Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Unforgettable: Book Two ( A Hollywood Love Story, #2) by Nelle L'Amour

Unforgettable: Book Two (A Hollywood Love Story, #2)
Brandon: I’d kill for her. I want to see the bastard who murdered her mother burn in hell. No other woman has made me feel so much. My heart aches for her as much as my cock does. I want her to be mine. I want to own every ounce of her body and her soul. But I’m trapped by another who’s holding a gun to my balls

Zoey: Who am I kidding? I’m helplessly and hopelessly in love with my boss, Hollywood heartthrob, Brandon Taylor. Our pasts are entwined just like our hearts. He makes me feel things in places I’ve never known before. But I don’t stand a chance against America’s It Girl, Katrina Moore. They're getting married soon on TV. Forget it. There won’t be a happily ever after for me.

As his memory returns, Brandon’s need to dominate and possess his curvy assistant in every way consumes him while Zoey finds herself succumbing to his forbidden charm. Unexpected events and a fluffy little dog bring the twosome closer to their destiny, but an evil force threatens to end their journey. Fate’s a bitch, right?

2 Stars:


It's okay but didn’t like the book all that much. However, the characters were borderline from unlikable to a few exceptions the plot was a bit poor. The writing was poor at worst and bad at best. I developed some interest in the book but not enough to sustain me. If part of a series, at least one thing peeked my interest to continue. Even though the plot was uninteresting, not original or unique in any way and contained an overload of pretense, the romance was a little better but the romance was still flawed. The male/female lead was possibly abusive, verbal/physical or both, boring, or had no to very little chemistry with love interest, etc. Everything was too easily predictable.  <b><i>Overall, ok maybe some redeeming value!

Unforgettable: Book One (A Hollywood Love Story, #1) by Nelle L'Amour

Unforgettable: Book One (A Hollywood Love Story, #1)

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING THAT MAN SERIES, A NEW STEAMY COMEDY ROMANCE THAT WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH, CRY, AND SWOON!

Brandon: I've just woken up from a life or death coma. And learned that not only am I Hollywood's number one heartthrob, but I’m also engaged to America's It Girl, Katrina Moore. She may be a blond goddess, but my mind can't remember shit. And my cock doesn't give a shit. Because my heart started beating for another the minute she came through the door.

Zoey: Screw Brandon Taylor. Recovering from his hit and run accident, my demanding, egotistical boss is more of a jerk than ever. And with those violet eyes, more ridiculously panty-melting beautiful. As his personal assistant, I have to attend to his every whim and need as well as contend with his stuck-up fiancĂ©e. Life isn’t easy for me. Despite my visible size, I’ve always been invisible. Maybe, the amnesiac is beginning to remember. A girl can dream. No man is more unforgettable...in every way.

Join Brandon and Zoey as their unlikely Hollywood fairy tale unfolds in three full-length books releasing a month apart. From Los Angeles to the South of France, their love story has it all—romance, passion, steamy hot sex, glitz and glamour, plus an adorable little dog and a murder that could unravel everything.
 


2 Stars:


Preview first 18 chapters Free at Amazon.com

I enjoyed reading this. The plot is no secret, I've already figured it out. But it was a fun read. However, I'm livid that the trilogy box set is advertised at $0.99, but when you follow the link the box set is $4.99. Had I known that I would have never started what I was lead to believe was the first book in its entirety when it was just a preview read of the first 18 chapters.


It's okay but didn’t like the book all that much. However, the characters were borderline from unlikable to a few exceptions the plot was a bit poor. The writing was poor at worst and bad at best. I developed some interest in the book but not enough to sustain me. If part of a series, at least one thing peeked my interest to continue. Even though the plot was uninteresting, not original or unique in any way and contained an overload of pretense, the romance was a little better but the romance was still flawed. The male/female lead was possibly abusive, verbal/physical or both, boring, or had no to very little chemistry with love interest, etc. Everything was too easily predictable.  Overall, ok maybe some redeeming value!

Friday, August 19, 2016

Cover Reveal:~*August 19*~ Fear Me, Fear Me Not by Elodie Nowodazkij


Fear Me, Fear Me Not

Elodie Nowodazkij
Publication date: September 27th 2016
Genres: Romance, Suspense, Young Adult

SCREAM meets FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS in this new young adult romantic suspense novel by Elodie Nowodazkij.
Fear is power. They fear me. They don’t fear me enough. Every year a girl disappears in Gavert County, Texas. Their bodies are found days, sometimes months, later with an angel wing carved on their face. They call me “the Angel Killer” and I’m on the hunt again. But this time, it’s personal.
Seventeen-year-old cheerleader Erin Hortz has been warned about the Angel Killer all her life. She never walks alone in the dark. She doesn’t talk to strangers. She doesn’taccept drinks at parties. All she wants is to finish her senior year with a win at the Miss Junior Queen of Hearts pageant, capture the perfect light over the lake with her new camera, and finally catch the attention of her best friend Nadia’s brother—former football star Dimitri Kuklev. Since his injury, they’ve been spending a lot of time together. And getting to know the real Dimitri—not the one she put on a pedestal in her diary is better than she could ever have imagined. And she’s falling hard.
Nineteen-year-old Dimitri’s injury brought him from football superstar with universities from all around the country knocking at his door to not knowing what he wants to do with his life. Taking classes at the local community college is supposed to get him back on track, but all he wants is to be on the field again. The only person who seems to understand him is the one he swore to keep in the friend zone: Erin. His sister Nadia’s best friend and the reason why he can’t keep a girlfriend. Between their early morning jogs, their time spent at the lake laughing, and their late night conversations, he’s having a hard time remembering why it’s such a bad idea.
But when Nadia doesn’t come home after a party, Dimitri and Erin know they must find her before it’s too late—even if that means risking their own lives and everything Erin’s ever known.
Because the main suspect is Erin’s father.


 Author Bio:
Elodie Nowodazkij was raised in a tiny village in France, where she could always befound a book in hand. At nineteen, she moved to the US, where she learned she'd never lose her French accent. Now she lives in Maryland with her husband, their dog and their cat.
She's also a serial smiley user.
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Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Cover Reveal: ~*August 17*~ Soul Finder (The Immortal Gene #2) by Jacinta Maree



Soul Finder 


Jacinta Maree

(The Immortal Gene, #2)
Publication date: September 16th 2016
Genres: Dystopian, New Adult, Supernatural



Since being discovered as Soulless, Nadia has become a target for both terrorist groups and government corporations. Now,her only hope for survival rests in the hands of the man sent out to kill her: Diesel, the Mad Dog terrorist.
Diesel is determined to free himself of the never ending curse of reincarnation and the haunting memories that plague his mind. But when his search leads him to Nadia, a greater desire stills him from taking her life.
Unable to see into Diesel’s cracking mind, Nadia instead puts her faith into his strength, fueled by eleven generations of unmatched rage and insanity. Their tight-rope relationship balances the two between life and death, love and rage, trust and betrayal.
Tension pulls at the hems of their dangerous companionship, and as time runs out all madmen must eventually make their choice.
Book two of the thrilling Immortal Gene series dives deeper into the danger of trusting your heart over your head.


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Author Bio:
Born in Melbourne Australia, Jacinta Maree considers herself a chocoholic with an obsession with dragons, video gaming and Japan. She writes a variety of genres including YA paranormal, steampunk, horror, new adult, dystopian and fantasy. Winner of 2014 Horror of the year and bestselling author, Jacinta writes to bring enjoyment to others while fulfilling her own need to explore the weird and the impossible.


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Delayed Cover Reveal: ~*August 16*~ Pandora (Guardian Angels #1) by Melody Manful



Pandora 



Melody Manful
(Guardian Angels, #1)

Publication date: November 14th 2016
Genres: Paranormal, Young Adult



Three things are absolute.
1: Abigail Hart’s boyfriend is not human.
2: He wants her dead.
3. She has to kill him first.
The CIA’S Youth Intelligence Academy, YIA, taught Abigail one thing: Shoot toKill. What they didn’t teach her was what to do, when her target catches her bullet and takes to the sky.
Abigail Hart had her future planned out: graduate YIA and become a CIA agent. What she didn’t plan was failing her Initiation Mission, getting kicked out of the academy, and falling in love with a boy who wanted her dead. Taught to trust no one, her first instinct is to shoot him, but when he redirects the bullet back to her, Abigail soon realizes there are worse people in the world than the YIA warned about. With her world falling apart, Abigail is forced, for her survival, to live by the code: Shoot first. Feellater.


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Sunday, August 14, 2016

Cover Reveal:~*August 12*~ Consumed (Barren #2) by Elizabeth Miceli



Consumed 

Elizabeth Miceli

(Barren, #2)
Published by: Swoon Romance
Publication date: August 31st 2016
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult


Stacey Lorenzo has finished treatment, but is still devastated by her past as she enters college. With drugs and alcohol so readily available, so much freedom, and barely any supervision, Stacey falls back into old habits. Soon it’s a daily dose of partying, self-medicating, and having sex with lots of different guys. As her relationship with Eli destructs, she falls for Jesse, who just so happens to be a drug dealer. Every time she starts to fall back into the memories of her past, Jesse makes it easy to snort away the pain.
But she snorts too much one night; it forces her to question the man she loves and acknowledge her mental and emotional instability. In the second installment of The Barren Series, Stacey must overcome her addiction and make peace with her past if she is ever to be truly happy again.
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Author Bio:
Elizabeth hails from the smallest state with the biggest heart. She started off at The University of Akron and then transferred to the University of Rhode Island. She is a majoring in Human Development and Family Studies and minoring in Psychology. Although she loves writing- she also has a passion for helping others which is why she is studying to become a sex therapist/couples counselor. Elizabeth loves spending time with her family and friends, singing, eating everything Italian, and baking cookies. She is “in love with love” which is probably why the driving force in almost everything she writes is romance. When she’s not getting lost in her characters she can be found waiting for her prince charming in her North Kingstown, Rhode Island home.



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Monday, August 1, 2016

Recap: July 2016 Reads at a glance


Novel\ Delight\ Review\ &\ Lisa\ \(Lissa\)\ Smith's\ Bookshelf's bookshelf: july-reads

Up in Flames
it was amazing
5 Stars: I was on the fence about that on. Let’s face Nan has at best made it difficult to like her, much less love her. But Glines did the reader a solid with Nan's story. She didn't soften Nan brass ball behavior Instead she found her...
tagged: 2016, 5stars-favorite-must-read-again, reviewed, july-reads, alpha-...
Immortal Hearts
it was amazing
5 Stars: The Vampire Kisses series is the original Twilight. Before there was 'Twilight' published in September 2006; there was Vampire Kisses published August 2005. This has been a sweet romantic series that I read with my daughter. I...
tagged: 2016, 5stars-favorite-must-read-again, reviewed, july-reads, young-...
Beguile her
it was ok
2 Stars: Kindle Unlimited Read…. PAUSE REVIEW.....RANT TIME..... First off... I was passed off when I finished because when I went Amazon and low and behold the last book in the 3 book series is NOT offered on kindle unlimited. Talk abo...
tagged: 2016, 2stars-ok-maybe-redeeming-value, reviewed, july-reads, boss-e...
Captivate her
it was ok
2 Stars: Kindle Unlimited Read.... By the end, I didn't really feel like I read anything except a lot of foundation maybe.... We have a 23-year-old soon to be law graduate who has a one-night stand with a hot as sin lawyer. The next mo...
tagged: 2016, 2stars-ok-maybe-redeeming-value, reviewed, july-reads, chick-...
Stryker
liked it
3 Stars: This is my first read from author Buchaanan. I'm a bit disappointed that the author's not par of the kindle unlimited program because I would love to continue to read more of her books. For the most part this was a fun read. W...
tagged: 2016, 3stars-liked-it-enough-entertaining, reviewed, july-reads, al...
F*cking Awkward
liked it
3 Stars: Who hasn't has some awkward f*cking moments in there life time.....?? It great these authors got together in the name of charity but the charity was never mentioned..... Why??? For the most part this anthology was very entertai...
tagged: 2016, 3stars-liked-it-enough-entertaining, reviewed, july-reads, ba...
Crotch Rocket: A Bad Boy Motorcycle Club Romance
it was ok
2 Stars: Kindle Unlimited Read... It's okay but didn’t like the book all that much. However, the characters were borderline from unlikable to a few exceptions the plot was a bit poor. The writing was poor at worst and bad at best. I dev...
tagged: 2016, 2stars-ok-maybe-redeeming-value, rated, july-reads, alpha-mal...
Frostbitten
liked it
3 Stars: Disclosure: I participate in Read-to-Review at YA Buddy Readers' Corner on Goodreads.com and an e-copy was provided to me by the author and/or the publishers. No payment was received by me in exchange for this review. There was ...
tagged: 2016, 3stars-liked-it-enough-entertaining, young-adult, paranormal,...
Bad Teacher
it was ok
2 Stars: You caught me, I absolutely loved several books that the story line was a teacher/student relationships. Therefore, when I came across the book cover and title "Bad Teacher", I just had to check out the synopsis: My name is Thom...
tagged: 2stars-ok-maybe-redeeming-value, 2016, reviewed, alpha-males, conte...
Cleat Chaser
liked it
3 Stars: It has many redeeming qualities. The characters were likable at best neutral at worst. The writing was much better than expected. I developed an interest that withstood to the end. The plot was nice, somewhat original or had it...
tagged: july-reads, 2016, 3stars-liked-it-enough-entertaining, rated, bad-b...
AREA 51: Pucked Series Deleted Scenes & Outtakes
it was amazing
5 Stars: My absolute favorite and will read again and again. I strongly recommend! It has outstanding qualities. The characters are wonderful and surprising and multi-dimensional. The writing is luring, engaging, and well-crafted enough...
tagged: july-reads, 2016, 5stars-favorite-must-read-again, rated, alpha-mal...
Hitched: Volume One
liked it
3 Stars: It has many redeeming qualities. The characters were likable at best neutral at worst. The writing was much better than expected. I developed an interest that withstood to the end. The plot was nice, somewhat original or had it...
tagged: goodreads-entered2win, july-reads, new-adult, 3stars-liked-it-enoug...
Desolation
it was amazing
5 Stars: My absolute favorite and will read again and again. I strongly recommend! It has outstanding qualities. The characters are wonderful and surprising and multi-dimensional. The writing is luring, engaging, and well-crafted enough...
tagged: july-reads, 2016, 5stars-favorite-must-read-again, rated, alpha-mal...
Breaking the Silence
it was amazing
5 Stars: My absolute favorite and will read again and again. I strongly recommend! It has outstanding qualities. The characters are wonderful and surprising and multi-dimensional. The writing is luring, engaging, and well-crafted enough...
tagged: july-reads, 2016, 5stars-favorite-must-read-again, rated, bad-boy, ...
Breaking the Cycle
really liked it
4 Stars: Among some of my favorites. Outstanding literary work. The characters are well developed, interesting. The liked characters are likable and the hated are unlikable. The writing is captivating enough to keep you interested until...
tagged: july-reads, 2016, 4stars-loved-it-i-recommend, rated, alpha-males, ...
Debt
really liked it
4 Stars: Among some of my favorites. Outstanding literary work. The characters are well developed, interesting. The liked characters are likable and the hated are unlikable. The writing is captivating enough to keep you interested until...
tagged: july-reads, 2016, 4stars-loved-it-i-recommend, rated, alpha-males, ...
Tease - A Stepbrother Sports Romance
really liked it
Kindle Unlimited Read 4 Stars: Among some of my favorites. Outstanding literary work. The characters are well developed, interesting. The liked characters are likable and the hated are unlikable. The writing is captivating enough to kee...
tagged: july-reads, 2016, 4stars-loved-it-i-recommend, rated, chick-lit, co...
Noose
liked it
3 STARS “I’ve got the girl disease. Low self –esteem. We give it to each other. It’s a thing. First we meet Rose. She’s raising her murdered sister’s son Charlie. She’s protecting him from his mother’s murder his father. He’s a biker f...
tagged: 2016, 3stars-liked-it-enough-entertaining, reviewed, alpha-males, c...
Force
liked it
3 Stars: It has many redeeming qualities. The characters were likable at best neutral at worst. The writing was much better than expected. I developed an interest that withstood to the end. The plot was nice, somewhat original or had it...
tagged: 2016, 3stars-liked-it-enough-entertaining, rated, chick-lit, contem...
Roommates
really liked it
KINDLE UNLIMITED READ 4 Stars: Among some of my favorites. Outstanding literary work. The characters are well developed, interesting. The liked characters are likable and the hated are unlikable. The writing is captivating enough to kee...
tagged: 2016, 4stars-loved-it-i-recommend, rated, alpha-males, bad-boy, chi...
Offseason: A Hot Football Sports Romance Series
did not like it
Kindle Unlimited Read 1 Star DNF: I skipped this one because there is something wrong with the book somewhere and its not on the Kindle Unlimited Programs end because the issue would be there for other books. It just abruptly stops as h...
tagged: 2016, 1star-dnf-skip-this-one, rated, sports, over-18, and july-reads
Smash
really liked it
Kindle Unlimited Read 4 Stars: Among some of my favorites. Outstanding literary work. The characters are well developed, interesting. The liked characters are likable and the hated are unlikable. The writing is captivating enough to kee...
tagged: 2016, 4stars-loved-it-i-recommend, bad-boy, chick-lit, contemporary...
Kissing the Killer
liked it
Kindle Unlimited Read 3 Stars: It has many redeeming qualities. The characters were likable at best neutral at worst. The writing was much better than expected. I developed an interest that withstood to the end. The plot was nice, somew...
tagged: 2016, 3stars-liked-it-enough-entertaining, rated, bad-boy, chick-li...
BULL: A Secret Baby Sports Romance
liked it
Kindle Unlimited Read 3 Stars: It has many redeeming qualities. The characters were likable at best neutral at worst. The writing was much better than expected. I developed an interest that withstood to the end. The plot was nice, somew...
tagged: 3stars-liked-it-enough-entertaining, 2016, rated, alpha-males, bad-...
Going Down
it was amazing
Kindle Unlimited Read 5 Stars: My absolute favorite and will read again and again. I strongly recommend! It has outstanding qualities. The characters are wonderful and surprising and multi-dimensional. The writing is luring, engaging, a...
tagged: 2016, 5stars-favorite-must-read-again, rated, boss-employee, chick-...
Mask
liked it
3 Stars: It has many redeeming qualities. The characters were likable at best neutral at worst. The writing was much better than expected. I developed an interest that withstood to the end. The plot was nice, somewhat original or had it...
tagged: 2016, 3stars-liked-it-enough-entertaining, rated, bad-boy, chick-li...
Owned by the Mob Boss
liked it
3 Stars: Kindle Unlimited Read Hear me now my fellow readers (and authors if you gaze upon my words), this golden nugget available through Amazon's Kindle Unlimited program is the definition of a book. SIX HUNDRED FOUR (604) pages of an ...
tagged: mob-mafia-cartel, 2016, slow-burn-love, alpha-males, chick-lit, con...
My Best Friend's Brother
really liked it
I cannot believe I did again!!! I started with the second book in the series. So forgive me if the review is a little off. I have never read anything by Hazel before, but book two in this Soulmates series was better that I expected. I l...
tagged: 4stars-loved-it-i-recommend, 2016, reviewed, alpha-males, chick-lit...
Guard
really liked it
4 Stars: Among some of my favorites. Outstanding literary work. The characters are well developed, interesting. The liked characters are likable and the hated are unlikable. The writing is captivating enough to keep you interested until...
tagged: 2016, rated, alpha-males, bad-boy, chick-lit, contemporary, drama, ...
SPORTS ROMANCE: The End Zone (Contemporary Sport Bad Boy Alpha Male American Football Romance)
it was ok
Kindle Unlimited Read 2 Stars: It's okay but didn’t like the book all that much. However, the characters were borderline from unlikable to a few exceptions the plot was a bit poor. The writing was poor at worst and bad at best. I develo...
tagged: 2016, 2stars-ok-maybe-redeeming-value, rated, bad-boy, chick-lit, c...
Mirepoix
really liked it
Kindle Unlimited Read! 4 Stars: Among some of my favorites. Outstanding literary work. The characters are well developed, interesting. The liked characters are likable and the hated are unlikable. The writing is captivating enough to ke...
tagged: 2016, 4stars-loved-it-i-recommend, rated, alpha-males, chick-lit, c...
Dazzle her
liked it
UPDATE: ADDED TO KINDLE UNLIMITED! 3 Stars: Author Praise First, I want to thank the author for enabling the loan feature on this book. After all the first two books in the serial are part of the kindle unlimited program. So, thank you ...
tagged: 3stars-liked-it-enough-entertaining, 2016, reviewed, july-reads, su...

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