“She was like some kind of redemption I never even realized I needed until we collided into each other’s lives.”
Let's just get this out of the way. I'“She was like some kind of redemption I never even realized I needed until we collided into each other’s lives.”
Let's just get this out of the way. I'm a fan. I love and adore the Marked Men. I heard new book and I thought ok.. I'm in! What I did not expect was the mind blowing, edge of my seat, mind F@&@!
"What I did know, could feel in every cell of my body, was that I had just made an unbreakable deal with the devil and paying up might mark my soul forever."
Jay Crownover took bad to the edge, kicked it ass and made you want to stay for more. Gritty, dirty and sexy with a bad boy twist that made me question my morals and want to walk down this wicked street.
One I loved Bax. Criminal or not! I dove into him and just held on for the ride. He is edgy and kind. (Even though it's something he makes you question) One second your not sure if he is going to kick your ass or kiss you. (I really hoped - wished for the kissing part!) Poor Dovie for all her moxie and street wise attitude - she was never a match. She fell under spell of one Shane Baxter just like you will.. Trust me! Jay takes us to the streets of the point, down in the seedy life that some never escape. She makes the point just as much a key player in the story as the characters.
“That was what undid me about him. He was unpredictable, he was a criminal, he was hazardous to my sanity, but when he held me when I couldn’t sleep and he touched me like I would break. It was an intoxicating combination that I was having no luck in fighting.”
Shane Baxter has a past that's littered with criminal activity and jail time. His best friend Race, is he really a friend? While Bax did time he comes out and realizes he has lots of questions. He wants answers! Enter the unexpected Dovie.
"She was like some kind of balm that made all the ravaged and torn pieces of my soul feel less raw."
My brain was on overload. One twist led to another twist. Mind blowing and awesome. This book has it all. Suspense! Sexy to the 100th degree! I was captivated with Bax and Dovie. I highly suggest you take a trip to the point. Sit back and hold on. The ride is fast, hard and will keep you guessing. Don't be surprised if you shed a tear or two. I just could not get enough! Bravo Ms. Crownover you have done it again!
Christ on a cracker! THIS BOOK. This book was MIND BLOWING in so many ways. It has slain me & stolen my words. BRIL*****FULL REVIEW IS NOW POSTED*****
Christ on a cracker! THIS BOOK. This book was MIND BLOWING in so many ways. It has slain me & stolen my words. BRILLIANT. Sooooo many stars.
Enthrall Her by Vanessa Fewings checked ALL the boxes. My advice? Strap yourself in, because this is an intense, complex & HELLA HAWT DOM/SUB journey...I enjoyed the first book (Enthrall) but that had NOTHING on this... The psychology and the chemistry. Just WOW...
It's my favorite erotic book this year. By far!
Buy it. Read it. Don't put it off. My full review to come.
Enthrall Her is my favorite erotic bdsm read so far for 2014. BOOOOOM. Do what you will with that statement people, but if I were you, I would be oneclicking this and bumping it to the top. Priotize it people! It was a book I immediately wanted to re-read the minute I finished the last page…
I thought I had it all figured out. But.I.had.no.clue.what.I.was.in.for. Brace yourselves people.
Mia is trying to recover from her feelings of betrayal and trying to find her feet in her relationship with Richard. Richard is scarred from his past and is adamant it’s vanilla or nothing but this leaves Mia feeling abandoned. When Richard proclaims that she’s “out of control” and he doesn’t see her ready for someone of this caliber, I scratched his name from the running. Undeserving. I was heartbroken for Mia that Richard was prepared to share the other half of his star with his best friend.
“After two weeks, you will be returned to me,” he said. “Primed. Obedient. A perfect submissive.”- Richard
Enter Cameron. Connoisseur of the dark arts, the director of Mia’s place of employment and also the other half of the Richeron bromance (Richard & Cameron - see what I did there? ;) He’s also the subject of Mia’s sneaky crush. He’s going to ride in on his swanky white horse and save Mia from herself and Richard from such a “challenging” task.
Cameron had proven he really was the ultimate sex god. My pussy still thrummed from his touch and, swooning still, the memory threatened to render me useless for the rest of the evening.
It was around the time that Mia sloshed red wine down Cameron’s shirt that I KNEW that he was the one for her and that feeling was cemented time and time again throughout the pages. It gets hot early on and I didn’t hate it. In fact I flat out loved it. Cameron is the new star of my fantasies.
“A fine instrument must be honored. Cherished. Mastered.” He played delicate beats along my wet cleft, stilling for a moment in a sensual tease, before tracing up and down as though I was indeed an instrument and he was a gifted maestro, strumming, tweaking, and tapping as my clit throbbed wantonly beneath his touch.
Does Mia have what it takes to submit to the ultimate master of bdsm & his unique and unconventional methods of therapy to prepare her for Richard?
“Do you agree to obey me in all things?” he said. “That depends.” “On what exactly?” “If I like what it is you’re ordering me to do.”
I loved that Mia became more refined and empowered but didn’t lose the things that made Mia, Mia. She was strong. Witty and not afraid to ask the difficult questions and speak her mind. She truly shimmered and shined under Cameron’s care.
“ A lie to oneself,” he said softly, “is the cruelest lie of all.” “Sir, I submit to you.” “And a lie to your master brings the harshest of punishments.”
I absolutely adored seeing this new side of Cameron. Although I caught glimpses of it in Enthrall I was thrilled to be shown the depth and emotion that he kept locked away. I loved that while Cameron helped Mia, I know that Mia helped Cameron see things through new eyes as well. Their relationship may have been forbidden, it the emotions they envoked in each other (& in me!) felt very real.
“ You are the epitome of the sacred feminine,” he said. “Holding the evolution of your beauty within my hands brings an ecstasy like no other. You are an intoxication I refuse to live without.” - Cameron
This book went from strength to strength. From the time Mia’s moment of empowerment was gratecrashed to her time at Chrysalis and the intelligence and psychiatry of Cameron’s outlook, this book really had the perfect combination of intrigue, humor, & sensuality to keep me Enthralled from cover to cover.
“ You are an obsession I never want to end, Mia.” “Sir, are you taking full ownership of me?” “How does a man take what he already possesses?” - Cameron
I don’t know how it’s going to work out in the end. What I do know is that Cameron is definitely the man for Mia, and I do NOT want a polyamory time solution for this triangle. I also know that Ms Fewings always keeps some twists and turns up her sleeves so I am waiting with bated breath for Enthrall Him…
He was an obsession I never wanted to end. This was more than a goodbye. It was us paying homage to love.
This book shattered me. Devastated me. Broke.my.heart. Destroyed me.
It also made me laugh. Made me hopeful. Made me giggle. Made me happy. Opened my eyes. MadThis book shattered me. Devastated me. Broke.my.heart. Destroyed me.
It also made me laugh. Made me hopeful. Made me giggle. Made me happy. Opened my eyes. Made me think.
I cried. I sobbed. I asked why. How. I experienced all the feels. I wanted to beg the universe for a rewind. A do over. A second chance. I was heart broken for dad. For Kate. For mum. For Lachlan. For Johnny. Even for myself.
I won’t go into details, I will say the blurb doesn’t do this emotional story justice. I will tell you, McKellar wrote a story that’s so real life. So honest and so heartbreaking. A story that someone is living this very moment. A true journey of self discovery.
There was nothing I needed saving from more than my past, my future, and myself.
The writing is flawless and the characters so complex. I feel differently about things. I think more about life and things of importance.
I URGE you to take Kate’s journey, as she deals with the possibility of death. Experience her highs and lows.
How could I go forth and enjoy the sunshine when it felt like I was storming on the inside?
The Problem With Crazy is a brilliant read. McKellar pushes all of your buttons as a reader, and pulls all the punches on her characters. She does the unexpected. There is no predicting the outcome. I cannot recommend this story highly enough.
I am waiting for “The Problem With Heartache” with bated breath......more
This book left me breathless. It made me sob from the very beginning and countless times more. I’m not talking dainty tears sliding down my cheeks. I’This book left me breathless. It made me sob from the very beginning and countless times more. I’m not talking dainty tears sliding down my cheeks. I’m talking sobbing and snot and the ugly ugly crying that only the very best books can make you endure, and endure with pleasure. It made me laugh, over and over again. A giggle here, a chuckle there and a belly laugh in-between. I was up and I was down but I can honestly tell you that More Than Forever is my TOP READ OF 2014 to date.
Every now and again you will come across a book that changes something inside you. Forever. The kind I mean might include titles like Slammed by Colleen Hoover, The Sea of Tranquillity by Katja Millay, Breeze of Life by Kirsty Dallas and Falling for Hadie by Komal Kant. More Than Forever is now amongst those favourites of mine. Ms McLean has written a book that I know I will remember, because it changed me. Forever.
Yes, there are SO many eloquent reviews out there for this novel that I can’t even attempt to compete with so let me just say, DON’T be one of those people LOOKING for your next book BE the person READING this book. This series. I can GUARANTEE you that you will not regret a single moment that you spend between these pages. I IMPLORE YOU - Click it HERE.
More Than Forever immersed me completely. The characters emotions pour off the page. It’s palpable. Their pain is your pain. Their elation is your elation. Their love is your love. It was a roller coaster with the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. More Than Forever took me on a journey. A journey of loss, healing, self-discovery, friendship, family and pure unconditional love. First love, true love, forever love.
Remember those simultaneous all-consuming moments of giddiness and pure terror the first time you fell in love? Cam and Lucy took me back. The pages acted as a time machine and reminded me of every insecure, exciting, nerve wracking, jealous & giddy moment I experienced when I was 15. I laughed and I cried with them. I rooted for them and I chastised them. They had me by the short and curlys from cover to cover.
Jay McLean doesn’t follow the same old formulas that you have begun to anticipate; she creates her own and takes you along for the ride. This novel was the perfect package. It checks all the boxes I have come to expect from her. The fleshed out characters, witty banter and swoonworthy romances make this unforgettable. I cannot give it enough praise… #NotEnoughStarsInTheSky
What are you waiting for, don't just put it on your to-be-read list - buy it and read it - PRONTO, otherwise you'll punch yourself in the face for not reading it sooner. #WishICouldReadItForTheFirstTimeAllOverAgain...more
I have written my review in my mind about 4 times today, and nothing and I mean nothing I say can express my adoration for this story. The ResurrectioI have written my review in my mind about 4 times today, and nothing and I mean nothing I say can express my adoration for this story. The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller is the type of book that makes me want to go back and re-rated all the other books before it, because this rawness and realness is the reason I read…
"The simplicity of living astounds me. But it's the terror of death that devours me."
To say Simmons knocked me to my knees is an understatement of the highest regard. Aubrey’s story had me breathless, my heart racing in my ears, me making that ‘swoony’ face (Yes! That’s the one – OMG that first kiss), giggling like a highschooler and of course, the highest rating - tears streaming down my cheeks unchecked.
“As long as you continue to travel through life in this darkness, you will never know how beautiful your light truly shines when you let yourself love and be loved. Trust me when I say, it’s a breathtaking sight to see. You burn as bright as the sun.” He dips his head and peers at me from under his lashes. “You see, I found the strength and courage to fight my demons because of how brightly you shined. I hope that one day you’ll find that source of light and let it heal you, too. Because if you do, it will illuminate your path and eventually lead you home...”
I want to go on and on and tell you what happened and how I felt every imaginable emotion – anger, guilt, denial, loneliness, desperation, elation, love, lust, gratitude, confusion, friendship, acceptance and how the characters were quirky and oh-so lovable, and how the writing captured me. How I devoured page after page I immediately regretted not savouring it more. I am profoundly envious of everyone who will get to read this brilliance and go on the journey for the first time.
“Sometimes in life, there are these random moments when everything just clicks. When all the fragments of your fractured past fall together, merging in your mind to form a lucid image of your future. Each mistake made becomes a vital piece as it serves whatever purpose necessary to complete the picture as a whole and suddenly everything becomes so clear.”
I was immersed wholeheartedly from the first chapter and I swear to you that I emerged a little differently. The meaning behind this story was breathtaking and IMO lifechanging. The friendships, relationships, and you could never EVER forget the romance, made this story unforgettable. It will stay with me forever.
Every being in this world makes an impact on at least one person they encounter during their lifetime. You can change the course of someone’s life by just a kind word, a hateful one, or even by simply choosing not to say anything at all. Every choice you make has the potential to create a ripple effect, trickling into and affecting the lives of others.
If you only read one book this year, I 100% believe that you need to read this. Feel it. You won’t regret it…
“Sometimes it’s impossible for mere words to encompass how you really feel about someone. There’s nothing you could ever possibly say to adequately emulate the effect of that person’s presence in your life. It’s an overwhelming, indescribable feeling that consumes your heart and captivates your soul. It simply just is.”
I’m ashamed to say that this is my first read by A.L Jackson. I have her others on my mountainous to-be-read list and probably also in my unread purchI’m ashamed to say that this is my first read by A.L Jackson. I have her others on my mountainous to-be-read list and probably also in my unread purchases on my kindle, but I just haven’t got to any of them. And now I want to punch myself in the throat because how have I not? My only excuse is that I must have been living under some kind of rock because the style of writing in Come To Me Quietly speaks to me like a perfect lullaby created just for my ears.
“I’d known him my entire life. I found him in almost every memory I had.”
- Aly
Is the story formulaically perfect with boy meets girl, mis-communication ensues, they sort it out and live happily ever after?? Absolutely not. It’s raw, and heartbreaking and full of torment. It’s riddled with nightmares, memories and guilt. But more importantly it’s chock-a-block full of beauty, patience, friendship and love. It’s a story of childhood friendship and forgiveness.
Jackson's writing had me from the Prologue. I was entranced.
There is nothing here for me. I know it. I’ve already destroyed it all. I destroy everything I touch.
- Jared
Meet Jared. He’s tethered to his past, his demons, scarred, painted in his pain. He’s haunted by his mistakes and he accepts that. It’s all he deserves. He’s doomed to live the rest of his days alone, paying for his past sins.
“Beneath the anger, I recognized the boy I’d known so long ago. I was pretty sure it was Jared who didn’t know himself.”
- Aly
Aleena – Aly – has a good life. She has a best friend. A happy family, goes to college and is working through the summer. The only thing missing is her heart. She lost it 6 years ago to her brothers best friend. Yep, Jared.
“I can’t remember a day in my life when I didn’t love you.”
- Aly
When their situations see them re-united, neither is prepared for the chain reaction that follows. Attraction, desire, secrets, hearbreak.
Maybe her soul burned so bright she couldn’t see the blackness in mine.
- Jared
Aly is strong. She is stubborn and she is persistent. She knows when to edge forward, when to retreat and when to hold firm. She knows Jared. I couldn’t have loved Aly any more than I did. She didn’t make foolish decisions or play the tease. She simply was. What you saw was what you got. She was the calm to his storm.
“I’d glide along the banks of his sadness, dipping my toes to test the water but without ever diving into the torrent where I knew Jared continued to drown.”
- Aly
The progression in Jared and Aly’s relationship was gradual. Friendship first. Reminiscing. She becomes the balm to his wounds and she carries out her days willing away the time until the evening where he would come to her quietly. Although happiness descended, it was brief.
There are just some boys who are so broken they can never be tamed, and in the end, they just end up breaking you.
I sometimes think there’s a fine line in a story with so much guilt and darkness. The connection is either there for me, or it’s not. The last few I have read left me feeling depressed. So miserable I didn’t think that anyone would get a happily ever after – ever again, or that there’d ever be another puppy born, or even another rainbow. Come To Me Quietly had the opposite effect on me. It made me feel hopeful. Jubilant. Aly could do this. Aly had enough love and internal strength to fight for herself as well as Jared and I had my pom poms shaking and cheering in my mind. It made me feel like I knew them. That I could encourage them and help them survive their trials and tribulations.
If I believed in soul mates or any of that shit, I knew she was mine. I could feel it, this connection with her I couldn't possibly share with anyone else. Like we fit, this fucked-up puzzle that made no sense until we aligned the pieces
I couldn’t have stopped myself reading if I had wanted to. Jared and Aly had me gripping my Kindle until I turned the last page. The writing was flawless. The characters real and raw. It packed an emotional one-two punch and kept me invested - even weeks later. There wasn’t a dull moment and the reveals were spaced so that I wasn’t ever bored or overthinking. This was an easy 5 Star read for me. I am chomping at the bit for the next installment.
Loving someone is one of the biggest chances we ever take. Maybe the most unfair part of it is that it's rarely a conscious decision we've made. It's something that blossoms slow or hits us hard, something that stirs and builds gradually, or something that shocks us with its sudden intensity. And sometimes it's something that's been a part of us our entire lives. But almost always, it's inevitable.- Aly
All it takes is one insane and crazy night at Yogurt land to completely blow me away.
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All it takes is one insane and crazy night at Yogurt land to completely blow me away.
It is no secret I am a huge fan of the Shattered hearts series. This is just more icing on the already decadent and yummy cake Cassia Leo serves. This of course does not go straight to my hips, it takes up residence in my heart. I will say that this book can be read without reading the series, although I recommend the first 3 books, just cause they are brilliant.
"I see the way you're looking at me. You don't just want my golden egg. You want the whole goose. You Like Me."
I started this book and thought "How could I love the stories more, how can I enjoy this?" Well, after getting Tristan and Senia chapter after chapter I completely and totally realized there is just so much more to this group of people I have come to love.
Getting inside of Tristan's head was a serious mind Fuck! He is a damaged man. The things that he had endured and dealt with in his life - holy hell - it would break and shatter the majority of people and leave them dead inside, yet somehow, regardless of his faults he survived. He is a spectacular character and in spite of his manwhore ways, which he does not deny I fell head over heels. He doesn't know what to do with Senia being pregnant, but I think that this was his redemption in so many ways. Does the man really want to change his ways? Hmmmm....
"Then bare your fucking soul. Give her something that will only mean something to the two of you."
Now let us talk Senia. I adored her from the original series. She is spunky and full of wit. Great sassy friend who I wanted for myself. She is pregnant and she is not sure which way to go. Can she tell her family? OMG let us not even discuss telling her BF. I was emotional for her and wanted to hug her. She is open and honest with Tristan about this and watching the two of them work it out is great. I loved that they both still felt unsure. Nothing ever felt rushed to me. You must read the book. The emotions came out page after page, I felt like I was sitting in the room and hearing the words.
Senia and Tristan together? Let the joyous ruckus begin!!!
The two of them together are sexy and combustible. We do not have a shortage of panty dropping and heart stopping words coming from him mouth. This is not even touching on the things he does with the same mouth. OMG! Trust me, wink-wink!
"You can't stand in my grandmothers kitchen, in that apron, barking orders at me, carrying my child, and not expect me to want to touch you. You can't expect me to not feel like I have some... claim on you."
What happens is life and learning to live a life differently. I was touched, I cried, I cheered for them. I had hope and despair. I loved every single minute of this book from cover to cover. Can Tristan really be what he needs to be? Can Senia? The guts of this book are not just good they are great. I loved that from day one they both did things on their terms, no pretenses and no exceptions. Well maybe one - each other. I think you should read this book. No I do not think it, I KNOW it. Meet them and get to know them yourself.
Fans of the Shattered Heart series, you get to sneak a peek in on your old friends here and there even though this book is Tristan and Senia's story. 5 Sexy and fun - cannot stop loving her books kisses.
In case you not getting this... read this book. ...more
I am just putting this out there... LISTEN to me when I say this. I LOVE, ADORE the Marked Men series. Each time I think oh that was my favorite, Jay CI am just putting this out there... LISTEN to me when I say this. I LOVE, ADORE the Marked Men series. Each time I think oh that was my favorite, Jay Crownover comes forth and brings yet another one I love as much. Rule, Remy and Nash... Oh my glorious lovely men how I love thee! (I also must say that well we have a great cast of strong, moxie filled females that I have major girl crush on!)
This time around we have Nash. I mean let me say there is so much more to this tattooed bad ass than meets the eye. He is a kind gentle man, with a sweetness that cannot be compared. People may judge him by what they see, but he makes no apologies for it. His life is crazy. He is hurting and confused and he is a bit lost.
In the last book we were introduced to Saint. She is a beautiful red haired ER nurse. She is a spitfire with a heart of gold and personality a mile wide. She however is not new to the life of Nash. He just for the life of him does not know why she seems to despise him and she cannot stop thinking about him. Sins of the past. (Intrigued yet?) All of this is going on while his life is in shambles and his Uncle Phil is dying, his Mom is being her normal "wonderful" self. Secrets are revealed and poor Nash must sink or swim.
This books has such wonderful highs and lows that will have you grabbing the tissues. I felt the pain of Saint and wanted to transport back in time and heal her wounds. Then I wanted to scream at her "LOOK at what you have now, look who you are now and get over it already!". I wanted Nash to stand up and not be idle, I needed him to stand up and make sure she knew where he stood and what he was about. This story was a wonderful addition to the Marked men series. We got to visit with old friends and see how life is treating them. This series just gives me what I need and crave. Great sexy men, wonderful endearing characters that I love more and more each book and enough sexy men to make my eyes wobble! Can the past be overcome in the present and love be found? Can you trust what is right in front of you and allow your heart open to love and heal? Years have changed them but can it allow them the new chance for a life. Read it and find out. Trust me I bet you will fall in love with the marked men too. This is a stand-alone add on to the series but I highly suggest you read them all. I cannot wait to find out about Rowdy next... Bravo Ms. Crownover, keep them coming!!...more
When I told the doctor I was in a bit of a slump and I needed something amazingly hot and sexy with a dominant alpha male, but it needed to
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When I told the doctor I was in a bit of a slump and I needed something amazingly hot and sexy with a dominant alpha male, but it needed to be something a little different than the other books I’ve read lately, I was prescribed me FIXED ON YOU BY LAURELIN PAIGE. Boy-oh-boy. I’m so happy he did cause it sure did deliver. I won’t go into the plot, read the synopsis for that, but this book made me feel. I laughed and I cried, and everything inbetween. I loved it all. It was sexy as hell, but it was the story I was invested in.
This book had everything I love – CONFIDENT, CONTROLLED, RICH HOT CEO, MULTIPLE ORGASMS, TOTAL ALPHA BOSSY PANTS, AND ANGST. But it had that something extra which I think I have been missing. Something that broke the mold for me. A woman who had a history of RELATIONSHIP OBSESSIVE DISORDER. I had never read about that before, but some things she mentioned really hit home. Not that I’m a total stalker, but I get the over analyzing of every interaction with a fine tooth comb thing. Not only that, she was HONEST. REFRESHING. FUNNY. SEXY, NOT A VIRGIN AND FANFUCKINGTASTIC AT OWNING UP AND BEING THE WOMAN THAT SHE IS even when she was insecure, confused, panicking, or hurting.
Both Laney and Hudson have secrets in their past, and I loved Laney a little more each time she went out of her comfort zone and revealed an ‘ugly’ or how she felt about a discussion or situation. It was REFRESHING to see, instead of bottling it up like so many characters do. Who would have thought that she would always be the voice of reason and the one finding things out in dribs and drabs? Hudson wasn’t as forthcoming with his skeletons, or his emotions, or really sharing much of him, other than his MIND BLOWING SKILLS in the shower, bedroom, wall, closet, changeroom (ok ok you get the picture all I needed was some desk sex), but I fell for him. HOOK. LINE & SINKER. From the first meeting when nothing physical had even gone down, I knew I had some extra “midnight masturbation material” and was in for a few panty changes because this guy only needed to open his SMOKING-HOT-DIRTY-TALKING-MOUTH and I was ready to worship him.
Being a trilogy, the ending didn’t tie everything up in a little bow and I’m so glad about that. Not only am I happy because I get MORE MORE MORE of Laney and Hudson across 2 more books, but they deserve to have their story told. They have deep issues that won’t resolve in a short period of time (thank goodness! FUCKED UP FAMILY MEMBERS circumstances in life that made them dysfunctional in their own way.
I loved every word on every page and didn’t put this down until the very end. It resulted in puffy eyes from being up all hours, wanting, no NEEDING to know that they are ok in the end. Paige’s storytelling was CAPTIVATING. The descriptions were STUNNING - I could envision the settings, almost as if I was reading a picture book - the characters so REAL & RELATABLE – I shed a few tears for Laney in her moments of insecurity and weakness, plus THE SEX WAS OFF THE CHARTS. The only thing I would have loved is some time in her object of obsession’s head to see what he was thinking during a few of moments throughout the pages.
Bravo Ms Paige. I will recommend this series to everyone I know, plus those I don’t. A well deserving 5 star rating from this little horny black duck…
Below are some of my favorite passages;
He looked at me, in a way that no man had ever looked at me, a hungry possessiveness present in his stare as if he not only had undressed me in his mind, but had claimed me to be sated by no one ever again except him. - Alayna
*****
“I never pay for sex, Alayna. When I fuck you, it will be for free.” - Hudson
*****
“I will continue to seduce you. I’m a man who gets what he wants. And I want you.” - Hudson
*****
“Alayna, you might have to take this one day at a time, but I already know there will be tons of fucking between the two of us.” - Hudson
*****
In there, alone, water and steam embracing me, the tears came freely. I cried soundlessly, surrendering to the hollow loneliness that I had grown accustomed to before Hudson arrived to show me something new. - Alayna
*****
“Neither. I was attracted to him because he’s hot. Though, I stayed with him because he’s fucking awesome in bed.” – Alayna - Amen Sista!!
*****
I did understand him. More than I had ever thought possible. What it felt like to be a certain way and to loathe myself for it. How difficult it was to change and learn to accept the parts of me that were fundamentally never going to change. And what it did to me to believe I was incapable of falling in love the way normal people do. I knew what it felt like to be that person. - Alayna
*****
“Even more than you could imagine you are. Because I don’t want to destroy you more than I need to possess you. That’s progress for me." - Hudson
*****
“...the magnitude of your importance in my life can’t be put into words.” - Hudson
I loved Rome and Cora! Tough as nails Cora and hard shelled Rome stole my heart.
I have to say I love all the men of this series - each one you fall mI loved Rome and Cora! Tough as nails Cora and hard shelled Rome stole my heart.
I have to say I love all the men of this series - each one you fall madly in love (errr lust) with, but Rome is special. Such two different people. Worlds apart and yet so right.
“That’s too much for one person to try and carry around all the time, Rome. You can’t be responsible for everyone or feel guilty all the time for being one of lucky ones.”
Cora was strong. Cora was compassionate. Cora was beautiful inside and out. She sparkles and shines. Rome was a broken man. Beaten down inside and holding on to so many demons. His world is not the same and he needs to find his way back. So many things are different for him and his head was a mess.
“That’s not what I mean. You’re not happy and you’re not even trying to get there. Jeez, Rome we have more military in this state than we do normal people. Go get help, go find someone to talk to. Let someone save you for once. I know your brother and the other people that love you would appreciate it.”
Cora is one that tries her best to NOT allow her ugly past issues bring her down, although she does have fairly unreal expectations at times. Sometimes the things we need are not what we think.
This is a great installment to the series. I got to catch up with all my friends. I love the way their lives are twisted and rooted together. I enjoy the family that has been created and how we get to be a part of it. Rule and Shaw, Nash ... The list goes on and on. I would recommend this series 100%! It's gritty and Real and raw... It's makes your heart break. Your breath catch and you become invested. I'm invested and I cannot wait until the next installment.. Bring on Nash! Bravo bravo bravo....more
“I took it all, and no amount of pain could make me believe that it wasn’t worth the fall because falling in love with her was the best thing I eve
“I took it all, and no amount of pain could make me believe that it wasn’t worth the fall because falling in love with her was the best thing I ever did.”
Falling is not only Ryan’s point of view from Fading...it’s so much more. Although it could possibly be read as a stand alone, I wouldn’t recommend it. Do yourself a huge favour and pick up and read Fading today. You’ll regret leaving it so long.
Where we start off gives us insight into Ryan’s past. Things we kind of knew, but not really how deep it all went. His past is filled with drugs and meaningless sex, but those things were used to ease the pain of the abuse that his father rains upon him and his mum.
I connected with Ryan straight up. He’s honest, he’s in touch with his emotions and he has a great relationship with his mum, and the rest of his extended family. His life is empty though. Aside from his family, the bar he owns and a couple of shallow friendships, there is nothing that gives him a place in the world. He’s drifting through his life doing anything he possibly can to avoid connecting with others. He’s terrified of becoming like his father. He harbours guilt for not being there that last night for this mother, and he hates that he’s become a user.
Reading about that fateful night that turned Candace’s life upside down, inside out and altered the fabric of her being from Ryan’s point of view broke my heart all over again. I felt for Ryan the same way I felt for Candace; that I knew nothing would ever be the same, for either of them.
I enjoyed traveling through the stages of their friendship and eventual relationship over again, but it was the extras that delighted me and made me sigh and swoon. It was reading and understanding the conversations, comments and events from that other point of view and learning that Ryan wasn’t that guy that came across so sure of himself, and perhaps a little cocky in Fading. He was insecure as he navigated the road of their relationship. He wanted answers to his questions, and to push the boundaries but had no confidence in his words and actions. He took each day as it came. This made me fall that little bit harder for him myself.
On the other foot, I absolutely adored experience him being validated, being loved, and being shown that he is more than his past. Being on the receiving and an experiencing him beginning to believe these things about himself were some of my favorite moments.
A lot of the emotions we experience throughout this story were identical with Candace’s points of view but for different reasons. The things that resonate the loudest are guilt, insecurity, fear, anguish. Such strong emotions that tugged on my heart strings all over again.
Blair is a master story teller. I was captivated throughout. Covered in goosebumps a handful of times and even though I knew the outcome, it was the bumps in the road that had me feeling a gamut of emotions. From the beginning to the end, and even days afterward I have thought about this pair and their story. It’s raw and real. I especially adored the snapshot we got into their lives after we finished in Fading. I would recommend this series to everyone.
“I’m sure she can hear my heart pounding, but I need her to hear it. I need her to feel it as it thuds in my chest because I need her to hear me falling for her, cause that’s what’s happening here – I’m falling. I never wanted to before, but with her, all I want to do is fall. Fall into her. Fall so deep inside of her heart so that I never have to be without her.”
If you love kink – hot sexy cold shower inducing kinky times, and angst – a lot of angst, just like I do, then this book is for you. It has bucketloadIf you love kink – hot sexy cold shower inducing kinky times, and angst – a lot of angst, just like I do, then this book is for you. It has bucketloads of both! It was right up my alley. An entertaining, gritty and emotional read that tugged on my heartstrings page after page.
Before We Fall is the third book in the Beautifully Broken series, but the first that I have read. As each book can be read as a standalone, I wasn’t like a fish out of water trying to learn who was who so don’t hesitate to pick this up if you haven’t books one and two yet. I did however adore Cole’s writing style so much so that I bumped the first two - If You Stay and If You Leave - higher up my to-be-read pile.
The problem is, this isn’t a movie. Jacey and I are balancing on a very thin line between a façade and reality. We’re treading on very thin ice. In real life, when people walk on thin ice for too long, they finally break through. And when that happens, someone drowns. - Dominic
The man of the hour, Dominic, is consumed by darkness and is shadowed by his own guilt and suffering. He’s a tortured character who keeps everyone at arm’s length and doesn’t believe there’s goodness left in the world. He truly believes he only needs and deserves the ugliness that darkness holds.
I’ve seen pretty much everything once and have done it twice. Normal doesn’t do it for me anymore. Forbidden things are what lift my dick. Dark things, bad things. - Dominic
Although he kept telling me he was not a good person, and that he would break me, I couldn’t help but see the qualities that I knew were underneath just waiting to rise to the surface. I wanted to be the one to save him, alas, I am in Australia and he is a big time actor in Cali, it was not meant to be.
I like to watch. I know that I shouldn’t, but I don’t really give a shit. I like the flash of skin, the sweaty limbs, the sex smells, the fucking… - Dominic
Jacey’s come to a bit of a crossroads in her life. She wants to be independent. She wants to be more than she is. Cole does a brilliant job showing character growth with her. She starts off a little needy and whiny but grows exponentially as the story progresses. She becomes feisty and determined. She goes after what she wants, finds strength from within to be the woman she wants to be. Honestly, I fell in love with her.
Dominic Kinkaide is an asshole most of the time. But holy shit, he’s a sexy asshole. And to be quite honest, I don’t think I could move to save my life. It’s like I’m suspended here, dangling from the tips of his fingers. - Jacey
I won’t go into much detail, the synopsis sums up the story nicely, but I will tell you that Cole captured and held my attention from the beginning to the end. I read it in one sitting. I smiled, and I cried, and I may have even sighed. But what is certain, is that I devoured the pages needing to know the story of Emma and Dom, and what would become of Jacey and Dom.
“Don’t love me,” he says simply. “Or I’ll break you. I won’t want to, but it will happen.” - Dominic
What will be the outcome of the challenge? Can Jacey prove there is still decency in the world, or will she succumb and fall in love even though she’s adamant not to? Can Jacey be the light in Dominic’s dark and kinky world, or will he drag her into the darkness? Can Dominic overcome the guilt which shaped the man he became 6 years ago? Will Jacey be able to tempt him away from his very own fucked up type of celibacy? You need to pick up this novel today and take the journey to find out for yourself.
She’s got a tight ass, I’ll give her that, barely concealed in a short skirt. My brother would say that she’s got an ass like an onion, hot enough to make him cry. - Dominic on Jacey
What I will tell you is that for me, the story telling was flawless, the sexy times made my heart race, thand I would recommend Before We Fall in a heartbeat. Bravo…...more
"Just… try and remember," he swallowed and grabbed my hand, pressing it against his chest. "Whatever anyone sees on One of my top ten for 2013❤️❤️❤️❤️
"Just… try and remember," he swallowed and grabbed my hand, pressing it against his chest. "Whatever anyone sees on the outside… this is yours in here. Please, God, don't throw it away."...more
“I was just minding my own business and someone lobbed a grenade into my life— in the form of Jack Eversea.”
I feel like that! I was just minding my own business, reading a book with a cover that struck me. I love the Carolina coast and I have vacationed there since I was a wee little thing. Now I go there with my family. I saw this book and read about it and boom, had to be read. Turtles and saltwater, adding in a good love story. Score for me! What I did not expect was that I would fall in love with the story and feel like I could never get enough.
“He was like a bright and beautiful rogue planet. He pulled the entire galaxy into a gravitational wobble until he got close enough to suck you in and tilt your axis head over heels.”
This book owned me, captured me and completely took over my heart. I loved it from the cover to the end. It was a beautiful story that left me feeling happy and content. I was lost in the words from page to page and I wanted to know them, get inside their heads and stay. Each chapter just cemented this for me. I adored this book. It is one of my tops of 2013. However I do believe it will stay on my tops list beyond. I was captivated by Jack and Kerri Ann.
Kerri Ann is from a small area on the South Carolina coast. Her life is normal and calm. She has good friends, goes to work and basically she is small town. Her brother is gone (away at school) and that is her only family. She lives in her family home. She has such a sweet character and underlying sadness that I felt just made her beautiful. She has taken this life and made it her own. I really think I felt admiration for her strength and ability to keep going. I am not sure I would be able to handle the pressure and stress life has thrown her way with such grace.
Jack is not at all who he seems. Yes he is a movie star, yes he is incredibly good looking. It is just there are so many things that are not seen from the public perspective. His life is a constant tabloid plot and it feels as if he has no place to go. This is how he ended up in the one coastal town of one very bewildered Kerri Anne. Jack has in my mind met his match. Plain and simple! Kerri Anne is not moving mountains and parting the heavens to accommodate the star and she is not star struck. Well even if she was he sure would not see it. She is a bit stubborn and headstrong and I adored her moxie. She had it in spades and did not have one bit of a problem asserting it. Physical attraction it is definitely there on both parts but this story is about more… so much more.
“How could the perfect man come along and tell you he was feeling all the same feelings you were, but you couldn’t keep him?”
Eventually any line that was drawn, well you get the idea. Is it ok to fall in love with a movie star? Can you even consider a HEA with someone who has women literally dropping at his feet? Can you ever feel like you could be enough? Life is unfair and sometimes what we want is not what we can have and it does not work out. No matter who you are. It is up to fate and well we all know what a fickle gal she can be when she wants… I had heart palpitations and moments of panic! Pure panic.. It was gut wrenching and perfect. It was emotional and thrilling. I felt this story gave me everything I needed and things I did not even know I wanted. It was page after page of pure blissful reading. It provided me every check on my list for this to be great. The kids did not get fed, the house was left abandoned I was with Jack and Kerri Anne and I was seeing this to the end. The end does have a bit of a cliffy but not enough to make me upset, actually it just made me think how can this be topped? How can book two provide me more, and leave me full and content. Trust me on this one, don’t miss out.. This book will keep a piece of your heart....more
Ohhhhh people. So much to love about Just Breathe… #SassySav #TeaserTwins #TateConnorsEffect
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Ohhhhh people. So much to love about Just Breathe… #SassySav #TeaserTwins #TateConnorsEffect
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Let me start off by telling you about the Prologue.
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It moved me. Anyone with a new child experiences those emotions and I knew from that moment that I was going to adore this story.
I did. I completely and totally adored every.single.thing about Just Breathe.
22 year old Queen of Hard Knocks, Savannah Rae is relocating from Aussie Land to LA for her new job at Beautify Magazine with Mr Davenport. YOU WILL LOVE HIM!! He’s the only person on the earth she considers family, even though everyone else assumes he’s her sugardaddy.
"...You are a survivor but you need to be vulnerable too. Your heart needs to love without any hesitation. It deserves that. You deserve that..."
She’s running from the grief of losing her parents and her high school sweetheart along with a whole host of other emotions too. The past 5 years has seen lots (and LOTS) of alcohol and no strings attached, no repeat performances, emotionless hookups as a distraction from her emotions. Sav is a sexy, sassy, man-eater but she’s made a promise to herself and Mr Davonport to start fresh.
Tequila shots + Savannah + Los Angeles = bad decisions.
Landing in LA was spectacularly fun for me. It brought back memories of my first trip to the US from Australia a few months ago and I devoured the sights via Savannah. Her first day in Los Angeles, a new bestie and a night out sees her world changing…
Meet 24 year old Tate. Twin to new bestie Tanzi and successful owner of Red Velvet her new favorite bar to hang out at. He’s Mr Sex on Legs – the Perfect Prey. When they spot each other across the lobby, the world shifts.
“I’d fuck you in a way you’d never forget. That’s a promise.”
They lusted for each other on sight. It was so hilarious to read about. I giggled and giggled and giggled.
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He used sex and arrogance as a shield to protect his heart, just as she uses sex and alcohol. Tate is my new fave book boy and I couldn’t get enough of him. He’s jealous, persistent, playful and protective. She’s stubborn, sassy and sexy and gives just as good as she gets.
“Sex on the Beach, Quick Fuck, Between the Sheets, Climax, Slippery Nipple? What will I be serving you tonight, Savannah? “Do you have one called Not in Your Fucking Life?” He raised an eyebrow and glared as fire swarmed within his baby blue eyes.
Although he infuriated her, they slowly let their barricades down and begin to let each other in. This beautiful gradual relationship pulls you in, and has desperate to get them their Happily Ever After.
“You frustrate me, Sav. You infuriate me, you make me angry, and fuck, you make me throw glasses at the fucking wall, but I wouldn’t have it any other way…”
This book is chocablock full of Aussie goodness like Vegemite and Tim Tams and interpretation comparisons like Rubber/Eraser – Thongs/flip flops – Fairy Floss/Cotton Candy and the Australian accent God Bless being Australian.
Both Sav and Tate need to work through their demons and skeletons and misunderstandings that pop up, there is nothing in their way, except for themselves.
We were so similar--we were broken, but mostly we were scared. Scared to love, scared to be loved, scared to move on from the past and afraid of the future. …
Honestly, I just heart the fuck out of everything that is this book.
√ The relationship with Mr Davonport – CHECK!
“For the last fucking time, please call me Simon. You make me sound like some kind of pimp when you call me Mr. Davenport.”
√ The Friendship with Tanzi , Jack and Lucas – CHECK!
Somewhere in my life plan I was meant to meet this girl, and it was becoming clear that I was meant to meet her right at this time of my life.
√ √ The Sex – DOUBLE CHECK!
I rolled over and pounded the mattress excitedly like a crazy, fanatical girl. I had just spent the day having incredible, life changing, toe-curling, back-arching, sizzling sex with possibly the hottest guy I’ve ever seen and every inch of my body was aching in pure ecstasy. I had quite possibly had the best day <ever!
√ The #TateConnorsEffect
It didn’t matter whether he was being Frustrating Tate, Sweet Tate, Kiss Savannah Until She Explodes Tate or The Best Sex I’ve Ever Had Tate.
√ Working on their relationship – nothing worth it comes easy
“I’ll give you the space you need, but I promise you this. I will fight for this. I will fight for you, and believe me, I will fight for us. If you thought I was stubborn before, you haven’t seen anything yet,”
As I was turning those final pages, I found myself reading slower and slower not wanting it to ever end. Knowing, feeling in my bones that me and Ms Brookes were going to need to have words. There’s no cliffy, but with characters you are so invested in, their emotion is your emotion. Thank the stars that Breathless is here to satisfy me for a little longer.
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There wasn’t one thing I would have changed throughout the pages – except if I had a genie, and instead of a never ending packet of Tim Tams (Aussie joke!) I would choose a never ending book of Savannah, Tate and the gang. The characters were real, relatable and lovable. The settings were vivid and the writing magnetic. Ms Brookes has a brand new fan in me. Bravo...
Maybe in some weird and wonderful universe we were meant to be right here, right at this moment, together, in an us-versus-the-universe scenario.
The Weight of Words is the kind of book that you read with a gigantic smile plastered all over your face from the beginning through to the end and oneThe Weight of Words is the kind of book that you read with a gigantic smile plastered all over your face from the beginning through to the end and one you find yourself thinking about long after you turn the final page.
I couldn’t tell you if it was the flawless style of writing, the literary Shakespearean lessons throughout each chapter, the humor dispersed every single page or the forbidden romance that has you rooting for the characters.
23 year old Aubrey Price is smart, independent, strong willed, and oh-so-funny. Her internal dialogue never ceased to make me giggle. She’s the type of character that you can see yourself in. The girl you know deserves to find and keep her knight in shining armor.
What the hell was sandalwood anyway? In the dictionary beside the word, there would probably be a picture of me blissfully sniffing Daniel’s neck.
Aub works for Dean Grant and is specializing in English with a minor in French Lit. Her GPA is high, and her goal is within reach. She had no clue that one fateful day she would meet someone that would change her focus and make her view life a little differently.
My God, he was so gorgeous. Was it really possible that one day in the not-too-terribly-distant-future I was going to get me a piece of that? Be still my ever-loving heart.
Meet Daniel Grant, Dean Grant’s son, and TA for Aubrey’s Shakespearean Studies class. He needs to remain uncompromized - impartial and objective. He’s got a dicey past which he’s still fighting to recover from but there’s no denying the attraction and spark that zings around the room each time they are in each other’s presence.
Angry-Daniel was something to behold. But then he was Tail-Between-His-Legs-Daniel, followed shortly afterward by TinyPiece-Of-Heart-On-His-Sleeve-Daniel. The episode was rounded out nicely by Dimpled-Smile-And-Lip-Biting-Daniel. Smorgasboard, right? Was it too much to hope that we might being working toward a comfortable friendship? Now if only I could get some benefits to go along with that friendship.
It was the time between confessions that had me giggling the most. The stalker-ish moments, the dreams, Valentines day fiasco's, and the moments in and out of the classroom that had this pair fighting their attraction. Finally it happened. One awkward meal, being trapped in the bathroom overhearing a conversation about yourself (AWKWARD!!), and an innuendo filled pool lesson the tables begin to turn.
It was as if we were attached by an invisible current, dangerously compelling us to move toward each other.
I loved seeing the 2 different sides of Daniel – and I’m not talking about Dr Hobo and Mr GQ. I’m talking about TA Daniel, and boyfriend Daniel. I only began to see him in a different way once the text messages (HOLY HOT SAUCE!! *Fans self*), note passing , and the calendar. *Le sigh* The calendar is one of the sweetest most romantic gestures and I just adored him for it.
He smiled and released my hand, which would be of no use to me ever again. How could I possibly type, write, do dishes or complete any other mundane daily task with these fingers, which had just been gloriously serviced by Daniel’s hot tongue?
As with any forbidden and secret romance, there is so much to lose. Although Daniel and Aub’s started off with a clear path and time-frame to survive, things got a little hazy and began to fall apart before they really even had a chance to being. Jealousy rears its ugly head, sexual tensions become unbearable and misunderstandings ensue.
As he looked at me, his face openly betrayed what his heart was feeling. The wall, the bravado, the persona — it was all gone, reduced to rubble at our feet.
There is SO much to love about Weight of Words aside from Aubs and Daniel. There was the friendships – Julie, Matt, Penny, Brad and Jeremy. The laugh out loud moments (LOTS!), the swooning – THERE WAS A LOT OF SWOONING - and of course the lessons in life and love. Out of nowhere there was a switch up in point of view and my heart raced. I devoured those pages, hungry for insight into Daniel’s emotions and mysterious past.
“…I’ve spend the last ten years of my life studying words – marveling in their power, their weight. Never once in all those years did I have an inkling that the weight of so few words could be so crushing,”
Page after page kept me in anticipatory tension. I was desperate for a kiss. Even just one. When I got it, let me tell you, it was worth the wait.
In summary, an easy read that makes your heart skip beats, your cheeks sore from smiling, and your appetite sated...until next time. Bravo Ms Guthrie. I am counting the days for more Daniel & Aubrey in Better Deeds Than Words. I can't wait to follow them through the hurdles they cross in navigating their way to a Happily Ever After....more
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