, your time as a couple goes to almost nil. Even trying to plan one night of having sex doesn't always work. Something is always more important and after awhile you both start taking each other for granted. Both Lauren and Rafe want the excitement back but neither one brings it up. Lauren has an image problem with herself. She doesn't see herself as sexy anymore and she figures Rafe might feel the same. Rafe loves everything about his wife but doesn't know exactly how to tell her how much they both need something different. To me, Rafe and Lauren are like any other couple in the lifestyle. Everything changes when you have kids. The kids take priority and then everything else life throws at you is next. At the very bottom is the sexual relationship between wife and husband isn't as important anymore. Rafe realizes this and he plans to show Lauren exactly what they are missing.
I have not read a book that takes a look at the lifestyle after marriage and kids. I imagine this is exactly how it is in most Dominant and Submissive relationships. Couples need to find time for each other but one may need to take the first step. Please read this book. You have great sex scenes as Dominant/Submissive but more than that, you have a great story of a couple that realizes life has to include fun for them once in awhile also. Great Hot Read on a cold night! Keep your spouse or significant other close by after you read this book, you will need to put your flames out some how.
Barb gives Toy Box
REVIEW – February (Calendar Girl #2) by Audrey Carlan
Book Title - February (Calendar Girl #2)
Author - Audrey Carlan
Stars - 5
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A muse. Me. The motorcycle riding, ass-kicking, concert t-shirt wearing chick from Las Vegas, is a world-renowned French artist’s muse. For a month.
I had no idea when I took the escort job with Exquisite Escorts I would be standing naked in front of a blank canvas in a Seattle warehouse.
“Love on Canvas” he calls his exhibit, a combination of photographic stills and paint entwined to create the most awe-inspiring pieces the world will ever see. Except every last one of them features me and a moment in time where I was vulnerable.
Alec Dubois played on those vulnerabilities, teaching me lessons about love and life that would stay with me through the rest of my days.
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Mia Saunders continues her mission to bail out her comatose father whose life is on the line to a dangerous loan-shark who happens to be Mia’s ex-boyfriend. For this journey, she serves as a high-priced escort to French artist named Alec Dubois in Seattle, Washington.
Each installment in the Calendar Girl Serial will release every month throughout 2015. The stories will feature Mia, told from her perspective as she continues her journey as an escort to twelve clients in twelve different locations.
Warning: This book is designed for audiences 18+ due to language and graphic sexual content.
This is the 2nd book in Audrey's monthly series following Now. In this book Mia head to Seattle to spend the month with Alex Dubois, as his muse. Alex teaches her about the art of making love, not just f*cking and how she is deserving of love from others and how to LOVE herself. She teaches him how he needs to live and love more than his art. Each month is a learning lesson for Mia's emotional growth. It feels like each month , is a month long romance that end in a break-up with Mia and the man of the month remaining more than friends,!! Looking forward to March and Now's new man and a new city. I received an ARC from the author for an honest review. PROUD to be one of AUDREY'S ANGELS!! These story's are HIGHLY ADDICTIVE!!!!
Amy gives February (Calendar Girl #2)
REVIEW – Brie’s Russian Treat by Red Phoenix
Book Title - Brie's Russian Treat
Author - Red Phoenix
Stars - 5
Buy Link – AMAZON
Rytsar Durov - fine vodka with a side of sadism...
Rytsar has always held a piece of Brie’s heart ever since he made her fantasy come true at The Submissive Training Center. Now her Master is taking her back to Russia to meet with his old friend. Time spent in Moscow will lead to fist fights, hot scenes, challenging requests, and an afternoon of fiery passion.
In this fifth novella of the Submissive in Love series be prepared to quiver, purr and laugh out loud as you join Brie in Moscow - a land of mystery, pain, and deliciously wicked sex.
Adult Material (18+)
Oh my gosh! This book is so utterly perfect, I was enthralled. Red Phoenix is so good at taking a story you think you know and turning things on its head. I was so blindsided by the direction this book took, I was overwhelmed by the discoveries one makes during this story. We have met and experienced Rytsar before. He was the first Dom outside of the trainers that Brie experienced at the first auction during her training. And we met him again when Brie went to Russia the first time with Sir. What transpires in this book will blow you away! This series just keeps getting better with every book.
Brie and Thane travel to Russia because Thane has business to deal with and Brie is going to do some filming for her second documentary. Last time they were here, Rytsar pulled a massive prank on Thane. They were a bit concerned about what he was going to do this time. They weren't disappointed. But something is very wrong when they arrive at his mansion. They move forward, but Thane is not going with them. He will meet up with them later. He gives restrictions to the Russian Dom, but Brie is still going to be under his skilled hands for a bit of teaching. Her trip will include a spin at a club, and lots of chills. What happens at the club had me gasping in shock! This book will grab you right from the start. There is no way you can anticipate what is coming. Red has out done herself with this incredibly sexy read. I am so addicted to this series, and you will be too. It is a fabulous book and you learn so much more about the sexy Dom. The shocker at the end will blow your mind. Buckle up, cupcake! This book will have you panting in no time!
Heidi gives Brie's Russian Treat
