April's Blog of Awesomeness

***A gifted copy was provided by the author for an honest review*** Sachin is a trained killer who even the hardest warriors fear. In book two, we get to know more about Sachin, who is the head advisor to the king and his mate. Sachin is a bird shifter from another dimension. He rescues Paige from a killer and brings her to a sort of safe house for girls who need help or are in trouble. Paige is young and he visits every so often, she is in love with him and she decides to give him her virginity when she is 21. After they sleep together, he leaves Paige –for he is in a panic so he leaves her and returns to his world. He is fighting his feelings for Paige, refusing to believe that she could be his true mate. A year goes by and Paige is heartbroken but determined to move on from Sachin. She is engaged to marry the local sheriff when Sachin finally makes his return. WOW! Let ne say, some very hot scenes here!! The characters Sachin and Paige were abso-perfect for each other and had ...

***A gifted copy was provided by the author for an honest review*** This was a FANTASTIC ending to Gloria’s story. Her story was a roller coaster of a ride and even this story was heart pounding til the very end. Gloria and Jamie are characters that I #HEART always and will love forever and am sad that this chapter in their story looks to be over. Gloria’s Forever made me laugh, cry, my panties melt, laugh again and sweat in fear until I knew all would be well. Love the great new characters we met and all I have to say is.. Please Please we need more GLORIA!!! You will not go wrong in getting this story, for it is a fantabulous find/read!! My rating: 5 stars *****

***A gifted copy was provided by the author for an honest review*** This book has *such* emotional impact that you want to keep tissue handy. This book was utter, sheer, at times heavy yet filled with such angst but the climb back to where things ended up up was perfection. Viper is your well known man junkie. He goes out with multiple women, sometimes at the same time. Viper does the same time, never has a plan to change –seems ok with his lot in life. He doesn’t plan to have a family-it’s not that he doesn’t like kids, as he is fantastic with his teammates’ kids.( oh when he remembers to control his language around the kids) His friends are there for him and help watch his actions and accept him for who he is.. Do they always agree? No, but he is unapologetic because he is who is. I am not going to tell you who Viper’s lady is. There is a VERY good reason. She is someone who has had deep loss and oh , so has Viper. I’m not including very much plot description as part of this revi...

***A gifted copy was provided by NetGalley for an honest review*** Caliana Crawford is a smart, sexy, gusty, very intelligent yet broke woman. She quit her dead end job and goes home to the cabin by the lake that held so many wonderful memories for her. Cali wants to find herself again, not to feel the negative emotions of late ( betrayal, loss ). She never expected to see Owen Matthews again. Owen was her crush from long ago and although they never really acted on it, she always kept a soft spot in her heart for him. Owen is a very successful man but he has never forgotten Cali. He hasn’t seen her since her aunt’s funeral. Owen has been in love with Cali for a long time but never thought he would get the chance to act on his feelings. Cali and Owen quickly renew their friendship and it turns from friendship into relationship into something deeper. The book takes the reader on a ride of the lives of Cali and Owen, there are many twists and turns –Owen has some things in his past which...

CEMENT HEART by Beth Ehemann Add to  Goodreads Lawrence Finkle, known simply to his die-hard Minnesota Wild fans as Viper, isn’t used to hearing the word no. He lives his whole life just a little on the reckless side. After all, life is just one big game, right? Wrong. When what was supposed to be an innocent bet goes horribly wrong, he’s left to deal with the aftermath— and the guilt. In an effort to make things right the best way he can, he ends up falling for the one person on the planet he never should have. The old saying goes that two wrongs don’t make a right . . . or do they? I found a bench right outside the door at the very moment my legs decided to give out. Who knew a hard-ass concrete bench could be so comforting? I ran my hands through my hair and rested my elbows on my knees, staring at the concrete slab below me. An ant slowly walked up to my foot and stopped. I wondered what it was like to be an ant. Did they have...

***A gifted copy was provided by NetGalley for an honest review*** *Book 3 in the Dark Obsession Series* OMG, Ms. Eden writes some of the best books out there and this one is one of the examples. This is Devlin and Julianna’s story. Julianna is accused of stabbing her wealthy husband to death. She maintains her innocence, but won't reveal all of her secrets. Devlin is a cynic who is suspicious of everyone. He finds himself super attracted to Julianna. Julianna cannot remember the night in question of her husband’s death. Devlin is wondering if she is using him to escape a death sentence and Julianna has to deal with her fear of the leashed violence just under Devlin's surface of calm. There is so much more in this story than what meets the eye. There is Julianna’s sister –there is a sub level story there which did not get completed. (hint hint) The attraction between Devlin and Julianna was off the charts. I swear, when reading this story, there was some hot , crazy chemistry b...

***A gifted copy was provided by the author for an honest review*** This is another great read by the author in the Absolute series. In this story, we find out Jessika is newly pregnant and Asher is going crazy trying to protect his family from harm. Someone has been sabotaging the family from within and also there has been corporate sabotage by using their friends Luc and Elise to damage their company by using them as the guilty party to damage to company and them. Throughout this story, there were some twists and turns that had me holding my breath. I found myself at one point thinking the friends were friends when in reality, the friends were enemies(Think of someone really high up in Asher's company and think someone you would least expect) -{No Spoliers here} and the enemies were just somewhat pso-enemies -only time will tell with who is friend and who is foe. The ending leaves Asher and Jessika in a precarious position and leaves our favorite couple facing the toughest fight ...

***A gifted copy was provided by the author for an honest review*** Beyond the Darkness is the 3rd book in the Darkness series by Katie Reus. This is Keelie and Bran’s story. Dragon shifter Keelin Petronilla spent centuries in forced hibernation dreaming of one thing: freedom. After coming out of protective hibernation for centuries last year, she is finally free and learning to spread her wings and live life. She is out of her clan home and living with the Stavros wolf pack and shortly after Bran followed her. He has a mission, in more ways than one, though winning Keelie over is paramount. But danger is coming and Keelie and Bran find themselves smack dab in the middle of it. Bran knew than Keelie was his, his mate from the first moment he laid his eyes on her. Bran knows that even though he is the alpha of his pack, it is a position he never wanted to have. Bran wants to make Keelie his mate so bad but what he doesn’t know is Keelie has no intention to mate at all. So while she is a...

***A gifted copy was provided by NetGalley for an honest review*** This is book 4 in the Mystwalker series. In this book we FINALLY get to see Hedi and Robson working together instead of apart. I enjoyed getting to see them as a unit instead of them being apart. Now, saying that, they aren’t fully together the whole book. (sad face) In this book Heidi’s twin brother is being held captive by the old mage in another realm. As soon as they arrive in that realm, they are separated BUT they work together. Finally, Heidi accepts all parts of her and owns who and what she was born as DESTINY takes place mostly in the FAE realm, and is the only book to do so. Not only are there new challenges - they speak a whole “nother” language - but there are new/old enemies and a totally different, completely unfamiliar land and culture as well. Just to mention, this story picks up about hours after the previous story left off, the author provides just enough back story dusted in so , as the reader, I was...

***A gifted copy was provided by NetGalley for an honest review*** This is book 3 in the Secrets and Shadows series. Also, there are 3 novellas in this series as well. You have a mystery that involves multigenerational group of abusers and the subsequent generations, the victims who then often went on to become the next generations of abusers. This book was dark, for sure. The plot slowly unwinds over the series, though each book focuses on a distinct couple that works out their own relationship issue and/or issues during the course of that particular book. In this book we have Caine Yoder who goes by the name David Sutter- who is known as an Amish man. He has been hiding in plain sight for so long. The Amish have given him a place to hide, of refuge when he needed it and the time to grow to the man that he now is, a man broken by things that happened , that were done to him. Sybil Chalmers has been in love with an Amish man for ten years, a man not of their faith but hiding within it....

***A gifted copy was provided by the publisher for an honest review*** Monica Murphy has written a fantastic trilogy –known as Fowler Sisters- and this is book #2 which is Rose’s book called Stealing Rose. Rose Fowler is the youngest of the family, at twenty-two, Rose if feeling a little lost in the mix. She feels unappreciated, unloved and undervalued. In Cannes for the debut of her family documentary, Fleur Cosmetics, her world is about to be titled on is axis when a tall stranger appears and then just as quickly disappears. Caden is at the festival to steal the expensive one of a kind necklace that is on Rose’s neck but the allure of her beauty and the easy way when they talk has Caden making him double guess himself. And after one night with a wild Rose has Caden so hooked and his being in Cannes wasn’t a mistake; his encounter with Rose wasn’t one of chance- it was all set up. But the sparks he felt were real and when they run into each other in London, now the chase is on and has...

***A gifted copy was provided by the author(s) for an honest review*** I really enjoyed reading Spring Fever: Shifters in Love. Waking the Bear by Kerry Adrienne How the story starts is two months of "myself time" seemed like the perfect idea to regroup for Amy and find direction. Then the way between species breaks out. I really found I liked that interplay . I loved Griff and hus hot Alpha ways and how he protects and desires Amy, an artist . My Rating 4 stars Prime Desire by Andie DeVaux This story didn’t really do much for me. Out of all the books in this box set, I feel this is the weakest. No offense to this author, it is the story didn’t work for me. Nicolas lying didn’t make me like him. Others may understand his lying but to me, no. My rating 2.9 stars ** Bear Essentials (A BBW paranormal romance) by Lia Davis Great story! Nichole has been dumped by her jerk of a boyfriend due to her size who also got her fired from her job. Trey approached her and asked her out=re...

Shades of Surrender: Fifty by Fifty #4: A Billionaire Romance Boxed Set  ***A gifted copy was provided by the author(s) for an honest review*** **note** I received this box set and only the books listed are the ones I received to review  for this box set*** The Billionaire's Student by Savannah Reardon--Katie’s parents die unexpectedly; Katie becomes desperate to pay for college and the answer seems to come in the form of Billionaire Jace Weatherton—Let me say –WOW. The characters are full of surprises and the chemistry is hot. From what I understand, this story will be continued on. There were a lot of twists and turns which made me crave the answers and I loved it! My rating: 4.3 stars **** The Interview by Abby Weeks-A young lawyer at a large financial institution receives instructions to meet the enigmatic, billionaire CEO Dale Young in his private office—Dale needs Abby’s help to fix something for him. Abby meets Dale and the chemistry is off the charts. The twists...

***A gifted copy was provided by the publisher for an honest review*** This is the story of an art appraiser named Alex who is on the run from her art-thief, violent ex-boyfriend who is bound and determined to end her life. Alex risks her life to help a professor named Henry Chilton recover a stolen painting. This story has suspense , espionage, and love. Alex at times comes across as a kick a&& woman who is ready to take on the world, while Henry is the sexy professor who has secrets, like the James Bond type. And together, the sparks fly, sizzle away with laughter, and then re-ignite to combust. There is a lot here to make you want to devlve deeper into the underlining characters because the author has written so much into the story, that I didn’t want to put the book down i.e. Simon-Henry’s brother. OMG- he was awesome. Hope he gets his own book. WOW - a great thriller with a sexy romance interwoven in it. I really enjoyed this book! It is a wonderful story written that has ...

***A gifted copy was provided by the publisher for an honest review*** Georgie Sacchi is done living a lonely existence in Half Moon Bay. Everything there seems to go wrong, especially relationships. She has One last renovation project to do then she is off on an adventure. And she's determined, no matter how distracting her new client, Liam Wyndham is!! Enter Liam Wyndham, who came to Half Moon Bay for some peace and quiet to finish his latest novel. His only problem is he has lost his muse since the death of his wife. Now he has the carpenter working around him-The last thing he needs is a distraction- especially one so gorgeous and sexy who will be working around him every day. This is a fantastic story of two people who have been hurt in life in different ways who are afraid to take chances on love. They are perfect together, they work. They do clash at times and the road to happiness is paved with gravel and road bumps. But they can't seem to forget about each other. Can t...

***A gifted copy was provided by the publisher for an honest review*** Have you ever read a story that made you go “hmmm”. Well this story did that for me—in a very good way!! Lauren Burke married the wrong man after the man she wanted was long gone. Lauren has been trying to get her nasty soon to be ex-husband to sign the divorce papers but he has yet to do it. The book basically stars when the police show up in Lauren’s flower shop to a) tell her that her soon to be x is now dead and b) SURPISE long lost boyfriend is the investigator is one of the prime investigators on the case and oh by the way, you are a suspect. And the hits just keep on coming. Kane Hollister ended his relationship with Lauren Ford without a goodbye or an explanation and while he didn't expect her to be pining away for him years later, he's shocked that the deceased wife is his Lauren. Except she's not his anymore and she's no longer the same haapy, full of love & fire young woman he knew. No...

***A gifted copy was provided by the publisher for an honest review*** A “Dance with Wolf” is a sweet romance that is about not being able to move past “the past” when the past comes back into your life again. Abby is in love with her best friend’s older brother, Wolf. He knew she was in love with him & Wolf knew he broke Abby’s heart many years ago. He had his reasons. Reasons he could not share even with his sister.  Abby threw herself into her vet training. She is a smart woman who is determined to make something of herself . Abby’s main love is horses and she has moved back home to start her own business Same time Abby is back in town, Wolf has come back to town as well. Will he have his chance with Abby? Wolf is home off the circuit and he knows after seeing Abby he has to have her. When the truth comes out, will they be able to survive the fallout? Will the peanut gallery stay in the background and not interfere ? You have to read to find out. I will say the epilogue was ...

***A gifted copy was provided by NetGalley for an honest review*** I have been waiting to read the story between Gabriel aka T-Rex and Charlie aka Mouse since I've read about them in Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh and I must say-OMG!! I LOVE this book. I am way beyond happy with this story. I had my expectations on high, wondering how she would top Rock Addiction but I am soo glad she exceeded them In this story, we delve into Gabriel and Charlotte’s story. Rock Hard runs parallel to the events of book one. Gabriel Bishop just got hired to help an ailing company where he met Charlie. Charlie-mouse is painfully shy while T-Rex is forceful and used to getting what he wants. Charlie is terrified and is terrified T-Rex will do something to her – deep down she knows these fears are unfounded but due to a horrific event in her past( think evil ex boyfriend), she cannot afford to let go of the fears. Gabriel cant understand why she fears him so but something about her calls to him , draws...

***A gifted copy was provided by the publisher for an honest review*** Kenzie's life has known a lot of loss and because of this she likes to keep people at a certain distance. But she needs the strong touch, strong guidance of a Dom in her life as long as she is in control of what is happening in the scene. This contradiction in her personality earns her the label of brat and being known as a difficult sub at Club Sin. Porter is up to be tested so he can earn the title of Master, Kenzie is assigned to him for the month; if he can dominate this sub he'll have earned his stripes. These two begin to play Porter doesn't react to Kenzie's antics the way she expects or needs him to. Porter is surprised to find out Kenzie has a soft side to her personality, only he brings out. Porter just may be the one to give Kenzie what she needs instead of what she wants –Now on top of dealing with Kenzie’s issues with her club size, now she has a real life issue going on, with, an allege...