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I devoured this book. It's very different for Jewel. I wouldn't even call it a romance. It's **Copy received through Netgalley for voluntary review.**
I devoured this book. It's very different for Jewel. I wouldn't even call it a romance. It's more in the thriller/suspense category.
72 Hours is the story of Lara. She used to be a sassy, smart-mouthed woman with lots of confidence until tragedy struck. Now she's quiet and meek and lost. She also recently broke up with her boyfriend, Noah, who was her rock through her tragedy but she may or may not have seen him kissing another woman. And he's desperate to explain.
All the while, a killer is watching them both and he's marked them for his game. Can Lara and Noah survive each other to work together?
I really liked this book. I thought the characters reacted realistically, even though I screamed at them both a few times. If you're in the mood for a thriller, 72 Hours is a fast-paced, page turner. I highly recommend....more
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Well I liked this book the best in the Alpha's Hear**I received an ARC through Netgalley courtesy of the publisher in exchange for an honest review.**
Well I liked this book the best in the Alpha's Heart series. Delaney is a bodyguard. Her training has been a hundred times harder than it is for men. She has to do more to prove herself plus she has to deal with endless teasing and prejudice.
She's finally given a top client, Jaxon Shields. Jax is a wealthy hotelier who was in the wrong place at the wrong time and he needs protection until an arrest is made. Jax has made it clear that he's uncomfortable with a woman guarding him but he has little choice.
Delaney and Jax have an attraction but at first Delaney didn't let it affect her job. In fact, she was kicking ass. But after they give in to their feelings Delaney became distracted and jealous to the point that she'd compromise Jax's safety by running off. And then she'd ignore his calls forcing Jax to put himself at risk to come find her.
But that's the only thing that irritated me. Otherwise, Hard to Forget was very well done. An enjoyable read.
Quinn runs Pixie Wheels, an automotive shop owned by her alcoholic father. It's her life, her love, and the only thing left of her deceased mother. UnQuinn runs Pixie Wheels, an automotive shop owned by her alcoholic father. It's her life, her love, and the only thing left of her deceased mother. Unfortunately, it's in arrears and Tazen, hot shot race car builder, makes an offer on the place. Quinn would rather die than sell it but, ultimately, it's not her decision.
Tazen and Quinn have an attraction but they are combative. Quinn refuses to leave, she demands to be hired but Tazen is a Neanderthal and thinks women should only be receptionists not mechanics so he doesn't give her a chance. As they get to know each other, though, the animosity makes way for love and respect.
I'm conflicted. My eyes welled up a few times at how passionately Quinn tried to hold on to her shop but Quinn and Tazen's relationship left me rolling my eyes a whole lot too. It was okay....more
I mostly liked this book. I devoured it in a couple of hours. I liked Max and Belle's early story of how they met. Although, I was confused about Max'I mostly liked this book. I devoured it in a couple of hours. I liked Max and Belle's early story of how they met. Although, I was confused about Max's fear of getting kicked off the football team if he broke up with the popular girl. It was very odd. Does that really happen? But I was desperate to learn why Max and Belle split up so I kept reading.
It was a head scratcher. I didn't blame Belle for leaving but I thought the reason for Max's descent wasn't good enough. It would have been a traumatizing thing to witness, for sure, but it wasn't something to ruin his marriage over. I thought it showed how little he thought of his wife that he felt he couldn't lean on her. He thought of her as this delicate flower that he could easily crush and not as his partner.
What I really hated was, after Belle found out the truth, she took one hundred percent responsibility for the marriage failing. Say what? And he pretty much let her. No way! I'm not a fan of a woman hiding the existence of a child from her father but Max was kind of asking for it with his behavior. I wouldn't want my kid around that either.
I also never really felt a connection between Max and Imogen. I wish Jewel would have written more scenes with Max forming a relationship with her. But, as with all Jewel's books, she has that knack for sucking me in and not letting go until The End. I'll keep reading. ...more
I liked the idea of a female bounty hunter but Grace drove me nuts. It's like she was guilty of doing everything a man would tick off as re*2.5 stars*
I liked the idea of a female bounty hunter but Grace drove me nuts. It's like she was guilty of doing everything a man would tick off as reasons a woman shouldn't be in the business.
After five years of proving herself, Grace is finally given a big case - bringing in Raide Knox. He's wanted for his sister's murder and he's skipped bail. But he's returned to his hometown to try and prove his innocence.
Grace is going to get close to Raide by trying to seduce him. He's too big to try to overpower but she's stubborn and refuses help, help even male bounty hunters would ask for. And, of course, she has multiple chances to bring him in but she catches feelings.
There are a lot of technical inaccuracies that were very distracting. I kept shouting, "That wouldn't happen!" But, like always, Jewel has that certain something that glues me to the pages and keeps me as a reader. The story wasn't all bad, I was mainly disappointed with the wasted opportunity to prove women don't always have to rely on sex appeal to get what they want. ...more
Desolation takes place three years after Pippa was rescued. She's got her own apartment and a job and she's learning to live a life that is hers. The Desolation takes place three years after Pippa was rescued. She's got her own apartment and a job and she's learning to live a life that is hers. The story alternates between past, during Pippa's nightmare, and present day. During Pippa's captivity she made friends with another slave named Rainer. They protected each other. He also managed to escape and Pippa recruited Maddox to help her find him.
As fond as she was of Rainer, she's in love with Tyke. He's her best friend in the club and he's gone above and beyond helping her adjust. But she feels like he thinks of her as a little sister. Little does she know he's been told Pippa is off limits.
I liked this book. Pippa was a great character. I thought this was her book really. I never really warmed up to Tyke until near the end when he was reaching for her. Heart. Breaking. Jewel introduced many new characters in this book setting us up for the new House of Obsidian series. I'm looking forward to it.
So I haven't had any interest in the stepbrother invasion but I knew I wanted to read Jewel's book. Unfortunately, it was a miss.
Okay I'm just going tSo I haven't had any interest in the stepbrother invasion but I knew I wanted to read Jewel's book. Unfortunately, it was a miss.
Okay I'm just going to say it - Blade was a fucktard and Aria was a doormat.
I'm so disappointed because it started out so good. Jewel had me in tears with Aria's back story and I liked the few glimpses into Blade and Aria's shared past. Plus, Jewel has a natural gift of keeping you hooked on every word start to finish even if you don't like what you're reading. I just couldn't put it down.
Aria's mom, Nancy, married a good man named Jack. Jack has three grown sons who live with or near their mother so they have never met Nancy or Aria. So they decided everyone should spend a month at Jack's lake house so everyone can get to know each other. Turns out Jack's oldest son is none other than Blade and he's already well-acquainted with Aria. They had a no-names, cherry-popping weekend of fun a year ago. Aria never got over it.
Instead of fessing up that they know each other and having a laugh about it they keep it a secret and try to convince themselves it wasn't meant to be. Let the games begin.
Blade is a confusing mess. He's hot and cold and Aria was happy to take him any time he was hot. But then she was in tears every time he was cold. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. I never warmed up to Blade, I wanted Aria to grow a pair and tell him to get lost.
I think my biggest issue with this book was Jewel was trying to force the shame between Aria and Blade when there's no shame to be had. This book is not taboo. The characters are grown, they are not blood-related, and they were not raised together.
There was an ewww moment and a that-so-would-not-happen-in-real-life moment (both involving Peyton). Seriously eye-roll inducing. The ending made me want to smack Blade and Aria upside the head for wasting so much time.
Even though I wasn't a fan of this book I will probably read Brody's book. He was an interesting character. Melanie has her work cut out for her.
If it wasn't for the tears I would have given this two stars but the beginning saved it. ...more
I can honestly say this is the first time where in book one I was left loving the heroine and fully on **Warning: My review contains major spoilers!**
I can honestly say this is the first time where in book one I was left loving the heroine and fully on her side to hating her within the first ten percent of book two.
This book begins two years after Katia left Marcus. She took her mother, cut herself off from Marcus, and disappeared with only her friends Josh and Candy knowing her whereabouts. Normally I wouldn't have a problem with this but it's not just Katia and her mom stubbornly living in poverty. Marcus and Katia have a daughter. Penny. Just because Katia doesn't want to see Marcus again she's selfishly keeping Penny from knowing Marcus (like her mother did with her and Pierre) and she's denying Penny the safety and comforts that Marcus's money would provide. Or Pierre's for that matter. She's refusing ALL help. Grr...
When Katia is finally convinced to return and face Marcus the story gets even more ridiculous. She's incredulous when she sees Marcus with another woman, even though he claims there hasn't been anyone else since she left. In two years? I call bullshit. There's a very predictable nightclub scene and a very OTT scene involving Katia's mother, which I'll admit made me tear up a bit because it reminded me of my own regrets.
Now here's the kicker. Katia is so outraged over her mother and she blames Marcus that she actually hires a hitman to take care of him. Get this - she approaches Marcus's friend, Mack, to direct her to a hitman! And then she's surprised that Marcus found out about it! For real?!
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Katia has thoroughly destroyed Marcus at this point and not in the fun way that he deserves. And he still doesn't know about Penny yet!
Jewel did a complete one-eighty with this book. I loved part one and I was expecting Katia's resistance/Marcus's groveling but I didn't expect to hate the characters and the plotline so much. Very disappointing....more
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From the end of Enslaved by the Ocean we know Hendr**I received an ARC through Netgalley courtesy of the publisher in exchange for an honest review.**
From the end of Enslaved by the Ocean we know Hendrix's stepson, Dimitri, kidnapped Jess in an attempt to confront Hendrix and exact his revenge. Dimitri gets more than he bargained for though because Jess is a handful.
I really liked Jess. She's feisty. She's a fighter. Things that happened in the past could have broken her but she's still strong and hopeful. She's loyal to Hendrix but Dimitri and his sad, familiar past is causing her to warm up to him. Plus she knows the circumstances that have caused the rift between Dimitri and Hendrix and she wants to help heal the breach.
I liked Dimitri too. If I were in his shoes I would have also hated Hendrix. His past was just as heartbreaking as Jess's. He's not that poor, lonely, helpless boy anymore but he still has a vulnerability that endeared me to him. He and Jess are a perfect match.
I really enjoyed Where Darkness Lies, even more so than book one. Well done!
FYI - No cliffhanger and no tease of which character might get their story next....more
From that killer ending in Melancholy we found out Mack has a son with the now deceased love of his life, his brother's wife. Talk about drama! But heFrom that killer ending in Melancholy we found out Mack has a son with the now deceased love of his life, his brother's wife. Talk about drama! But her loss is too painful for Mack so he wants nothing to do with the baby.
Jaylah (Jay) is in some deep shit. She owes a lot of money to a major drug dealer when she made a stupid decision to help out her now ex-boyfriend. So without any experience with babies, Jay accepts a hella good paying gig as a nanny for a moody biker.
I loooooved Jay! She was funny. There were so many laugh out loud moments. She was mouthy. She challenged Mack. She never stopped trying to get him to accept being a dad. Mack gave her hell but she eventually wore him down.
Their drama catches up with them and Jay handles it like a true old lady - spittin' fire.
I loved our introduction to Marcus. I'm looking forward to 'Til Death.
I would have liked more scenes of Mack bonding with his son but, overall, I thought Anguish was the best of the series so far. I was happy to learn there will be more....more
I really liked this book. Katia is a refreshing heroine. She doesn't overcomplicate things. She doesn't run. She doesn't fight the H tooth and nail. NI really liked this book. Katia is a refreshing heroine. She doesn't overcomplicate things. She doesn't run. She doesn't fight the H tooth and nail. No. She's happy and loving and sweet and open. I thought she was ignoring some major red flags but I was rooting for her to thaw Marcus's cold heart.
Marcus...Oh holy hotness. He's a cold, broody bastard but he sure knows how to fuck. The sex scenes were smokin' hawt.
What started as a sham of a marriage to Marcus but meant something to Katia slowly began to mean something to Marcus too. But is he too late?
I thought this book ended in a good spot. Marcus has A LOT to make up for! I'm looking forward to the next book....more
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This story drew me in right away. Indigo's abusive,**I received an ARC through Netgalley courtesy of the publisher in exchange for an honest review.**
This story drew me in right away. Indigo's abusive, ex-boyfriend was just released from prison so she, with her best friend, Eric, are on the run. So they charter a yacht to England. Huh? An unfortunate accident causes them to be stranded in a life boat. Just when they start to lose hope a ship sees them, a pirate ship.
I liked Indigo. She was a fighter. She never stopped trying to escape and she didn't automatically have stars in her eyes for the handsome captain, Hendrix. That's not to say they didn't eventually hook up. Indigo had to try seduction as an escape attempt after all. Those scenes were pretty hot. But that seduction turns into more.
There were some eye-rolling moments and some parts were just silly. It also didn't sit well with me how things ended with Eric. I thought his cowardly actions at the end were contradictory to his sensible behavior on the ship. And I didn't like how Indigo was cruelly oblivious to his 'I like you more than a friend' vibe he was giving.
In fact, I thought Hendrix and Chopper were a bit cowardly also when it was explained what they left behind to become pirates. This story was okay but I think I'll pass on Dimitri's. ...more
After that massive cliffy involving Santana at the end of Precarious I was anxious to get my hands on this book. But I was a bit disappointed in SantaAfter that massive cliffy involving Santana at the end of Precarious I was anxious to get my hands on this book. But I was a bit disappointed in Santana's behavior. I wanted her to make Maddox grovel a little, make him werk, I expected it. But, sadly, no. In fact, it was just the opposite. She had to work to win him over. huh? They were both pretty childish.
I also really hate double standards. Maddox kept trying to prevent Santana from dating, was even hurt by the fact that she wanted to, yet he didn't stop throwing club whores in her face.
We also know from the end of Precarious that Maddox is withholding a huge secret. When that secret finally comes out it felt like a different book. Santana and the club were on a mission. It was brutal but at that point I stopped rolling my eyes at their nonsense and really got into it.
I liked Santana's back story. I thought Jewel did a good job with the pacing. I also really liked Mack. I'm looking forward to his book next. Two stars for the first half, four stars for the last so we'll meet in the middle....more
It's the classic tale - prison guard meets prisoner, prisoner kidnaps/protects prison guard after escape during transport, prisoner claims prison guarIt's the classic tale - prison guard meets prisoner, prisoner kidnaps/protects prison guard after escape during transport, prisoner claims prison guard as old lady after she shows off her superior ninja and sex skills. *sighs* So romantic.
All joking aside, I had a few problems with this book. I'm no expert but it seemed there were some technical inaccuracies about prison life. I usually don't let that kind of thing bug me but it was a bit distracting. I also didn't see how the relationship with Penny made sense. It was unnecessary. Also, I didn't like that Ash broke girl code over the incident with Maddox. In fact, it was out of character for her and for Krypt. It was just a gratuitous scene. But I think it will be a great segue to Maddox and Santana's story.
So...why four stars you ask? Despite my problems I really did enjoy this book. For the most part Ash was very likeable. She was sassy and tough. I loved that she fought most of the guys and held her own. Plus the story hooked me. It has the elements we love in biker books (hawt sex, dirty talk, growly bikers) complete with an original concept. I couldn't put it down. Well done!
I just loved Wingman. Such a cute storyline, there were so many lol moments.
Tia meets Reign in a club, she's on the prowl for some lovin' for Mrs. MufI just loved Wingman. Such a cute storyline, there were so many lol moments.
Tia meets Reign in a club, she's on the prowl for some lovin' for Mrs. Mufflepuff. She spots Reign sulking at the bar and goes in for the kill. They get along so well and the conversation takes such a turn that Tia tries to hook him up with someone else instead. After that success, Reign is good looking enough but when he wants sex he wants a sure thing, he doesn't want to be bothered with the song and dance of being charming to pick someone up. His ultimate goal is to win back his ex-girlfriend, Slutena...I mean Selena. From there hilarity ensues and feelings develop. What a fun ride!
There were two things that irked me a bit where I couldn't give a full five stars:
1. I don't think I could ever be with a man if I have seen with my own eyes him having sex with other women. No matter how I felt about him at the time. It would forever be burned in my brain.
2. I didn't like how Tia waited patiently for Reign to choose which woman he wanted.
But still a very enjoyable story. I highly recommend!...more
It was pretty good. Easy read. I'm looking forward to Spike and Ciara's story.It was pretty good. Easy read. I'm looking forward to Spike and Ciara's story....more
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